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111 there/There
78 the room/The room
60 here
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18 his house
17 the drawing - room
16 his office
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63 the country/The country
32 town
31 the borough
26 Parliament
19 there
10 the county
10 this country
9 the town
8 the colonies/the Colonies
7 his country

LOC

188 the world/The world
16 the lake
10 the river
10 the mountain
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183 the Duke/The Duke
173 a man/A man
166 the Earl/The Earl
126 her husband/Her husband
115 his wife/His wife
109 his father/His father
98 men/Men
91 his friend/His friend
71 his son
69 the people/the People/The people

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18 the House/The House
17 the Government
8 the Cabinet
6 the Reform Club
5 a government/a Government
5 the Ministry/the ministry
4 a ministry/a Ministry
4 the army
3 the House of Commons
3 Parliament

VEH

14 the carriage/The carriage
10 a cab/A cab
4 the coach/The coach
4 the boat
4 the cab
4 the ship
2 the early train
2 the hunting train
2 a carriage
2 the iron fleet

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PHINEAS FINN The Irish Member by [ANTHONY TROLLOPE]_{328-anthony trollope} First published in serial form in [[St. Paul]_{1-st. paul} 's Magazine]_{728-st. paul 's magazine} beginning in 1867 and in book form in 1869 CONTENTS VOLUME I I. [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas Proposes to Stand for [Loughshane II]_{2-loughshane ii} . [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas Is Elected for [Loughshane]_3-loughshane III . [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas Takes [His]_329-phineas Seat IV . [Lady Laura Standish V. Mr.]_{330-lady laura standish} and [Mrs. Low VI]_{331-mrs. low} . [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} 's Dinner VII . [Mr.]_729-mr. and [Mrs. Bunce VIII]_{333-mrs. bunce} . The News about [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} and [Sir Everard IX]_{335-sir everard ix} . [The New Government X. Violet Effingham]_{730-the new government x. violet effingham} XI . [Lord Chiltern XII]_{336-lord chiltern} . Autumnal Prospects XIII . [Saulsby Wood XIV]_{337-saulsby wood xiv} . [Loughlinter XV]_{4-loughlinter xv} . [Donald Bean]_{338-donald bean} 's Pony XVI . [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas Returns to [Killaloe]_5-killaloe XVII . [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas Returns to [London]_6-london XVIII . [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} XIX . [Lord Chiltern]_{336-lord chiltern} Rides [His]_{336-lord chiltern} Horse [Bonebreaker XX]_{340-bonebreaker} . The Debate on the Ballot XXI . " Do be punctual "_{[340-bonebreaker]} XXII . [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} at Home XXIII . Sunday in [Grosvenor Place XXIV]_{7-grosvenor place xxiv} . [The Willingford Bull XXV]_{8-the willingford bull xxv} . [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} 's Carriage Stops the Way XXVI . " The First Speech "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} XXVII . [Phineas Discussed XXVIII]_{342-phineas discussed xxviii} . [The Second Reading Is Carried XXIX . A Cabinet Meeting XXX]_{9-the second reading is carried xxix . a cabinet meeting xxx} . [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} 's Luck XXXI . Finn for [Loughton]_10-loughton XXXII . [Lady Laura Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} 's Headache XXXIII . [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} 's Grievance XXXIV . Was [He]_{345-mr. slide} Honest ? XXXV . [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} upon Reform XXXVI . [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas Makes Progress XXXVII . A Rough Encounter VOLUME II XXXVIII . The Duel XXXIX . [Lady Laura Is Told XL]_{347-lady laura is told xl} . [Madame Max Goesler XLI]_{348-madame goesler} . [Lord Fawn XLII]_{349-lord fawn xlii} . [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} Does Not Send a Card to [Phineas Finn XLIII]_{350-phineas finn xliii} . Promotion XLIV . [Phineas]_329-phineas and [His]_329-phineas Friends XLV . [Miss Effingham]_351-violet 's [Four Lovers XLVI]_{11-four lovers xlvi} . The Mousetrap XLVII . [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's Bill XLVIII . " [The Duke "_{[334-mr. mildmay]} XLIX]_{7256-the duke " xlix} . The Duellists Meet L. Again Successful LI . Troubles at [Loughlinter LII]_{12-loughlinter lii} . The First Blow LIII . Showing How [Phineas]_329-phineas Bore the Blow LIV . [Consolation LV]_{13-consolation lv} . Lord Chiltern at [Saulsby LVI]_{14-saulsby lvi} . What [the People]_{731-the people} in [Marylebone Thought LVII]_{15-marylebone thought lvii} . [The Top Brick of the Chimney LVIII]_{732-the top brick of the chimney lviii} . [Rara Avis]_{352-rara avis} in [Terris LIX]_{16-terris lix} . [The Earl]_{733-the earl} 's Wrath LX . [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's Politics LXI . Another Duel LXII . The Letter That Was Sent to [Brighton LXIII]_{17-brighton lxiii} . Showing How [the Duke]_353-duke Stood [His]_353-duke Ground LXIV . [The Horns LXV]_{18-the horns lxv} . The Cabinet Minister at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe LXVI . Victrix LXVII . [Job 's Comforters LXVIII]_{19-job 's comforters lxviii} . The Joint Attack LXIX . The Temptress LXX . [The Prime Minister]_{734-the prime minister} 's House LXXI . Comparing Notes LXXII . [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's Generosity LXXIII . [Amantium Irae]_{20-amantium irae} LXXIV . The Beginning of the End LXXV . P. P. C. LXXVI . Conclusion VOLUME I CHAPTER I [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas Proposes to Stand for [Loughshane Dr. Finn]_{354-dr. finn} , of [Killaloe]_5-killaloe , in county [Clare]_{36-county clare} , was as well known in [those parts]_{735-those parts} , - [the confines , that is , of [the counties [Clare]_{36-county clare}]_{737-the counties clare} , [Limerick]_22-limerick , [Tipperary]_23-tipperary , and [Galway]_24-galway]_{736-the confines , that is , of the counties clare , limerick , tipperary , and galway} , - as was [the bishop [himself]_{354-dr. finn} who lived in [the same town]_{739-the same town} , and was as much respected]_{738-the bishop himself who lived in the same town , and was as much respected} . [Many]_740-many said that [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} was [the richer man of the two]_{742-the richer man of the two} , and the practice of [his]_{741-the doctor} profession was extended over almost as wide [a district]_{743-a district} . Indeed [the bishop whom [he]_{741-the doctor} was privileged to attend]_{744-the bishop whom he was privileged to attend} , although [a Roman Catholic]_{745-a roman catholic} , always spoke of [[their]_{744-the bishop whom he was privileged to attend} dioceses]_{746-their dioceses} being conterminate . It will therefore be understood that [Dr. Finn]_{354-dr. finn} , - [Malachi Finn]_{355-malachi finn} was [his]_{354-dr. finn} full name , - had obtained a wide reputation as [a country practitioner in [the west of [Ireland]_25-ireland]_{748-the west of ireland}]_{747-a country practitioner in the west of ireland} . And [he]_{354-dr. finn} was [a man]_{749-a man} sufficiently well to do , though that boast made by [[his]_{354-dr. finn} friends]_{750-his friends} , that [he]_{354-dr. finn} was as warm [a man]_{749-a man} as [the bishop]_{752-the bishop} , had but little truth to support it . [Bishops in [Ireland]_25-ireland]_{753-bishops in ireland} , if [they]_{753-bishops in ireland} live at [home]_754-home , even in these days , are [very warm men]_{755-very warm men} ; and [Dr. Finn]_{354-dr. finn} had not a penny in [the world]_{756-the world} for which [he]_{354-dr. finn} had not worked hard . [He]_{354-dr. finn} had , moreover , [a costly family]_{757-a costly family} , [five daughters]_{758-five daughters} and [one son]_{759-one son} , and , at the time of which [we]_760-we are speaking , no provision in the way of marriage or profession had been made for any of [them]_{757-a costly family} . Of [the one son]_{761-the one son} , [Phineas]_329-phineas , [the hero of the following pages]_{762-the hero of the following pages} , [the mother]_{763-the mother} and [five sisters]_{764-five sisters} were very proud . [The doctor]_{741-the doctor} was accustomed to say that [his]_{741-the doctor} goose was as good as [any other man]_{766-any other man} 's goose , as far as [he]_{741-the doctor} could see as yet ; but that [he]_{741-the doctor} should like some very strong evidence before [he]_{741-the doctor} allowed [himself]_{741-the doctor} to express an opinion that [the young bird]_{767-the young bird} partook , in any degree , of the qualities of a swan . From which it may be gathered that [Dr. Finn]_{354-dr. finn} was [a man of common - sense]_{768-a man of common - sense} . [Phineas]_329-phineas had come to be a swan in the estimation of [[his]_329-phineas mother]_{769-his mother} and [sisters]_770-sisters by reason of certain early successes at [college]_771-college . [[His]_329-phineas father , whose religion was not of that bitter kind in which [we]_773-we in [England]_26-england]_{772-his father , whose religion was not of that bitter kind in which we in england} are apt to suppose that [all the Irish Roman Catholics]_{774-all the irish roman catholics} indulge , had sent [[his]_{354-dr. finn} son]_{775-his son} to [Trinity]_27-trinity ; and there were some in [the neighbourhood of [Killaloe]_5-killaloe]_{776-the neighbourhood of killaloe} , - [patients]_777-patients , probably , of [Dr. Duggin]_{356-dr. duggin} , of [Castle Connell]_{28-castle connell} , [a learned physician who had spent a fruitless life in endeavouring to make head against [Dr. Finn]_{354-dr. finn} , - who declared that [old Finn]_{354-dr. finn} would not be sorry if [[his]_{354-dr. finn} son]_{775-his son} were to turn Protestant and go in for a fellowship]_{778-a learned physician who had spent a fruitless life in endeavouring to make head against dr. finn , - who declared that old finn would not be sorry if his son were to turn protestant and go in for a fellowship} . [Mrs. Finn]_{357-mrs. finn} was [a Protestant]_{780-a protestant} , and [the five Miss Finns]_{358-the miss finns} were [Protestants]_{781-protestants} , and [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} [himself]_{741-the doctor} was very much given to dining out among [[his]_{741-the doctor} Protestant friends]_{783-his protestant friends} on a Friday . [Our Phineas]_329-phineas , however , did not turn Protestant up in [Dublin]_29-dublin , whatever [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} 's secret wishes on that subject may have been . [He]_329-phineas did join a debating society , to success in which [his]_329-phineas religion was no bar ; and [he]_329-phineas there achieved a sort of distinction which was both easy and pleasant , and which , making its way down to [Killaloe]_5-killaloe , assisted in engendering those ideas as to swanhood of which maternal and sisterly minds are so sweetly susceptible . " [I]_{741-the doctor} know half a dozen old windbags at the present moment , "_{[741-the doctor]} said [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} , " who were [great fellows at debating clubs]_{7257-great fellows at debating clubs} when [they]_{7257-great fellows at debating clubs} were [boys]_7258-boys . "_{[741-the doctor]} " [Phineas]_329-phineas is not [a boy]_{7259-a boy} any longer , "_{[357-mrs. finn]} said [Mrs. Finn]_{357-mrs. finn} . " And windbags do n't get college scholarships , "_{[359-matilda]} said [Matilda Finn]_359-matilda , [the second daughter]_{786-the second daughter} . " But [papa]_7260-papa always snubs [Phinny]_360-phinny , "_{[361-barbara]} said [Barbara]_361-barbara , [the youngest]_{787-the youngest} . " [I]_{741-the doctor} 'll snub [you]_{775-his son} , if [you]_{775-his son} do n't take care , "_{[741-the doctor]} said [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} , taking [Barbara]_361-barbara tenderly by the ear ; - for [[his]_{741-the doctor} youngest daughter]_{789-his youngest daughter} was [[the doctor]_{741-the doctor} 's pet]_{791-the doctor 's pet} . [The doctor]_{741-the doctor} certainly did not snub [[his]_{741-the doctor} son]_{775-his son} , for [he]_{741-the doctor} allowed [him]_{775-his son} to go over to [London]_6-london when [he]_{775-his son} was twenty - two years of age , in order that [he]_{775-his son} might read with [an English barrister]_{794-an english barrister} . It was [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} 's wish that [[his]_{741-the doctor} son]_{775-his son} might be called to [the Irish Bar]_{797-the irish bar} , and [the young man]_{798-the young man} 's desire that [he]_{775-his son} might go to [the English Bar]_{799-the english bar} . [The doctor]_{741-the doctor} so far gave way , under the influence of [Phineas]_329-phineas [himself]_329-phineas , and of all [the young women of the family]_{801-the young women of the family} , as to pay the usual fee to [a very competent and learned gentleman in the Middle Temple]_{802-a very competent and learned gentleman in the middle temple} , and to allow [[his]_{741-the doctor} son]_{775-his son} one hundred and fifty pounds per annum for three years . [Dr. Finn]_{354-dr. finn} , however , was still firm in [his]_{354-dr. finn} intention that [[his]_{741-the doctor} son]_{775-his son} should settle in [Dublin]_29-dublin , and take the Munster Circuit , - believing that [Phineas]_329-phineas might come to want [home]_754-home influences and [home]_754-home connections , in spite of the swanhood which was attributed to [him]_329-phineas . [Phineas]_329-phineas sat [his]_329-phineas terms for three years , and was duly called to the Bar ; but no evidence came [home]_754-home as to the acquirement of any considerable amount of law lore , or even as to much law study , on the part of [the young aspirant]_{808-the young aspirant} . [The learned pundit at whose feet [he]_329-phineas had been sitting]_{809-the learned pundit at whose feet he had been sitting} was not especially loud in praise of [[his]_329-phineas pupil]_{810-his pupil} 's industry , though [he]_329-phineas did say a pleasant word or two as to [[his]_329-phineas pupil]_{810-his pupil} 's intelligence . [Phineas]_329-phineas [himself]_329-phineas did not boast much of [his]_329-phineas own hard work when at [home]_754-home during the long vacation . No rumours of expected successes , - of expected professional successes , - reached the ears of [any of [the Finn family]_{814-the finn family} at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe]_{813-any of the finn family at killaloe} . But , nevertheless , there came tidings which maintained those high ideas in the maternal bosom of which mention has been made , and which were of sufficient strength to induce [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} , in opposition to [his]_{741-the doctor} own judgment , to consent to the continued residence of [[his]_{741-the doctor} son]_{775-his son} in [London]_6-london . [Phineas]_329-phineas belonged to [an excellent club]_{817-an excellent club} , - the Reform Club , - and went into very good society . [He]_329-phineas was hand in glove with [the Hon . Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{362-the hon . laurence fitzgibbon} , [the youngest son of [Lord Claddagh]_{363-lord claddagh}]_{818-the youngest son of lord claddagh} . [He]_329-phineas was intimate with [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} , who had been [private secretary]_{819-private secretary} , - one of [the private secretaries]_{820-the private secretaries} , - to [the great Whig Prime Minister]_{821-the great whig prime minister} who was lately in but was now out . [He]_329-phineas had dined three or four times with [that great Whig nobleman]_{822-that great whig nobleman} , [the Earl of [Brentford]_{477-lady glencora}]_{823-the earl of brentford} . And [he]_329-phineas had been assured that if [he]_329-phineas stuck to the English Bar [he]_329-phineas would certainly do well . Though [he]_329-phineas might fail to succeed in court or in [chambers]_824-chambers , [he]_329-phineas would doubtless have given to [him]_329-phineas some one of those numerous appointments for which none but [clever young barristers]_{825-clever young barristers} are supposed to be [fitting candidates]_{826-fitting candidates} . [The old doctor]_{827-the old doctor} yielded for another year , although at the end of the second year [he]_{827-the old doctor} was called upon to pay a sum of three hundred pounds , which was then due by [Phineas]_329-phineas to creditors in [London]_6-london . When [[the doctor]_{741-the doctor} 's male friends in and about [Killaloe]_365-killaloe]_{829-the doctor 's male friends in and about killaloe} heard that [he]_{741-the doctor} had done so , [they]_{829-the doctor 's male friends in and about killaloe} said that [he]_{741-the doctor} was doting . [Not one of [the Miss Finns]_{358-the miss finns}]_{830-not one of the miss finns} was as yet married ; and , after all that had been said about [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} 's wealth , it was supposed that there would not be above five hundred pounds a year among [them]_832-them all , were [he]_{741-the doctor} to give up [his]_{741-the doctor} profession . But [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} , when [he]_{741-the doctor} paid that three hundred pounds for [[his]_{741-the doctor} son]_{775-his son} , buckled to [his]_{741-the doctor} work again , though [he]_{741-the doctor} had for twelve months talked of giving up the midwifery . [He]_{741-the doctor} buckled to again , to the great disgust of [Dr. Duggin]_{356-dr. duggin} , who at this time said very ill - natured things about [young Phineas]_329-phineas . At the end of the three years [Phineas]_329-phineas was called to the Bar , and immediately received a letter from [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} asking minutely as to [his]_329-phineas professional intentions . [[His]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} recommended [him]_329-phineas to settle in [Dublin]_29-dublin , and promised the one hundred and fifty pounds for three more years , on condition that this advice was followed . [He]_{784-his father} did not absolutely say that the allowance would be stopped if the advice were not followed , but that was plainly to be implied . That letter came at the moment of a dissolution of Parliament . [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} , [the Conservative Prime Minister , who had now been in office for the almost unprecedentedly long period of fifteen months]_{837-the conservative prime minister , who had now been in office for the almost unprecedentedly long period of fifteen months} , had found that [he]_{366-lord de terrier} could not face continued majorities against [him]_{366-lord de terrier} in [the House of Commons]_{55-the house of commons} , and had dissolved [the House]_{32-the house} . [Rumour]_367-rumour declared that [he]_{366-lord de terrier} would have much preferred to resign , and betake [himself]_{366-lord de terrier} once again to the easy glories of opposition ; but [[his]_{366-lord de terrier} party]_{838-his party} had naturally been obdurate with [him]_{366-lord de terrier} , and [he]_{366-lord de terrier} had resolved to appeal to [the country]_{839-the country} . When [Phineas]_329-phineas received [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} 's letter , it had just been suggested to [him]_329-phineas at the Reform Club that [he]_329-phineas should stand for [the Irish borough of Loughshane]_{841-the irish borough of loughshane} . This proposition had taken [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas so much by surprise that when first made to [him]_329-phineas by [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} it took [his]_329-phineas breath away . What ! [he]_329-phineas stand for [Parliament]_{49-parliament} , twenty - four years old , with no vestige of property belonging to [him]_329-phineas , without a penny in [his]_329-phineas purse , as completely dependent on [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} as [he]_329-phineas was when [he]_329-phineas first went to [school]_843-school at eleven years of age ! And for [Loughshane]_3-loughshane , [a little borough in [the county Galway]_{845-the county galway}]_{844-a little borough in the county galway} , for which [a brother of that fine old Irish peer]_{846-a brother of that fine old irish peer} , [the Earl of Tulla]_{847-the earl of tulla} , had been sitting for the last twenty years , - [a fine , high - minded representative of the thorough - going Orange Protestant feeling of [Ireland]_25-ireland]_{848-a fine , high - minded representative of the thorough - going orange protestant feeling of ireland} ! And [the Earl of [Tulla]_33-tulla]_{369-the earl} , to whom almost [all Loughshane]_3-loughshane belonged , - or at any rate [the land about Loughshane]_{849-the land about loughshane} , - was [one of [[his]_329-phineas father 's staunchest friends]_{851-his father 's staunchest friends}]_{850-one of his father 's staunchest friends} ! [Loughshane]_3-loughshane is in [county Galway]_24-galway , but [the Earl of [Tulla]_33-tulla]_{847-the earl of tulla} usually lived at [his]_{847-the earl of tulla} seat in [county Clare]_{36-county clare} , not more than ten miles from [Killaloe]_5-killaloe , and always confided [his]_{847-the earl of tulla} gouty feet , and the weak nerves of [the old countess]_{853-the old countess} , and the stomachs of all [[his]_{847-the earl of tulla} domestics]_{854-his domestics} , to the care of [Dr. Finn]_{354-dr. finn} . How was it possible that [Phineas]_329-phineas should stand for [Loughshane]_3-loughshane ? From whence was the money to come for such a contest ? It was a beautiful dream , a grand idea , lifting [Phineas]_329-phineas almost off [the earth]_{855-the earth} by its glory . When the proposition was first made to [him]_329-phineas in [the smoking - room at [the Reform Club]_{37-the reform club}]_{856-the smoking - room at the reform club} by [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} [Erle]_{364-barrington erle} , [he]_329-phineas was aware that [he]_329-phineas blushed like [a girl]_{858-a girl} , and that [he]_329-phineas was unable at the moment to express [himself]_329-phineas plainly , - so great was [his]_329-phineas astonishment and so great [his]_329-phineas gratification . But before ten minutes had passed by , while [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} was still sitting over [his]_{364-barrington erle} shoulder on the club sofa , and before the blushes had altogether vanished , [he]_{364-barrington erle} had seen the improbability of the scheme , and had explained to [[his]_{364-barrington erle} friend]_{857-his friend} that the thing could not be done . But to [his]_{364-barrington erle} increased astonishment , [[his]_{364-barrington erle} friend]_{857-his friend} made nothing of the difficulties . [Loughshane]_3-loughshane , according to [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} , was so small a place , that the expense would be very little . There were altogether [no more than 307 registered electors]_{861-no more than 307 registered electors} . [The inhabitants]_{862-the inhabitants} were so far removed from [the world]_{756-the world} , and were so ignorant of [the world]_{756-the world} 's good things , that [they]_{862-the inhabitants} knew nothing about bribery . [The Hon . George Morris]_370-george , who had sat for the last twenty years , was very unpopular . [He]_370-george had not been near [the borough]_{865-the borough} since the last election , [he]_370-george had hardly done more than show [himself]_370-george in Parliament , and had neither given a shilling in [the town]_{866-the town} nor got a place under Government for [a single son of Loughshane]_{867-a single son of loughshane} . " And [he]_370-george has quarrelled with [[his]_370-george brother]_{7261-his brother} , "_{[364-barrington erle]} said [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} . " [The devil]_{7262-the devil} [he]_370-george has ! "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " [I]_329-phineas thought [they]_7263-they always swore by [each other]_{7264-each other} . "_{[329-phineas]} " It 's at [each other]_{7264-each other} [they]_7263-they swear now , "_{[364-barrington erle]} said [Barrington]_{364-barrington erle} ; " [George]_370-george has asked [the Earl]_{733-the earl} for more money , and [the Earl]_{733-the earl} has cut up rusty . "_{[364-barrington erle]} Then [the negotiator]_{868-the negotiator} went on to explain that the expenses of the election would be defrayed out of a certain fund collected for such purposes , that [Loughshane]_3-loughshane had been chosen as [a cheap place]_{869-a cheap place} , and that [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas had been chosen as [a safe and promising young man]_{870-a safe and promising young man} . As for qualification , if any question were raised , that should be made all right . [An Irish candidate]_{871-an irish candidate} was wanted , and [a Roman Catholic]_{745-a roman catholic} . So much [the Loughshaners]_{371-the loughshaners} would require on [their]_{371-the loughshaners} own account when instigated to dismiss from [their]_{371-the loughshaners} service that [thorough - going Protestant]_{873-thorough - going protestant} , [the Hon . George Morris]_370-george . Then " the party , "_{[364-barrington erle]} - by which [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} probably meant [the great man in whose service [he]_{364-barrington erle} [himself]_{364-barrington erle} had become [a politician]_{875-a politician}]_{874-the great man in whose service he himself had become a politician} , - required that [the candidate]_{876-the candidate} should be [a safe man]_{877-a safe man} , one who would support " [the party]_{7268-the party} , "_{[877-a safe man]} - not [a cantankerous , red - hot semi - Fenian , running about to meetings at [the Rotunda]_{38-the rotunda} , and such - like , with views of [his]_{364-barrington erle} own about [tenant - right]_{879-tenant - right} and [the Irish Church]_{39-the irish church}]_{878-a cantankerous , red - hot semi - fenian , running about to meetings at the rotunda , and such - like , with views of his own about tenant - right and the irish church} . " But [I]_329-phineas have views of [my]_329-phineas own , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , blushing again . " Of course [you]_{364-barrington erle} have , [[my]_{364-barrington erle} dear boy]_{7269-my dear boy} , "_{[364-barrington erle]} said [Barrington]_{364-barrington erle} , clapping [him]_{364-barrington erle} on the back . " [I]_{364-barrington erle} should n't come to [you]_{364-barrington erle} unless [you]_{364-barrington erle} had views . But [your]_{364-barrington erle} views and ours are the same , and [you]_{364-barrington erle} 're just [the lad for [Galway]_24-galway]_{7270-the lad for galway} . [You]_{364-barrington erle} might n't have such an opening again in [your]_{364-barrington erle} life , and of course [you]_{364-barrington erle} 'll stand for [Loughshane]_3-loughshane . "_{[364-barrington erle]} Then the conversation was over , [the private secretary]_{880-the private secretary} went away to arrange some other little matter of the kind , and [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas was left alone to consider the proposition that had been made to [him]_329-phineas . To become [a member of [the British Parliament]_{40-the british parliament}]_{881-a member of the british parliament} ! In all those hot contests at [the two debating clubs to which [he]_329-phineas had belonged]_{882-the two debating clubs to which he had belonged} , this had been the ambition which had moved [him]_329-phineas . For , after all , to what purpose of [their]_883-their own had those empty debates ever tended ? [He]_329-phineas and [three or four others who had called [themselves]_{884-three or four others who had called themselves liberals} [Liberals]_372-liberals]_{884-three or four others who had called themselves liberals} had been pitted against four or five who had called [themselves]_{884-three or four others who had called themselves liberals} [Conservatives]_{885-conservatives} , and night after night [they]_883-their had discussed some ponderous subject without any idea that one would ever persuade [another]_886-another , or that [their]_883-their talking would ever conduce to any action or to any result . But [each of these combatants]_{887-each of these combatants} had felt , - without daring to announce a hope on the subject among [themselves]_883-their , - that the present arena was only a trial - ground for some possible greater amphitheatre , for [some future debating club in which debates would lead to action]_{888-some future debating club in which debates would lead to action} , and in which eloquence would have power , even though persuasion might be out of the question . [Phineas]_329-phineas certainly had never dared to speak , even to [himself]_329-phineas , of such a hope . The labours of [the Bar]_{889-the bar} had to be encountered before the dawn of such a hope could come to [him]_329-phineas . And [he]_329-phineas had gradually learned to feel that [his]_329-phineas prospects at [the Bar]_{41-the bar} were not as yet very promising . As regarded professional work [he]_329-phineas had been idle , and how then could [he]_329-phineas have a hope ? And now this thing , which [he]_329-phineas regarded as being of all things in [the world]_{756-the world} [the most honourable]_{891-the most honourable} , had come to [him]_329-phineas all at once , and was possibly within [his]_329-phineas reach ! If [he]_329-phineas could believe [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} , [he]_329-phineas had only to lift up [his]_329-phineas hand , and [he]_329-phineas might be in Parliament within two months . And who was to be believed on such a subject if not [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} ? This was [Erle]_{364-barrington erle} 's special business , and [such a man]_{892-such a man} would not have come to [him]_{364-barrington erle} on such a subject had [he]_{364-barrington erle} not been in earnest , and had [he]_{364-barrington erle} not [himself]_{364-barrington erle} believed in success . There was an opening ready , an opening to this great glory , - if only it might be possible for [him]_{364-barrington erle} to fill it ! What would [[his]_{364-barrington erle} father]_{784-his father} say ? [[His]_{364-barrington erle} father]_{784-his father} would of course oppose the plan . And if [he]_{364-barrington erle} opposed [[his]_{364-barrington erle} father]_{784-his father} , [[his]_{364-barrington erle} father]_{784-his father} would of course stop [his]_{364-barrington erle} income . And such an income as it was ! Could it be that [a man]_{749-a man} should sit in Parliament and live upon a hundred and fifty pounds a year ? Since that payment of [his]_329-phineas debts [he]_329-phineas had become again embarrassed , - to a slight amount . [He]_329-phineas owed [a tailor]_{898-a tailor} a trifle , and [a bootmaker]_{899-a bootmaker} a trifle , - and something to [the man who sold gloves and shirts]_{900-the man who sold gloves and shirts} ; and yet [he]_329-phineas had done [his]_329-phineas best to keep out of debt with more than Irish pertinacity , living very closely , breakfasting upon tea and a roll , and dining frequently for a shilling at a luncheon - house up [a court near [Lincoln 's Inn]_{42-lincoln 's inn}]_{901-a court near lincoln 's inn} . Where should [he]_329-phineas dine if [the Loughshaners]_{371-the loughshaners} elected [him]_329-phineas to [Parliament]_{49-parliament} ? And then [he]_329-phineas painted to [himself]_329-phineas a not untrue picture of the probable miseries of [a man who begins life too high up on the ladder]_{902-a man who begins life too high up on the ladder} , - who succeeds in mounting before [he]_329-phineas has learned how to hold on when [he]_329-phineas is aloft . For [[our]_903-our [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas]_{904-our phineas finn} was [a young man not without sense]_{905-a young man not without sense} , - not entirely a windbag . If [he]_329-phineas did this thing the probability was that [he]_329-phineas might become utterly [a castaway]_{906-a castaway} , and go entirely to the dogs before [he]_329-phineas was thirty . [He]_329-phineas had heard of [penniless men who had got into Parliament , and to whom had come such a fate]_{907-penniless men who had got into parliament , and to whom had come such a fate} . [He]_329-phineas was able to name to [himself]_329-phineas [a man or two whose barks , carrying more sail than [they]_{908-a man or two whose barks , carrying more sail than they could bear , had gone to pieces among early breakers in this way} could bear , had gone to pieces among [early breakers]_{909-early breakers} in this way]_{908-a man or two whose barks , carrying more sail than they could bear , had gone to pieces among early breakers in this way} . But then , would it not be better to go to pieces early than never to carry any sail at all ? And there was , at any rate , the chance of success . [He]_329-phineas was already [a barrister]_{910-a barrister} , and there were so many things open to [a barrister]_{910-a barrister} with a seat in [Parliament]_{912-parliament} ! And as [he]_329-phineas knew of [men who had been utterly ruined by such early mounting]_{913-men who had been utterly ruined by such early mounting} , so also did [he]_329-phineas know of [others whose fortunes had been made by happy audacity when they were young]_{914-others whose fortunes had been made by happy audacity when they were young} . [He]_329-phineas almost thought that [he]_329-phineas could die happy if [he]_329-phineas had once taken [his]_329-phineas seat in [Parliament]_{912-parliament} , - if [he]_329-phineas had received one letter with those grand initials written after [his]_329-phineas name on the address . [Young men in battle]_{916-young men in battle} are called upon to lead forlorn hopes . Three fall , perhaps , to [one who gets through]_{917-one who gets through} ; but [the one who gets through]_{918-the one who gets through} will have the Victoria Cross to carry for the rest of [his]_{918-the one who gets through} life . This was [his]_329-phineas forlorn hope ; and as [he]_329-phineas had been invited to undertake the work , [he]_329-phineas would not turn from the danger . On the following morning [he]_329-phineas again saw [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} by appointment , and then wrote the following letter to [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} : - [Reform Club]_{37-the reform club} , [Feb.]_45-feb. , 186 - . [[MY]_0-i DEAR FATHER]_{920-my dear father} , [I]_0-i am afraid that the purport of this letter will startle [you]_{784-his father} , but [I]_0-i hope that when [you]_{784-his father} have finished it [you]_{784-his father} will think that [I]_0-i am right in [my]_0-i decision as to what [I]_0-i am going to do . [You]_{784-his father} are no doubt aware that the dissolution of Parliament will take place at once , and that [we]_921-we shall be in all the turmoil of a general election by the middle of March . [I]_0-i have been invited to stand for [Loughshane]_3-loughshane , and have consented . The proposition has been made to [me]_0-i by [[my]_0-i friend]_{922-my friend} [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} , [[Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's private secretary]_{923-mr. mildmay 's private secretary} , and has been made on behalf of [the Political Committee of [the Reform Club]_{37-the reform club}]_{924-the political committee of the reform club} . [I]_0-i need hardly say that [I]_0-i should not have thought of such a thing with a less thorough promise of support than this gives [me]_0-i , nor should [I]_0-i think of it now had [I]_0-i not been assured that none of the expense of the election would fall upon [me]_0-i . Of course [I]_0-i could not have asked [you]_{784-his father} to pay for it . But to such a proposition , so made , [I]_0-i have felt that it would be cowardly to give a refusal . [I]_0-i can not but regard such a selection as a great honour . [I]_0-i own that [I]_0-i am fond of politics , and have taken great delight in [their]_925-their study - " [Stupid young fool]_{7271-stupid young fool} ! "_{[784-his father]} [[his]_926-his father]_{784-his father} said to [himself]_{784-his father} as [he]_{784-his father} read this - and it has been [my]_0-i dream for years past to have a seat in Parliament at some future time . " Dream ! yes ; [I]_{784-his father} wonder whether [he]_{784-his father} has ever dreamed what [he]_{784-his father} is to live upon . "_{[784-his father]} The chance has now come to [me]_0-i much earlier than [I]_0-i have looked for it , but [I]_0-i do not think that it should on that account be thrown away . Looking to [my]_0-i profession , [I]_0-i find that many things are open to [a barrister with a seat in Parliament]_{928-a barrister with a seat in parliament} , and that [the House]_{929-the house} need not interfere much with [a man]_{749-a man} 's practice . " Not if [he]_{784-his father} has got to the top of [his]_{784-his father} tree , "_{[741-the doctor]} said [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} . [My]_0-i chief doubt arose from the fact of [your]_932-your old friendship with [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} , whose brother has filled the seat for [I]_0-i do n't know how many years . But it seems that [George Morris]_370-george must go ; or , at least , that [he]_370-george must be opposed by [a Liberal candidate]_{933-a liberal candidate} . If [I]_0-i do not stand , [some one else]_{934-some one else} will , and [I]_0-i should think that [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} will be too much of [a man]_{749-a man} to make any personal quarrel on such a subject . If [he]_{373-lord tulla} is to lose [the borough]_{865-the borough} , why should not [I]_0-i have it as well as another ? [I]_0-i can fancy , [[my]_0-i dear father]_{920-my dear father} , all that [you]_{920-my dear father} will say as to [my]_0-i imprudence , and [I]_0-i quite confess that [I]_0-i have not a word to answer . [I]_0-i have told [myself]_0-i more than once , since last night , that [I]_0-i shall probably ruin [myself]_0-i . " [I]_{741-the doctor} wonder whether [he]_{920-my dear father} has ever told [himself]_{920-my dear father} that [he]_{920-my dear father} will probably ruin [me]_{741-the doctor} also , "_{[741-the doctor]} said [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} . But [I]_0-i am prepared to ruin [myself]_0-i in such a cause . [I]_0-i have [no one]_{939-no one} dependent on [me]_0-i ; and , as long as [I]_0-i do nothing to disgrace [my]_0-i name , [I]_0-i may dispose of [myself]_0-i as [I]_0-i please . If [you]_940-you decide on stopping [my]_0-i allowance , [I]_0-i shall have no feeling of anger against [you]_940-you . " How very considerate ! "_{[741-the doctor]} said [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} . And in that case [I]_0-i shall endeavour to support [myself]_0-i by [my]_0-i pen . [I]_0-i have already done a little for the magazines . Give [my]_0-i best love to [[my]_0-i mother]_{942-my mother} and [sisters]_770-sisters . If [you]_940-you will receive [me]_0-i during the time of the election , [I]_0-i shall see [them]_944-them soon . Perhaps it will be best for [me]_0-i to say that [I]_0-i have positively decided on making the attempt ; that is to say , if [the Club Committee]_{945-the club committee} is as good as its promise . [I]_0-i have weighed the matter all round , and [I]_0-i regard the prize as being so great , that [I]_0-i am prepared to run any risk to obtain it . Indeed , to [me]_0-i , with [my]_0-i views about politics , the running of such a risk is no more than a duty . [I]_0-i can not keep [my]_0-i hand from the work now that the work has come in the way of [my]_0-i hand . [I]_0-i shall be most anxious to get a line from [you]_940-you in answer to this . [[Your]_940-you most affectionate son]_{946-your most affectionate son} , [PHINEAS FINN]_329-phineas . [I]_0-i question whether [Dr. Finn]_{354-dr. finn} , when [he]_{354-dr. finn} read this letter , did not feel more of pride than of anger , - whether [he]_{354-dr. finn} was not rather gratified than displeased , in spite of all that [his]_{354-dr. finn} common - sense told [him]_{354-dr. finn} on the subject . [[His]_{354-dr. finn} wife]_{947-his wife} and [daughters]_{948-daughters} , when [they]_{948-daughters} heard the news , were clearly on the side of [the young man]_{798-the young man} . [Mrs. Finn]_{357-mrs. finn} immediately expressed an opinion that [Parliament]_{49-parliament} would be the making of [[her]_{357-mrs. finn} son]_{950-her son} , and that [everybody]_{951-everybody} would be sure to employ so distinguished [a barrister]_{910-a barrister} . [The girls]_{953-the girls} declared that [Phineas]_329-phineas ought , at any rate , to have [his]_329-phineas chance , and almost asserted that it would be brutal in [[their]_{953-the girls} father]_{954-their father} to stand in [[their]_{953-the girls} brother]_{955-their brother} 's way . It was in vain that [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} tried to explain that going into Parliament could not help [a young barrister]_{957-a young barrister} , whatever it might do for one thoroughly established in [his]_329-phineas profession ; that [Phineas]_329-phineas , if successful at [Loughshane]_3-loughshane , would at once abandon all idea of earning any income , - that the proposition , coming from [so poor a man]_{958-so poor a man} , was a monstrosity , - that such an opposition to [the Morris family]_{959-the morris family} , coming from [a son of [his]_{741-the doctor}]_{960-a son of his} , would be gross ingratitude to [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} . [Mrs. Finn]_{357-mrs. finn} and [the girls]_{953-the girls} talked [him]_329-phineas down , and [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} [himself]_{741-the doctor} was almost carried away by something like vanity in regard to [[his]_{741-the doctor} son]_{775-his son} 's future position . Nevertheless [he]_{741-the doctor} wrote a letter strongly advising [Phineas]_329-phineas to abandon the project . But [he]_{741-the doctor} [himself]_{741-the doctor} was aware that the letter which [he]_{741-the doctor} wrote was not one from which any success could be expected . [He]_{741-the doctor} advised [[his]_{741-the doctor} son]_{775-his son} , but did not command [him]_{775-his son} . [He]_{741-the doctor} made no threats as to stopping [his]_{741-the doctor} income . [He]_{741-the doctor} did not tell [Phineas]_329-phineas , in so many words , that [he]_{741-the doctor} was proposing to make an ass of [himself]_{741-the doctor} . [He]_{741-the doctor} argued very prudently against the plan , and [Phineas]_329-phineas , when [he]_329-phineas received [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} 's letter , of course felt that it was tantamount to a paternal permission to proceed with the matter . On the next day [he]_329-phineas got a letter from [[his]_329-phineas mother]_{769-his mother} full of affection , full of pride , - not exactly telling [him]_329-phineas to stand for [Loughshane]_3-loughshane by all means , for [Mrs. Finn]_{357-mrs. finn} was [not the woman to run openly counter to [[her]_{357-mrs. finn} husband]_{968-her husband} in any advice given by [her]_{357-mrs. finn} to [[their]_969-us son]_{970-their son}]_{967-not the woman to run openly counter to her husband in any advice given by her to their son} , - but giving [him]_329-phineas every encouragement which motherly affection and motherly pride could bestow . " Of course [you]_329-phineas will come to [us]_969-us , "_{[357-mrs. finn]} [she]_{357-mrs. finn} said , " if [you]_329-phineas do make up [your]_329-phineas mind to be member for [Loughshane]_3-loughshane . [We]_969-us shall [all of [us]_969-us]_{7272-all of us} be so delighted to have [you]_329-phineas ! "_{[357-mrs. finn]} [Phineas]_329-phineas , who had fallen into a sea of doubt after writing to [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} , and who had demanded a week from [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} to consider the matter , was elated to positive certainty by the joint effect of the two letters from [home]_754-home . [He]_329-phineas understood it all . [[His]_329-phineas mother]_{769-his mother} and [sisters]_770-sisters were altogether in favour of [his]_329-phineas audacity , and even [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} was not disposed to quarrel with [him]_329-phineas on the subject . " [I]_329-phineas shall take [you]_{364-barrington erle} at [your]_{364-barrington erle} word , "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas said to [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} at [the club]_{976-the club} that evening . " What word ? "_{[364-barrington erle]} said [Erle]_{364-barrington erle} , who had too many irons in the fire to be thinking always of [Loughshane]_{354-dr. finn} and [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , - or who at any rate did not choose to let [his]_329-phineas anxiety on the subject be seen . " About [Loughshane]_3-loughshane . "_{[329-phineas]} " All right , [old fellow]_{7273-old fellow} ; [we]_7274-we shall be sure to carry [you]_{7273-old fellow} through . The Irish writs will be out on the third of March , and the sooner [you]_{7273-old fellow} 're there the better . "_{[364-barrington erle]} CHAPTER II [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas Is Elected for [Loughshane]_3-loughshane One great difficulty about [the borough]_{865-the borough} vanished in a very wonderful way at the first touch . [Dr. Finn]_{354-dr. finn} , who was [a man stout at heart]_{978-a man stout at heart} , and by no means afraid of [[his]_{354-dr. finn} great friends]_{979-his great friends} , drove [himself]_{354-dr. finn} over to [Castlemorris]_{47-castlemorris} to tell [his]_{354-dr. finn} news to [the Earl]_{733-the earl} , as soon as [he]_{354-dr. finn} got a second letter from [[his]_{354-dr. finn} son]_{775-his son} declaring [his]_{354-dr. finn} intention of proceeding with the business , let the results be what [they]_982-they might . [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} was [a passionate old man]_{983-a passionate old man} , and [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} expected that there would be a quarrel ; - but [he]_{373-lord tulla} was prepared to face that . [He]_{373-lord tulla} was under no special debt of gratitude to [the lord]_{985-the lord} , having given as much as [he]_{373-lord tulla} had taken in the long intercourse which had existed between [them]_986-them ; - and [he]_{354-dr. finn} agreed with [[his]_{354-dr. finn} son]_{775-his son} in thinking that if there was to be [a Liberal candidate]_{933-a liberal candidate} at [Loughshane]_3-loughshane , no consideration of old pill - boxes and [gallipots]_{989-gallipots} should deter [[his]_{354-dr. finn} son]_{775-his son} [Phineas]_329-phineas from standing . Other considerations might very probably deter [him]_{373-lord tulla} , but not that . [The Earl]_{369-the earl} probably would be of a different opinion , and [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} felt it to be incumbent on [him]_{373-lord tulla} to break the news to [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} . " [The devil]_{7262-the devil} [he]_{373-lord tulla} is ! "_{[733-the earl]} said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} , when [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} had told [his]_{733-the earl} story . " Then [I]_{733-the earl} 'll tell [you]_{741-the doctor} what , [Finn]_329-phineas , [I]_{733-the earl} 'll support [him]_{373-lord tulla} . "_{[733-the earl]} " [You]_{741-the doctor} support [him]_{373-lord tulla} , [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} ! "_{[733-the earl]} " Yes ; - why should n't [I]_{733-the earl} support [him]_{373-lord tulla} ? [I]_{733-the earl} suppose it 's not so bad with [me]_{733-the earl} in [the country]_{839-the country} that [my]_{733-the earl} support will rob [him]_{373-lord tulla} of [his]_{373-lord tulla} chance ! [I]_{733-the earl} 'll tell [you]_{741-the doctor} one thing for certain , [I]_{733-the earl} wo n't support [George Morris]_370-george . "_{[733-the earl]} " But , [[my]_{733-the earl} lord]_{7277-my lord} - "_{[733-the earl]} " Well ; go on . "_{[733-the earl]} " [I]_{733-the earl} 've never taken much part in politics [myself]_{733-the earl} , as [you]_{741-the doctor} know ; but [[my]_{733-the earl} boy]_{7278-my boy} [Phineas]_329-phineas is on the other side . "_{[733-the earl]} " [I]_{733-the earl} do n't care a - - for sides . What has [[my]_{733-the earl} party]_{7279-my party} done for [me]_{733-the earl} ? Look at [[my]_{733-the earl} cousin]_{7280-my cousin} , [Dick Morris]_{374-dick morris} . There 's [not a clergyman in [Ireland]_25-ireland stauncher to [them]_{7279-my party} than [he]_{7280-my cousin} has been , and now [they]_{7279-my party} 've given [the deanery of [Kilfenora]_48-kilfenora]_{7282-the deanery of kilfenora} to [a man that never had [a father]_{7284-a father}]_{7283-a man that never had a father} , though [I]_{733-the earl} condescended to ask for it for [[my]_{733-the earl} cousin]_{7280-my cousin}]_{7281-not a clergyman in ireland stauncher to them than he has been , and now they 've given the deanery of kilfenora to a man that never had a father , though i condescended to ask for it for my cousin} . Let [them]_{7279-my party} wait till [I]_{733-the earl} ask for anything again . "_{[733-the earl]} [Dr. Finn]_{354-dr. finn} , who knew all about [Dick Morris]_{374-dick morris} 's debts , and who had heard of [his]_{354-dr. finn} modes of preaching , was not surprised at the decision of [the Conservative bestower of [Irish Church]_{995-irish church} patronage]_{994-the conservative bestower of irish church patronage} ; but on this subject [he]_{354-dr. finn} said nothing . " And as for [George]_370-george , "_{[733-the earl]} continued [the Earl]_{733-the earl} , " [I]_{733-the earl} will never lift [my]_{733-the earl} hand again for [him]_370-george . [His]_370-george standing for [Loughshane]_{354-dr. finn} would be quite out of the question . [[My]_{733-the earl} own tenants]_{7286-my own tenants} would n't vote for [him]_370-george if [I]_{733-the earl} were to ask [them]_{7286-my own tenants} [myself]_{733-the earl} . [Peter Blake]_{375-peter blake} "_{[733-the earl]} - [Mr. Peter Blake]_{375-peter blake} was [[the lord]_{985-the lord} 's agent]_{998-the lord 's agent} - " told [me]_{375-peter blake} only a week ago that it would be useless . The whole thing is gone , and for [my]_{375-peter blake} part [I]_{375-peter blake} wish [they]_{7286-my own tenants} 'd disenfranchise [the borough]_{865-the borough} . [I]_{375-peter blake} wish [they]_{7286-my own tenants} 'd disenfranchise [the whole country]_{7288-the whole country} , and send [us]_7289-us [a military governor]_{7290-a military governor} . What 's the use of [such members]_{7291-such members} as [we]_7289-us send ? There is n't [one gentleman among ten of [them]_{7291-such members}]_{7292-one gentleman among ten of them} . [[Your]_{741-the doctor} son]_{7293-your son} is welcome for [me]_{375-peter blake} . What support [I]_{375-peter blake} can give [him]_{7293-your son} [he]_{7293-your son} shall have , but it is n't much . [I]_{375-peter blake} suppose [he]_{7293-your son} had better come and see [me]_{375-peter blake} . "_{[375-peter blake]} [The doctor]_{741-the doctor} promised that [[his]_{741-the doctor} son]_{775-his son} should ride over to [Castlemorris]_{47-castlemorris} , and then took [his]_{741-the doctor} leave , - not specially flattered , as [he]_{741-the doctor} felt that were [[his]_{741-the doctor} son]_{775-his son} to be returned , [the Earl]_{733-the earl} would not regard [him]_{741-the doctor} as [the one gentleman among ten whom [the county]_{1004-the county} might send to leaven the remainder of [[its]_{1004-the county} members]_{1005-its members}]_{1003-the one gentleman among ten whom the county might send to leaven the remainder of its members} , - but aware that the greatest impediment in [[his]_{741-the doctor} son]_{775-his son} 's way was already removed . [He]_{733-the earl} certainly had not gone to [Castlemorris]_{47-castlemorris} with any idea of canvassing for [[his]_{741-the doctor} son]_{775-his son} , and yet [he]_{733-the earl} had canvassed for [him]_{775-his son} most satisfactorily . When [he]_{733-the earl} got [home]_754-home [he]_{733-the earl} did not know how to speak of the matter otherwise than triumphantly to [[his]_{733-the earl} wife]_{947-his wife} and [daughters]_{948-daughters} . Though [he]_{733-the earl} desired to curse , [his]_{733-the earl} mouth would speak blessings . Before that evening was over the prospects of [Phineas]_329-phineas at [Loughshane]_3-loughshane were spoken of with open enthusiasm before [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} , and by the next day 's post a letter was written to [him]_{733-the earl} by [Matilda]_359-matilda , informing [him]_{733-the earl} that [the Earl]_{733-the earl} was prepared to receive [him]_{733-the earl} with open arms . " [Papa]_376-papa has been over there and managed it all , "_{[359-matilda]} said [Matilda]_359-matilda . " [I]_{364-barrington erle} 'm told [George Morris]_370-george is n't going to stand , "_{[364-barrington erle]} said [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} to [Phineas]_329-phineas the night before [his]_329-phineas departure . " [[His]_370-george brother]_{7261-his brother} wo n't support [him]_370-george . [[His]_370-george brother]_{7261-his brother} means to support [me]_329-phineas , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " That can hardly be so . "_{[329-phineas]} " But [I]_{364-barrington erle} tell [you]_329-phineas it is . [[My]_{364-barrington erle} father]_{7296-my father} has known [the Earl]_{733-the earl} these twenty years , and has managed it . "_{[364-barrington erle]} " [I]_{364-barrington erle} say , [Finn]_329-phineas , [you]_329-phineas 're not going to play [us]_7298-us a trick , are [you]_329-phineas ? "_{[364-barrington erle]} said [Mr. Erle]_{364-barrington erle} , with something like dismay in [his]_{364-barrington erle} voice . " What sort of trick ? "_{[364-barrington erle]} " [You]_329-phineas 're not coming out on the other side ? "_{[364-barrington erle]} " Not if [I]_329-phineas know it , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , proudly . " Let [me]_329-phineas assure [you]_329-phineas [I]_329-phineas would n't change [my]_329-phineas views in politics either for [you]_329-phineas or for [the Earl]_{733-the earl} , though each of [you]_329-phineas carried seats in [your]_329-phineas breeches pockets . If [I]_329-phineas go into [Parliament]_{49-parliament} , [I]_329-phineas shall go [there]_7300-there as [a sound Liberal]_{7301-a sound liberal} , - not to support a party , but to do the best [I]_329-phineas can for [the country]_{839-the country} . [I]_329-phineas tell [you]_329-phineas so , and [I]_329-phineas shall tell [the Earl]_{733-the earl} the same . "_{[329-phineas]} [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} turned away in disgust . Such language was to [him]_{364-barrington erle} simply disgusting . It fell upon [his]_{364-barrington erle} ears as false maudlin sentiment falls on the ears of [the ordinary honest man of [the world]_{756-the world}]_{1013-the ordinary honest man of the world} . [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} was [a man ordinarily honest]_{1015-a man ordinarily honest} . [He]_{364-barrington erle} would not have been untrue to [[[his]_{364-barrington erle} mother]_{769-his mother} 's brother]_{1017-his mother 's brother} , [William Mildmay]_{377-william mildmay} , [the great Whig Minister of the day]_{1018-the great whig minister of the day} , for any earthly consideration . [He]_{364-barrington erle} was ready to work with wages or without wages . [He]_{364-barrington erle} was really zealous in the cause , not asking very much for [himself]_{364-barrington erle} . [He]_{364-barrington erle} had some undefined belief that it was much better for [the country]_{839-the country} that [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} should be in power than that [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} should be [there]_7300-there . [He]_{364-barrington erle} was convinced that Liberal politics were good for [Englishmen]_{1021-englishmen} , and that Liberal politics and [the Mildmay party]_{1022-the mildmay party} were one and the same thing . It would be unfair to [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} to deny to [him]_{364-barrington erle} some praise for patriotism . But [he]_{364-barrington erle} hated the very name of independence in Parliament , and when [he]_{364-barrington erle} was told of [any man]_{1023-any man} , that [that man]_{1024-that man} intended to look to measures and not to [men]_1025-men , [he]_{364-barrington erle} regarded [that man]_{1024-that man} as being both unstable as water and dishonest as the wind . No good could possibly come from such a one , and much evil might and probably would come . [Such a politician]_{1027-such a politician} was a Greek to [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} , from whose hands [he]_{364-barrington erle} feared to accept even the gift of a vote . [Parliamentary hermits]_{1028-parliamentary hermits} were distasteful to [him]_{364-barrington erle} , and [dwellers in political caves]_{1029-dwellers in political caves} were regarded by [him]_{364-barrington erle} with aversion as being either knavish or impractical . With [a good Conservative opponent]_{1030-a good conservative opponent} [he]_{364-barrington erle} could shake hands almost as readily as with [a good Whig ally]_{1031-a good whig ally} ; but [the man who was neither flesh nor fowl]_{1032-the man who was neither flesh nor fowl} was odious to [him]_{364-barrington erle} . According to [his]_{364-barrington erle} theory of parliamentary government , [the House of Commons]_{1033-the house of commons} should be divided by a marked line , and [every member]_{1034-every member} should be required to stand on one side of it or on the other . " If not with [me]_{364-barrington erle} , at any rate be against [me]_{364-barrington erle} , "_{[364-barrington erle]} [he]_{364-barrington erle} would have said to [every representative of [the people]_{731-the people} in the name of [the great leader whom [he]_{364-barrington erle} followed]_{1037-the great leader whom he followed}]_{1035-every representative of the people in the name of the great leader whom he followed} . [He]_{364-barrington erle} thought that debates were good , because of [the people]_{731-the people} outside , - because [they]_1039-they served to create that public opinion which was hereafter to be used in creating some future [House of Commons]_{1040-house of commons} ; but [he]_{364-barrington erle} did not think it possible that any vote should be given on a great question , either this way or that , as the result of a debate ; and [he]_{364-barrington erle} was certainly assured in [his]_{364-barrington erle} own opinion that any such changing of votes would be dangerous , revolutionary , and almost unparliamentary . [A member]_{1041-a member} 's vote , - except on some small crotchety open question thrown out for the amusement of [crotchety members]_{1042-crotchety members} , - was due to [the leader of [that member]_{1044-that member} 's party]_{1043-the leader of that member 's party} . Such was [Mr. Erle]_{364-barrington erle} 's idea of the English system of Parliament , and , lending semi - official assistance as [he]_{364-barrington erle} did frequently to the introduction of [candidates]_{1045-candidates} into [the House]_{929-the house} , [he]_{364-barrington erle} was naturally anxious that [[his]_{364-barrington erle} candidates]_{1047-his candidates} should be candidates after [his]_{364-barrington erle} own heart . When , therefore , [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas talked of measures and not [men]_1025-men , [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} turned away in open disgust . But [he]_{364-barrington erle} remembered the youth and extreme rawness of [the lad]_{1049-the lad} , and [he]_{364-barrington erle} remembered also the careers of [other men]_{1050-other men} . [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} was forty , and experience had taught [him]_{364-barrington erle} something . After a few seconds , [he]_{364-barrington erle} brought [himself]_{364-barrington erle} to think mildly of [the young man]_{798-the young man} 's vanity , - as of the vanity of [a plunging colt who resents the liberty even of a touch]_{1052-a plunging colt who resents the liberty even of a touch} . " By the end of the first session the thong will be cracked over [his]_{798-the young man} head , as [he]_{798-the young man} patiently assists in pulling [the coach]_{7304-the coach} up hill , without producing from [him]_{798-the young man} even a flick of [his]_{798-the young man} tail , "_{[364-barrington erle]} said [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} to [an old parliamentary friend]_{1053-an old parliamentary friend} . " If [he]_{798-the young man} were to come out after all on the wrong side , "_{[1054-the parliamentary friend]} said [the parliamentary friend]_{1054-the parliamentary friend} . [Erle]_{364-barrington erle} admitted that such a trick as that would be unpleasant , but [he]_{364-barrington erle} thought that [old Lord Tulia]_{378-old lord tulia} was hardly equal to so clever a stratagem . [Phineas]_329-phineas went to [Ireland]_25-ireland , and walked over the course at [Loughshane]_3-loughshane . [He]_329-phineas called upon [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} , and heard [that venerable nobleman]_{1055-that venerable nobleman} talk a great deal of nonsense . To tell the truth of [Phineas]_329-phineas , [I]_0-i must confess that [he]_329-phineas wished to talk the nonsense [himself]_329-phineas ; but [the Earl]_{733-the earl} would not hear [him]_329-phineas , and put [him]_329-phineas down very quickly . " [We]_7305-we wo n't discuss politics , if [you]_329-phineas please , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ; because , as [I]_329-phineas have already said , [I]_329-phineas am throwing aside all political considerations . "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas , therefore , was not allowed to express [his]_329-phineas views on the government of [the country]_{839-the country} in [[the Earl]_{733-the earl} 's sitting - room at [Castlemorris]_{47-castlemorris}]_{1059-the earl 's sitting - room at castlemorris} . There was , however , a good time coming ; and so , for the present , [he]_329-phineas allowed [the Earl]_{733-the earl} to ramble on about the sins of [[his]_{733-the earl} brother]_{7261-his brother} [George]_370-george , and the want of all proper pedigree on the part of [the new Dean of [Kilfenora]_48-kilfenora]_{1062-the new dean of kilfenora} . The conference ended with an assurance on the part of [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} that if [the Loughshaners]_{371-the loughshaners} chose to elect [Mr. Phineas Finn]_329-phineas [he]_{373-lord tulla} would not be in the least offended . [The electors]_{1063-the electors} did elect [Mr. Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , - perhaps for the reason given by one of the [Dublin]_29-dublin Conservative papers , which declared that it was all the fault of [the Carlton Club]_{1064-the carlton club} in not sending [a proper candidate]_{1065-a proper candidate} . There was a great deal said about the matter , both in [London]_6-london and [Dublin]_29-dublin , and the blame was supposed to fall on the joint shoulders of [George Morris]_370-george and [[his]_370-george elder brother]_{1066-his elder brother} . In the meantime , [[our]_1067-our hero]_{1068-our hero} , [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , had been duly elected member of Parliament for [the borough of Loughshane]_{1069-the borough of loughshane} . [The Finn family]_{814-the finn family} could not restrain [their]_{814-the finn family} triumphings at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe , and [I]_0-i do not know that it would have been natural had [they]_{814-the finn family} done so . [A gosling from such a flock]_{1071-a gosling from such a flock} does become something of [a real swan]_{1072-a real swan} by getting into [Parliament]_{912-parliament} . [The doctor]_{741-the doctor} had [his]_{741-the doctor} misgivings , - had great misgivings , fearful forebodings ; but there was [the young man]_{798-the young man} elected , and [he]_{798-the young man} could not help it . [He]_{798-the young man} could not refuse [his]_{798-the young man} right hand to [[his]_{798-the young man} son]_{775-his son} or withdraw [his]_{798-the young man} paternal assistance because [that son]_{1077-that son} had been specially honoured among [the young men of [his]_{798-the young man} country]_{1078-the young men of his country} . So [he]_{798-the young man} pulled out of [his]_{798-the young man} hoard what sufficed to pay off outstanding debts , - they were not heavy , - and undertook to allow [Phineas]_329-phineas two hundred and fifty pounds a year as long as the session should last . There was [a widow lady living at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe]_{1079-a widow lady living at killaloe} who was named [Mrs. Flood Jones]_{379-mrs. flood jones} , and [she]_{1079-a widow lady living at killaloe} had [a daughter]_{1080-a daughter} . [She]_{1079-a widow lady living at killaloe} had [a son]_{1081-a son} also , born to inherit the property of [the late Floscabel Flood Jones]_{380-the late floscabel flood jones} of [Floodborough]_{50-floodborough} , as soon as [that property]_{1082-that property} should have disembarrassed itself ; but with [him]_{1081-a son} , now serving with [[his]_{1081-a son} regiment]_{1083-his regiment} in [India]_51-india , [we]_1084-we shall have no concern . [Mrs. Flood Jones]_{379-mrs. flood jones} was living modestly at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe on [[her]_{379-mrs. flood jones} widow]_{1085-her widow} 's jointure , - [Floodborough]_{50-floodborough} having , to tell the truth , pretty nearly fallen into absolute ruin , - and with [[her]_{379-mrs. flood jones} one daughter]_{1086-her one daughter} , [Mary]_382-mary . Now on the evening before the return of [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , [Esq . , M.P.]_{1087-esq . , m.p.} , to [London]_6-london , [Mrs.]_1088-mrs. and [Miss Flood Jones]_382-mary drank tea at [[the doctor]_{741-the doctor} 's house]_{1090-the doctor 's house} . " It wo n't make a bit of change in [him]_329-phineas , "_{[741-the doctor]} [Barbara Finn]_361-barbara said to [[her]_361-barbara friend]_{1091-her friend} [Mary]_382-mary , up in [some bedroom]_{1092-some bedroom} privacy before the tea - drinking ceremonies had altogether commenced . " Oh , it must , "_[382-mary] said [Mary]_382-mary . " [I]_382-mary tell [you]_361-barbara it wo n't , [[my]_382-mary dear]_{7306-my dear} ; [he]_329-phineas is so good and so true . "_[382-mary] " [I]_{741-the doctor} know [he]_329-phineas is good , [Barbara]_361-barbara ; and as for truth , there is no question about it , because [he]_329-phineas has never said a word to [me]_{741-the doctor} that [he]_329-phineas might not say to [any girl]_{7307-any girl} . "_{[741-the doctor]} " That 's nonsense , [Mary]_382-mary . "_[382-mary] " [He]_329-phineas never has , then , as sure as [the blessed Virgin]_{7308-the blessed virgin} watches over [us]_7309-us ; - only [you]_382-mary do n't believe [she]_{7308-the blessed virgin} does . "_[382-mary] " Never mind about [the Virgin]_{7310-the virgin} now , [Mary]_382-mary . "_{[741-the doctor]} " But [he]_329-phineas never has . [[Your]_361-barbara brother]_{7311-your brother} is nothing to [me]_382-mary , [Barbara]_361-barbara . "_[382-mary] " Then [I]_382-mary hope [he]_329-phineas will be before the evening is over . [He]_329-phineas was walking with [you]_382-mary all yesterday and the day before . "_[382-mary] " Why should n't [he]_329-phineas , - and [we]_7309-us that have known [each other]_{7264-each other} all [our]_7309-us lives ? But , [Barbara]_361-barbara , pray , pray never say a word of this to [any one]_{7313-any one} ! "_{[741-the doctor]} " Is it [I]_382-mary ? Would n't [I]_382-mary cut out [my]_382-mary tongue first ? "_[382-mary] " [I]_382-mary do n't know why [I]_382-mary let [you]_382-mary talk to [me]_382-mary in this way . There has never been anything between [me]_382-mary and [Phineas]_329-phineas , - [[your]_382-mary brother]_{7311-your brother} [I]_382-mary mean . "_[382-mary] " [I]_{741-the doctor} know whom [you]_382-mary mean very well . "_{[741-the doctor]} " And [I]_382-mary feel quite sure that there never will be . Why should there ? [He]_329-phineas 'll go out among [great people]_{7315-great people} and be [a great man]_{7316-a great man} ; and [I]_382-mary 've already found out that there 's a certain [Lady Laura Standish]_{330-lady laura standish} whom [he]_329-phineas admires very much . "_[382-mary] " [Lady Laura Fiddlestick]_{383-lady laura} ! "_[382-mary] " [A man in Parliament]_{7317-a man in parliament} , [you]_382-mary know , may look up to [anybody]_7318-anybody , "_[382-mary] said [Miss Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary . " [I]_382-mary want [Phin]_384-phin to look up to [you]_382-mary , [[my]_382-mary dear]_{7306-my dear} . "_[382-mary] " That would n't be looking up . [Placed]_385-placed as [he]_329-phineas is now , that would be looking down ; and [he]_329-phineas is so proud that [he]_329-phineas 'll never do that . But come down , [dear]_7320-dear , else [they]_7321-they 'll wonder where [we]_7322-we are . "_[382-mary] [Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary was [a little girl about twenty years of age]_{1093-a little girl about twenty years of age} , with the softest hair in [the world]_{756-the world} , of a colour varying between brown and auburn , - for sometimes [you]_1095-you would swear it was [the one and sometimes the other]_{1096-the one and sometimes the other} ; and [she]_382-mary was as pretty as ever [she]_382-mary could be . [She]_382-mary was one of [those girls , so common in [Ireland]_25-ireland]_{1097-those girls , so common in ireland} , whom [men , with tastes that way given , feel inclined to take up and devour on the spur of the moment]_{1098-men , with tastes that way given , feel inclined to take up and devour on the spur of the moment} ; and when [she]_382-mary liked [her]_382-mary lion , [she]_382-mary had a look about [her]_382-mary which seemed to ask to be devoured . There are [girls so cold - looking]_{1099-girls so cold - looking} , - [pretty girls]_{1100-pretty girls} , too , ladylike , discreet , and armed with all accomplishments , - whom to attack seems to require the same sort of courage , and the same sort of preparation , as a journey in quest of [the north - west passage]_{1101-the north - west passage} . [One]_1102-one thinks of a pedestal near [the Athenaeum]_{1103-the athenaeum} as the most appropriate and most honourable reward of such courage . But , again , there are [other girls]_{1104-other girls} to abstain from attacking whom is , to [a man of any warmth of temperament , quite impossible]_{1105-a man of any warmth of temperament , quite impossible} . [They]_1106-they are like water when [one]_1102-one is athirst , like plovers ' eggs in March , like cigars when [one]_1102-one is out in the autumn . [No one]_{939-no one} ever dreams of denying [himself]_{939-no one} when such temptation comes in the way . It often happens , however , that in spite of appearances , the water will not come from the well , nor the egg from its shell , nor will the cigar allow itself to be lit . [A girl of such appearance , so charming]_{1110-a girl of such appearance , so charming} , was [[Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary of [Killaloe]_5-killaloe]_{1111-mary flood jones of killaloe} , and [[our]_1112-our hero]_{1068-our hero} [Phineas]_329-phineas was not allowed to thirst in vain for a drop from the cool spring . When [the girls]_{953-the girls} went down into [the drawing - room]_{1115-the drawing - room} [Mary]_382-mary was careful to go to a part of [the room quite remote from [Phineas]_329-phineas]_{1116-the room quite remote from phineas} , so as to seat [herself]_382-mary between [Mrs. Finn]_{357-mrs. finn} and [[Dr. Finn]_{354-dr. finn} 's young partner]_{1117-dr. finn 's young partner} , [Mr. Elias Bodkin]_{386-mr. elias bodkin} , from [Ballinasloe]_{52-ballinasloe} . But [Mrs. Finn]_{357-mrs. finn} and [the Miss Finns]_{358-the miss finns} and [all Killaloe]_{1118-all killaloe} knew that [Mary]_382-mary had no love for [Mr. Bodkin]_{386-mr. elias bodkin} , and when [Mr. Bodkin]_{386-mr. elias bodkin} handed [her]_382-mary the hot cake [she]_382-mary hardly so much as smiled at [him]_{386-mr. elias bodkin} . But in two minutes [Phineas]_329-phineas was behind [her]_382-mary chair , and then [she]_382-mary smiled ; and in five minutes more [she]_382-mary had got [herself]_382-mary so twisted round that [she]_382-mary was sitting in a corner with [Phineas]_329-phineas and [[his]_329-phineas sister]_{1119-his sister} [Barbara]_361-barbara ; and in two more minutes [Barbara]_361-barbara had returned to [Mr. Elias Bodkin]_{386-mr. elias bodkin} , so that [Phineas]_329-phineas and [Mary]_382-mary were uninterrupted . [They]_1120-they manage these things very quickly and very cleverly in [Killaloe]_5-killaloe . " [I]_329-phineas shall be off to - morrow morning by [the early train]_{7323-the early train} , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " So soon ; - and when will [you]_382-mary have to begin , - in Parliament , [I]_329-phineas mean ? "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_329-phineas shall have to take [my]_329-phineas seat on Friday . [I]_329-phineas 'm going back just in time . "_{[329-phineas]} " But when shall [we]_7324-we hear of [your]_329-phineas saying something ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Never , probably . [Not one in ten who go into Parliament]_{7325-not one in ten who go into parliament} ever do say anything . "_{[329-phineas]} " But [you]_329-phineas will ; wo n't [you]_329-phineas ? [I]_329-phineas hope [you]_329-phineas will . [I]_329-phineas do so hope [you]_329-phineas will distinguish [yourself]_329-phineas ; - because of [[your]_329-phineas sister]_{7326-your sister} , and for the sake of [the town]_{866-the town} , [you]_329-phineas know . "_{[329-phineas]} " And is that all , [Mary]_382-mary ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Is n't that enough ? "_{[329-phineas]} " [You]_329-phineas do n't care a bit about [myself]_329-phineas , then ? "_{[329-phineas]} " [You]_329-phineas know that [I]_329-phineas do . Have n't [we]_7324-we been [friends]_7328-friends ever since [we]_7324-we were [children]_{7329-children} ? Of course it will be a great pride to [me]_329-phineas that [a person whom [I]_329-phineas have known so intimately]_{7330-a person whom i have known so intimately} should come to be talked about as [a great man]_{7316-a great man} . "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_329-phineas shall never be talked about as [a great man]_{7316-a great man} . "_{[329-phineas]} " [You]_329-phineas 're [a great man to [me]_329-phineas]_{7333-a great man to me} already , being in [Parliament]_{49-parliament} . Only think ; - [I]_329-phineas never saw [a member of Parliament]_{7334-a member of parliament} in [my]_329-phineas life before . "_{[329-phineas]} " [You]_329-phineas 've seen [the bishop]_{752-the bishop} scores of times . "_{[329-phineas]} " Is [he]_{752-the bishop} in [Parliament]_{49-parliament} ? Ah , but not like [you]_329-phineas . [He]_{752-the bishop} could n't come to be [a Cabinet Minister]_{7336-a cabinet minister} , and [one]_1102-one never reads anything about [him]_{752-the bishop} in the newspapers . [I]_329-phineas shall expect to see [your]_329-phineas name , very often , and [I]_329-phineas shall always look for it . ' [Mr. Phineas Finn]_329-phineas paired off with [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} . ' What is the meaning of pairing off ? "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_329-phineas 'll explain it all to [you]_329-phineas when [I]_329-phineas come back , after learning [my]_329-phineas lesson . "_{[329-phineas]} " Mind [you]_329-phineas do come back . But [I]_329-phineas do n't suppose [you]_329-phineas ever will . [You]_329-phineas will be going somewhere to see [Lady Laura Standish]_{330-lady laura standish} when [you]_329-phineas are not wanted in [Parliament]_{49-parliament} . "_{[329-phineas]} " [Lady Laura Standish]_{330-lady laura standish} ! "_{[329-phineas]} " And why should n't [you]_329-phineas ? Of course , with [your]_329-phineas prospects , [you]_329-phineas should go as much as possible among [people of that sort]_{7338-people of that sort} . Is [Lady Laura]_{330-lady laura standish} very pretty ? "_{[329-phineas]} " [She]_{330-lady laura standish} 's about six feet high . "_{[329-phineas]} " Nonsense . [I]_329-phineas do n't believe that . "_{[329-phineas]} " [She]_{330-lady laura standish} would look as though [she]_{330-lady laura standish} were , standing by [you]_329-phineas . "_{[329-phineas]} " Because [I]_329-phineas am so insignificant and small . "_{[329-phineas]} " Because [your]_329-phineas figure is perfect , and because [she]_{330-lady laura standish} is straggling . [She]_{330-lady laura standish} is as unlike [you]_329-phineas as possible in everything . [She]_{330-lady laura standish} has thick lumpy red hair , while yours is all silk and softness . [She]_{330-lady laura standish} has large hands and feet , and - "_{[329-phineas]} " Why , [Phineas]_329-phineas , [you]_329-phineas are making [her]_{330-lady laura standish} out to be [an ogress]_{7339-an ogress} , and yet [I]_329-phineas know that [you]_329-phineas admire [her]_{330-lady laura standish} . "_{[329-phineas]} " So [I]_329-phineas do , because [she]_{330-lady laura standish} possesses such an appearance of power . And after all , in spite of the lumpy hair , and in spite of large hands and straggling figure , [she]_{330-lady laura standish} is handsome . [One]_1102-one ca n't tell what it is . [One]_1102-one can see that [she]_{330-lady laura standish} is quite contented with [herself]_{330-lady laura standish} , and intends to make [others]_7342-others contented with [her]_{330-lady laura standish} . And so [she]_{330-lady laura standish} does . "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_329-phineas see [you]_329-phineas are in love with [her]_{330-lady laura standish} , [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[329-phineas]} " No ; not in love , - not with [her]_{330-lady laura standish} at least . Of [all men in [the world]_{756-the world}]_{7343-all men in the world} , [I]_329-phineas suppose that [I]_329-phineas am the last that has a right to be in love . [I]_329-phineas daresay [I]_329-phineas shall marry some day . "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_329-phineas 'm sure [I]_329-phineas hope [you]_329-phineas will . "_{[329-phineas]} " But not till [I]_329-phineas 'm forty or perhaps fifty years old . If [I]_329-phineas was not fool enough to have what [men]_1025-men call a high ambition [I]_329-phineas might venture to be in love now . "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_329-phineas 'm sure [I]_329-phineas 'm very glad that [you]_329-phineas 've got a high ambition . It is what [every man]_{7346-every man} ought to have ; and [I]_329-phineas 've no doubt that [we]_7347-we shall hear of [your]_329-phineas marriage soon , - very soon . And then , - if [she]_382-mary can help [you]_329-phineas in [your]_329-phineas ambition , [we]_7347-we - shall - all - be so - glad . "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas did not say a word further then . Perhaps some commotion among [the party]_{7268-the party} broke up the little private conversation in the corner . And [he]_329-phineas was not alone with [Mary]_382-mary again till there came a moment for [him]_329-phineas to put [her]_382-mary cloak over [her]_382-mary shoulders in [the back parlour]_{1122-the back parlour} , while [Mrs. Flood Jones]_{379-mrs. flood jones} was finishing some important narrative to [[his]_329-phineas mother]_{769-his mother} . It was [Barbara]_361-barbara , [I]_0-i think , who stood in some doorway , and prevented [people]_1124-people from passing , and so gave [him]_329-phineas the opportunity which [he]_329-phineas abused . " [Mary]_382-mary , "_{[329-phineas]} said [he]_329-phineas , taking [her]_382-mary in [his]_329-phineas arms , without a single word of love - making beyond what [the reader]_{1125-the reader} has heard , - " one kiss before [we]_7348-we part . "_{[329-phineas]} " No , [Phineas]_329-phineas , no ! "_{[329-phineas]} But the kiss had been taken and given before [she]_382-mary had even answered [him]_329-phineas . " Oh , [Phineas]_329-phineas , [you]_329-phineas should n't ! "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_329-phineas should . Why should n't [I]_329-phineas ? And , [Mary]_382-mary , [I]_329-phineas will have one morsel of [your]_382-mary hair . "_{[329-phineas]} " [You]_329-phineas shall not ; indeed [you]_329-phineas shall not ! "_{[329-phineas]} But the scissors were at hand , and the ringlet was cut and in [his]_329-phineas pocket before [she]_382-mary was ready with [her]_382-mary resistance . There was nothing further ; - not a word more , and [Mary]_382-mary went away with [her]_382-mary veil down , under [[her]_382-mary mother]_{1126-her mother} 's wing , weeping sweet silent tears which [no one]_{939-no one} saw . " [You]_329-phineas do love [her]_382-mary ; do n't [you]_329-phineas , [Phineas]_329-phineas ? "_{[361-barbara]} asked [Barbara]_361-barbara . " Bother ! Do [you]_329-phineas go to bed , and do n't trouble [yourself]_329-phineas about such trifles . But mind [you]_329-phineas 're up , [old girl]_{7349-old girl} , to see [me]_361-barbara off in the morning . "_{[361-barbara]} [Everybody]_{951-everybody} was up to see [him]_329-phineas off in the morning , to give [him]_329-phineas coffee and good advice , and kisses , and to throw all manner of old shoes after [him]_329-phineas as [he]_329-phineas started on [his]_329-phineas great expedition to [Parliament]_{49-parliament} . [[His]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} gave [him]_329-phineas an extra twenty - pound note , and begged [him]_329-phineas for [God]_387-god 's sake to be careful about [his]_329-phineas money . [[His]_329-phineas mother]_{769-his mother} told [him]_329-phineas always to have an orange in [his]_329-phineas pocket when [he]_329-phineas intended to speak longer than usual . And [Barbara]_361-barbara in a last whisper begged [him]_329-phineas never to forget [dear Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary . CHAPTER III [Phineas Finn Takes]_329-phineas [His]_329-phineas Seat [Phineas]_329-phineas had many serious , almost solemn thoughts on [his]_329-phineas journey towards [London]_6-london . [I]_0-i am sorry [I]_0-i must assure [[my]_0-i female readers]_{1131-my female readers} that [very few of [them]_{1131-my female readers}]_{1132-very few of them} had reference to [Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary . [He]_329-phineas had , however , very carefully packed up the tress , and could bring that out for proper acts of erotic worship at seasons in which [his]_329-phineas mind might be less engaged with affairs of state than it was at present . Would [he]_329-phineas make a failure of this great matter which [he]_329-phineas had taken in hand ? [He]_329-phineas could not but tell [himself]_329-phineas that the chances were twenty to one against [him]_329-phineas . Now that [he]_329-phineas looked nearer at it all , the difficulties loomed larger than ever , and the rewards seemed to be less , more difficult of approach , and more evanescent . How many members were there who could never get a hearing ! How many who only spoke to fail ! How many , who spoke well , who could speak to no effect as far as [their]_1133-their own worldly prospects were concerned ! [He]_329-phineas had already known many [members of Parliament to whom no outward respect or sign of honour was ever given by any one]_{1134-members of parliament to whom no outward respect or sign of honour was ever given by any one} ; and it seemed to [him]_329-phineas , as [he]_329-phineas thought over it , that [Irish members of Parliament]_{1135-irish members of parliament} were generally treated with more indifference than [any others]_{1136-any others} . There were [O'B]_388-o'b - - and O'C - - and O'D - - , for whom [no one]_{939-no one} cared a straw , who could hardly get [men]_1025-men to dine with [them]_1025-men at [the club]_{976-the club} , and yet [they]_1025-men were [genuine members of Parliament]_{1140-genuine members of parliament} . Why should [he]_329-phineas ever be better than [O'B]_388-o'b - - , or O'C - - , or O'D - - ? And in what way should [he]_329-phineas begin to be better ? [He]_329-phineas had an idea of the fashion after which it would be [his]_329-phineas duty to strive that [he]_329-phineas might excel [those gentlemen]_{1141-those gentlemen} . [He]_329-phineas did not give [any of [them]_{1141-those gentlemen}]_{1142-any of them} credit for much earnestness in [their]_{1141-those gentlemen} country 's behalf , and [he]_329-phineas was minded to be very earnest . [He]_329-phineas would go to [his]_329-phineas work honestly and conscientiously , determined to do [his]_329-phineas duty as best [he]_329-phineas might , let the results to [himself]_329-phineas be what [they]_{1141-those gentlemen} would . This was a noble resolution , and might have been pleasant to [him]_329-phineas , - had [he]_329-phineas not remembered that smile of derision which had come over [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} [Erle]_{364-barrington erle} 's face when [he]_329-phineas declared [his]_329-phineas intention of doing [his]_329-phineas duty to [[his]_329-phineas country]_{1144-his country} as [a Liberal]_{1145-a liberal} , and not of supporting [a party]_{1146-a party} . [O'B]_388-o'b - - and O'C - - and O'D - - were keen enough to support [[their]_{1141-those gentlemen} party]_{1147-their party} , only [they]_{1141-those gentlemen} were sometimes a little astray at knowing which was [their]_{1141-those gentlemen} party for [the nonce]_{1148-the nonce} . [He]_329-phineas knew that [Erle]_{364-barrington erle} and [such men]_{1149-such men} would despise [him]_329-phineas if [he]_329-phineas did not fall into the regular groove , - and if [the Barrington Erles]_{389-the barrington erles} despised [him]_329-phineas , what would then be left for [him]_329-phineas ? [His]_329-phineas moody thoughts were somewhat dissipated when [he]_329-phineas found one [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{362-the hon . laurence fitzgibbon} , - [the Honourable Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{390-laurence fitzgibbon} , - [a special friend of [his]_{362-the hon . laurence fitzgibbon} own]_{1150-a special friend of his own} , and [a very clever fellow]_{1151-a very clever fellow} , on board [the boat]_{1152-the boat} as [it]_{1152-the boat} steamed out of [[Kingston]_53-kingston harbour]_{1153-kingston harbour} . [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{390-laurence fitzgibbon} had also just been over about [his]_{362-the hon . laurence fitzgibbon} election , and had been returned as a matter of course for [[his]_{362-the hon . laurence fitzgibbon} father]_{784-his father} 's county . [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{390-laurence fitzgibbon} had sat in [the House]_{929-the house} for the last fifteen years , and was yet well - nigh as young a man as any in it . And [he]_{362-the hon . laurence fitzgibbon} was [a man altogether different from [the O'B - - s , O'C - - s]_{1157-the o'b - - s , o'c - - s}]_{1156-a man altogether different from the o'b - - s , o'c - - s} , and O'D - - s. [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{390-laurence fitzgibbon} could always get the ear of [the House]_{929-the house} if [he]_{362-the hon . laurence fitzgibbon} chose to speak , and [[his]_{362-the hon . laurence fitzgibbon} friends]_{750-his friends} declared that [he]_{362-the hon . laurence fitzgibbon} might have been high up in office long since if [he]_{362-the hon . laurence fitzgibbon} would have taken the trouble to work . [He]_{362-the hon . laurence fitzgibbon} was [a welcome guest at [the houses of [the very best people]_{1162-the very best people}]_{1161-the houses of the very best people} , and was [a friend of whom any one]_{1163-a friend of whom any one} might be proud]_{1160-a welcome guest at the houses of the very best people , and was a friend of whom any one might be proud} . It had for two years been a feather in the cap of [Phineas]_329-phineas that [he]_{362-the hon . laurence fitzgibbon} knew [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{390-laurence fitzgibbon} . And yet [people]_1124-people said that [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{390-laurence fitzgibbon} had nothing of [his]_{362-the hon . laurence fitzgibbon} own , and [men]_1025-men wondered how [he]_{362-the hon . laurence fitzgibbon} lived . [He]_{362-the hon . laurence fitzgibbon} was [the youngest son of [Lord Claddagh]_{363-lord claddagh}]_{818-the youngest son of lord claddagh} , [an Irish peer with [a large family]_{1168-a large family} , who could do nothing for [Laurence]_{390-laurence fitzgibbon} , [[his]_{362-the hon . laurence fitzgibbon} favourite child]_{1169-his favourite child} , beyond finding [him]_{362-the hon . laurence fitzgibbon} a seat in Parliament]_{1167-an irish peer with a large family , who could do nothing for laurence , his favourite child , beyond finding him a seat in parliament} . " Well , [Finn]_329-phineas , [[my]_{390-laurence fitzgibbon} boy]_{7278-my boy} , "_{[390-laurence fitzgibbon]} said [Laurence]_{390-laurence fitzgibbon} , shaking hands with [the young member on board]_{1170-the young member on board} [the steamer]_{1171-the steamer} , ' so [you]_{1170-the young member on board} 've made it all right at [Loughshane]_3-loughshane . " Then [Phineas]_329-phineas was beginning to tell all the story , the wonderful story , of [George Morris]_370-george and [the Earl of]_{7351-the earl of} [Tulla]_33-tulla , - how [the men of [Loughshane]_3-loughshane]_{7352-the men of loughshane} had elected [him]_{362-the hon . laurence fitzgibbon} without opposition ; how [he]_{362-the hon . laurence fitzgibbon} had been supported by [Conservatives]_{885-conservatives} as well as [Liberals]_372-liberals ; - how unanimous [Loughshane]_3-loughshane had been in electing [him]_{362-the hon . laurence fitzgibbon} , [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , as [[its]_3-loughshane representative]_{7354-its representative} . But [Mr. Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} seemed to care very little about all this , and went so far as to declare that those things were accidents which fell out sometimes one way and sometimes another , and were altogether independent of any merit or demerit on the part of [the candidate]_{876-the candidate} [himself]_{876-the candidate} . And it was marvellous and almost painful to [Phineas]_329-phineas that [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} should accept the fact of [his]_329-phineas membership with so little of congratulation , - with absolutely no blowing of trumpets whatever . Had [he]_329-phineas been elected [a member of [the municipal corporation of [Loughshane]_3-loughshane]_{7358-the municipal corporation of loughshane} , instead of [[its]_{7358-the municipal corporation of loughshane} representative]_{7354-its representative} in [the British Parliament]_{40-the british parliament}]_{7357-a member of the municipal corporation of loughshane , instead of its representative in the british parliament} , [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} could not have made less fuss about it . [Phineas]_329-phineas was disappointed , but [he]_329-phineas took the cue from [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} too quickly to show [his]_329-phineas disappointment . And when , half an hour after [their]_7361-their meeting , [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had to be reminded that [[his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} companion]_{7362-his companion} was not in [the House]_{929-the house} during the last session , [Phineas]_329-phineas was able to make the remark as though [he]_329-phineas thought as little about [the House]_{929-the house} as did [the old - accustomed member]_{7365-the old - accustomed member} [himself]_329-phineas . "_{[1170-the young member on board]} As far as [I]_0-i can see as yet , " said [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , "_{[1170-the young member on board]} [we]_1172-we are sure to have seventeen . " "_{[1170-the young member on board]} Seventeen ? " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , not quite understanding the meaning of the number quoted . "_{[1173-a majority of seventeen]} [A majority of seventeen]_{1173-a majority of seventeen} . There are [four Irish counties]_{1174-four irish counties} and [three Scotch]_{1175-three scotch} which have n't returned as yet ; but [we]_1172-we know pretty well what [they]_1176-them 'll do . There 's a doubt about [Tipperary]_23-tipperary , of course , but whichever gets in of [the seven who are standing]_{1177-the seven who are standing} , it will be a vote on [our]_1172-we side . Now [the Government]_{54-the government} ca n't live against that . The uphill strain is too much for [them]_1176-them . " "_[0-i] According to [my]_0-i idea , nothing can justify [them]_1176-them in trying to live against a majority . " "_[0-i] That 's gammon . When the thing is so equal , anything is fair . But [you]_1178-you see [they]_1176-them do n't like it . Of course there are some among [them]_1176-them as hungry as [we]_1172-we are ; and [Dubby]_392-dubby would give [his]_392-dubby toes and fingers to remain in . " [Dubby]_392-dubby was the ordinary name by which , among [friends]_7328-friends and [foes]_7367-foes , [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} was known : [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} , who at that time was [the leader of [the Conservative party in [the House of Commons]_{55-the house of commons}]_{7369-the conservative party in the house of commons}]_{7368-the leader of the conservative party in the house of commons} . "_[392-dubby] But [most of [them]_1176-them]_{1179-most of them} , " continued [Mr. Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , "_[392-dubby] prefer the other game , and if [you]_1178-you do n't care about money , upon [my]_0-i word it 's the pleasanter game of the two . " "_[1178-you] But [the country]_{839-the country} gets nothing done by [a Tory Government]_{1181-a tory government} . " "_[1178-you] As to that , it 's six of one and half a dozen of the other . [I]_0-i never knew a government yet that wanted to do anything . Give [a government]_{1182-a government} a real strong majority , as [the Tories]_{394-the tories} used to have half a century since , and as a matter of course it will do nothing . Why should it ? Doing things , as [you]_1178-you call it , is only bidding for power , - for patronage and pay . " "_[1178-you] And is [the country]_{839-the country} to have no service done ? " "_[1178-you] [The country]_{839-the country} gets quite as much service as [it]_{839-the country} pays for , - and perhaps a little more . [The clerks in [the offices]_{1186-the offices}]_{1185-the clerks in the offices} work for [the country]_{839-the country} . And [the Ministers]_{1188-the ministers} work too , if [they]_{1188-the ministers} 've got anything to manage . There is plenty of work done ; - but of work in [Parliament]_{912-parliament} , the less the better , according to [my]_0-i ideas . It 's very little that ever is done , and that little is generally too much . " "_{[731-the people]} But [the people]_{731-the people} - " "_{[731-the people]} Come down and have a glass of brandy - and - water , and leave [the people]_{731-the people} alone for the present . [The people]_{731-the people} can take care of [themselves]_{731-the people} a great deal better than [we]_1193-we can take care of [them]_{731-the people} . " [Mr. Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} 's doctrine as to [the commonwealth]_{7370-the commonwealth} was very different from that of [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} , and was still less to the taste of [the new member]_{7371-the new member} . [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} considered that [[his]_{364-barrington erle} leader]_{7372-his leader} , [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , should be intrusted to make all necessary changes in the laws , and that [an obedient House of Commons]_{7373-an obedient house of commons} should implicitly obey [that leader]_{7374-that leader} in authorising all changes proposed by [him]_{7374-that leader} ; - but according to [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} , such changes should be numerous and of great importance , and would , if duly passed into law at [[his]_{364-barrington erle} lord]_{7375-his lord} 's behest , gradually produce such a Whig Utopia in [England]_26-england as has never yet been seen on [the face of [the earth]_{855-the earth}]_{7376-the face of the earth} . Now , according to [Mr. Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , [the present Utopia]_{7378-the present utopia} would be good enough , - if only [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} [himself]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} might be once more put into possession of [a certain semi - political place about [the Court]_{7380-the court} , from which [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had heretofore drawn L1,000 per annum , without any work , much to [his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} comfort]_{7379-a certain semi - political place about the court , from which he had heretofore drawn l1,000 per annum , without any work , much to his comfort} . [He]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} made no secret of [his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} ambition , and was chagrined simply at the prospect of having to return to [[his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} electors]_{7381-his electors} before [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} could enjoy those good things which [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} expected to receive from the undoubted majority of seventeen , which had been , or would be , achieved . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i hate all change as a rule , " said [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} ; "_[0-i] but , upon [my]_0-i word , [we]_1194-we ought to alter that . When [a fellow]_{1195-a fellow} has got a crumb of comfort , after waiting for it years and years , and perhaps spending thousands in elections , [he]_{1195-a fellow} has to go back and try [his]_{1195-a fellow} hand again at the last moment , merely in obedience to some antiquated prejudice . Look at [poor Jack Bond]_{395-poor jack bond} , - [the best friend [I]_0-i ever had in [the world]_{756-the world}]_{1196-the best friend i ever had in the world} . [He]_{395-poor jack bond} was wrecked upon [that rock]_{1198-that rock} for ever . [He]_{395-poor jack bond} spent every shilling [he]_{395-poor jack bond} had in contesting [Romford]_56-romford three times running , - and three times running [he]_{395-poor jack bond} got in . Then [they]_1199-they made [him]_{395-poor jack bond} [Vice - Comptroller of [the Granaries]_{1201-the granaries}]_{1200-vice - comptroller of the granaries} , and [I]_0-i 'm shot if [he]_{395-poor jack bond} did n't get spilt at [Romford]_56-romford on standing for [his]_{395-poor jack bond} re - election ! " "_{[395-poor jack bond]} And what became of [him]_{395-poor jack bond} ? " "_{[395-poor jack bond]} God knows . [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i heard that [he]_{395-poor jack bond} married [an old woman]_{1202-an old woman} and settled down somewhere . [I]_0-i know [he]_{395-poor jack bond} never came up again . Now , [I]_0-i call that a confounded shame . [I]_0-i suppose [I]_0-i 'm safe down in [Mayo]_57-mayo , but there 's no knowing what may happen in these days . " As [they]_7382-they parted at [Euston Square]_{58-euston square} , [Phineas]_329-phineas asked [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} some little nervous question as to the best mode of making a first entrance into [the House]_{929-the house} . Would [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} see [him]_329-phineas through the difficulties of the oath - taking ? But [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} made very little of the difficulty . "_[1203-you] Oh ; - [you]_1203-you just come down , and there 'll be a rush of [fellows]_1204-fellows , and [you]_1203-you 'll know [everybody]_{951-everybody} . [You]_1203-you 'll have to hang about for an hour or so , and then [you]_1203-you 'll get pushed through . There is n't time for much ceremony after a general election . " [Phineas]_329-phineas reached [London]_6-london early in the morning , and went [home]_754-home to bed for an hour or so . [The House]_{929-the house} was to meet on that very day , and [he]_329-phineas intended to begin [his]_329-phineas parliamentary duties at once if [he]_329-phineas should find it possible to get [some one]_{7387-some one} to accompany [him]_329-phineas ; [He]_329-phineas felt that [he]_329-phineas should lack courage to go down to [Westminster Hall]_{59-westminster hall} alone , and explain to [the policeman]_{7388-the policeman} and [door - keepers]_{7389-door - keepers} that [he]_329-phineas was [the man who had just been elected member for [Loughshane]_3-loughshane]_{7390-the man who had just been elected member for loughshane} . So about noon [he]_329-phineas went into [the Reform Club]_{7391-the reform club} , and there [he]_329-phineas found [a great crowd of men , among whom there was a plentiful sprinkling of members]_{7392-a great crowd of men , among whom there was a plentiful sprinkling of members} . [Erle]_{364-barrington erle} saw [him]_329-phineas in a moment , and came to [him]_329-phineas with congratulations . "_[1206-you] So [you]_1206-you 're all right , [Finn]_329-phineas , " said [he]_{364-barrington erle} . "_{[329-phineas]} Yes ; [I]_0-i 'm all right , - [I]_0-i did n't have much doubt about it when [I]_0-i went over . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i never heard of [a fellow with such a run of luck]_{1207-a fellow with such a run of luck} , " said [Erle]_{364-barrington erle} . "_[0-i] It 's just one of those flukes that occur once in a dozen elections . [Any one on earth]_{1208-any one on earth} might have got in without spending a shilling . " [Phineas]_329-phineas did n't at all like this . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't think [any one]_{7313-any one} could have got in , " said [he]_0-i , "_{[7313-any one]} without knowing [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} . " "_{[373-lord tulla]} [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} was nowhere , [[my]_0-i dear boy]_{7269-my dear boy} , and could have nothing to say to it . But never mind that . [You]_1206-you meet [me]_0-i in [the lobby]_{1211-the lobby} at two . There 'll be a lot of [us]_1212-us [there]_7300-there , and [we]_1212-us 'll go in together . Have [you]_1206-you seen [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} ? " Then [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} went off to other business , and [Finn]_329-phineas was congratulated by [other men]_{1050-other men} . But it seemed to [him]_329-phineas that the congratulations of [[his]_329-phineas friends]_{750-his friends} were not hearty . [He]_329-phineas spoke to [some men , of whom [he]_329-phineas thought that [he]_329-phineas knew [they]_{7395-some men , of whom he thought that he knew they would have given their eyes to be in parliament} would have given [their]_{7395-some men , of whom he thought that he knew they would have given their eyes to be in parliament} eyes to be in [Parliament]_{49-parliament}]_{7395-some men , of whom he thought that he knew they would have given their eyes to be in parliament} ; - and yet [they]_{7395-some men , of whom he thought that he knew they would have given their eyes to be in parliament} spoke of [his]_329-phineas success as being a very ordinary thing . "_[1206-you] Well , [[my]_0-i boy]_{7278-my boy} , [I]_0-i hope [you]_{7278-my boy} like it , " said [one middle - aged gentleman whom [he]_0-i had known ever since [he]_0-i came up to [London]_6-london]_{7396-one middle - aged gentleman whom he had known ever since he came up to london} . "_[0-i] The difference is between working for nothing and working for money . [You]_{7278-my boy} 'll have to work for nothing now . " "_{[7278-my boy]} That 's about it , [I]_0-i suppose , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[7278-my boy]} [They]_1215-they say [the House]_{929-the house} is [a comfortable club]_{1217-a comfortable club} , " said [the middle - aged friend]_{7397-the middle - aged friend} , "_[1215-they] but [I]_0-i confess that [I]_0-i should n't like being rung away from [my]_0-i dinner [myself]_0-i . " At two punctually [Phineas]_329-phineas was in [the lobby at [Westminster]_{60-westminster}]_{7398-the lobby at westminster} , and then [he]_329-phineas found [himself]_329-phineas taken into [the House]_{929-the house} with [a crowd of other men]_{7400-a crowd of other men} . [The old and young]_{7401-the old and young} , and [they]_{7401-the old and young} who were neither old nor young , were mingled together , and there seemed to be very little respect of [persons]_7402-persons . On three or four occasions there was some cheering when [a popular man]_{7403-a popular man} or [a great leader]_{7404-a great leader} came in ; but the work of the day left but little clear impression on the mind of [the young member]_{7405-the young member} . [He]_329-phineas was confused , half elated , half disappointed , and had not [his]_329-phineas wits about [him]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas found [himself]_329-phineas constantly regretting that [he]_329-phineas was [there]_7300-there ; and as constantly telling [himself]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas , hardly yet twenty - five , without a shilling of [his]_329-phineas own , had achieved an entrance into that assembly which by the consent of [all men]_{7407-all men} is the greatest in [the world]_{756-the world} , and which [many of the rich magnates of [the country]_{839-the country}]_{7409-many of the rich magnates of the country} had in vain spent heaps of treasure in [their]_{7409-many of the rich magnates of the country} endeavours to open to [their]_{7409-many of the rich magnates of the country} own footsteps . [He]_329-phineas tried hard to realise what [he]_329-phineas had gained , but the dust and the noise and the crowds and the want of something august to the eye were almost too strong for [him]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas managed , however , to take the oath early among [those who took it]_{7411-those who took it} , and heard [the Queen]_{7412-the queen} s speech read and the Address moved and seconded . [He]_329-phineas was seated very uncomfortably , high up on a back seat , between [two men whom [he]_329-phineas did not know]_{7413-two men whom he did not know} ; and [he]_329-phineas found the speeches to be very long . [He]_329-phineas had been in the habit of seeing such speeches reported in about a column , and [he]_329-phineas thought that these speeches must take at least four columns each . [He]_329-phineas sat out the debate on the Address till [the House]_{929-the house} was adjourned , and then [he]_329-phineas went away to dine at [[his]_329-phineas club]_{7415-his club} . [He]_329-phineas did go into [the dining - room of [the House]_{929-the house}]_{7416-the dining - room of the house} , but there was [a crowd]_{7418-a crowd} there , and [he]_329-phineas found [himself]_329-phineas alone , - and to tell the truth , [he]_329-phineas was afraid to order [his]_329-phineas dinner . The nearest approach to a triumph which [he]_329-phineas had in [London]_6-london came to [him]_329-phineas from the glory which [his]_329-phineas election reflected upon [[his]_329-phineas landlady]_{7419-his landlady} . [She]_{7419-his landlady} was [a kindly good motherly soul , whose husband]_{7420-a kindly good motherly soul , whose husband} was [a journeyman law - stationer]_{7421-a journeyman law - stationer} , and who kept [a very decent house in [Great Marlborough Street]_{61-great marlborough street}]_{7422-a very decent house in great marlborough street} . Here [Phineas]_329-phineas had lodged since [he]_329-phineas had been in [London]_6-london , and was a great favourite . "_[0-i] God bless [my]_0-i soul , [Mr. Phineas]_329-phineas , " said [she]_{7419-his landlady} , "_{[333-mrs. bunce]} only think of [your]_329-phineas being [a member of Parliament]_{7334-a member of parliament} ! " "_{[7334-a member of parliament]} Yes , [I]_0-i 'm [a member of Parliament]_{7334-a member of parliament} , [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} . " "_{[333-mrs. bunce]} And [you]_329-phineas 'll go on with [the rooms]_{1220-the rooms} the same as ever ? Well , [I]_0-i never thought to have [a member of Parliament]_{7334-a member of parliament} in 'em . " [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} really had realised the magnitude of the step which [[her]_{333-mrs. bunce} lodger]_{7423-her lodger} had taken , and [Phineas]_329-phineas was grateful to [her]_{7419-his landlady} . CHAPTER IV [Lady Laura Standish Phineas]_{396-lady laura} , in describing [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} to [Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe , had not painted [her]_{396-lady laura} in very glowing colours . Nevertheless [he]_329-phineas admired [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} very much , and [she]_{396-lady laura} was worthy of admiration . It was probably the greatest pride of [[our]_7424-our hero]_{1068-our hero} 's life that [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} was [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} , and that [she]_{396-lady laura} had instigated [him]_329-phineas to undertake the risk of parliamentary life . [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} was intimate also with [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} , who was , in some distant degree , [[her]_{396-lady laura} cousin]_{7427-her cousin} ; and [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} was not without a suspicion that [his]_329-phineas selection for [Loughshane]_{354-dr. finn} , from out of [all the young liberal candidates]_{7428-all the young liberal candidates} , may have been in some degree owing to [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} 's influence with [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} . [He]_329-phineas was not unwilling that it should be so ; for though , as [he]_329-phineas had repeatedly told [himself]_329-phineas , [he]_329-phineas was by no means in love with [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , - who was , as [he]_329-phineas imagined , somewhat older than [himself]_329-phineas , - nevertheless , [he]_329-phineas would feel gratified at accepting anything from [her]_{396-lady laura} hands , and [he]_329-phineas felt a keen desire for some increase to those ties of friendship which bound [them]_7429-them together . No ; - [he]_329-phineas was not in love with [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} . [He]_329-phineas had not the remotest idea of asking [her]_{396-lady laura} to be [[his]_329-phineas wife]_{947-his wife} . So [he]_329-phineas told [himself]_329-phineas , both before [he]_329-phineas went over for [his]_329-phineas election , and after [his]_329-phineas return . When [he]_329-phineas had found [himself]_329-phineas in a corner with poor [little Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary , [he]_329-phineas had kissed [her]_382-mary as a matter of course ; but [he]_329-phineas did not think that [he]_329-phineas could , in any circumstances , be tempted to kiss [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . [He]_329-phineas supposed that [he]_329-phineas was in love with [[his]_329-phineas darling]_{7431-his darling} little [Mary]_382-mary , - after a fashion . Of course , it could never come to anything , because of the circumstances of [his]_329-phineas life , which were so imperious to [him]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas was not in love with [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , and yet [he]_329-phineas hoped that [his]_329-phineas intimacy with [her]_{396-lady laura} might come to much . [He]_329-phineas had more than once asked [himself]_329-phineas how [he]_329-phineas would feel when [somebody else]_{7432-somebody else} came to be really in love with [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , - for [she]_{396-lady laura} was by no means [a woman to lack [lovers]_7434-lovers]_{7433-a woman to lack lovers} , - when [some one else]_{934-some one else} should be in love with [her]_{396-lady laura} , and be received by [her]_{396-lady laura} as [a lover]_{7436-a lover} ; but this question [he]_329-phineas had never been able to answer . There were many questions about [himself]_329-phineas which [he]_329-phineas usually answered by telling [himself]_329-phineas that it was [his]_329-phineas fate to walk over volcanoes . "_[0-i] Of course , [I]_0-i shall be blown into atoms some fine day , " [he]_329-phineas would say ; "_[0-i] but after all , that is better than being slowly boiled down into pulp . " [The House]_{929-the house} had met on a Friday , again on the Saturday morning , and the debate on the Address had been adjourned till the Monday . On the Sunday , [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} determined that [he]_329-phineas would see [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . [She]_{396-lady laura} professed to be always at [home]_754-home on Sunday , and from three to four in the afternoon [[her]_{396-lady laura} drawing - room]_{7439-her drawing - room} would probably be half full of [people]_1124-people . There would , at any rate , be [comers]_7441-comers and [goers]_7442-goers , who would prevent anything like real conversation between [himself]_329-phineas and [her]_{396-lady laura} . But for a few minutes before that [he]_329-phineas might probably find [her]_{396-lady laura} alone , and [he]_329-phineas was most anxious to see whether [her]_{396-lady laura} reception of [him]_329-phineas , as [a member of Parliament]_{7334-a member of parliament} , would be in any degree warmer than that of [[his]_329-phineas other friends]_{7444-his other friends} . Hitherto [he]_329-phineas had found no such warmth since [he]_329-phineas came to [London]_6-london , excepting that which had glowed in the bosom of [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} . [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} was [the daughter of [the Earl of [Brentford]_{477-lady glencora}]_{823-the earl of brentford}]_{7445-the daughter of the earl of brentford} , and was [the only remaining lady of [[the Earl]_{733-the earl} 's family]_{7449-the earl 's family}]_{7447-the only remaining lady of the earl 's family} . [The Countess]_{7450-the countess} had been long dead ; and [Lady Emily]_{397-lady emily} , [the younger daughter]_{7451-the younger daughter} , who had been the great beauty of [her]_{397-lady emily} day , was now [the wife of a Russian nobleman whom [she]_{397-lady emily} had persisted in preferring to any of [[her]_{397-lady emily} English suitors]_{7453-her english suitors} , and lived at [St. Petersburg]_{62-st. petersburg}]_{7452-the wife of a russian nobleman whom she had persisted in preferring to any of her english suitors , and lived at st. petersburg} . There was [an aunt]_{7454-an aunt} , [old Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , who came up to [town]_7455-town about the middle of May ; but [she]_{7454-an aunt} was always in [the country]_{839-the country} except for some six weeks in the season . There was [a certain [Lord Chiltern]_{336-lord chiltern} , [the Earl]_{733-the earl} 's son and heir , who did indeed live at [the family town house in [Portman Square]_{63-portman square}]_{7459-the family town house in portman square}]_{7457-a certain lord chiltern , the earl 's son and heir , who did indeed live at the family town house in portman square} ; but [Lord Chiltern]_{336-lord chiltern} was [a man of whom [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} 's set]_{7460-a man of whom lady laura 's set} did not often speak , and [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} , frequently as [he]_{336-lord chiltern} had been at [the house]_{929-the house} , had never seen [Lord Chiltern]_{336-lord chiltern} [there]_7300-there . [He]_{336-lord chiltern} was [a young nobleman of whom various accounts were given by various people]_{7463-a young nobleman of whom various accounts were given by various people} ; but [I]_0-i fear that the account most readily accepted in [London]_6-london attributed to [him]_{336-lord chiltern} a great intimacy with the affairs at [Newmarket]_64-newmarket , and a partiality for convivial pleasures . [Respecting Lord Chiltern Phineas]_{398-lord chiltern} had never as yet exchanged a word with [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . With [[her]_{396-lady laura} father]_{7464-her father} [he]_{336-lord chiltern} was acquainted , as [he]_{336-lord chiltern} had dined perhaps half a dozen times at [the house]_{929-the house} . The point in [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} 's character which had more than any other struck [[our]_7466-our hero]_{1068-our hero} , was the unlimited confidence which [he]_{332-lord brentford} seemed to place in [[his]_{332-lord brentford} daughter]_{7468-his daughter} . [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} seemed to have perfect power of doing what [she]_{396-lady laura} pleased . [She]_{396-lady laura} was much more mistress of [herself]_{396-lady laura} than if [she]_{396-lady laura} had been [the wife]_{7469-the wife} instead of [the daughter of [the Earl of Brentford]_{823-the earl of brentford}]_{7445-the daughter of the earl of brentford} , - and [she]_{396-lady laura} seemed to be quite as much [mistress of [the house]_{929-the house}]_{7472-mistress of the house} . [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} had declared at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe that [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} was six feet high , that [she]_{396-lady laura} had red hair , that [her]_{396-lady laura} figure was straggling , and that [her]_{396-lady laura} hands and feet were large . [She]_{396-lady laura} was in fact about five feet seven in height , and [she]_{396-lady laura} carried [her]_{396-lady laura} height well . There was something of nobility in [her]_{396-lady laura} gait , and [she]_{396-lady laura} seemed thus to be taller than [her]_{396-lady laura} inches . [Her]_{396-lady laura} hair was in truth red , - of a deep thorough redness . [[Her]_{396-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} 's hair was the same ; and so had been that of [[her]_{396-lady laura} father]_{7464-her father} , before it had become sandy with age . [[Her]_{396-lady laura} sister]_{7476-her sister} 's had been of a soft auburn hue , and [hers]_{7476-her sister} had been said to be the prettiest head of hair in [Europe]_65-europe at the time of [her]_{396-lady laura} marriage . But in these days [we]_7477-we have got to like red hair , and [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} 's was not supposed to stand in the way of [her]_{396-lady laura} being considered [a beauty]_{7478-a beauty} . [Her]_{396-lady laura} face was very fair , though it lacked that softness which [we]_7477-we all love in [women]_7479-women . [Her]_{396-lady laura} eyes , which were large and bright , and very clear , never seemed to quail , never rose and sunk or showed [themselves]_7479-women to be afraid of [their]_7479-women own power . Indeed , [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} had nothing of fear about [her]_{396-lady laura} . [Her]_{396-lady laura} nose was perfectly cut , but was rather large , having the slightest possible tendency to be aquiline . [Her]_{396-lady laura} mouth also was large , but was full of expression , and [her]_{396-lady laura} teeth were perfect . [Her]_{396-lady laura} complexion was very bright , but in spite of its brightness [she]_{396-lady laura} never blushed . The shades of [her]_{396-lady laura} complexion were set and steady . [Those who knew [her]_{396-lady laura}]_{7480-those who knew her} said that [her]_{396-lady laura} heart was so fully under command that nothing could stir [her]_{396-lady laura} blood to any sudden motion . As to that accusation of straggling which had been made against [her]_{396-lady laura} , it had sprung from ill - natured observation of [her]_{396-lady laura} modes of sitting . [She]_{396-lady laura} never straggled when [she]_{396-lady laura} stood or walked ; but [she]_{396-lady laura} would lean forward when sitting , as [a man]_{749-a man} does , and would use [her]_{396-lady laura} arms in talking , and would put [her]_{396-lady laura} hand over [her]_{396-lady laura} face , and pass [her]_{396-lady laura} fingers through [her]_{396-lady laura} hair , - after the fashion of [men]_1025-men rather than of [women]_7479-women ; - and [she]_{396-lady laura} seemed to despise that soft quiescence of [her]_{396-lady laura} sex in which are generally found so many charms . [Her]_{396-lady laura} hands and feet were large , - as was [her]_{396-lady laura} whole frame . Such was [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} ; and [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas had been untrue to [himself]_329-phineas and to [his]_329-phineas own appreciation of [the lady]_{7484-the lady} when [he]_329-phineas had described [her]_{396-lady laura} in disparaging terms to [Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary . But , though [he]_329-phineas had spoken of [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} in disparaging terms , [he]_329-phineas had so spoken of [her]_{396-lady laura} as to make [Miss Flood Jones]_382-mary quite understand that [he]_329-phineas thought a great deal about [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . And now , early on the Sunday , [he]_329-phineas made [his]_329-phineas way to [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} in order that [he]_329-phineas might learn whether there might be any sympathy for [him]_329-phineas [there]_7300-there . Hitherto [he]_329-phineas had found none . Everything had been terribly dry and hard , and [he]_329-phineas had gathered as yet none of the fruit which [he]_329-phineas had expected that [his]_329-phineas good fortune would bear for [him]_329-phineas . It is true that [he]_329-phineas had not as yet gone among [any friends]_{7486-any friends} , except [those of [[his]_329-phineas club]_{7415-his club}]_{7487-those of his club} , and [men who were in [the House]_{929-the house} along with [him]_329-phineas]_{7489-men who were in the house along with him} ; - and at [the club]_{976-the club} it might be that there were some who envied [him]_329-phineas [his]_329-phineas good fortune , and [others who thought nothing of it because it had been theirs]_{7492-others who thought nothing of it because it had been theirs} for years . Now [he]_329-phineas would try [a friend who , [he]_329-phineas hoped , could sympathise]_{7493-a friend who , he hoped , could sympathise} ; and therefore [he]_329-phineas called in [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} at about half - past two on the Sunday morning . Yes , - [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} was in [the drawing - room]_{1115-the drawing - room} . [The hall - porter]_{7495-the hall - porter} admitted as much , but evidently seemed to think that [he]_{7495-the hall - porter} had been disturbed from [his]_{7495-the hall - porter} dinner before [his]_{7495-the hall - porter} time . [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} did not care a straw for [the hall - porter]_{7495-the hall - porter} . If [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} were not kind to [him]_329-phineas , [he]_329-phineas would never trouble [that hall - porter]_{7497-that hall - porter} again . [He]_329-phineas was especially sore at this moment because [a valued friend]_{7498-a valued friend} , [the barrister with whom [he]_329-phineas had been reading for the last three years]_{7499-the barrister with whom he had been reading for the last three years} , had spent the best part of an hour that Sunday morning in proving to [him]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas had as good as ruined [himself]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] When [I]_0-i first heard it , of course [I]_0-i thought [you]_1222-you had inherited a fortune , " said [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i have inherited nothing , " [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} replied ; - "_[0-i] not a penny ; and [I]_0-i never shall . " Then [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} had opened [his]_{399-mr. low} eyes very wide , and shaken [his]_{399-mr. low} head very sadly , and had whistled . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am so glad [you]_1222-you have come , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , meeting [Phineas]_329-phineas half - way across [the large room]_{7500-the large room} . "_[0-i] Thanks , " said [he]_0-i , as [he]_0-i took [her]_{396-lady laura} hand . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i thought that perhaps [you]_0-i would manage to see [me]_0-i before [any one else]_{1223-any one else} was [here]_1224-here . " "_[0-i] Well ; - to tell the truth , [I]_0-i have wished it ; though [I]_0-i can hardly tell why . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i can tell [you]_1222-you why , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . But never mind ; - come and sit down . [I]_0-i am so very glad that [you]_1222-you have been successful ; - so very glad . [You]_1222-you know [I]_0-i told [you]_1222-you that [I]_0-i should never think much of [you]_1222-you if [you]_1222-you did not at least try it . " "_[1222-you] And therefore [I]_0-i did try . " "_[0-i] And have succeeded . Faint heart , [you]_1222-you know , never did any good . [I]_0-i think it is [a man]_{749-a man} 's duty to make [his]_{749-a man} way into [the House]_{929-the house} ; - that is , if [he]_{749-a man} ever means to be [anybody]_7318-anybody . Of course it is not [every man who can get [there]_7300-there by the time that [he]_{749-a man} is five - and - twenty]_{1228-every man who can get there by the time that he is five - and - twenty} . " "_{[1230-every friend that i have in the world]} [Every friend that [I]_0-i have in [the world]_{756-the world}]_{1230-every friend that i have in the world} says that [I]_0-i have ruined [myself]_0-i . " "_[0-i] No ; - [I]_0-i do n't say so , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . "_[0-i] And [you]_1222-you are worth [all the others]_{1232-all the others} put together . It is such a comfort to have [some one]_{7387-some one} to say a cheery word to [one]_1102-one . " "_{[7387-some one]} [You]_1222-you shall hear nothing but cheery words here . [Papa]_376-papa shall say cheery words to [you]_1222-you that shall be better than [mine]_1235-mine , because they shall be weighted with the wisdom of age . [I]_0-i have heard [him]_376-papa say twenty times that the earlier [a man]_{749-a man} goes into [the House]_{929-the house} the better . There is much to learn . " "_[376-papa] But [[your]_1222-you father]_{1238-your father} was thinking of [men of fortune]_{1239-men of fortune} . " "_{[1239-men of fortune]} Not at all ; - of [younger brothers]_{1240-younger brothers} , and [barristers]_{1241-barristers} , and of [men who have [their]_{1242-men who have their way to make , as you have} way to make , as [you]_1222-you have]_{1242-men who have their way to make , as you have} . Let [me]_0-i see , - can [you]_1222-you dine here on Wednesday ? There will be [no party]_{1243-no party} , of course , but [papa]_7260-papa will want to shake hands with [you]_1222-you ; and [you]_1222-you legislators of [the Lower House]_{1245-the lower house} are more easily reached on Wednesdays than on any other day . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i shall be delighted , " said [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} , feeling , however , that [he]_0-i did not expect much sympathy from [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} dines [here]_1224-here ; - [you]_1222-you know [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , of [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} ; and [we]_1247-we will ask [[your]_1222-you friend]_{1248-your friend} [Mr. Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . There will be [nobody else]_{1249-nobody else} . As for catching [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} , that is out of the question at such a time as this . " "_{[364-barrington erle]} But going back to [my]_0-i being ruined - " said [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} , after a pause . "_{[364-barrington erle]} Do n't think of anything so disagreeable . " "_{[364-barrington erle]} [You]_1222-you must not suppose that [I]_0-i am afraid of it . [I]_0-i was going to say that there are worse things than ruin , - or , at any rate , than the chance of ruin . Supposing that [I]_0-i have to emigrate and skin sheep , what does it matter ? [I]_0-i [myself]_0-i , being unencumbered , have [myself]_0-i as [[my]_0-i own property]_{1250-my own property} to do what [I]_0-i like with . With Nelson it was [Westminster Abbey]_{400-westminster abbey} or a peerage . With [me]_0-i it is parliamentary success or sheep - skinning . " "_{[329-phineas]} There shall be no sheep - skinning , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . [I]_0-i will guarantee [you]_329-phineas . " "_[0-i] Then [I]_0-i shall be safe . " At that moment the door of [the room]_{7501-the room} was opened , and [a man entered with quick steps]_{7502-a man entered with quick steps} , came a few yards in , and then retreated , slamming the door after [him]_{7502-a man entered with quick steps} . [He]_{7502-a man entered with quick steps} was [a man with thick short red hair , and an abundance of very red beard]_{7503-a man with thick short red hair , and an abundance of very red beard} . And [his]_{7502-a man entered with quick steps} face was red , - and , as it seemed to [Phineas]_329-phineas , [his]_{7502-a man entered with quick steps} very eyes . There was something in the countenance of [the man]_{7504-the man} which struck [him]_329-phineas almost with dread , - something approaching to ferocity . There was a pause a moment after the door was closed , and then [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} spoke . "_[0-i] It was [[my]_0-i brother]_{1251-my brother} [Chiltern]_{398-lord chiltern} . [I]_0-i do not think that [you]_329-phineas have ever met [him]_{398-lord chiltern} . " CHAPTER V [Mr.]_7505-mr. and [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} That terrible apparition of [the red Lord Chiltern]_{398-lord chiltern} had disturbed [Phineas]_329-phineas in the moment of [his]_329-phineas happiness as [he]_329-phineas sat listening to the kind flatteries of [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} ; and though [Lord Chiltern]_{398-lord chiltern} had vanished as quickly as [he]_{398-lord chiltern} had appeared , there had come no return of [his]_329-phineas joy . [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} had said some word about [[her]_{396-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} , and [Phineas]_329-phineas had replied that [he]_329-phineas had never chanced to see [Lord Chiltern]_{398-lord chiltern} . Then there had been an awkward silence , and almost immediately [other persons]_{7507-other persons} had come in . After greeting [one or two old acquaintances , among whom [an elder sister of [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon}]_{7509-an elder sister of laurence fitzgibbon}]_{7508-one or two old acquaintances , among whom an elder sister of laurence fitzgibbon} was [one]_1102-one , [he]_329-phineas took [his]_329-phineas leave and escaped out into [the square]_{7511-the square} . "_[0-i] [Miss Fitzgibbon]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} is going to dine with [us]_1252-us on Wednesday , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . "_{[401-miss fitzgibbon]} [She]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} says [she]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} wo n't answer for [[her]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} brother]_{7474-her brother} , but [she]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} will bring [him]_{7474-her brother} if [she]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} can . " "_{[401-miss fitzgibbon]} And [you]_1254-you 're [a member of Parliament]_{7334-a member of parliament} now too , [they]_1256-they tell [me]_0-i , " said [Miss Fitzgibbon]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} , holding up [her]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} hands . "_[1256-they] [I]_0-i think [everybody]_{951-everybody} will be in [Parliament]_{49-parliament} before long . [I]_0-i wish [I]_0-i knew [some man who was n't , that [I]_0-i might think of changing [my]_0-i condition]_{1258-some man who was n't , that i might think of changing my condition} . " But [Phineas]_329-phineas cared very little what [Miss Fitzgibbon]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} said to [him]_329-phineas . [Everybody]_{951-everybody} knew [Aspasia Fitzgibbon]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} , and [all who knew [her]_{401-miss fitzgibbon}]_{7513-all who knew her} were accustomed to put up with the violence of [her]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} jokes and the bitterness of [her]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} remarks . [She]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} was [an old maid]_{7514-an old maid} , over forty , very plain , who , having reconciled [herself]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} to the fact that [she]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} was [an old maid]_{7514-an old maid} , chose to take advantage of such poor privileges as the position gave [her]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} . Within the last few years a considerable fortune had fallen into [her]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} hands , some twenty - five thousand pounds , which had come to [her]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} unexpectedly , - a wonderful windfall . And now [she]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} was [the only one of [[her]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} family]_{7517-her family} who had money at command]_{7516-the only one of her family who had money at command} . [She]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} lived in [a small house by [herself]_{401-miss fitzgibbon}]_{7518-a small house by herself} , in [one of [the smallest streets of [May Fair]_{67-may fair}]_{7520-the smallest streets of may fair}]_{7519-one of the smallest streets of may fair} , and walked about sturdily by [herself]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} , and spoke [her]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} mind about everything . [She]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} was greatly devoted to [[her]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} brother]_{7474-her brother} [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , - so devoted that there was nothing [she]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} would not do for [him]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , short of lending [him]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} money . But [Phineas]_329-phineas when [he]_329-phineas found [himself]_329-phineas out in [the square]_{7511-the square} thought nothing of [Aspasia Fitzgibbon]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} . [He]_329-phineas had gone to [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} for sympathy , and [she]_{396-lady laura} had given it to [him]_329-phineas in full measure . [She]_{396-lady laura} understood [him]_329-phineas and [his]_329-phineas aspirations if [no one else]_{7523-no one else} did so on the face of [the earth]_{855-the earth} . [She]_{396-lady laura} rejoiced in [his]_329-phineas triumph , and was not too hard to tell [him]_329-phineas that [she]_{396-lady laura} looked forward to [his]_329-phineas success . And in what delightful language [she]_{396-lady laura} had done so ! "_{[1258-some man who was n't , that i might think of changing my condition]} Faint heart never won [fair lady]_{1259-fair lady} . " It was thus , or almost thus , that [she]_{396-lady laura} had encouraged [him]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas knew well that [she]_{396-lady laura} had in truth meant nothing more than [her]_{396-lady laura} words had seemed to signify . [He]_329-phineas did not for a moment attribute to [her]_{396-lady laura} aught else . But might not [he]_329-phineas get another lesson from [them]_7525-them ? [He]_329-phineas had often told [himself]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas was not in love with [Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} ; - but why should [he]_329-phineas not how tell [himself]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas was in love with [her]_{396-lady laura} ? Of course there would be difficulty . But was it not the business of [his]_329-phineas life to overcome difficulties ? Had [he]_329-phineas not already overcome one difficulty almost as great ; and why should [he]_329-phineas be afraid of [this other]_{7526-this other} ? Faint heart never won [fair lady]_{1259-fair lady} ! And [this fair lady]_{7528-this fair lady} , - for at this moment [he]_329-phineas was ready to swear that [she]_{7528-this fair lady} was very fair , - was already half won . [She]_{396-lady laura} could not have taken [him]_329-phineas by the hand so warmly , and looked into [his]_329-phineas face so keenly , had [she]_{396-lady laura} not felt for [him]_329-phineas something stronger than common friendship . [He]_329-phineas had turned down [Baker Street]_{68-baker street} from [the square]_{7511-the square} , and was now walking towards [the Regent 's Park]_{7530-the regent 's park} . [He]_329-phineas would go and see the beasts in [the Zoological Gardens]_{7531-the zoological gardens} , and make up [his]_329-phineas mind as to [his]_329-phineas future mode of life in that delightful Sunday solitude . There was very much as to which it was necessary that [he]_329-phineas should make up [his]_329-phineas mind . If [he]_329-phineas resolved that [he]_329-phineas would ask [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} to be [[his]_329-phineas wife]_{947-his wife} , when should [he]_329-phineas ask [her]_{396-lady laura} , and in what manner might [he]_329-phineas propose to [her]_{396-lady laura} that [they]_7533-they should live ? It would hardly suit [him]_329-phineas to postpone [his]_329-phineas courtship indefinitely , knowing , as [he]_329-phineas did know , that [he]_329-phineas would be one among [many suitors]_{7534-many suitors} . [He]_329-phineas could not expect [her]_{396-lady laura} to wait for [him]_329-phineas if [he]_329-phineas did not declare [himself]_329-phineas . And yet [he]_329-phineas could hardly ask [her]_{396-lady laura} to come and share with [him]_329-phineas the allowance made to [him]_329-phineas by [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} ! Whether [she]_{396-lady laura} had much fortune of [her]_{396-lady laura} own , or little , or none at all , [he]_329-phineas did not in the least know . [He]_329-phineas did know that [the Earl]_{733-the earl} had been distressed by [[his]_{733-the earl} son]_{775-his son} 's extravagance , and that there had been some money difficulties arising from this source . But [his]_329-phineas great desire would be to support [[his]_329-phineas own wife]_{7538-his own wife} by [his]_329-phineas own labour . At present [he]_329-phineas was hardly in a fair way to do that , unless [he]_329-phineas could get paid for [his]_329-phineas parliamentary work . [Those fortunate gentlemen who form "_{[1258-some man who was n't , that i might think of changing my condition]} The Government "]_{7539-those fortunate gentlemen who form " the government "} are so paid . Yes ; - there was [the Treasury Bench]_{7540-the treasury bench} open to [him]_329-phineas , and [he]_329-phineas must resolve that [he]_329-phineas would seat [himself]_329-phineas [there]_7300-there . [He]_329-phineas would make [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} understand this , and then [he]_329-phineas would ask [his]_329-phineas question . It was true that at present [[his]_329-phineas political opponents]_{7542-his political opponents} had possession of the Treasury Bench ; - but all governments are mortal , and [Conservative governments in [this country]_{7544-this country}]_{7543-conservative governments in this country} are especially prone to die . It was true that [he]_329-phineas could not hold even a Treasury lordship with a poor thousand a year for [his]_329-phineas salary without having to face [the electors of [Loughshane]_3-loughshane]_{7545-the electors of loughshane} again before [he]_329-phineas entered upon the enjoyment of [his]_329-phineas place ; - but if [he]_329-phineas could only do something to give a grace to [his]_329-phineas name , to show that [he]_329-phineas was [a rising man]_{7546-a rising man} , [the electors of [Loughshane]_3-loughshane , who had once been so easy with [him]_329-phineas]_{7547-the electors of loughshane , who had once been so easy with him} , would surely not be cruel to [him]_329-phineas when [he]_329-phineas showed [himself]_329-phineas a second time among [them]_{7547-the electors of loughshane , who had once been so easy with him} . [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} was [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} , and [he]_{373-lord tulla} had those points of law in [his]_{373-lord tulla} favour which possession bestows . And then [he]_329-phineas remembered that [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} was related to [almost everybody who was [anybody among [the high Whigs]_{7551-the high whigs}]_{7550-anybody among the high whigs}]_{7549-almost everybody who was anybody among the high whigs} . [She]_{396-lady laura} was , [he]_329-phineas knew , [second cousin to [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , who for years had been [the leader of [the Whigs]_{7554-the whigs}]_{7553-the leader of the whigs} , and was [third cousin to [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle}]_{7555-third cousin to barrington erle}]_{7552-second cousin to mr. mildmay , who for years had been the leader of the whigs , and was third cousin to barrington erle} . [The late President of the Council]_{7556-the late president of the council} , [the Duke of [St. Bungay]_{69-st. bungay}]_{7557-the duke of st. bungay} , and [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} had married [sisters]_770-sisters , and [the St. Bungay people]_{7559-the st. bungay people} , and [the Mildmay people]_{334-mr. mildmay} , and [the Brentford people]_{7560-the brentford people} had all some sort of connection with [the Palliser people]_{7561-the palliser people} , of whom [the heir and coming chief]_{7562-the heir and coming chief} , [Plantagenet Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} , would certainly be [Chancellor of the Exchequer]_{7563-chancellor of the exchequer} in the next Government . Simply as an introduction into official life nothing could be more conducive to chances of success than a matrimonial alliance with [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . Not that [he]_329-phineas would have thought of such a thing on that account ! No ; - [he]_329-phineas thought of it because [he]_329-phineas loved [her]_{396-lady laura} ; honestly because [he]_329-phineas loved [her]_{396-lady laura} . [He]_329-phineas swore to that half a dozen times , for [his]_329-phineas own satisfaction . But , loving [her]_{396-lady laura} as [he]_329-phineas did , and resolving that in spite of all difficulties [she]_{396-lady laura} should become [[his]_329-phineas wife]_{947-his wife} , there could be no reason why [he]_329-phineas should not , - on [her]_{396-lady laura} account as well as on [his]_329-phineas own , - take advantage of any circumstances that there might be in [his]_329-phineas favour . As [he]_329-phineas wandered among the unsavoury beasts , elbowed on every side by [the Sunday visitors to [the garden]_{7566-the garden}]_{7565-the sunday visitors to the garden} , [he]_329-phineas made up [his]_329-phineas mind that [he]_329-phineas would first let [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} understand what were [his]_329-phineas intentions with regard to [his]_329-phineas future career , and then [he]_329-phineas would ask [her]_{396-lady laura} to join [her]_{396-lady laura} lot to [his]_329-phineas . At every turn the chances would of course be very much against [him]_329-phineas ; - ten to one against [him]_329-phineas , perhaps , on every point ; but it was [his]_329-phineas lot in life to have to face such odds . Twelve months since it had been much more than ten to one against [his]_329-phineas getting into [Parliament]_{49-parliament} ; and yet [he]_329-phineas was [there]_7300-there . [He]_329-phineas expected to be blown into fragments , - to sheep - skinning in [Australia]_70-australia , or packing preserved meats on [the plains of [Paraguay]_71-paraguay]_{7568-the plains of paraguay} ; but when the blowing into atoms should come , [he]_329-phineas was resolved that courage to bear the ruin should not be wanting . Then [he]_329-phineas quoted a line or two of [a Latin poet]_{7569-a latin poet} , and felt [himself]_329-phineas to be comfortable . "_{[1258-some man who was n't , that i might think of changing my condition]} So , here [you]_1260-you are again , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , " said a voice in [his]_329-phineas ear . "_{[329-phineas]} Yes , [Miss Fitzgibbon]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} ; here [I]_0-i am again . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i fancied [you]_1260-you [members of [Parliament]_{49-parliament}]_{1261-members of parliament} had something else to do besides looking at wild beasts . [I]_0-i thought [you]_1260-you always spent Sunday in arranging how [you]_1260-you might most effectually badger each other on Monday . " "_[1260-you] [We]_1262-our got through all that early this morning , [Miss Fitzgibbon]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} , while [you]_1260-you were saying [your]_1260-you prayers . " "_{[401-miss fitzgibbon]} Here is [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} too ; - [you]_1260-you know [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} [I]_0-i daresay . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} also is [a member]_{1041-a member} ; but then [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} can afford to be idle . " But it so happened that [Phineas]_329-phineas did not know [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , and consequently there was some slight form of introduction . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i believe [I]_0-i am to meet [you]_1260-you at dinner on Wednesday , " - said [Phineas]_329-phineas , - "_[0-i] at [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} 's . " "_{[332-lord brentford]} And [me]_0-i too , " said [Miss Fitzgibbon]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} . "_[0-i] Which will be the greatest possible addition to [our]_1262-our pleasure , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , who seemed to be afflicted with some difficulty in speaking , and whose bow to [[our]_1262-our hero]_{1068-our hero} had hardly done more than produce the slightest possible motion to the top of [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} hat , hereupon muttered something which was taken to mean an assent to the proposition as to [Wednesday]_{403-wednesday} 's dinner . Then [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} stood perfectly still , with [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} two hands fixed on the top of [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} umbrella , and gazed at the great monkeys ' cage . But it was clear that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} was not looking at [any special monkey]_{7571-any special monkey} , for [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} eyes never wandered . "_[0-i] Did [you]_1260-you ever see such a contrast in [your]_1260-you life ? " said [Miss Fitzgibbon]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} to [Phineas]_329-phineas , - hardly in a whisper . "_[1260-you] Between what ? " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[1260-you] Between [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} and [a monkey]_{1264-a monkey} . [The monkey]_{1265-the monkey} has so much to say for [himself]_{1265-the monkey} , and is so delightfully wicked ! [I]_0-i do n't suppose that [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} ever did anything wrong in [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} life . " [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} was a man who had very little temptation to do anything wrong . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} was possessed of over a million and a half of money , which [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} was mistaken enough to suppose [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had made [himself]_{343-mr. kennedy} ; whereas it may be doubted whether [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had ever earned a penny . [[His]_{343-mr. kennedy} father]_{784-his father} and [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} uncle]_{7573-his uncle} had created [a business in [Glasgow]_72-glasgow]_{7574-a business in glasgow} , and that business now belonged to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} . But [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} father]_{784-his father} and [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} uncle]_{7573-his uncle} , who had toiled through [their]_7577-their long lives , had left behind [[them]_7577-their servants who understood the work , and the business now went on prospering almost by its own momentum]_{7578-them servants who understood the work , and the business now went on prospering almost by its own momentum} . [The Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} of the present day , [the sole owner of the business]_{7579-the sole owner of the business} , though [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} did occasionally go to [Glasgow]_72-glasgow , certainly did nothing towards maintaining [it]_72-glasgow . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} had [a magnificent place in [Perthshire]_{73-perthshire}]_{7580-a magnificent place in perthshire} , called [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , and [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} sat for [a Scotch group of boroughs]_{7581-a scotch group of boroughs} , and [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had [a house in [London]_6-london]_{7582-a house in london} , and a stud of horses in [Leicestershire]_{74-leicestershire} , which [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} rarely visited , and was unmarried . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} never spoke much to [any one]_{7313-any one} , although [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} was constantly in society . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} rarely did anything , although [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had the means of doing everything . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} had very seldom been on [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} legs in [the House of Commons]_{1033-the house of commons} , though [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had sat [there]_7300-there for ten years . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} was seen about everywhere , sometimes with [one acquaintance]_{7586-one acquaintance} and sometimes with another ; - but it may be doubted whether [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had [any friend]_{7587-any friend} . It may be doubted whether [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had ever talked enough to [any man]_{1023-any man} to make [that man]_{1024-that man} [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} friend]_{857-his friend} . [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} tried [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} for one season , and after a month or two asked for a loan of a few hundred pounds . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [I]_0-i never lend money to [any one]_{7313-any one} under any circumstances , " said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , and it was the longest speech which had ever fallen from [his]_0-i mouth in the hearing of [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . But though [he]_0-i would not lend money , [he]_0-i gave a great deal , - and [he]_0-i would give it for almost every object . "_[0-i] [Mr. Robert Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , [M.P.]_1267-m.p. , [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , L105 , " appeared on almost every charitable list that was advertised . [No one]_{939-no one} ever spoke to [him]_0-i as to this expenditure , nor did [he]_0-i ever speak to [any one]_{7313-any one} . [Circulars]_{405-circulars} came to [him]_0-i and the cheques were returned . The duty was a very easy one to [him]_0-i , and [he]_0-i performed it willingly . Had any amount of inquiry been necessary , it is possible that the labour would have been too much for [him]_0-i . Such was [Mr. Robert Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , as to whom [Phineas]_329-phineas had heard that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had during the last winter entertained [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} and [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , with [very many other people of note]_{7593-very many other people of note} , at [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} place in [Perthshire]_{73-perthshire}]_{7594-his place in perthshire} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i very much prefer the monkey , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas to [Miss Fitzgibbon]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i thought [you]_0-i would , " said [she]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} . "_[0-i] Like to like , [you]_0-i know . [You]_0-i have both of [you]_0-i the same aptitude for climbing . But the monkeys never fall , [they]_1268-they tell [me]_0-i . " [Phineas]_329-phineas , knowing that [he]_329-phineas could gain nothing by sparring with [Miss Fitzgibbon]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} , raised [his]_329-phineas hat and took [his]_329-phineas leave . Going out of a narrow gate [he]_329-phineas found [himself]_329-phineas again brought into contact with [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . "_[1268-they] What [a crowd there]_{1269-a crowd there} is here , " [he]_329-phineas said , finding [himself]_329-phineas bound to say something . [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , who was behind [him]_329-phineas , answered [him]_329-phineas not a word . Then [Phineas]_329-phineas made up [his]_329-phineas mind that [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} was insolent with the insolence of riches , and that [he]_329-phineas would hate [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . [He]_329-phineas was engaged to dine on this Sunday with [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} , [the barrister , with whom [he]_329-phineas had been reading for the last three years]_{7595-the barrister , with whom he had been reading for the last three years} . [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} had taken a strong liking to [Phineas]_329-phineas , as had also [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} , and [the tutor]_{7596-the tutor} had more than once told [[his]_{7596-the tutor} pupil]_{810-his pupil} that success in [his]_{7596-the tutor} profession was certainly open to [him]_{7596-the tutor} if [he]_{7596-the tutor} would only stick to [his]_{7596-the tutor} work . [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} was [himself]_{399-mr. low} [an ambitious man , looking forward to entering Parliament]_{7598-an ambitious man , looking forward to entering parliament} at some future time , when the exigencies of [his]_{399-mr. low} life of labour might enable [him]_{399-mr. low} to do so ; but [he]_{399-mr. low} was prudent , given to close calculation , and resolved to make the ground sure beneath [his]_{399-mr. low} feet in every step that [he]_{399-mr. low} took forward . When [he]_{399-mr. low} first heard that [Finn]_329-phineas intended to stand for [Loughshane]_{354-dr. finn} [he]_{399-mr. low} was stricken with dismay , and strongly dissuaded [him]_1271-him . "_{[1269-a crowd there]} [The electors]_{1063-the electors} may probably reject [him]_1271-him . That 's [his]_1271-him only chance now , " [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} had said to [[his]_{399-mr. low} wife]_{947-his wife} , when [he]_{399-mr. low} found that [Phineas]_329-phineas was , as [he]_{399-mr. low} thought , foolhardy . But [the electors of [Loughshane]_3-loughshane]_{7545-the electors of loughshane} had not rejected [[Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} 's pupil]_{7601-mr. low 's pupil} , and [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} was now called upon to advise what [Phineas]_329-phineas should do in [his]_329-phineas present circumstances . There is nothing to prevent the work of [a Chancery barrister]_{7602-a chancery barrister} being done by [a member of Parliament]_{7334-a member of parliament} . Indeed , [the most successful barristers]_{7604-the most successful barristers} are [members of Parliament]_{1261-members of parliament} . But [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas was beginning at the wrong end , and [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} knew that no good would come of it . "_[1271-him] Only think of [your]_1272-your being in [Parliament]_{49-parliament} , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , " said [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} . "_{[329-phineas]} It is wonderful , is n't it ? " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[329-phineas]} It took [us]_1273-us so much by surprise ! " said [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} . "_{[329-phineas]} As a rule one never hears of [a barrister]_{910-a barrister} going into [Parliament]_{49-parliament} till after [he]_{910-a barrister} 's forty . " "_{[910-a barrister]} And [I]_0-i 'm only twenty - five . [I]_0-i do feel that [I]_0-i 've disgraced [myself]_0-i . [I]_0-i do , indeed , [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} . " "_{[331-mrs. low]} No ; - [you]_1272-your 've not disgraced [yourself]_1272-your , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . The only question is , whether it 's prudent . [I]_0-i hope it will all turn out for the best , most heartily . " [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} was [a very matter - of - fact lady]_{7606-a very matter - of - fact lady} , four or five years older than [[her]_{331-mrs. low} husband]_{968-her husband} , who had had a little money of [her]_{331-mrs. low} own , and was possessed of every virtue under the sun . Nevertheless [she]_{331-mrs. low} did not quite like the idea of [[[her]_{331-mrs. low} husband]_{968-her husband} 's pupil]_{7609-her husband 's pupil} having got into Parliament . If [[her]_{331-mrs. low} husband]_{968-her husband} and [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas were dining anywhere together , [Phineas]_329-phineas , who had come to [them]_7611-them quite [a boy]_{7259-a boy} , would walk out of [the room]_{7501-the room} before [[her]_{331-mrs. low} husband]_{968-her husband} . This could hardly be right ! Nevertheless [she]_{331-mrs. low} helped [Phineas]_329-phineas to the nicest bit of fish [she]_{331-mrs. low} could find , and had [he]_329-phineas been ill , would have nursed [him]_329-phineas with the greatest care . After dinner , when [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} had gone up - [stairs]_7615-stairs , there came the great discussion between [the tutor]_{7596-the tutor} and [the pupil]_{7617-the pupil} , for the sake of which this little dinner had been given . When [Phineas]_329-phineas had last been with [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} , - on the occasion of [his]_329-phineas showing [himself]_329-phineas at [[[his]_329-phineas tutor]_{7618-his tutor} 's chambers]_{7619-his tutor 's chambers} after [his]_329-phineas return from [Ireland]_25-ireland , - [he]_329-phineas had not made up [his]_329-phineas mind so thoroughly on certain points as [he]_329-phineas had done since [he]_329-phineas had seen [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . The discussion could hardly be of any avail now , - but it could not be avoided . "_[0-i] Well , [Phineas]_329-phineas , and what do [you]_329-phineas mean to do ? " said [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} . [Everybody who knew [[our]_7621-our hero]_{1068-our hero} , or nearly [everybody]_{951-everybody} , called [him]_{1068-our hero} by [his]_{1068-our hero} Christian name]_{7620-everybody who knew our hero , or nearly everybody , called him by his christian name} . There are [men who seem to be so treated by general consent in all societies]_{7624-men who seem to be so treated by general consent in all societies} . [Even [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} , who was very prosaic , and unlikely to be familiar in [her]_{331-mrs. low} mode of address]_{331-mrs. low} , had fallen into the way of doing it before the election . But [she]_{331-mrs. low} had dropped it , when [the Phineas whom [she]_{331-mrs. low} used to know]_{7625-the phineas whom she used to know} became [a member of Parliament]_{7334-a member of parliament} . "_{[329-phineas]} That 's the question ; - is n't it ? " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[329-phineas]} Of course [you]_329-phineas 'll stick to [your]_329-phineas work ? " "_{[329-phineas]} What ; - to [the Bar]_{889-the bar} ? " "_{[329-phineas]} Yes ; - to [the Bar]_{889-the bar} . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am not thinking of giving it up permanently . " "_[0-i] Giving it up , " said [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} , raising [his]_{399-mr. low} hands in surprise . "_[0-i] If [you]_329-phineas give it up , how do [you]_329-phineas intend to live ? [Men]_1025-men are not paid for being [members of Parliament]_{1261-members of parliament} . " "_[0-i] Not exactly . But , as [I]_0-i said before , [I]_0-i am not thinking of giving it up , - permanently . " "_[0-i] [You]_329-phineas must n't give it up at all , - not for a day ; that is , if [you]_329-phineas ever mean to do any good . " "_[0-i] There [I]_0-i think that perhaps [you]_329-phineas may be wrong , [Low]_{399-mr. low} ! " "_{[399-mr. low]} How can [I]_0-i be wrong ? Did a period of idleness ever help [a man]_{749-a man} in any profession ? And is it not acknowledged by all who know anything about it , that continuous labour is more necessary in [our]_1280-we profession than in any other ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not mean to be idle . " "_[0-i] What is it [you]_0-i do mean , [Phineas]_329-phineas ? " "_[0-i] Why simply this . Here [I]_0-i am in [Parliament]_{49-parliament} . [We]_1280-we must take that as a fact . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't doubt the fact . " "_[0-i] And if it be a misfortune , [we]_1280-we must make the best of it . Even [you]_329-phineas would n't advise [me]_0-i to apply for the Chiltern Hundreds at once . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i would ; - to - morrow . [[My]_0-i dear fellow]_{1281-my dear fellow} , though [I]_0-i do not like to give [you]_{1281-my dear fellow} pain , if [you]_{1281-my dear fellow} come to [me]_0-i [I]_0-i can only tell [you]_{1281-my dear fellow} what [I]_0-i think . [My]_0-i advice to [you]_{1281-my dear fellow} is to give it up to - morrow . [Men]_1025-men would laugh at [you]_{1281-my dear fellow} for a few weeks , but that is better than being ruined for life . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i ca n't do that , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , sadly . "_[0-i] Very well ; - then let [us]_1280-we go on , " said [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} . "_[1280-we] If [you]_{1281-my dear fellow} wo n't give up [your]_{1281-my dear fellow} seat , the next best thing will be to take care that it shall interfere as little as possible with [your]_{1281-my dear fellow} work . [I]_0-i suppose [you]_{1281-my dear fellow} must sit upon some Committees . " "_[0-i] [My]_0-i idea is this , - that [I]_0-i will give up one year to learning the practices of [the House]_{929-the house} . " "_[0-i] And do nothing ? " "_[0-i] Nothing but that . Why , the thing is a study in itself . As for learning it in a year , that is out of the question . But [I]_0-i am convinced that if [a man]_{749-a man} intends to be [a useful member of Parliament]_{1285-a useful member of parliament} , [he]_{749-a man} should make a study of it . " "_{[749-a man]} And how do [you]_{1281-my dear fellow} mean to live in the meantime ? " [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} , who was [an energetic man]_{7627-an energetic man} , had assumed almost an angry tone of voice . [Phineas]_329-phineas for awhile sat silent ; - not that [he]_329-phineas felt [himself]_329-phineas to be without words for a reply , but that [he]_329-phineas was thinking in what fewest words [he]_329-phineas might best convey [his]_329-phineas ideas . "_{[1281-my dear fellow]} [You]_{1281-my dear fellow} have a very modest allowance from [[your]_{1281-my dear fellow} father]_{1238-your father} , on which [you]_{1281-my dear fellow} have never been able to keep [yourself]_{1281-my dear fellow} free from debt , " continued [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} . "_{[1238-your father]} [He]_{1238-your father} has increased it . " "_{[1238-your father]} And will it satisfy [you]_{1281-my dear fellow} to live [here]_1224-here , in what will turn out to be parliamentary club idleness , on the savings of [his]_{1238-your father} industrious life ? [I]_0-i think [you]_{1281-my dear fellow} will find [yourself]_{1281-my dear fellow} unhappy if [you]_{1281-my dear fellow} do that . [Phineas]_329-phineas , [[my]_0-i dear fellow]_{1281-my dear fellow} , as far as [I]_0-i have as yet been able to see [the world]_{756-the world} , [men]_1025-men do n't begin either very good or very bad . [They]_1025-men have generally good aspirations with infirm purposes ; - or , as [we]_1291-we may say , strong bodies with weak legs to carry [them]_1025-men . Then , because [their]_1025-men legs are weak , [they]_1025-men drift into idleness and ruin . During all this drifting [they]_1025-men are wretched , and when [they]_1025-men have thoroughly drifted [they]_1025-men are still wretched . The agony of [their]_1025-men old disappointment still clings to [them]_1025-men . In nine cases out of ten it is some one small unfortunate event that puts [a man]_{749-a man} astray at first . [He]_{749-a man} sees [some woman]_{1293-some woman} and loses [himself]_{749-a man} with [her]_{1293-some woman} ; - or [he]_{749-a man} is taken to [a racecourse]_{1294-a racecourse} and unluckily wins money ; - or [some devil in the shape of]_{1295-some devil in the shape of} [a friend]_{1296-a friend} lures [him]_{749-a man} to tobacco and brandy . [Your]_1297-you temptation has come in the shape of this accursed seat in [Parliament]_{49-parliament} . " [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} had never said a soft word in [his]_{399-mr. low} life to [any woman]_{7628-any woman} but [the wife of [his]_{399-mr. low} bosom]_{7629-the wife of his bosom} , had never seen a racehorse , always confined [himself]_{399-mr. low} to two glasses of port after dinner , and looked upon smoking as the darkest of all the vices . "_[1297-you] [You]_1297-you have made up [your]_1297-you mind , then , that [I]_0-i mean to be idle ? " "_[1297-you] [I]_0-i have made up [my]_0-i mind that [your]_1297-you time will be wholly unprofitable , - if [you]_1297-you do as [you]_1297-you say [you]_1297-you intend to do . " "_[1297-you] But [you]_1297-you do not know [my]_0-i plan ; - just listen to [me]_0-i . " Then [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} did listen , and [Phineas]_329-phineas explained [his]_329-phineas plan , - saying , of course , nothing of [his]_329-phineas love for [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , but giving [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} to understand that [he]_329-phineas intended to assist in turning out [the existing Government]_{7630-the existing government} and to mount up to some seat , - a humble seat at first , - on the Treasury bench , by the help of [[his]_329-phineas exalted friends]_{7631-his exalted friends} and by the use of [his]_329-phineas own gifts of eloquence . [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} heard [him]_329-phineas without a word . "_[0-i] Of course , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , "_[0-i] after the first year [my]_0-i time will not be fully employed , unless [I]_0-i succeed . And if [I]_0-i fail totally , - for , of course , [I]_0-i may fail altogether - " "_[0-i] It is possible , " said [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} . "_[0-i] If [you]_1298-you are resolved to turn [yourself]_1298-you against [me]_0-i , [I]_0-i must not say another word , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , with anger . "_[0-i] Turn [myself]_0-i against [you]_1298-you ! [I]_0-i would turn [myself]_0-i any way so that [I]_0-i might save [you]_1298-you from the sort of life which [you]_1298-you are preparing for [yourself]_1298-you . [I]_0-i see nothing in it that can satisfy any manly heart . Even if [you]_1298-you are successful , what are [you]_1298-you to become ? [You]_1298-you will be [the creature of [some minister]_{1300-some minister} , not [[his]_{1300-some minister} colleague]_{1301-his colleague}]_{1299-the creature of some minister , not his colleague} . [You]_1298-you are to make [your]_1298-you way up the ladder by pretending to agree whenever agreement is demanded from [you]_1298-you , and by voting whether [you]_1298-you agree or do not . And what is to be [your]_1298-you reward ? Some few precarious hundreds a year , lasting just so long as [a party]_{1146-a party} may remain in power and [you]_1298-you can retain a seat in Parliament ! It is at the best slavery and degradation , - even if [you]_1298-you are lucky enough to achieve the slavery . " "_[1298-you] [You]_1298-you [yourself]_1298-you hope to go into [Parliament]_{49-parliament} and join [a ministry]_{1303-a ministry} some day , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} was not quick to answer , but [he]_{399-mr. low} did answer at last . "_[1298-you] That is true , though [I]_0-i have never told [you]_1298-you so . Indeed , it is hardly true to say that [I]_0-i hope it . [I]_0-i have [my]_0-i dreams , and sometimes dare to tell [myself]_0-i that they may possibly become waking facts . But if ever [I]_0-i sit on a Treasury bench [I]_0-i shall sit [there]_7300-there by special invitation , having been summoned to take a high place because of [my]_0-i professional success . It is but a dream after all , and [I]_0-i would not have [you]_1298-you repeat what [I]_0-i have said to [any one]_{7313-any one} . [I]_0-i had no intention to talk about [myself]_0-i . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am sure that [you]_1298-you will succeed , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] Yes ; - [I]_0-i shall succeed . [I]_0-i am succeeding . [I]_0-i live upon what [I]_0-i earn , like [a gentleman]_{1306-a gentleman} , and can already afford to be indifferent to work that [I]_0-i dislike . After all , the other part of it , - that of which [I]_0-i dream , - is but an unnecessary adjunct ; the gilding on the gingerbread . [I]_0-i am inclined to think that the cake is more wholesome without it . " [Phineas]_329-phineas did not go up - stairs into [[Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} 's drawing - room]_{7632-mrs. low 's drawing - room} on that evening , nor did [he]_329-phineas stay very late with [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} . [He]_329-phineas had heard enough of counsel to make [him]_329-phineas very unhappy , - to shake from [him]_329-phineas much of the audacity which [he]_329-phineas had acquired for [himself]_329-phineas during [his]_329-phineas morning 's walk , - and to make [him]_329-phineas almost doubt whether , after all , [the Chiltern Hundreds]_{406-the chiltern hundreds} would not be for [him]_329-phineas the safest escape from [his]_329-phineas difficulties . But in that case [he]_329-phineas must never venture to see [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} again . CHAPTER VI [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} 's Dinner No ; - in such case as that , - should [he]_329-phineas resolve upon taking the advice of [[his]_329-phineas old friend]_{7633-his old friend} [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} , [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas must make up [his]_329-phineas mind never to see [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} again ! And [he]_329-phineas was in love with [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} ; - and , for aught [he]_329-phineas knew , [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} might be in love with [him]_329-phineas . As [he]_329-phineas walked [home]_754-home from [[Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} 's house in [Bedford Square]_{75-bedford square}]_{7635-mr. low 's house in bedford square} , [he]_329-phineas was by no means [a triumphant man]_{7636-a triumphant man} . There had been much more said between [him]_329-phineas and [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} than could be laid before [the reader]_{1125-the reader} in the last chapter . [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} had urged [him]_329-phineas again and again , and had prevailed so far that [Phineas]_329-phineas , before [he]_329-phineas left [the house]_{929-the house} , had promised to consider that suicidal expedient of [the Chiltern Hundreds]_{406-the chiltern hundreds} . What a by - word [he]_329-phineas would become if [he]_329-phineas were to give up Parliament , having sat [there]_7300-there for about a week ! But such immediate giving up was one of the necessities of [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} 's programme . According to [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} 's teaching , a single year passed amidst the miasma of [the House of Commons]_{1033-the house of commons} would be altogether fatal to any chance of professional success . And [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} had at any rate succeeded in making [Phineas]_329-phineas believe that [he]_329-phineas was right in this lesson . There was [his]_329-phineas profession , as to which [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} assured [him]_329-phineas that success was within [his]_329-phineas reach ; and there was Parliament on the other side , as to which [he]_329-phineas knew that the chances were all against [him]_329-phineas , in spite of [his]_329-phineas advantage of a seat . That [he]_329-phineas could not combine the two , beginning with Parliament , [he]_329-phineas did believe . Which should it be ? That was the question which [he]_329-phineas tried to decide as [he]_329-phineas walked [home]_754-home from [Bedford Square]_{75-bedford square} to [Great Marlborough Street]_{61-great marlborough street} . [He]_329-phineas could not answer the question satisfactorily , and went to bed [an unhappy man]_{7642-an unhappy man} . [He]_329-phineas must at any rate go to [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} 's dinner on Wednesday , and , to enable [him]_329-phineas to join in the conversation there , must attend the debates on Monday and Tuesday . [The reader]_{1125-the reader} may perhaps be best made to understand how terrible was [[our]_7644-our hero]_{1068-our hero} 's state of doubt by being told that for awhile [he]_329-phineas thought of absenting [himself]_329-phineas from these debates , as being likely to weaken [his]_329-phineas purpose of withdrawing altogether from [the House]_{929-the house} . It is not very often that so strong a fury rages between [party]_7647-party and [party]_7647-party at the commencement of the session that a division is taken upon the Address . It is customary for [the leader of the opposition]_{7649-the leader of the opposition} on such occasions to express [his]_{7649-the leader of the opposition} opinion in the most courteous language , that [[his]_{7649-the leader of the opposition} right honourable friend]_{7650-his right honourable friend} , sitting opposite to [him]_{7649-the leader of the opposition} on the Treasury bench , has been , is , and will be wrong in everything that [he]_{7649-the leader of the opposition} thinks , says , or does in public life ; but that , as anything like factious opposition is never adopted on that side of [the House]_{929-the house} , the Address to [the Queen]_{7412-the queen} , in answer to that most fatuous speech which has been put into [[her]_{7412-the queen} Majesty]_{7653-her majesty} 's gracious mouth , shall be allowed to pass unquestioned . Then [the leader of the House]_{7654-the leader of the house} thanks [[his]_{7649-the leader of the opposition} adversary]_{7655-his adversary} for [his]_{7649-the leader of the opposition} consideration , explains to [all men]_{7407-all men} how happy [the country]_{839-the country} ought to be that [the Government]_{54-the government} has not fallen into the disgracefully incapable hands of [[his]_{7649-the leader of the opposition} right honourable friend]_{7650-his right honourable friend} opposite ; and after that the Address is carried amidst universal serenity . But such was not the order of the day on the present occasion . [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , [the veteran leader of [the liberal side of the House]_{7660-the liberal side of the house}]_{7659-the veteran leader of the liberal side of the house} , had moved an amendment to the Address , and had urged upon [the House]_{929-the house} , in very strong language , the expediency of showing , at the very commencement of the session , that [the country]_{839-the country} had returned to Parliament a strong majority determined not to put up with Conservative inactivity . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i conceive it to be [my]_0-i duty , " [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} had said , "_[0-i] at once to assume that [the country]_{839-the country} is unwilling that [the right honourable gentlemen]_{1308-the right honourable gentlemen} opposite should keep [their]_{1308-the right honourable gentlemen} seats on the bench upon which [they]_{1308-the right honourable gentlemen} sit , and in the performance of that duty [I]_0-i am called upon to divide the House upon the Address to [[her]_1309-her Majesty]_{7653-her majesty} . " And if [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} used strong language , [the reader]_{1125-the reader} may be sure that [[Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's followers]_{7664-mr. mildmay 's followers} used language much stronger . And [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} , who was [the present leader of [the House]_{929-the house}]_{7665-the present leader of the house} , and [representative there of the Ministry]_{7667-representative there of the ministry} , - [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} , [the Premier]_{7668-the premier} , sitting in [the House of Lords]_{7669-the house of lords} , - was not [the man to allow these amenities to pass by]_{7670-the man to allow these amenities to pass by} without adequate replies . [He]_{393-mr. daubeny} and [[his]_{393-mr. daubeny} friends]_{750-his friends} were very strong in sarcasm , if [they]_{7664-mr. mildmay 's followers} failed in argument , and lacked nothing for words , though it might perhaps be proved that they were short in numbers . It was considered that the speech in which [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} reviewed the long political life of [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , and showed that [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} had been at one time [a bugbear]_{7672-a bugbear} , and then a nightmare , and latterly simply a fungus , was one of the severest attacks , if not the most severe , that had been heard in [that House]_{7673-that house} since the Reform Bill . [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , the while , was sitting with [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} hat low down over [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} eyes , and [many men]_{7674-many men} said that [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} did not like it . But this speech was not made till after that dinner at [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} 's , of which a short account must be given . Had it not been for the overwhelming interest of the doings in Parliament at the commencement of the session , [Phineas]_329-phineas might have perhaps abstained from attending , in spite of the charm of novelty . For , in truth , [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} 's words had moved [him]_329-phineas much . But if it was to be [his]_329-phineas fate to be [a member of Parliament]_{7334-a member of parliament} only for ten days , surely it would be well that [he]_329-phineas should take advantage of the time to hear such a debate as this . It would be a thing to talk of to [[his]_{393-mr. daubeny} children]_{7676-his children} in twenty years ' time , or to [[his]_{393-mr. daubeny} grandchildren]_{7677-his grandchildren} in fifty ; - and it would be essentially necessary that [he]_329-phineas should be able to talk of it to [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} . [He]_329-phineas did , therefore , sit in [the House]_{929-the house} till one on the Monday night , and till two on the Tuesday night , and heard the debate adjourned till the Thursday . On the Thursday [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} was to make [his]_{393-mr. daubeny} great speech , and then the division would come . When [Phineas]_329-phineas entered [[Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} 's drawing - room]_{7679-lady laura 's drawing - room} on the Wednesday before dinner , [he]_329-phineas found [the other guests]_{7680-the other guests} all assembled . Why [men]_1025-men should have been earlier in keeping [their]_1025-men dinner engagements on that day than on any other [he]_329-phineas did not understand ; but it was the fact , probably , that the great anxiety of the time made [those who were at all concerned in the matter very keen to hear and to be heard]_{7682-those who were at all concerned in the matter very keen to hear and to be heard} . During these days [everybody]_{951-everybody} was in a hurry , - [everybody]_{951-everybody} was eager ; and there was a common feeling that not a minute was to be lost . There were [three ladies in [the room]_{7501-the room}]_{7685-three ladies in the room} , - [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , [Miss Fitzgibbon]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} , and [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} . [The latter]_{7687-the latter} was [the wife of a gentleman who had been [a junior Lord of the Admiralty in the late Government]_{7689-a junior lord of the admiralty in the late government} , and who lived in the expectation of filling , perhaps , [some higher office in [the Government]_{7691-the government} which , as [he]_329-phineas hoped , was soon to be called into existence]_{7690-some higher office in the government which , as he hoped , was soon to be called into existence}]_{7688-the wife of a gentleman who had been a junior lord of the admiralty in the late government , and who lived in the expectation of filling , perhaps , some higher office in the government which , as he hoped , was soon to be called into existence} . There were [five gentlemen]_{7692-five gentlemen} besides [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas [himself]_329-phineas , - [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} , [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , [Mr. Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} , who had been caught in spite of all that [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} had said as to the difficulty of such an operation , and [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} . [Phineas]_329-phineas was quick to observe that [every male guest]_{7693-every male guest} was in [Parliament]_{912-parliament} , and to tell [himself]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas would not have been [there]_7300-there unless [he]_329-phineas also had had a seat . "_[1311-we] [We]_1311-we are all here now , " said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} , ringing the bell . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i hope [I]_0-i 've not kept [you]_1312-you waiting , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] Not at all , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not know why [we]_1311-we are in such a hurry . And how many do [you]_0-i say it will be , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ? " "_{[329-phineas]} Seventeen , [I]_0-i suppose , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[329-phineas]} More likely twenty - two , " said [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} . "_{[329-phineas]} There is [Colcleugh]_{409-colcleugh} so ill [they]_1313-they ca n't possibly bring [him]_1314-him up , and [young Rochester]_{410-young rochester} is at [Vienna]_77-vienna , and [Gunning]_411-gunning is sulking about something , and [Moody]_{412-old moody} has lost [[his]_{412-old moody} eldest son]_{1315-his eldest son} . By [George]_370-george ! [they]_1313-they pressed [him]_1314-him to come up , although [Frank Moody]_{412-old moody} wo n't be buried till Friday . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't believe it , " said [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} . "_[0-i] [You]_0-i ask [some of [the Carlton fellows]_{1317-the carlton fellows}]_{1316-some of the carlton fellows} , and [they]_{1316-some of the carlton fellows} 'll own [it]_1318-it . " "_{[1316-some of the carlton fellows]} If [I]_0-i 'd lost every relation [I]_0-i had in [the world]_{756-the world} , " said [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , "_[0-i] [I]_0-i 'd vote on such a question as this . Staying away wo n't bring [poor Frank Moody]_{412-old moody} back to life . " "_{[412-old moody]} But there 's a decency in these matters , is there not , [Mr. Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} ? " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . "_{[391-laurence fitzgibbon]} [I]_0-i thought [they]_1313-they had thrown all that kind of thing overboard long ago , " said [Miss Fitzgibbon]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} . "_[0-i] It would be better that [they]_1313-they should have no veil , than squabble about the thickness of it . " Then dinner was announced . [The Earl]_{369-the earl} walked off with [Miss Fitzgibbon]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} , [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} took [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} , and [Mr. Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} took [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i 'll bet four pounds to two it 's over nineteen , " said [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} , as [he]_{408-mr. bonteen} passed through [the drawing - room]_{1115-the drawing - room} door . The remark seemed to have been addressed to [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , and [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} therefore made no reply . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i daresay it will , " said [Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , "_[0-i] but [I]_0-i never bet . " "_[0-i] But [you]_1320-you vote - sometimes , [I]_0-i hope , " said [Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} . "_[1320-you] Sometimes , " said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . "_[1320-you] [I]_0-i think [he]_1321-he is [the most odious man that ever [I]_0-i set [my]_0-i eyes on]_{1322-the most odious man that ever i set my eyes on} , " said [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} to [himself]_{396-lady laura} as [he]_0-i followed [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} into [the dining - room]_{7698-the dining - room} . [He]_0-i had observed that [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} had been standing very near to [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} in [the drawing - room]_{1115-the drawing - room} , and that [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} had said a few words to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} was more determined than ever that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} would hate [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , and would probably have been moody and unhappy throughout the whole dinner had not [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} called [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} to a chair at [her]_{396-lady laura} left hand . It was very generous of [her]_{396-lady laura} ; and the more so , as [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} had , in a half - hesitating manner , prepared to seat [himself]_{343-mr. kennedy} in that very place . As it was , [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} and [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} were [neighbours]_{7700-neighbours} , but [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} had the place of honour . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i suppose [you]_1323-you will not speak during the debate ? " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . "_[1323-you] Who ? [I]_0-i ? Certainly not . In the first place , [I]_0-i could not get a hearing , and , in the next place , [I]_0-i should not think of commencing on such an occasion . [I]_0-i do not know that [I]_0-i shall ever speak at all . " "_[1323-you] Indeed [you]_1323-you will . [You]_1323-you are just [the sort of man who will succeed with [the House]_{929-the house}]_{1324-the sort of man who will succeed with the house} . What [I]_0-i doubt is , whether [you]_1323-you will do as well in office . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i wish [I]_0-i might have the chance . " "_[0-i] Of course [you]_1323-you can have the chance if [you]_1323-you try for it . Beginning so early , and being on the right side , - and , if [you]_1323-you will allow [me]_0-i to say so , among the right set , - there can be no doubt that [you]_1323-you may take office if [you]_1323-you will . But [I]_0-i am not sure that [you]_1323-you will be tractable . [You]_1323-you can not begin , [you]_1323-you know , by being [Prime Minister]_{1326-prime minister} . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i have seen enough to realise that already , " said [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} . "_[0-i] If [you]_1323-you will only keep that little fact steadily before [your]_1323-you eyes , there is nothing [you]_1323-you may not reach in official life . But [Pitt]_413-pitt was [Prime Minister]_{1326-prime minister} at four - and - twenty , and that precedent has ruined half [[our]_1328-our young politicians]_{1329-our young politicians} . " "_[413-pitt] It has not affected [me]_0-i , [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . " "_{[396-lady laura]} As far as [I]_0-i can see , there is no great difficulty in government . [A man]_{749-a man} must learn to have words at command when [he]_{749-a man} is on [his]_{749-a man} legs in [the House of Commons]_{1033-the house of commons} , in the same way as [he]_{749-a man} would if [he]_{749-a man} were talking to [[his]_{749-a man} own servants]_{1332-his own servants} . [He]_{749-a man} must keep [his]_{749-a man} temper ; and [he]_{749-a man} must be very patient . As far as [I]_0-i have seen [Cabinet Ministers]_{1333-cabinet ministers} , [they]_{1333-cabinet ministers} are not more clever than [other people]_{1334-other people} . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i think there are generally [one or two men of ability in the Cabinet]_{1335-one or two men of ability in the cabinet} . " "_{[1335-one or two men of ability in the cabinet]} Yes , of fair ability . [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} is a good specimen . There is not , and never was , anything brilliant in [him]_{334-mr. mildmay} . [He]_{334-mr. mildmay} is not eloquent , nor , as far as [I]_0-i am aware , did [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} ever create anything . But [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} has always been [a steady , honest , persevering man]_{1336-a steady , honest , persevering man} , and circumstances have made politics come easy to [him]_{334-mr. mildmay} . " "_{[334-mr. mildmay]} Think of the momentous questions which [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} has been called upon to decide , " said [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} . "_{[334-mr. mildmay]} Every question so handled by [him]_{334-mr. mildmay} has been decided rightly according to [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} own party , and wrongly according to the party opposite . [A political leader]_{1337-a political leader} is so sure of support and so sure of attack , that it is hardly necessary for [him]_{334-mr. mildmay} to be even anxious to be right . For [the country]_{839-the country} 's sake , [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} should have officials under [him]_{334-mr. mildmay} who know the routine of business . " "_[0-i] [You]_0-i think very badly then of politics as a profession . " "_[0-i] No ; [I]_0-i think of [them]_1339-them very highly . It must be better to deal with the repeal of laws than the defending of [criminals]_{1340-criminals} . But all this is [papa]_7260-papa 's wisdom , not [mine]_0-i . [Papa]_376-papa has never been in [the Cabinet]_{78-the cabinet} yet , and therefore of course [he]_376-papa is a little caustic . " "_[376-papa] [I]_0-i think [he]_376-papa was quite right , " said [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} stoutly . [He]_{364-barrington erle} spoke so stoutly that [everybody at the table]_{7701-everybody at the table} listened to [him]_{364-barrington erle} . "_[376-papa] [I]_0-i do n't exactly see the necessity for such internecine war just at present , " said [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i must say [I]_0-i do , " said [the other]_{7702-the other} . "_[0-i] [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} took office knowing that [he]_{366-lord de terrier} was in a minority . [We]_1342-we had a fair majority of nearly thirty when [he]_{366-lord de terrier} came in . " "_[1342-we] Then how very soft [you]_1343-you must have been to go out , " said [Miss Fitzgibbon]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} . "_[1343-you] Not in the least soft , " continued [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} . "_[1343-you] [We]_1342-we could not command [[our]_1342-we men]_{1344-our men} , and were bound to go out . For aught [we]_1342-we knew , [some score of [them]_{1344-our men}]_{1345-some score of them} might have chosen to support [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} , and then [we]_1342-we should have owned [ourselves]_1342-we beaten for the time . " "_[1343-you] [You]_1343-you were beaten , - hollow , " said [Miss Fitzgibbon]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} . "_[1343-you] Then why did [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} dissolve ? " "_{[366-lord de terrier]} [A Prime Minister]_{1346-a prime minister} is quite right to dissolve in such a position , " said [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} . "_{[1346-a prime minister]} [He]_{1346-a prime minister} must do so for [the Queen]_{414-the queen} 's sake . It is [his]_{1346-a prime minister} only chance . " "_[1347-you] Just so . It is , as [you]_1347-you say , [his]_{1346-a prime minister} only chance , and it is [his]_{1346-a prime minister} right . [His]_{1346-a prime minister} very possession of power will give [him]_{1346-a prime minister} near a score of votes , and if [he]_{1346-a prime minister} thinks that [he]_{1346-a prime minister} has a chance , let [him]_{1346-a prime minister} try it . [We]_1342-we maintain that [he]_{1346-a prime minister} had no chance , and that [he]_{1346-a prime minister} must have known that [he]_{1346-a prime minister} had none ; - that if [he]_{1346-a prime minister} could not get on with the late House , [he]_{1346-a prime minister} certainly could not get on with [a new House]_{1348-a new house} . [We]_1342-we let [him]_{1346-a prime minister} have [his]_{1346-a prime minister} own way as far as [we]_1342-we could in [February]_474-phineas . [We]_1342-we had failed last summer , and if [he]_{1346-a prime minister} could get along [he]_{1346-a prime minister} was welcome . But [he]_{1346-a prime minister} could not get along . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i must say [I]_0-i think [he]_{1346-a prime minister} was right to dissolve , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . "_{[1346-a prime minister]} And [we]_1342-we are right to force the consequences upon [him]_{1346-a prime minister} as quickly as [we]_1342-we can . [He]_{1346-a prime minister} practically lost nine seats by [his]_{1346-a prime minister} dissolution . Look at [Loughshane]_{354-dr. finn} . " "_{[354-dr. finn]} Yes ; look at [Loughshane]_{354-dr. finn} , " said [Miss Fitzgibbon]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} . "_{[354-dr. finn]} [The country]_{839-the country} at any rate has gained something there . " "_{[354-dr. finn]} It 's an ill wind that blows [nobody]_1350-nobody any good , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , " said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} . "_{[329-phineas]} What on earth is to become of poor [George]_370-george ? " said [Mr. Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i wonder whether [any one]_{7313-any one} knows where [he]_370-george is . [George]_370-george was n't [a bad sort of fellow]_{1352-a bad sort of fellow} . " "_{[415-mr. roby]} [Roby]_{415-mr. roby} used to think that [he]_{415-mr. roby} was [a very bad fellow]_{1353-a very bad fellow} , " said [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} . "_{[415-mr. roby]} [Roby]_{415-mr. roby} used to swear that it was hopeless trying to catch [him]_{415-mr. roby} . " It may be as well to explain that [Mr. Roby]_{415-mr. roby} was [a Conservative gentleman of great fame who had for years acted as Whip under [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} , and who now filled the high office of [Patronage Secretary to the Treasury]_{7705-patronage secretary to the treasury}]_{7704-a conservative gentleman of great fame who had for years acted as whip under mr. daubeny , and who now filled the high office of patronage secretary to the treasury} . "_{[415-mr. roby]} [I]_0-i believe in [my]_0-i heart , " continued [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} , "_[0-i] that [Roby]_{415-mr. roby} is rejoiced that [poor George Morris]_370-george should be out in the cold . " "_[370-george] If seats were halveable , [he]_{415-mr. roby} should share mine , for the sake of auld lang syne , " said [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . "_{[415-mr. roby]} But not to - morrow night , " said [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} ; "_{[415-mr. roby]} the division to - morrow will be a thing not to be joked with . Upon [my]_0-i word [I]_0-i think [they]_1354-they 're right about [old Moody]_{412-old moody} . All private considerations should give way . And as for [Gunning]_411-gunning , [I]_0-i 'd have [him]_{415-mr. roby} up or [I]_0-i 'd know the reason why . " "_[0-i] And shall [we]_1355-we have [no defaulters]_{1356-no defaulters} , [Barrington]_{364-barrington erle} ? " asked [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . "_{[364-barrington erle]} [I]_0-i 'm not going to boast , but [I]_0-i do n't know of one for whom [we]_1355-we need blush . [Sir Everard Powell]_{416-sir everard} is so bad with gout that [he]_{416-sir everard} ca n't even bear [any one]_{7313-any one} to look at [him]_{416-sir everard} , but [Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} says that [he]_{417-mr. ratler} 'll bring [him]_{416-sir everard} up . " [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} was in those days [the Whip on the liberal side of [the House]_{929-the house}]_{7706-the whip on the liberal side of the house} . "_{[417-mr. ratler]} [Unfortunate wretch]_{1358-unfortunate wretch} ! " said [Miss Fitzgibbon]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} . "_{[416-sir everard]} The worst of it is that [he]_{416-sir everard} screams in [his]_{416-sir everard} paroxysms , " said [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} . "_{[416-sir everard]} And [you]_1359-you mean to say that [you]_1359-you 'll take [him]_{416-sir everard} into [the lobby]_{1211-the lobby} , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . "_[1359-you] Undoubtedly , " said [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} . "_[1359-you] Why not ? [He]_{416-sir everard} has no business with a seat if [he]_{416-sir everard} ca n't vote . But [Sir Everard]_{416-sir everard} is [a good man]_{1361-a good man} , and [he]_{416-sir everard} 'll be there if laudanum and bath - chair make it possible . " The same kind of conversation went on during the whole of dinner , and became , if anything , more animated when [the three ladies]_{7708-the three ladies} had left [the room]_{7501-the room} . [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} made but one remark , and then [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} observed that as far as [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} could see [a majority of nineteen]_{7710-a majority of nineteen} would be as serviceable as [a majority of twenty]_{7711-a majority of twenty} . This [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} said in a very mild voice , and in a tone that was intended to be expressive of doubt ; but in spite of [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} humility [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} flew at [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} almost savagely , - as though [a liberal member of the House of Commons]_{7712-a liberal member of the house of commons} was disgraced by so mean a spirit ; and [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} found [himself]_{396-lady laura} despising [the man]_{7504-the man} for [his]_{7504-the man} want of zeal . "_{[416-sir everard]} If [we]_1362-we are to beat [them]_1363-them , let [us]_1362-we beat [them]_1363-them well , " said [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} . "_[1362-we] Let there be no doubt about it , " said [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} . "_[1362-we] [I]_0-i should like to see [every man with a seat polled]_{1364-every man with a seat polled} , " said [Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} . "_{[1364-every man with a seat polled]} [Poor Sir Everard]_{418-poor sir everard} ! " said [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} . "_{[418-poor sir everard]} It will kill [him]_{418-poor sir everard} , no doubt , but [I]_0-i suppose the seat is safe . " "_[0-i] Oh , yes ; Llanwrwsth is quite safe , " said [Barrington]_{364-barrington erle} , in [his]_{364-barrington erle} eagerness omitting to catch [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} 's grim joke . [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} went up into [the drawing - room]_{1115-the drawing - room} for a few minutes after dinner , and was eagerly desirous of saying a few more words , - [he]_{7504-the man} knew not what words , - to [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} and [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} had left [the dining - room]_{7698-the dining - room} first , and [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} again found [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} standing close to [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} 's shoulder . Could it be possible that there was anything in it ? [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} was [an unmarried man]_{7716-an unmarried man} , with an immense fortune , a magnificent place , a seat in [Parliament]_{49-parliament} , and was not perhaps above forty years of age . There could be no reason why [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} should not ask [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} to be [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} wife]_{947-his wife} , - except , indeed , that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} did not seem to have sufficient words at command to ask [anybody]_7318-anybody for anything . But could it be that [such a woman]_{7719-such a woman} as [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} could accept [such a man as [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy}]_{7720-such a man as mr. kennedy} because of [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} wealth , and because of [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} fine place]_{7721-his fine place} , - [a man who had not a word to throw to a dog , who did not seem to be possessed of an idea , who hardly looked like [a gentleman]_{1306-a gentleman}]_{7722-a man who had not a word to throw to a dog , who did not seem to be possessed of an idea , who hardly looked like a gentleman} ; - so [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} told [himself]_{396-lady laura} . But in truth [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , though [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} was [a plain , unattractive man]_{7724-a plain , unattractive man} , with nothing in [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} personal appearance to call for remark , was not unlike a gentleman in [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} usual demeanour . [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} [himself]_{396-lady laura} , it may be here said , was six feet high , and very handsome , with bright blue eyes , and brown wavy hair , and light silken beard . [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} had told [[her]_{331-mrs. low} husband]_{968-her husband} more than once that [he]_1365-he was much too handsome to do any good . [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} , however , had replied that [young Finn]_329-phineas had never shown [himself]_1365-he to be conscious of [his]_1365-he own personal advantages . "_[0-i] [He]_1365-he 'll learn it soon enough , " said [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} . "_[1365-he] [Some woman]_{1293-some woman} will tell [him]_1365-he , and then [he]_1365-he 'll be spoilt . " [I]_{1293-some woman} do not think that [Phineas]_329-phineas depended much as yet on [his]_329-phineas own good looks , but [he]_329-phineas felt that [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} ought to be despised by [such a one as [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura}]_{7726-such a one as lady laura standish} , because [his]_329-phineas looks were not good . And [she]_{396-lady laura} must despise [him]_329-phineas ! It could not be that [a woman so full of life]_{7727-a woman so full of life} should be willing to put up with [a man who absolutely seemed to have no life within [him]_329-phineas]_{7728-a man who absolutely seemed to have no life within him} . And yet why was [he]_329-phineas there , and why was [he]_329-phineas allowed to hang about just over [her]_{396-lady laura} shoulders ? [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas began to feel [himself]_329-phineas to be [an injured man]_{7729-an injured man} . But [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} had the power of dispelling instantly this sense of injury . [She]_{396-lady laura} had done it effectually in [the dining - room]_{7698-the dining - room} by calling [him]_329-phineas to the seat by [her]_{396-lady laura} side , to the express exclusion of [the millionaire]_{7731-the millionaire} , and [she]_{396-lady laura} did it again now by walking away from [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} to the spot on which [Phineas]_329-phineas had placed [himself]_329-phineas somewhat sulkily . "_{[1293-some woman]} Of course [you]_1367-you 'll be at [the club]_{976-the club} on Friday morning after the division , " [she]_{396-lady laura} said . "_[1367-you] No doubt . " "_[1367-you] When [you]_1367-you leave it , come and tell [me]_0-i what are [your]_1367-you impressions , and what [you]_1367-you think of [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} 's speech . There 'll be nothing done in [the House]_{929-the house} before four , and [you]_1367-you 'll be able to run up to [me]_0-i . " "_[0-i] Certainly [I]_0-i will . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i have asked [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} to come , and [Mr. Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . [I]_0-i am so anxious about it , that [I]_0-i want to hear what [different people]_{1370-different people} say . [You]_1367-you know , perhaps , that [papa]_7260-papa is to be in [the Cabinet]_{1372-the cabinet} if there 's a change . " "_[7260-papa] Is [he]_7260-papa indeed ? " "_[7260-papa] Oh yes ; - and [you]_0-i 'll come up ? " "_[0-i] Of course [I]_0-i will . Do [you]_0-i expect to hear much of an opinion from [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} ? " "_[0-i] Yes , [I]_0-i do . [You]_1367-you do n't quite know [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} yet . And [you]_1367-you must remember that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} will say more to [me]_0-i than [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} will to [you]_1367-you . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} 's not quick , [you]_1367-you know , as [you]_1367-you are , and [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} has no enthusiasm on any subject ; - but [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} has opinions , and sound opinions too . " [Phineas]_329-phineas felt that [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} was in a slight degree scolding [him]_329-phineas for the disrespectful manner in which [he]_329-phineas had spoken of [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} ; and [he]_329-phineas felt also that [he]_329-phineas had committed [himself]_329-phineas , - that [he]_329-phineas had shown [himself]_329-phineas to be sore , and that [she]_{396-lady laura} had seen and understood [his]_329-phineas soreness . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} The truth is [I]_0-i do not know [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} , " said [he]_329-phineas , trying to correct [his]_329-phineas blunder . "_[0-i] No ; - not as yet . But [I]_0-i hope that [you]_1367-you may some day , as [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} is one of [those men who are both useful and estimable]_{1373-those men who are both useful and estimable} . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not know that [I]_0-i can use [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas ; "_[0-i] but if [you]_1367-you wish it , [I]_0-i will endeavour to esteem [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i wish [you]_1367-you to do both ; - but that will all come in due time . [I]_0-i think it probable that in the early autumn there will be a great gathering of [the real Whig Liberals at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter}]_{1374-the real whig liberals at loughlinter} ; - of those , [I]_0-i mean , who have [their]_{1374-the real whig liberals at loughlinter} heart in it , and are at the same time [gentlemen]_{1375-gentlemen} . If it is so , [I]_0-i should be sorry that [you]_1367-you should not be [there]_7300-there . [You]_1367-you need not mention it , but [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} has just said a word about it to [papa]_376-papa , and a word from [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} always means so much ! Well ; - good - night ; and mind [you]_1367-you come up on Friday . [You]_1367-you are going to [the club]_{976-the club} , now , of course . [I]_0-i envy [you]_1367-you [men]_1025-men [[your]_1367-you clubs]_{1379-your clubs} more than [I]_0-i do [the House]_{929-the house} ; - though [I]_0-i feel that [a woman]_{1381-a woman} 's life is only half a life , as [she]_{1381-a woman} can not have a seat in Parliament . " Then [Phineas]_329-phineas went away , and walked down to [Pall Mall]_{80-pall mall} with [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . [He]_329-phineas would have preferred to take [his]_329-phineas walk alone , but [he]_329-phineas could not get rid of [[his]_329-phineas affectionate countryman]_{7732-his affectionate countryman} . [He]_329-phineas wanted to think over what had taken place during the evening ; and , indeed , [he]_329-phineas did so in spite of [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} 's conversation . [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , when [she]_{396-lady laura} first saw [him]_329-phineas after [his]_329-phineas return to [London]_6-london , had told [him]_329-phineas how anxious [[her]_{396-lady laura} father]_{7464-her father} was to congratulate [him]_329-phineas on [his]_329-phineas seat , but [the Earl]_{733-the earl} had not spoken a word to [him]_329-phineas on the subject . [The Earl]_{733-the earl} had been courteous , as hosts customarily are , but had been in no way specially kind to [him]_329-phineas . And then [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} ! As to going to [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , [he]_329-phineas would not do such a thing , - not though the success of [the liberal party]_{7737-the liberal party} were to depend on it . [He]_329-phineas declared to [himself]_329-phineas that there were some things which [a man]_{749-a man} could not do . But although [he]_329-phineas was not altogether satisfied with what had occurred in [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} , [he]_329-phineas felt as [he]_329-phineas walked down arm - in - arm with [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} that [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} and [[Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} 's counsels]_{7739-mr. low 's counsels} must be scattered to the winds . [He]_329-phineas had thrown the die in consenting to stand for [Loughshane]_{354-dr. finn} , and must stand the hazard of the cast . "_[419-bedad] [Bedad]_419-bedad , [Phin]_384-phin , [[my]_0-i boy]_{7278-my boy} , [I]_0-i do n't think [you]_{7278-my boy} 're listening to [me]_0-i at all , " said [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . "_{[7278-my boy]} [I]_0-i 'm listening to every word [you]_{7278-my boy} say , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] And if [I]_0-i have to go down to [the ould country]_{1383-the ould country} again this session , [you]_{7278-my boy} 'll go with [me]_0-i ? " "_{[7278-my boy]} If [I]_0-i can [I]_0-i will . " "_[0-i] That 's [[my]_0-i boy]_{7278-my boy} ! And it 's [I]_0-i that hope [you]_{7278-my boy} 'll have the chance . What 's the good of turning [these fellows]_{1385-these fellows} out if one is n't to get something for [one]_1102-one 's trouble ? " CHAPTER VII [Mr.]_7740-mr. and [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} It was three o'clock on the Thursday night before [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} 's speech was finished . [I]_1387-i do not think that there was any truth in the allegation made at the time , that [he]_{393-mr. daubeny} continued on [his]_{393-mr. daubeny} legs an hour longer than the necessities of [his]_{393-mr. daubeny} speech required , in order that [five or six very ancient Whigs]_{7741-five or six very ancient whigs} might be wearied out and shrink to [their]_{7741-five or six very ancient whigs} beds . Let [a Whig]_{7742-a whig} have been ever so ancient and ever so weary , [he]_{7742-a whig} would not have been allowed to depart from [Westminster Hall]_{59-westminster hall} that night . [Sir Everard Powell]_{416-sir everard} was there in [his]_{393-mr. daubeny} bath - chair at twelve , with [a doctor]_{7743-a doctor} on one side of [him]_{393-mr. daubeny} and [a friend on the other]_{7744-a friend on the other} , in [some purlieu of [the House]_{929-the house}]_{7745-some purlieu of the house} , and did [his]_{393-mr. daubeny} duty like [a fine old Briton]_{7747-a fine old briton} as [he]_{393-mr. daubeny} was . That speech of [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} 's will never be forgotten by [any one who heard it]_{7748-any one who heard it} . [Its]_7749-its studied bitterness had perhaps never been equalled , and yet not a word was uttered for the saying of which [he]_{393-mr. daubeny} could be accused of going beyond the limits of parliamentary antagonism . It is true that [personalities]_{7750-personalities} could not have been closer , that accusations of political dishonesty and of almost worse than political cowardice and falsehood could not have been clearer , that no words in the language could have attributed meaner motives or more unscrupulous conduct . But , nevertheless , [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} in all that [he]_{393-mr. daubeny} said was parliamentary , and showed [himself]_{393-mr. daubeny} to be [a gladiator thoroughly well trained for the arena in which [he]_{393-mr. daubeny} had descended to the combat]_{7751-a gladiator thoroughly well trained for the arena in which he had descended to the combat} . [His]_{393-mr. daubeny} arrows were poisoned , and [his]_{393-mr. daubeny} lance was barbed , and [his]_{393-mr. daubeny} shot was heated red , - because such things are allowed . [He]_{393-mr. daubeny} did not poison [[his]_{393-mr. daubeny} enemies]_{7752-his enemies} ' wells or use Greek fire , because those things are not allowed . [He]_{393-mr. daubeny} knew exactly the rules of the combat . [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} sat and heard [him]_{393-mr. daubeny} without once raising [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} hat from [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} brow , or speaking a word to [[his]_{334-mr. mildmay} neighbour]_{7753-his neighbour} . [Men on both sides of the House]_{7754-men on both sides of the house} said that [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} suffered terribly ; but as [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} uttered no word of complaint to [any one]_{7313-any one} , and was quite ready to take [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} by the hand the next time [they]_{7754-men on both sides of the house} met in [company]_7756-company , [I]_1387-i do not know that [any one]_{7313-any one} was able to form a true idea of [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's feelings . [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} was [an impassive man who rarely spoke of [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} own feelings]_{7758-an impassive man who rarely spoke of his own feelings} , and no doubt sat with [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} hat low down over [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} eyes in order that [no man]_{7759-no man} might judge of them on that occasion by the impression on [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} features . "_[1387-i] If [he]_1387-i could have left off half an hour earlier it would have been perfect as an attack , " said [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} in criticising [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} 's speech , "_[1387-i] but [he]_1387-i allowed [himself]_1387-i to sink into comparative weakness , and the glory of it was over before the end . " - Then came the division . [The Liberals]_372-liberals had 333 votes to 314 for [the Conservatives]_{420-the conservatives} , and therefore counted a majority of 19 . It was said that so large a number of [members]_7760-members had never before voted at any division . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i own [I]_0-i 'm disappointed , " said [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} to [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i thought there would be twenty , " said [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i never went beyond that . [I]_0-i knew [they]_1388-they would have [old Moody]_{412-old moody} up , but [I]_0-i thought [Gunning]_411-gunning would have been too hard for [them]_1388-they . " "_[1388-they] [They]_1388-they say [they]_1388-they 've promised [them]_1388-they both peerages . " "_[1388-they] Yes ; - if [they]_1388-they remain in . But [they]_1388-they know [they]_1388-they 're going out . " "_[1388-they] [They]_1388-they must go , with such a majority against [them]_1388-they , " said [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} . "_[1388-they] Of course [they]_1388-they must , " said [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} . "_[1388-they] [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} wants nothing better , but it is rather hard upon [poor Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} . [I]_0-i never saw such [an unfortunate old Tantalus]_{1389-an unfortunate old tantalus} . " "_{[1389-an unfortunate old tantalus]} [He]_{393-mr. daubeny} gets a good drop of real water now and again , and [I]_0-i do n't pity [him]_{393-mr. daubeny} in the least . [He]_{393-mr. daubeny} 's clever of course , and has made [his]_{393-mr. daubeny} own way , but [I]_0-i 've always a feeling that [he]_{393-mr. daubeny} has no business where [he]_{393-mr. daubeny} is . [I]_0-i suppose [we]_1390-we shall know all about it at [Brooks]_421-brooks 's by one o'clock to - morrow . " [Phineas]_329-phineas , though it had been past five before [he]_329-phineas went to bed , - for there had been much triumphant talking to be done among [liberal members]_{7761-liberal members} after the division , - was up at [his]_329-phineas breakfast at [[Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} 's lodgings]_{7762-mrs. bunce 's lodgings} by nine . There was a matter which [he]_329-phineas was called upon to settle immediately in which [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} [herself]_{333-mrs. bunce} was much interested , and respecting which [he]_329-phineas had promised to give an answer on this very morning . [A set of [very dingy chambers]_{7764-very dingy chambers}]_{7763-a set of very dingy chambers} up [two pairs of stairs at No . 9]_{7765-two pairs of stairs at no . 9} , [Old Square]_{81-old square} , [Lincoln 's Inn]_{42-lincoln 's inn} , to which [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} had recommended [him]_329-phineas to transfer [himself]_329-phineas and all [his]_329-phineas belongings , were waiting [his]_329-phineas occupation , should [he]_329-phineas resolve upon occupying them . If [he]_329-phineas intended to commence operations as [a barrister]_{910-a barrister} , it would be necessary that [he]_329-phineas should have [chambers]_824-chambers and [a clerk]_{7768-a clerk} ; and before [he]_329-phineas had left [[Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} 's house]_{7769-mr. low 's house} on Sunday evening [he]_329-phineas had almost given [that gentleman]_{7770-that gentleman} authority to secure for [him]_329-phineas [these rooms at [No . 9]_{82-no . 9}]_{7771-these rooms at no . 9} . "_[0-i] Whether [you]_1391-i remain in Parliament or no , [you]_1391-i must make a beginning , " [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} had said ; "_[1391-i] and how are [you]_1391-i even to pretend to begin if [you]_1391-i do n't have [chambers]_824-chambers ? " [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} hoped that [he]_{399-mr. low} might be able to wean [Phineas]_329-phineas away from [his]_329-phineas Parliament bauble ; - that [he]_{399-mr. low} might induce [the young barrister]_{7772-the young barrister} to give up [his]_329-phineas madness , if not this session or the next , at any rate before a third year had commenced . [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} was [a persistent man]_{7773-a persistent man} , liking very much when [he]_{399-mr. low} did like , and loving very strongly when [he]_{399-mr. low} did love . [He]_{399-mr. low} would have many a tug for [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas before [he]_{399-mr. low} would allow that false [Westminster Satan]_422-satan to carry off the prey as altogether [his]_{399-mr. low} own . If [he]_{399-mr. low} could only get [Phineas]_329-phineas into [the dingy chambers]_{7774-the dingy chambers} [he]_{399-mr. low} might do much ! But [Phineas]_329-phineas had now become so imbued with the atmosphere of politics , had been so breathed upon by [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} and [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} , that [he]_329-phineas could no longer endure the thought of any other life than that of a life spent among the lobbies . A desire to help to beat [the Conservatives]_{420-the conservatives} had fastened on [his]_329-phineas very soul , and almost made [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} odious in [his]_{399-mr. low} eyes . [He]_{399-mr. low} was afraid of [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} , and for the nonce would not go to [him]_{399-mr. low} any more ; - but [he]_{399-mr. low} must see [the porter]_{7775-the porter} at [Lincoln 's Inn]_{42-lincoln 's inn} , [he]_{399-mr. low} must write a line to [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} , and [he]_{399-mr. low} must tell [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} that for the present [he]_{399-mr. low} would still keep on [[her]_{333-mrs. bunce} rooms]_{7776-her rooms} . [His]_{399-mr. low} letter to [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} was as follows : - [Great Marlborough Street]_{61-great marlborough street} , May , 186 - . [[MY]_1391-i DEAR]_{7306-my dear} [LOW]_{399-mr. low} , [I]_1391-i have made up [my]_1391-i mind against taking [the chambers]_{7778-the chambers} , and am now off to [the Inn]_{7779-the inn} to say that [I]_1391-i shall not want [them]_{7778-the chambers} . Of course , [I]_1391-i know what [you]_{399-mr. low} will think of [me]_1391-i , and it is very grievous to [me]_1391-i to have to bear the hard judgment of [a man whose opinion [I]_1391-i value so highly]_{7780-a man whose opinion i value so highly} ; but , in the teeth of [your]_{399-mr. low} terribly strong arguments , [I]_1391-i think that there is something to be said on [my]_1391-i side of the question . This seat in [Parliament]_{49-parliament} has come in [my]_1391-i way by chance , and [I]_1391-i think it would be pusillanimous in [me]_1391-i to reject it , feeling , as [I]_1391-i do , that a seat in [Parliament]_{49-parliament} confers very great honour . [I]_1391-i am , too , very fond of politics , and regard legislation as the finest profession going . Had [I]_1391-i any one dependent on [me]_1391-i , [I]_1391-i probably might not be justified in following the bent of [my]_1391-i inclination . But [I]_1391-i am all alone in [the world]_{756-the world} , and therefore have a right to make the attempt . If , after a trial of one or two sessions , [I]_1391-i should fail in that which [I]_1391-i am attempting , it will not even then be too late to go back to the better way . [I]_1391-i can assure [you]_{399-mr. low} that at any rate it is not [my]_1391-i intention to be idle . [I]_1391-i know very well how [you]_{399-mr. low} will fret and fume over what [I]_1391-i say , and how utterly [I]_1391-i shall fail in bringing [you]_{399-mr. low} round to [my]_1391-i way of thinking ; but as [I]_1391-i must write to tell [you]_{399-mr. low} of [my]_1391-i decision , [I]_1391-i can not refrain from defending [myself]_1391-i to the best of [my]_1391-i ability . [Yours]_{399-mr. low} always faithfully , [PHINEAS FINN]_329-phineas . [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} received this letter at [[his]_{399-mr. low} chambers]_{7782-his chambers} , and when [he]_{399-mr. low} had read it , [he]_{399-mr. low} simply pressed [his]_{399-mr. low} lips closely together , placed the sheet of paper back in its envelope , and put it into a drawer at [his]_{399-mr. low} left hand . Having done this , [he]_{399-mr. low} went on with what work [he]_{399-mr. low} had before [him]_{399-mr. low} , as though [[his]_{399-mr. low} friend]_{857-his friend} 's decision were a matter of no consequence to [him]_{399-mr. low} . As far as [he]_{399-mr. low} was concerned the thing was done , and there should be an end of it . So [he]_{399-mr. low} told [himself]_{399-mr. low} ; but nevertheless [his]_{399-mr. low} mind was full of it all day ; and , though [he]_{399-mr. low} wrote not a word of answer to [Phineas]_329-phineas , [he]_{399-mr. low} made a reply within [his]_{399-mr. low} own mind to every one of the arguments used in the letter . "_[1391-i] Great honour ! How can there be honour in what comes , as [he]_1393-he says , by chance ? [He]_1393-he has n't sense enough to understand that the honour comes from the mode of winning it , and from the mode of wearing it ; and that the very fact of [his]_1393-he being member for [Loughshane]_3-loughshane at this instant simply proves that [Loughshane]_{354-dr. finn} should have had no privilege to return [a member]_{1041-a member} ! [No one]_{939-no one} dependent on [him]_1393-he ! Are not [[his]_1393-he father]_{784-his father} and [[his]_1393-he mother]_{769-his mother} and [[his]_1393-he sisters]_{1398-his sisters} dependent on [him]_1393-he as long as [he]_1393-he must eat [their]_1399-their bread till [he]_1393-he can earn bread of [his]_1393-he own ? [He]_1393-he will never earn bread of [his]_1393-he own . [He]_1393-he will always be eating bread that [others]_7342-others have earned . " In this way , before the day was over , [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} became very angry , and swore to [himself]_{399-mr. low} that [he]_{399-mr. low} would have nothing more to say to [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas . But yet [he]_{399-mr. low} found [himself]_{399-mr. low} creating plans for encountering and conquering [the parliamentary fiend who was at present so cruelly potent with [[his]_{399-mr. low} pupil]_{810-his pupil}]_{7784-the parliamentary fiend who was at present so cruelly potent with his pupil} . It was not till the third evening that [he]_{399-mr. low} told [[his]_{399-mr. low} wife]_{947-his wife} that [Finn]_329-phineas had made up [his]_329-phineas mind not to take chambers . "_[0-i] Then [I]_0-i would have nothing more to say to [him]_1393-he , " said [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} , savagely . "_[0-i] For the present [I]_0-i can have nothing more to say to [him]_1393-he . " "_[0-i] But neither now nor ever , " said [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} , with great emphasis ; "_[1393-he] [he]_1393-he has been false to [you]_0-i . " "_[1393-he] No , " said [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} , who was [a man thoroughly and thoughtfully just at all points]_{7787-a man thoroughly and thoughtfully just at all points} ; "_[1393-he] [he]_1393-he has not been false to [me]_0-i . [He]_1393-he has always meant what [he]_1393-he has said , when [he]_1393-he was saying it . But [he]_1393-he is weak and blind , and flies like a moth to the candle ; one pities the poor moth , and would save [him]_1393-he a stump of [his]_1393-he wing if it be possible . " [Phineas]_329-phineas , when [he]_329-phineas had written [his]_329-phineas letter to [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} , started off for [Lincoln 's Inn]_{42-lincoln 's inn} , making [his]_329-phineas way through [the well - known dreary streets of [Soho]_83-soho]_{7788-the well - known dreary streets of soho} , and through [St. Giles 's]_{84-st. giles 's} , to [Long Acre]_{85-long acre} . [He]_329-phineas knew [every corner]_{7789-every corner} well , for [he]_329-phineas had walked [the same road]_{7790-the same road} almost daily for the last three years . [He]_329-phineas had conceived a liking for the route , which [he]_329-phineas might easily have changed without much addition to the distance , by passing through [Oxford Street]_{86-oxford street} and [Holborn]_87-holborn ; but there was an air of business on which [he]_329-phineas prided [himself]_329-phineas in going by [the most direct passage]_{7791-the most direct passage} , and [he]_329-phineas declared to [himself]_329-phineas very often that things dreary and dingy to the eye might be good in [themselves]_{7792-themselves} . [Lincoln 's Inn]_{42-lincoln 's inn} [itself]_{42-lincoln 's inn} is dingy , and [the Law Courts therein]_{7793-the law courts therein} are perhaps the meanest in which [Equity]_423-equity ever disclosed [herself]_423-equity . [[Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} 's [three rooms in [the Old Square]_{7796-the old square}]_{7795-three rooms in the old square}]_{7794-mr. low 's three rooms in the old square} , each of [them]_{7795-three rooms in the old square} brown with the binding of law books and with the dust collected on law papers , and with furniture that had been brown always , and had become browner with years , were perhaps as unattractive to the eye of [a young pupil]_{7797-a young pupil} as any rooms which were ever entered . And the study of the Chancery law itself is not an alluring pursuit till the mind has come to have some insight into the beauty of its ultimate object . [Phineas]_329-phineas , during [his]_329-phineas three years ' course of reasoning on these things , had taught [himself]_329-phineas to believe that things ugly on the outside might be very beautiful within ; and had therefore come to prefer crossing [Poland Street]_{88-poland street} and [Soho Square]_{89-soho square} , and so continuing [his]_329-phineas travels by [the Seven Dials]_{90-the seven dials} and [Long Acre]_{85-long acre} . [His]_329-phineas morning walk was of a piece with [his]_329-phineas morning studies , and [he]_329-phineas took pleasure in the gloom of both . But now the taste of [his]_329-phineas palate had been already changed by the glare of the lamps in and about [palatial Westminster]_{60-westminster} , and [he]_329-phineas found that [St. Giles]_{84-st. giles 's} 's was disagreeable . The ways about [Pall Mall]_{80-pall mall} and across [the Park]_{7798-the park} to [Parliament Street]_{93-parliament street} , or to [the Treasury]_{7799-the treasury} , were much pleasanter , and [the new offices in [Downing Street]_{94-downing street}]_{7800-the new offices in downing street} , already half built , absorbed all that interest which [he]_329-phineas had hitherto been able to take in the suggested but uncommenced erection of [new Law Courts in [the neighbourhood of [Lincoln 's Inn]_{42-lincoln 's inn}]_{7802-the neighbourhood of lincoln 's inn}]_{7801-new law courts in the neighbourhood of lincoln 's inn} . As [he]_329-phineas made [his]_329-phineas way to [[the porter]_{7775-the porter} 's lodge]_{7804-the porter 's lodge} under [the great gateway of [Lincoln 's Inn]_{42-lincoln 's inn}]_{7805-the great gateway of lincoln 's inn} , [he]_329-phineas told [himself]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas was glad that [he]_329-phineas had escaped , at any rate for a while , from a life so dull and dreary . If [he]_329-phineas could only sit in chambers at [the Treasury]_{95-the treasury} instead of chambers in [that old court]_{7806-that old court} , how much pleasanter it would be ! After all , as regarded that question of income , it might well be that [the Treasury chambers]_{7807-the treasury chambers} should be the more remunerative , and the more quickly remunerative , of the two . And , as [he]_329-phineas thought , [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} might be compatible with [the Treasury chambers]_{7807-the treasury chambers} and Parliament , but could not possibly be made compatible with [Old Square]_{81-old square} , [Lincoln 's Inn]_{42-lincoln 's inn} . But nevertheless there came upon [him]_329-phineas a feeling of sorrow when [the old man at [the lodge]_{7810-the lodge}]_{7809-the old man at the lodge} seemed to be rather glad than otherwise that [he]_329-phineas did not want [the chambers]_{7778-the chambers} . "_[1393-he] Then [Mr. Green]_{424-mr. green} can have them , " said [the porter]_{7775-the porter} ; "_{[424-mr. green]} that 'll be good news for [Mr. Green]_{424-mr. green} . [I]_0-i do n't know what [the gen'lemen]_{1401-the gen'lemen} 'll do for [chambers]_824-chambers if things goes on as [they]_824-chambers 're going . " [Mr. Green]_{424-mr. green} was welcome to [the chambers]_{7778-the chambers} as far as [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} was concerned ; but [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} felt nevertheless a certain amount of regret that [he]_329-phineas should have been compelled to abandon a thing which was regarded both by [the porter]_{7775-the porter} and by [Mr. Green]_{424-mr. green} as being so desirable . [He]_329-phineas had however written [his]_329-phineas letter to [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} , and made [his]_329-phineas promise to [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} , and was bound to [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} ; and [he]_329-phineas walked out through the old gateway into [Chancery Lane]_{96-chancery lane} , resolving that [he]_329-phineas would not even visit [Lincoln 's Inn]_{42-lincoln 's inn} again for a year . There were certain books , - law books , - which [he]_329-phineas would read at such intervals of leisure as politics might give [him]_329-phineas ; but within [the precincts of [the Inns of Court]_{7816-the inns of court}]_{7815-the precincts of the inns of court} [he]_329-phineas would not again put [his]_329-phineas foot for twelve months , let [learned pundits of the law]_{7817-learned pundits of the law} , - such for instance as [Mr.]_7818-mr. and [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} , - say what [they]_{7817-learned pundits of the law} might . [He]_329-phineas had told [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} , before [he]_329-phineas left [[his]_329-phineas home]_{7819-his home} after breakfast , that [he]_329-phineas should for the present remain under [her]_{333-mrs. bunce} roof . [She]_{333-mrs. bunce} had been much gratified , not simply because [lodgings in [Great Marlborough Street]_{61-great marlborough street}]_{7820-lodgings in great marlborough street} are less readily let than [chambers in [Lincoln 's Inn]_{42-lincoln 's inn}]_{7821-chambers in lincoln 's inn} , but also because it was a great honour to [her]_{333-mrs. bunce} to have [a member of Parliament]_{7334-a member of parliament} in [[her]_{333-mrs. bunce} house]_{7823-her house} . [Members of Parliament]_{1261-members of parliament} are not so common about [Oxford Street]_{86-oxford street} as [they]_{1261-members of parliament} are in [the neighbourhood of [Pall Mall]_{80-pall mall} and [St. James 's Square]_{97-st. james 's square}]_{7825-the neighbourhood of pall mall and st. james 's square} . But [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} , when [he]_{425-mr. bunce} came [home]_754-home to [his]_{425-mr. bunce} dinner , did not join as heartily as [he]_{425-mr. bunce} should have done in [[his]_{425-mr. bunce} wife]_{947-his wife} 's rejoicing . [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} was in the employment of [certain copying law - stationers]_{7828-certain copying law - stationers} in [Carey Street]_{98-carey street} , and had a strong belief in the law as a profession ; - but [he]_{425-mr. bunce} had none whatever in [the House of Commons]_{1033-the house of commons} . "_{[1401-the gen'lemen]} And [he]_1403-he 's given up going into [chambers]_824-chambers ? " said [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} to [[his]_{425-mr. bunce} wife]_{947-his wife} . "_[1403-he] Given it up altogether for the present , " said [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} . "_[1403-he] And [he]_1403-he do n't mean to have [no clerk]_{1405-no clerk} ? " said [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} . "_[1403-he] Not unless it is for [his]_1403-he Parliament work . " "_[1403-he] There ai n't [no clerks]_{1406-no clerks} wanted for that , and what 's worse , there ai n't no fees to pay ['em]_1407-'em . [I]_0-i 'll tell [you]_1408-you what it is , [Jane]_426-jane ; - if [you]_1408-you do n't look sharp there wo n't be nothing to pay [you]_1408-you before long . " "_[1403-he] And [he]_1403-he in [Parliament]_{912-parliament} , [Jacob]_427-jacob ! " "_[427-jacob] There ai n't no salary for being in [Parliament]_{49-parliament} . There are scores of [them]_1410-them [Parliament gents]_{1411-parliament gents} ai n't got so much as'll pay [their]_{1411-parliament gents} dinners for 'em . And then if [anybody]_7318-anybody does trust ['em]_1407-'em , there 's no getting at 'em to make ['em]_1407-'em pay as there is at [other folk]_{1413-other folk} . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't know that [[our]_1414-our Mr. [Phineas]_{396-lady laura}]_{1415-our mr. phineas} will ever be like that , [Jacob]_427-jacob . " "_[427-jacob] That 's gammon , [Jane]_426-jane . That 's the way as [women]_7479-women gets [themselves]_7479-women took in always . [[Our]_1414-our Mr. [Phineas]_{396-lady laura}]_{1415-our mr. phineas} ! Why should [[our]_1414-our Mr. [Phineas]_{396-lady laura}]_{1415-our mr. phineas} be better than [anybody else]_{1419-anybody else} ? " "_{[1415-our mr. phineas]} [He]_{1415-our mr. phineas} 's always acted handsome , [Jacob]_427-jacob . " "_[427-jacob] There was one time [he]_{1415-our mr. phineas} could not pay [his]_{1415-our mr. phineas} lodgings for wellnigh nine months , till [[his]_{1415-our mr. phineas} governor]_{1420-his governor} come down with the money . [I]_0-i do n't know whether that was handsome . It knocked [me]_0-i about terrible , [I]_0-i know . " "_{[1415-our mr. phineas]} [He]_{1415-our mr. phineas} always meant honest , [Jacob]_427-jacob . " "_[427-jacob] [I]_0-i do n't know that [I]_0-i care much for [a man]_{749-a man} 's meaning when [he]_{749-a man} runs short of money . How is [he]_{749-a man} going to see [his]_{749-a man} way , with [his]_{749-a man} seat in [Parliament]_{912-parliament} , and this giving up of [his]_{749-a man} profession ? [He]_{749-a man} owes [us]_1423-us near a quarter now . " "_{[749-a man]} [He]_{749-a man} paid [me]_0-i two months this morning , [Jacob]_427-jacob ; so [he]_{749-a man} do n't owe a farthing . " "_{[749-a man]} Very well ; - so much the better for [us]_1423-us . [I]_0-i shall just have a few words with [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} , and see what [he]_{399-mr. low} says to it . For [myself]_0-i [I]_0-i do n't think half so much of [Parliament folk]_{1424-parliament folk} as [some]_1425-some do . [They]_1425-some 're for promising everything before [they]_1425-some 's elected ; but not one in twenty of 'em is as good as [his]_{749-a man} word when [he]_{749-a man} gets [there]_7300-there . " [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} was [a copying journeyman]_{7831-a copying journeyman} , who spent ten hours a day in [Carey Street]_{98-carey street} with a pen between [his]_{425-mr. bunce} fingers ; and after that [he]_{425-mr. bunce} would often spend two or three hours of the night with a pen between [his]_{425-mr. bunce} fingers in [Marlborough Street]_{61-great marlborough street} . [He]_{425-mr. bunce} was [a thoroughly hard - working man]_{7832-a thoroughly hard - working man} , doing pretty well in [the world]_{756-the world} , for [he]_{425-mr. bunce} had [a good house]_{7834-a good house} over [his]_{425-mr. bunce} head , and always could find raiment and bread for [[his]_{425-mr. bunce} wife]_{947-his wife} and [eight children]_{7836-eight children} ; but , nevertheless , [he]_{425-mr. bunce} was [an unhappy man]_{7642-an unhappy man} because [he]_{425-mr. bunce} suffered from political grievances , or , [I]_{749-a man} should more correctly say , that [his]_{425-mr. bunce} grievances were semi - political and semi - social . [He]_{425-mr. bunce} had no vote , not being [himself]_{425-mr. bunce} [the tenant of [the house in [Great Marlborough Street]_{61-great marlborough street}]_{7839-the house in great marlborough street}]_{7838-the tenant of the house in great marlborough street} . [The tenant]_{7840-the tenant} was [a tailor]_{898-a tailor} who occupied [the shop]_{7842-the shop} , whereas [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} occupied the whole of [the remainder of [the premises]_{7844-the premises}]_{7843-the remainder of the premises} . [He]_{425-mr. bunce} was [a lodger]_{7845-a lodger} , and [lodgers]_7846-lodgers were not as yet trusted with the franchise . And [he]_{425-mr. bunce} had ideas , which [he]_{425-mr. bunce} [himself]_{425-mr. bunce} admitted to be very raw , as to the injustice of the manner in which [he]_{425-mr. bunce} was paid for [his]_{425-mr. bunce} work . So much a folio , without reference to the way in which [his]_{425-mr. bunce} work was done , without regard to the success of [his]_{425-mr. bunce} work , with no questions asked of [himself]_{425-mr. bunce} , was , as [he]_{425-mr. bunce} thought , no proper way of remunerating [a man]_{749-a man} for [his]_{749-a man} labours . [He]_{425-mr. bunce} had long since joined [a Trade Union]_{7848-a trade union} , and for two years past had paid a subscription of a shilling a week towards [its]_{7848-a trade union} funds . [He]_{425-mr. bunce} longed to be doing some battle against [[his]_{425-mr. bunce} superiors]_{7849-his superiors} , and to be putting [himself]_{425-mr. bunce} in opposition to [[his]_{425-mr. bunce} employers]_{7850-his employers} ; - not that [he]_{425-mr. bunce} objected personally to [Messrs. Foolscap]_{7851-messrs. foolscap} , [Margin]_7852-margin , and [Vellum]_{428-mr. vellum} , who always made much of [him]_{425-mr. bunce} as [a useful man]_{7853-a useful man} ; - but because some such antagonism would be manly , and the fighting of some battle would be the right thing to do . "_{[749-a man]} If Labour do n't mean to go to the wall [himself]_1427-himself , " [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} would say to [[his]_{425-mr. bunce} wife]_{947-his wife} , "_{[749-a man]} Labour must look alive , and put [somebody else there]_{1428-somebody else there} . " [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} was [a comfortable motherly woman , who loved [[her]_{333-mrs. bunce} husband]_{968-her husband} but hated politics]_{7855-a comfortable motherly woman , who loved her husband but hated politics} . As [he]_{425-mr. bunce} had an aversion to [[his]_{425-mr. bunce} superiors]_{7849-his superiors} in [the world]_{756-the world} because [they]_{7849-his superiors} were [superiors]_{7859-superiors} , so had [she]_{333-mrs. bunce} a liking for [them]_{7849-his superiors} for the same reason . [She]_{333-mrs. bunce} despised [people poorer than [herself]_{333-mrs. bunce}]_{7860-people poorer than herself} , and thought it a fair subject for boasting that [[her]_{333-mrs. bunce} children]_{7861-her children} always had meat for dinner . If it was ever so small a morsel , [she]_{333-mrs. bunce} took care that [they]_{7849-his superiors} had it , in order that the boast might be maintained . [The world]_{756-the world} had once or twice been almost too much for [her]_{333-mrs. bunce} , - when , for instance , [[her]_{333-mrs. bunce} husband]_{968-her husband} had been ill ; and again , to tell the truth , for the last three months of that long period in which [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} had omitted to pay [his]_{425-mr. bunce} bills ; but [she]_{333-mrs. bunce} had kept a fine brave heart during those troubles , and could honestly swear that [the children]_{7864-the children} always had a bit of meat , though [she]_{333-mrs. bunce} [herself]_{333-mrs. bunce} had been occasionally without it for days together . At such times [she]_{333-mrs. bunce} would be more than ordinarily meek to [Mr. Margin]_{429-mr. margin} , and especially courteous to [the old lady who lodged in [[her]_{333-mrs. bunce} first - floor drawing - room]_{7866-her first - floor drawing - room}]_{7865-the old lady who lodged in her first - floor drawing - room} , - for [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} lived up [two pairs of stairs]_{7867-two pairs of stairs} , - and [she]_{333-mrs. bunce} would excuse such servility by declaring that there was no knowing how soon [she]_{333-mrs. bunce} might want assistance . But [[her]_{333-mrs. bunce} husband]_{968-her husband} , in such emergencies , would become furious and quarrelsome , and would declare that Labour was going to the wall , and that something very strong must be done at once . That shilling which [Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} paid weekly to the Union [she]_{333-mrs. bunce} regarded as being absolutely thrown away , - as much so as though [he]_{968-her husband} cast it weekly into [the Thames]_{7869-the thames} . And [she]_{333-mrs. bunce} had told [him]_{968-her husband} so , over and over again , making heart - piercing allusions to [the eight children]_{7870-the eight children} and to the bit of meat . [He]_{968-her husband} would always endeavour to explain to [her]_{333-mrs. bunce} that there was no other way under the sun for keeping Labour from being sent to the wall ; - but [he]_{968-her husband} would do so hopelessly and altogether ineffectually , and [she]_{333-mrs. bunce} had come to regard [him]_{968-her husband} as [a lunatic]_{7871-a lunatic} to the extent of that one weekly shilling . [She]_{333-mrs. bunce} had [a woman]_{1381-a woman} 's instinctive partiality for comeliness in [a man]_{749-a man} , and was very fond of [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas because [he]_329-phineas was handsome . And now [she]_{333-mrs. bunce} was very proud of [him]_329-phineas because [he]_329-phineas was [a member of Parliament]_{7334-a member of parliament} . [She]_{333-mrs. bunce} had heard , - from [[her]_{333-mrs. bunce} husband]_{968-her husband} , who had told [her]_{333-mrs. bunce} the fact with much disgust , - that [the sons of [Dukes]_7877-dukes]_{7876-the sons of dukes} and [Earls]_430-earls go into [Parliament]_{912-parliament} , and [she]_{333-mrs. bunce} liked to think that [the fine young man]_{7879-the fine young man} to whom [she]_{333-mrs. bunce} talked more or less every day should sit with [the sons of Dukes]_{7876-the sons of dukes} and [Earls]_430-earls . When [Phineas]_329-phineas had really brought distress upon [her]_{333-mrs. bunce} by owing [her]_{333-mrs. bunce} some thirty or forty pounds , [she]_{333-mrs. bunce} could never bring [herself]_{333-mrs. bunce} to be angry with [him]_329-phineas , - because [he]_329-phineas was handsome and because [he]_329-phineas dined out with [Lords]_7881-lords . And [she]_{333-mrs. bunce} had triumphed greatly over [[her]_{333-mrs. bunce} husband]_{968-her husband} , who had desired to be severe upon [[his]_{968-her husband} aristocratic debtor]_{7883-his aristocratic debtor} , when the money had all been paid in a lump . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't know that [he]_1429-he 's any great catch , " [Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} had said , when the prospect of [[their]_7884-their lodger]_{7885-their lodger} 's departure had been debated between [them]_7884-their . "_[427-jacob] [Jacob]_427-jacob , " said [[his]_0-i wife]_{947-his wife} , "_[427-jacob] [I]_0-i do n't think [you]_427-jacob feel it when [you]_427-jacob 've got [people]_1124-people respectable about [you]_427-jacob . " "_{[1124-people]} [The only respectable man]_{1431-the only respectable man} [I]_0-i know , " said [Jacob]_427-jacob , "_{[7504-the man]} is [the man]_{7504-the man} as earns [his]_{1431-the only respectable man} bread ; and [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , as [I]_0-i take it , is a long way from that yet . " [Phineas]_329-phineas returned to [[his]_329-phineas lodgings]_{7887-his lodgings} before [he]_329-phineas went down to [[his]_329-phineas club]_{7415-his club} , and again told [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} that [he]_329-phineas had altogether made up [his]_329-phineas mind about [the chambers]_{7778-the chambers} . "_{[329-phineas]} If [you]_1433-you 'll keep [me]_0-i [I]_0-i shall stay [here]_1224-here for the first session [I]_0-i daresay . " "_[0-i] Of course [we]_1435-we shall be only too proud , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ; and though it may n't perhaps be quite the place for [a member of Parliament]_{7334-a member of parliament} - " "_[0-i] But [I]_0-i think [it]_1224-here is quite [the place]_{1437-the place} . " "_[0-i] It 's very good of [you]_329-phineas to say so , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , and [we]_1435-we 'll do [our]_1435-we very best to make [you]_329-phineas comfortable . Respectable [we]_1435-we are , [I]_0-i may say ; and though [Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} is a bit rough sometimes - " "_{[333-mrs. bunce]} Never to [me]_0-i , [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} . " "_{[333-mrs. bunce]} But [he]_329-phineas is rough , - and silly , too , with [his]_329-phineas radical nonsense , paying a shilling a week to a nasty Union just for nothing . Still [he]_329-phineas means well , and there ai n't [a man who works harder for [[his]_329-phineas wife]_{947-his wife} and [children]_{7329-children}]_{1438-a man who works harder for his wife and children} ; - that [I]_0-i will say of [him]_329-phineas . And if [he]_329-phineas do talk politics - " "_{[329-phineas]} But [I]_0-i like [a man]_{749-a man} to talk politics , [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} . " "_{[333-mrs. bunce]} For [a gentleman in Parliament]_{1442-a gentleman in parliament} of course it 's proper ; but [I]_0-i never could see what good it could do to [a law - stationer]_{1443-a law - stationer} ; and when [he]_329-phineas talks of Labour going to the wall , [I]_0-i always ask [him]_329-phineas whether [he]_329-phineas did n't get [his]_329-phineas wages regular last Saturday . But , [Lord]_1444-lord love [you]_1445-you , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , when [a man as is a journeyman]_{1446-a man as is a journeyman} has took up politics and joined [a Trade Union]_{7848-a trade union} , [he]_329-phineas ai n't no better than a milestone for [[his]_329-phineas wife]_{947-his wife} to take and talk to [him]_329-phineas . " After that [Phineas]_329-phineas went down to [the Reform Club]_{7391-the reform club} , and made [one of those who were buzzing there in [little crowds]_{7892-little crowds} and uttering [their]_{7892-little crowds} prophecies as to future events]_{7891-one of those who were buzzing there in little crowds and uttering their prophecies as to future events} . [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} was to go out . That was certain . Whether [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} was to come in was uncertain . That [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} would go to [Windsor]_100-windsor to - morrow morning was not to be doubted ; but it was thought very probable that [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} might plead [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} age , and decline to undertake the responsibility of forming [a Ministry]_{1303-a ministry} . "_{[947-his wife]} And what then ? " said [Phineas]_329-phineas to [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . "_{[947-his wife]} Why , then there will be a choice out of three . There is [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} , who is [the most incompetent man in [England]_26-england]_{1450-the most incompetent man in england} ; there is [Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , who is the most unfit ; and there is [Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} , who is the most unpopular . [I]_0-i ca n't conceive it possible to find [a worse Prime Minister than either of the three]_{1451-a worse prime minister than either of the three} ; - but [the country]_{839-the country} affords no other . " "_[1455-you] And which would [Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} name ? " "_[1453-them] All of [them]_1453-them , - one after the other , so as to make the embarrassment the greater . " That was [Mr. Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} 's description of the crisis ; but then it was understood that [Mr. Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} was given to romancing . [[CHAPTER VIII]_{432-chapter viii}]_{7895-chapter viii} The News about [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} and [Sir Everard Fitzgibbon]_{433-fitzgibbon} and [Phineas]_329-phineas started together from [Pall Mall]_{80-pall mall} for [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} , - as both of [them]_1453-them had promised to call on [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , - but [Fitzgibbon]_{433-fitzgibbon} turned in at [[Brooks]_421-brooks 's]_{7896-brooks 's} as [they]_1453-them walked up [St. James 's Square]_{97-st. james 's square} , and [Phineas]_329-phineas went on by [himself]_329-phineas in [a cab]_{7897-a cab} . "_[1453-them] [You]_1454-you should belong here , " said [Fitzgibbon]_{433-fitzgibbon} as [[his]_{433-fitzgibbon} friend]_{857-his friend} entered [the cab]_{7899-the cab} , and [Phineas]_329-phineas immediately began to feel that [he]_329-phineas would have done nothing till [he]_329-phineas could get into [[Brooks]_421-brooks 's]_{7896-brooks 's} . It might be very well to begin by talking politics at [the Reform Club]_{7391-the reform club} . Such talking had procured for [him]_329-phineas [his]_329-phineas seat at [Loughshane]_3-loughshane . But that was done now , and something more than talking was wanted for any further progress . Nothing , as [he]_329-phineas told [himself]_329-phineas , of political import was managed at [the Reform Club]_{7391-the reform club} . No influence from thence was ever brought to bear upon the adjustment of places under [the Government]_{7691-the government} , or upon the arrangement of cabinets . It might be very well to count votes at [the Reform Club]_{7391-the reform club} ; but after the votes had been counted , - had been counted successfully , - [[Brooks]_421-brooks 's]_{7896-brooks 's} was the place , as [Phineas]_329-phineas believed , to learn at the earliest moment what would be the exact result of the success . [He]_329-phineas must get into [Brooks]_421-brooks 's , if it might be possible for [him]_329-phineas . [Fitzgibbon]_{433-fitzgibbon} was not exactly [the man to propose [him]_329-phineas]_{7906-the man to propose him} . Perhaps [the Earl of [Brentford]_{477-lady glencora}]_{823-the earl of brentford} would do it . [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} was at [home]_754-home , and with [her]_{396-lady laura} was sitting - [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . [Phineas]_329-phineas had intended to be triumphant as [he]_329-phineas entered [[Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} 's room]_{7909-lady laura 's room} . [He]_329-phineas was there with the express purpose of triumphing in the success of [their]_7910-their great party , and of singing a pleasant paean in conjunction with [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . But [his]_329-phineas trumpet was put out of tune at once when [he]_329-phineas saw [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . [He]_329-phineas said hardly a word as [he]_329-phineas gave [his]_329-phineas hand to [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , - and then afterwards to [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , who chose to greet [him]_329-phineas with this show of cordiality . "_[1453-them] [I]_0-i hope [you]_1455-you are satisfied , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , laughing . "_{[329-phineas]} Oh yes . " "_{[329-phineas]} And is that all ? [I]_0-i thought to have found [your]_1455-you joy quite irrepressible . " "_[0-i] A bottle of soda - water , though it is a very lively thing when opened , wo n't maintain its vivacity beyond a certain period , [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . " "_{[396-lady laura]} And [you]_1455-you have had [your]_1455-you gas let off already ? " "_[1455-you] Well , - yes ; at any rate , the sputtering part of it . Nineteen is very well , but the question is whether [we]_1456-we might not have had twenty - one . " "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} has just been saying that not a single available vote has been missed on [our]_1456-we side . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} has just come from [Brooks]_421-brooks 's , and that seems to be what [they]_1457-they say there . " So [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} also was [a member of [Brooks]_421-brooks 's]_{7911-a member of brooks 's} ! At [the Reform Club]_{7391-the reform club} there certainly had been an idea that the number might have been swelled to twenty - one ; but then , as [Phineas]_329-phineas began to understand , nothing was correctly known at [the Reform Club]_{7391-the reform club} . For an accurate appreciation of the political balance of the day , [you]_7914-you must go to [[Brooks]_421-brooks 's]_{7896-brooks 's} . "_[1457-they] [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} must of course be right , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [I]_0-i do n't belong to [[Brooks]_421-brooks 's [myself]_0-i]_{1458-brooks 's myself} . But [I]_0-i was only joking , [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . There is , [I]_0-i suppose , no doubt that [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} is out , and that is everything . " "_{[366-lord de terrier]} [He]_{366-lord de terrier} has probably tendered [his]_{366-lord de terrier} resignation , " said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . "_{[366-lord de terrier]} That is the same thing , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , roughly . "_{[366-lord de terrier]} Not exactly , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . "_{[366-lord de terrier]} Should there be any difficulty about [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} might , at [the Queen]_{7412-the queen} 's request , make another attempt . " "_{[334-mr. mildmay]} With a majority of nineteen against [him]_{334-mr. mildmay} ! " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[334-mr. mildmay]} Surely [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} is not [the only man in [the country]_{839-the country}]_{1460-the only man in the country} . There is [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} , and there is [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} , - and there is [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . " [Phineas]_329-phineas had at [his]_329-phineas tongue 's end all the lesson that [he]_329-phineas had been able to learn at [the Reform Club]_{7391-the reform club} . "_{[346-mr. monk]} [I]_0-i should hardly think [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} would venture , " said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . "_{[1449-the duke]} Nothing venture , nothing have , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[1449-the duke]} It is all very well to say that [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} is incompetent , but [I]_0-i do not know that anything very wonderful is required in the way of genius . [The Duke]_353-duke has held [his]_353-duke own in both Houses successfully , and [he]_353-duke is both honest and popular . [I]_0-i quite agree that [a Prime Minister at the present day]_{1465-a prime minister at the present day} should be commonly honest , and more than commonly popular . " "_[0-i] So [you]_0-i are all for [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} , are [you]_0-i ? " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , again smiling as [she]_{396-lady laura} spoke to [him]_0-i . "_[0-i] Certainly ; - if [we]_1467-we are deserted by [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} . Do n't [you]_0-i think so ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't find it quite so easy to make up [my]_0-i mind as [you]_0-i do . [I]_0-i am inclined to think that [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} will form a government ; and as long as there is that prospect , [I]_0-i need hardly commit [myself]_0-i to an opinion as to [[his]_{334-mr. mildmay} probable successor]_{1468-his probable successor} . " Then [the objectionable Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} took [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} leave , and [Phineas]_329-phineas was left alone with [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . "_[0-i] It is glorious ; - is it not ? " [he]_329-phineas began , as soon as [he]_329-phineas found [the field]_{7917-the field} to be open for [himself]_329-phineas and [his]_329-phineas own manoeuvring . But [he]_329-phineas was very young , and had not as yet learned the manner in which [he]_329-phineas might best advance [his]_329-phineas cause with [such a woman as [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura}]_{7918-such a woman as lady laura standish} . [He]_329-phineas was telling [her]_{396-lady laura} too clearly that [he]_329-phineas could have no gratification in talking with [her]_{396-lady laura} unless [he]_329-phineas could be allowed to have [her]_{396-lady laura} all to [himself]_329-phineas . That might be very well if [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} were in love with [him]_329-phineas , but would hardly be the way to reduce [her]_{396-lady laura} to that condition . "_{[329-phineas]} [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , " said [she]_{396-lady laura} , smiling as [she]_{396-lady laura} spoke , "_{[329-phineas]} [I]_0-i am sure that [you]_329-phineas did not mean it , but [you]_329-phineas were uncourteous to [[my]_0-i friend]_{922-my friend} [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . " "_{[329-phineas]} Who ? [I]_0-i ? Was [I]_0-i ? Upon [my]_0-i word , [I]_0-i did n't intend to be uncourteous . " "_[0-i] If [I]_0-i had thought [you]_329-phineas had intended it , of course [I]_0-i could not tell [you]_329-phineas of it . And now [I]_0-i take the liberty ; - for it is a liberty - " "_[0-i] Oh no . " "_[0-i] Because [I]_0-i feel so anxious that [you]_329-phineas should do nothing to mar [your]_329-phineas chances as [a rising man]_{7546-a rising man} . " "_{[329-phineas]} [You]_329-phineas are only too kind to [me]_0-i , - always . " "_{[329-phineas]} [I]_0-i know how clever [you]_329-phineas are , and how excellent are all [your]_329-phineas instincts ; but [I]_0-i see that [you]_329-phineas are a little impetuous . [I]_0-i wonder whether [you]_329-phineas will be angry if [I]_0-i take upon [myself]_0-i the task of [mentor]_1471-mentor . " "_{[329-phineas]} Nothing [you]_329-phineas could say would make [me]_0-i angry , - though [you]_329-phineas might make [me]_0-i very unhappy . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i will not do that if [I]_0-i can help it . [A mentor]_{1472-a mentor} ought to be very old , [you]_329-phineas know , and [I]_0-i am infinitely older than [you]_329-phineas are . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i should have thought it was the reverse ; - indeed , [I]_0-i may say that [I]_0-i know that it is , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am not talking of years . Years have very little to do with the comparative ages of [men]_1025-men and [women]_7479-women . [A woman at forty]_{1475-a woman at forty} is quite old , whereas [a man at forty]_{1476-a man at forty} is young . " [Phineas]_329-phineas , remembering that [he]_329-phineas had put down [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} 's age as forty in [his]_329-phineas own mind , frowned when [he]_329-phineas heard this , and walked about [the room]_{7501-the room} in displeasure . "_{[1476-a man at forty]} And therefore , " continued [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , "_[0-i] [I]_0-i talk to [you]_329-phineas as though [I]_0-i were a kind of [grandmother]_{1477-grandmother} . " "_{[1477-grandmother]} [You]_329-phineas shall be [[my]_0-i great - grandmother]_{1478-my great - grandmother} if [you]_329-phineas will only be kind enough to [me]_0-i to say what [you]_329-phineas really think . " "_{[329-phineas]} [You]_329-phineas must not then be so impetuous , and [you]_329-phineas must be a little more careful to be civil to persons to whom [you]_329-phineas may not take any particular fancy . Now [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} is [a man who may be very useful to [you]_329-phineas]_{1479-a man who may be very useful to you} . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not want [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} to be of use to [me]_0-i . " "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} That is what [I]_0-i call being impetuous , - being young , - being [a boy]_{7259-a boy} . Why should not [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} be of use to [you]_329-phineas as well as [any one else]_{1223-any one else} ? [You]_329-phineas do not mean to conquer [the world]_{756-the world} all by [yourself]_329-phineas . " "_{[329-phineas]} No ; - but there is something mean to [me]_0-i in the expressed idea that [I]_0-i should make use of [any man]_{1023-any man} , - and more especially of [a man whom [I]_0-i do n't like]_{1484-a man whom i do n't like} . " "_{[329-phineas]} And why do [you]_329-phineas not like [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ? " "_{[329-phineas]} Because [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} is one of [[my]_0-i Dr. Fells]_{1485-my dr. fells} . " "_{[329-phineas]} [You]_329-phineas do n't like [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} simply because [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} does not talk much . That may be a good reason why [you]_329-phineas should not make of [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} [an intimate companion]_{1486-an intimate companion} , - because [you]_329-phineas like [talkative people]_{1487-talkative people} ; but it should be no ground for dislike . " [Phineas]_329-phineas paused for a moment before [he]_329-phineas answered [her]_7920-her , thinking whether or not it would be well to ask [her]_7920-her some question which might produce from [her]_7920-her a truth which [he]_329-phineas would not like to hear . Then [he]_329-phineas did ask it . "_{[329-phineas]} And do [you]_329-phineas like [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} ? " [he]_329-phineas said . [She]_7920-her too paused , but only for a second . "_{[329-phineas]} Yes , - [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i may say that [I]_0-i do like [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} . " "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} No more than that ? " "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} Certainly no more than that ; - but that [I]_0-i think is a great deal . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i wonder what [you]_329-phineas would say if [any one]_{7313-any one} asked [you]_329-phineas whether [you]_329-phineas liked [me]_0-i , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , looking away from [her]_7921-her through the window . "_{[329-phineas]} Just the same ; - but without the doubt , if [the person who questioned [me]_0-i]_{1489-the person who questioned me} had any right to ask the question . There are not above [one or two who could have such a right]_{1490-one or two who could have such a right} . " "_[0-i] And [I]_0-i was wrong , of course , to ask it about [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , looking out into [the Square]_{7511-the square} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i did not say so . " "_[0-i] But [I]_0-i see [you]_329-phineas think it . " "_{[329-phineas]} [You]_329-phineas see nothing of the kind . [I]_0-i was quite willing to be asked the question by [you]_329-phineas , and quite willing to answer it . [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} is [a man of great wealth]_{1491-a man of great wealth} . " "_{[1491-a man of great wealth]} What can that have to do with it ? " "_{[1491-a man of great wealth]} Wait a moment , [[you]_329-phineas impetuous [Irish boy]_{1493-irish boy}]_{1492-you impetuous irish boy} , and hear [me]_0-i out . " [Phineas]_329-phineas liked being called [an impetuous Irish boy]_{7923-an impetuous irish boy} , and came close to [her]_7924-her , sitting where [he]_329-phineas could look up into [her]_7924-her face ; and there came a smile upon [his]_329-phineas own , and [he]_329-phineas was very handsome . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i say that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} is [a man of great wealth]_{1491-a man of great wealth} , " continued [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} ; "_{[1491-a man of great wealth]} and as wealth gives influence , [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} is of great use , - politically , - to the party to which [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} belongs . " "_[0-i] Oh , politically ! " "_[0-i] Am [I]_0-i to suppose [you]_329-phineas care nothing for politics ? To [such men]_{1149-such men} , to [men who think as [you]_329-phineas think , who are to sit on the same benches with [yourself]_329-phineas , and go into [the same lobby]_{1497-the same lobby} and be seen at [the same club]_{1498-the same club}]_{1496-men who think as you think , who are to sit on the same benches with yourself , and go into the same lobby and be seen at the same club} , it is [your]_329-phineas duty to be civil both for [your]_329-phineas own sake and for that of the cause . It is for [the hermits of society]_{1499-the hermits of society} to indulge in personal dislikings , - for [men who have never been active and never mean to be active]_{1500-men who have never been active and never mean to be active} . [I]_0-i had been telling [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} how much [I]_0-i thought of [you]_329-phineas , - as [a good Liberal]_{1501-a good liberal} . " "_[0-i] And [I]_0-i came in and spoilt it all . " "_[0-i] Yes , [you]_0-i did . [You]_0-i knocked down [[my]_0-i little house]_{1502-my little house} , and [I]_0-i must build [it]_{1502-my little house} all up again . " "_[0-i] Do n't trouble [yourself]_0-i , [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i shall . It will be a great deal of trouble , - a great deal , indeed ; but [I]_0-i shall take it . [I]_0-i mean [you]_329-phineas to be very intimate with [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , and to shoot [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} grouse , and to stalk [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} deer , and to help to keep [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} in progress as [a liberal member of Parliament]_{1503-a liberal member of parliament} . [I]_0-i am quite prepared to admit , as [a friend]_{1296-a friend} , that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} would go back without some such help . " "_[0-i] Oh ; - [I]_0-i understand . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not believe that [you]_329-phineas do understand at all , but [I]_0-i must endeavour to make [you]_329-phineas do so by degrees . If [you]_329-phineas are to be [[my]_0-i political pupil]_{1505-my political pupil} , [you]_329-phineas must at any rate be obedient . The next time [you]_329-phineas meet [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , ask [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} opinion instead of telling [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} [your]_329-phineas own . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} has been in Parliament twelve years , and [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} was a good deal older than [you]_329-phineas when [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} began . " At this moment a side door was opened , and [the red - haired , red - bearded man whom [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} had seen before]_{7925-the red - haired , red - bearded man whom phineas had seen before} entered [the room]_{7501-the room} . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} hesitated a moment , as though [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} were going to retreat again , and then began to pull about the books and toys which lay on one of the distant tables , as though [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} were in quest of some article . And [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} would have retreated had not [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} called to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [Oswald]_516-oswald , " [she]_{396-lady laura} said , "_[516-oswald] let [me]_0-i introduce [you]_516-oswald to [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , [I]_0-i do not think [you]_516-oswald have ever met [[my]_0-i brother]_{1251-my brother} , [Lord Chiltern]_{398-lord chiltern} . " Then [the two young men]_{7927-the two young men} bowed , and each of [them]_{7927-the two young men} muttered something . "_{[398-lord chiltern]} Do not be in a hurry , [Oswald]_516-oswald . [You]_516-oswald have nothing special to take [you]_516-oswald away . Here is [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas come to tell [us]_1507-us who are [all the possible new Prime Ministers]_{1508-all the possible new prime ministers} . [He]_329-phineas is uncivil enough not to have named [papa]_7260-papa . " "_{[329-phineas]} [[My]_0-i father]_{7296-my father} is out of the question , " said [Lord Chiltern]_{398-lord chiltern} . "_{[7296-my father]} Of course [he]_{7296-my father} is , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , "_{[7296-my father]} but [I]_0-i may be allowed [my]_0-i little joke . " "_{[7296-my father]} [I]_0-i suppose [he]_{7296-my father} will at any rate be in [the Cabinet]_{78-the cabinet} , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i know nothing whatever about politics , " said [Lord Chiltern]_{398-lord chiltern} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i wish [you]_516-oswald did , " said [[his]_{398-lord chiltern} sister]_{1119-his sister} , - "_[516-oswald] with all [my]_0-i heart . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i never did , - and [I]_0-i never shall , for all [your]_516-oswald wishing . It 's the meanest trade going [I]_0-i think , and [I]_0-i 'm sure it 's the most dishonest . [They]_1511-they talk of legs on the turf , and of course there are legs ; but what are [they]_1511-they to the legs in [the House]_{929-the house} ? [I]_0-i do n't know whether [you]_516-oswald are in [Parliament]_{912-parliament} , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . " "_{[329-phineas]} Yes , [I]_0-i am ; but do not mind [me]_0-i . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i beg [your]_516-oswald pardon . Of course there are [honest men there]_{1514-honest men there} , and no doubt [you]_516-oswald are [one of [them]_{1514-honest men there}]_{1515-one of them} . " "_{[329-phineas]} [He]_329-phineas is indifferent honest , - as yet , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . "_{[329-phineas]} [I]_0-i was speaking of men who go into [Parliament]_{49-parliament} to look after [Government places]_{1516-government places} , " said [Lord Chiltern]_{398-lord chiltern} . "_[0-i] That is just what [I]_0-i 'm doing , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] Why should not [a man]_{749-a man} serve [the Crown]_{435-the crown} ? [He]_{749-a man} has to work very hard for what [he]_{749-a man} earns . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't believe that the most of [them]_{1514-honest men there} work at all . However , [I]_0-i beg [your]_516-oswald pardon . [I]_0-i did n't mean [you]_516-oswald in particular . " "_[0-i] [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas is such [a thorough politician]_{1518-a thorough politician} that [he]_329-phineas will never forgive [you]_516-oswald , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . "_{[329-phineas]} Yes , [I]_0-i will , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , "_[0-i] and [I]_0-i 'll convert [him]_329-phineas some day . If [he]_329-phineas does come into [the House]_{929-the house} , [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , [I]_0-i suppose [he]_329-phineas 'll come on the right side ? " "_{[329-phineas]} [I]_0-i 'll never go into [the House]_{929-the house} , as [you]_516-oswald call it , " said [Lord Chiltern]_{398-lord chiltern} . "_[0-i] But , [I]_0-i 'll tell [you]_516-oswald what ; [I]_0-i shall be very happy if [you]_516-oswald 'll dine with [me]_0-i to - morrow at [[Moroni]_436-moroni 's]_{1521-moroni 's} . [They]_1522-they give [you]_516-oswald a capital little dinner at [Moroni]_436-moroni 's , and [they]_1522-they 've [the best Chateau Yquem in [London]_6-london]_{1523-the best chateau yquem in london} . " "_[1522-they] Do , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , in a whisper . "_[0-i] Oblige [me]_0-i . " [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} was engaged to dine with [one of [the Vice - Chancellors]_{7930-the vice - chancellors}]_{7929-one of the vice - chancellors} on the day named . [He]_516-oswald had never before dined at [the house of [this great law luminary , whose acquaintance [he]_516-oswald had made through [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low}]_{7932-this great law luminary , whose acquaintance he had made through mr. low}]_{7931-the house of this great law luminary , whose acquaintance he had made through mr. low} , and [he]_516-oswald had thought a great deal of the occasion . [Mrs. Freemantle]_{437-mrs. freemantle} had sent [him]_516-oswald the invitation nearly a fortnight ago , and [he]_516-oswald understood there was to be an elaborate dinner party . [He]_516-oswald did not know it for a fact , but [he]_516-oswald was in hopes of meeting [the expiring Lord Chancellor]_{7933-the expiring lord chancellor} . [He]_516-oswald considered it to be [his]_516-oswald duty never to throw away such a chance . [He]_516-oswald would in all respects have preferred [Mr. Freemantle]_{438-mr. freemantle} 's dinner in [Eaton Place]_{102-eaton place} , dull and heavy though it might probably be , to the chance of [[Lord Chiltern]_{398-lord chiltern} 's companions]_{7934-lord chiltern 's companions} at [Moroni]_436-moroni 's . Whatever might be the faults of [[our]_7935-our hero]_{1068-our hero} , [he]_516-oswald was not given to what is generally called dissipation by [the world]_{756-the world} at large , - by which [the world]_{756-the world} means self - indulgence . [He]_516-oswald cared not a brass farthing for [[Moroni]_436-moroni 's Chateau Yquem]_{103-moroni 's chateau yquem} , nor for the wondrously studied repast which [he]_516-oswald would doubtless find prepared for [him]_516-oswald at [that celebrated establishment in [St. James 's Street]_{104-st. james 's street}]_{7939-that celebrated establishment in st. james 's street} ; - not a farthing as compared with the chance of meeting [so great a man as [Lord Moles]_{439-lord moles}]_{7940-so great a man as lord moles} . And [[Lord Chiltern]_{398-lord chiltern} 's friends]_{7941-lord chiltern 's friends} might probably be just [the men whom [he]_516-oswald would not desire to know]_{7942-the men whom he would not desire to know} . But [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} 's request overrode everything with [him]_516-oswald . [She]_{396-lady laura} had asked [him]_516-oswald to oblige [her]_{396-lady laura} , and of course [he]_516-oswald would do so . Had [he]_516-oswald been going to dine with [the incoming Prime Minister]_{7943-the incoming prime minister} , [he]_516-oswald would have put off [his]_516-oswald engagement at [her]_{396-lady laura} request . [He]_516-oswald was not quick enough to make an answer without hesitation ; but after a moment 's pause [he]_516-oswald said [he]_516-oswald should be most happy to dine with [Lord Chiltern]_{398-lord chiltern} at [Moroni]_436-moroni 's . "_[0-i] That 's right ; 7.30 sharp , - only [I]_0-i can tell [you]_1524-you [you]_1524-you wo n't meet [any other members]_{1525-any other members} . " Then [the servant]_{7944-the servant} announced [more visitors]_{7945-more visitors} , and [Lord Chiltern]_{398-lord chiltern} escaped out of [the room]_{7501-the room} before [he]_{398-lord chiltern} was seen by [the new comers]_{7947-the new comers} . These were [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} and [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , and then [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} , - and after [them]_{7947-the new comers} [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} , [the Whip , who was in a violent hurry , and did not stay there]_{7948-the whip , who was in a violent hurry , and did not stay there} a moment , and then [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} and [young Lord James Fitz - Howard]_{440-lord james} , [the youngest son of [the Duke of [St. Bungay]_{69-st. bungay}]_{7557-the duke of st. bungay}]_{7949-the youngest son of the duke of st. bungay} . In twenty or thirty minutes there was a gathering of liberal political notabilities in [[Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} 's drawing - room]_{7679-lady laura 's drawing - room} . There were two great pieces of news by which [they]_{7947-the new comers} were all enthralled . [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} would not be [Prime Minister]_{1326-prime minister} , and [Sir Everard Powell]_{416-sir everard} was - dead . Of course nothing quite positive could be known about [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} . [He]_{334-mr. mildmay} was to be with [the Queen]_{7412-the queen} at [Windsor]_100-windsor on the morrow at eleven o'clock , and it was improbable that [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} would tell [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} mind to [any one]_{7313-any one} before [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} told it to [[her]_{7412-the queen} Majesty]_{7653-her majesty} . But there was no doubt that [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} had engaged "_{[1449-the duke]} [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} , " - so [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} was called by [Lord James]_{440-lord james} , - to go down to [Windsor]_100-windsor with [him]_{334-mr. mildmay} , that [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} might be in readiness if wanted . "_{[1449-the duke]} [I]_0-i have learned that at [home]_754-home , " said [Lord James]_{440-lord james} , who had just heard the news from [[his]_{440-lord james} sister]_{1119-his sister} , who had heard it from [the Duchess]_441-duchess . [Lord James]_{440-lord james} was delighted with the importance given to [him]_{440-lord james} by [[his]_{440-lord james} father]_{784-his father} 's coming journey . From this , and from other equally well - known circumstances , it was surmised that [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} would decline the task proposed to [him]_{334-mr. mildmay} . This , nevertheless , was only a surmise , - whereas the fact with reference to [Sir Everard]_{416-sir everard} was fully substantiated . The gout had flown to [his]_{416-sir everard} stomach , and [he]_{416-sir everard} was dead . "_{[1449-the duke]} By - - yes ; as dead as a herring , " said [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} , who at that moment , however , was not within hearing of [either of [the ladies present]_{7959-the ladies present}]_{7958-either of the ladies present} . And then [he]_{417-mr. ratler} rubbed [his]_{417-mr. ratler} hands , and looked as though [he]_{417-mr. ratler} were delighted . And [he]_{417-mr. ratler} was delighted , - not because [[his]_{417-mr. ratler} old friend]_{7633-his old friend} [Sir Everard]_{416-sir everard} was dead , but by the excitement of the tragedy . "_{[1449-the duke]} Having done so good a deed in [his]_1528-his last moments , " said [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , "_{[1449-the duke]} [we]_1529-we may take it for granted that [he]_1528-his will go straight to [heaven]_1530-heaven . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i hope there will be [no crowner]_{1531-no crowner} 's quest , [Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} , " said [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} ; "_{[417-mr. ratler]} if there is [I]_0-i do n't know how [you]_{417-mr. ratler} 'll get out of it . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't see anything in it so horrible , " said [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} . "_[0-i] If [a fellow]_{1195-a fellow} dies leading [[his]_{1195-a fellow} regiment]_{1083-his regiment} [we]_1529-we do n't think anything of it . [Sir Everard]_{416-sir everard} 's vote was of more service to [[his]_{416-sir everard} country]_{1144-his country} than anything that [a colonel]_{1535-a colonel} or [a captain]_{1536-a captain} can do . " But nevertheless [I]_0-i think that [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} was somewhat in dread of future newspaper paragraphs , should it be found necessary to summon [a coroner]_{7961-a coroner} 's inquisition to sit upon poor [Sir Everard]_{416-sir everard} . While this was going on [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} took [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} apart for a moment . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am so much obliged to [you]_{417-mr. ratler} ; [I]_0-i am indeed , " [she]_{396-lady laura} said . "_[0-i] What nonsense ! " "_[0-i] Never mind whether it 's nonsense or not ; - but [I]_0-i am . [I]_0-i ca n't explain it all now , but [I]_0-i do so want [you]_{417-mr. ratler} to know [[my]_0-i brother]_{1251-my brother} . [You]_{417-mr. ratler} may be of the greatest service to [him]_{1251-my brother} , - of the very greatest . [He]_{1251-my brother} is not half so bad as [people]_1124-people say [he]_{1251-my brother} is . In many ways [he]_{1251-my brother} is very good , - very good . And [he]_{1251-my brother} is very clever . " "_{[1251-my brother]} At any rate [I]_0-i will think and believe no ill of [him]_{1251-my brother} . " "_[0-i] Just so ; - do not believe evil of [him]_{1251-my brother} , - not more evil than [you]_{417-mr. ratler} see . [I]_0-i am so anxious , - so very anxious to try to put [him]_{1251-my brother} on [his]_{1251-my brother} legs , and [I]_0-i find it so difficult to get any connecting link with [him]_{1251-my brother} . [Papa]_376-papa will not speak with [him]_{1251-my brother} , - because of money . " "_[376-papa] But [he]_{1251-my brother} is friends with [you]_0-i . " "_[0-i] Yes ; [I]_0-i think [he]_{1251-my brother} loves [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i saw how distasteful it was to [you]_0-i to go to [him]_{1251-my brother} ; - and probably [you]_0-i were engaged ? " "_[1102-one] [One]_1102-one can always get off those sort of things if there is an object . " "_[0-i] Yes ; - just so . And the object was to oblige [me]_0-i ; - was it not ? " "_{[393-mr. daubeny]} Of course it was . But [I]_0-i must go now . [We]_1540-we are to hear [Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} 's statement at four , and [I]_0-i would not miss it for worlds . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i wonder whether [you]_0-i would go abroad with [[my]_0-i brother]_{1251-my brother} in the autumn ? But [I]_0-i have no right to think of such a thing ; - have [I]_0-i ? At any rate [I]_0-i will not think of it yet . Good - bye , - [I]_0-i shall see [you]_0-i perhaps on Sunday if [you]_0-i are in [town]_7455-town . " [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} walked down to [Westminster]_{60-westminster} with [his]_0-i mind very full of [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} and [Lord Chiltern]_{398-lord chiltern} . What did [she]_{396-lady laura} mean by [her]_{396-lady laura} affectionate manner to [himself]_0-i , and what did [she]_{396-lady laura} mean by the continual praises which [she]_{396-lady laura} lavished upon [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} ? Of whom was [she]_{396-lady laura} thinking most , of [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , or of [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} ? [She]_{396-lady laura} had called [herself]_{396-lady laura} [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} mentor]_{7962-his mentor} . Was the description of [her]_{396-lady laura} feelings towards [himself]_{343-mr. kennedy} , as conveyed in that name , of a kind to be gratifying to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} ? No ; - [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} thought not . But then might it not be within [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} power to change the nature of those feelings ? [She]_{396-lady laura} was not in love with [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} at present . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} could not make any boast to [himself]_{343-mr. kennedy} on that head . But it might be within [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} power to compel [her]_{396-lady laura} to love [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} . [The female mentor]_{7963-the female mentor} might be softened . That [she]_{396-lady laura} could not love [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} thought that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} was quite sure . There was nothing like love in [her]_{396-lady laura} manner to [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . As to [Lord Chiltern]_{398-lord chiltern} , [Phineas]_{398-lord chiltern} would do whatever might be in [his]_{398-lord chiltern} power . All that [he]_{398-lord chiltern} really knew of [Lord Chiltern]_{398-lord chiltern} was that [he]_{398-lord chiltern} had gambled and that [he]_{398-lord chiltern} had drunk . CHAPTER IX [The New Government In [the House of Lords]_{7669-the house of lords}]_{7964-the new government in the house of lords} that night , and in [the House of Commons]_{1033-the house of commons} , [the outgoing Ministers]_{7967-the outgoing ministers} made [their]_{7967-the outgoing ministers} explanations . As [our]_7968-our business at the present moment is with [the Commons]_{442-the commons} , [we]_7968-our will confine [ourselves]_7968-our to [[their]_{442-the commons} chamber]_{7969-their chamber} , and will do so the more willingly because the upshot of what was said in the two places was the same . [The outgoing ministers]_{7967-the outgoing ministers} were very grave , very self - laudatory , and very courteous . In regard to courtesy it may be declared that [no stranger to the ways of the place]_{7971-no stranger to the ways of the place} could have understood how such soft words could be spoken by [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} , beaten , so quickly after the very sharp words which [he]_{393-mr. daubeny} had uttered when [he]_{393-mr. daubeny} only expected to be beaten . [He]_{393-mr. daubeny} announced to [[his]_{393-mr. daubeny} fellow - commoners]_{7972-his fellow - commoners} that [[his]_{393-mr. daubeny} right honourable friend]_{7650-his right honourable friend} and colleague [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} had thought it right to retire from [the Treasury]_{7799-the treasury} . [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} , in constitutional obedience to the vote of [the Lower House]_{1245-the lower house} , had resigned , and [the Queen]_{7412-the queen} had been graciously pleased to accept [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} 's resignation . [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} could only inform [the House]_{32-the house} that [[her]_{7412-the queen} Majesty]_{7653-her majesty} had signified [her]_{7412-the queen} pleasure that [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} should wait upon [her]_{7412-the queen} to - morrow at eleven o'clock . [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , - so [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} understood , - would be with [[her]_{7412-the queen} Majesty]_{7653-her majesty} to - morrow at that hour . [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} had found it to be [his]_{366-lord de terrier} duty to recommend [[her]_{7412-the queen} Majesty]_{7653-her majesty} to send for [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} . Such was the real import of [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} 's speech . That further portion of it in which [he]_{393-mr. daubeny} explained with blandest , most beneficent , honey - flowing words that [[his]_{393-mr. daubeny} party]_{838-his party} would have done everything that [the country]_{839-the country} could require of [any party]_{7982-any party} , had [the House]_{929-the house} allowed [it]_{838-his party} to remain on the Treasury benches for a month or two , - and explained also that [[his]_{393-mr. daubeny} party]_{838-his party} would never recriminate , would never return evil for evil , would in no wise copy the factious opposition of [[their]_{838-his party} adversaries]_{7985-their adversaries} ; that [[his]_{393-mr. daubeny} party]_{838-his party} would now , as it ever had done , carry itself with the meekness of the dove , and the wisdom of the serpent , - all this , [I]_0-i say , was so generally felt by [gentlemen on both sides of the House]_{7987-gentlemen on both sides of the house} to be "_[0-i] leather and prunella " that very little attention was paid to it . The great point was that [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} had resigned , and that [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} had been summoned to [Windsor]_100-windsor . [The Queen]_{7412-the queen} had sent for [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} in compliance with advice given to [her]_{7412-the queen} by [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} . And yet [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} and [[his]_{366-lord de terrier} first lieutenant]_{7989-his first lieutenant} had used all the most practised efforts of [their]_{838-his party} eloquence for the last three days in endeavouring to make [[their]_{838-his party} countrymen]_{7990-their countrymen} believe that [no more unfitting Minister]_{7991-no more unfitting minister} than [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} ever attempted to hold the reins of office ! Nothing had been too bad for [them]_{838-his party} to say of [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , - and yet , in the very first moment in which [they]_{838-his party} found [themselves]_{838-his party} unable to carry on [the Government]_{7691-the government} [themselves]_{838-his party} , [they]_{838-his party} advised [the Queen]_{7412-the queen} to send for [that most incompetent and baneful statesman]_{7994-that most incompetent and baneful statesman} ! [We]_7995-our who are conversant with [our]_7995-our own methods of politics , see nothing odd in this , because [we]_7995-our are used to it ; but surely in the eyes of [strangers]_{7996-strangers} [our]_7995-our practice must be very singular . There is nothing like it in [any other country]_{7997-any other country} , - nothing as yet . Nowhere else is there the same good - humoured , affectionate , prize - fighting ferocity in politics . [The leaders of [our]_7995-our two great parties]_{7998-the leaders of our two great parties} are to [each other]_{7264-each other} exactly as are [the two champions of the ring who knock [each other about for the belt and for five hundred pounds a side once in every two years]_{8001-each other about for the belt and for five hundred pounds a side once in every two years}]_{8000-the two champions of the ring who knock each other about for the belt and for five hundred pounds a side once in every two years} . How [they]_{838-his party} fly at [each other]_{7264-each other} , striking as though each blow should carry death if it were but possible ! And yet there is [no one whom [the Birmingham Bantam]_{444-the birmingham bantam}]_{8003-no one whom the birmingham bantam} respects so highly as [he]_{444-the birmingham bantam} does [Bill Burns the Brighton Bully]_{445-bill burns the brighton bully} , or with whom [he]_{444-the birmingham bantam} has so much delight in discussing the merits of a pot of half - and - half . And so it was with [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} and [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} . In private life [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} almost adulated [[his]_{393-mr. daubeny} elder rival]_{8004-his elder rival} , - and [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} never omitted an opportunity of taking [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} warmly by the hand . It is not so in [the United States]_{105-the united states} . There the same political enmity exists , but the political enmity produces private hatred . [The leaders of parties]_{8005-the leaders of parties} there really mean what [they]_{8005-the leaders of parties} say when [they]_{8005-the leaders of parties} abuse [each other]_{7264-each other} , and are in earnest when [they]_{8005-the leaders of parties} talk as though [they]_{8005-the leaders of parties} were about to tear [each other]_{7264-each other} limb from limb . [I]_0-i doubt whether [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} would have injured a hair of [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's venerable head , even for an assurance of six continued months in office . When [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} had completed [his]_{393-mr. daubeny} statement , [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} simply told [the House]_{929-the house} that [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} had received and would obey [her]_8009-her Majesty 's commands . [The House]_{929-the house} would of course understand that [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} by no means meant to aver that [the Queen]_{7412-the queen} would even commission [him]_{334-mr. mildmay} to form [a Ministry]_{1303-a ministry} . But if [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} took no such command from [[her]_8009-her Majesty]_{7653-her majesty} it would become [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} duty to recommend [[her]_8009-her Majesty]_{7653-her majesty} to impose the task upon [some other person]_{8015-some other person} . Then everything was said that had to be said , and [members]_7760-members returned to [[their]_7760-members clubs]_{8017-their clubs} . A certain damp was thrown over the joy of [some excitable Liberals]_{8018-some excitable liberals} by tidings which reached [the House]_{32-the house} during [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} 's speech . [Sir Everard Powell]_{416-sir everard} was no more dead than was [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} [himself]_{334-mr. mildmay} . Now it is very unpleasant to find that [your]_8019-your news is untrue , when [you]_8019-your have been at great pains to disseminate it . "_[0-i] Oh , but [he]_1543-he is dead , " said [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} . "_{[446-lady powell]} [Lady Powell]_{446-lady powell} assured [me]_0-i half an hour ago , " said [[Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} 's opponent]_{8020-mr. ratler 's opponent} , "_{[446-lady powell]} that [he]_1543-he was at that moment a great deal better than [he]_1543-he had been for the last three months . The journey down to [the House]_{929-the house} did [him]_1543-he a world of good . " "_{[446-lady powell]} Then [we]_1545-we 'll have [him]_1543-he down for every division , " said [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} . The political portion of [London]_6-london was in a ferment for the next five days . On the Sunday morning it was known that [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} had declined to put [himself]_{334-mr. mildmay} at the head of [a liberal Government]_{8021-a liberal government} . [He]_{334-mr. mildmay} and [the Duke of [St. Bungay]_{69-st. bungay}]_{7557-the duke of st. bungay} , and [Mr. Plantagenet Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} , had been in conference so often , and so long , that it may almost be said [they]_8023-they lived together in conference . Then [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} had been with [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , - and [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} also . At [the clubs]_{8024-the clubs} it was said by [many]_740-many that [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} had been with [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} ; but it was also said very vehemently by [others]_7342-others that no such interview had taken place . [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} was [a Radical , much admired by [the people]_{731-the people} , sitting in Parliament for [that most Radical of [all constituencies]_{8030-all constituencies}]_{8029-that most radical of all constituencies} , [the Pottery Hamlets]_{106-the pottery hamlets} , who had never as yet been in power]_{8027-a radical , much admired by the people , sitting in parliament for that most radical of all constituencies , the pottery hamlets , who had never as yet been in power} . It was the great question of the day whether [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} would or would not ask [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} to join [him]_{334-mr. mildmay} ; and it was said by [those who habitually think at every period of change that the time has now come in which the difficulties to forming a government]_{8031-those who habitually think at every period of change that the time has now come in which the difficulties to forming a government} will at last be found to be insuperable , that [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} could not succeed either with [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} or without [him]_{346-mr. monk} . There were at the present moment [two sections of [these gentlemen]_{8033-these gentlemen}]_{8032-two sections of these gentlemen} , - the section which declared that [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} had sent for [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , and the section which declared that [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} had not . But there were others , who perhaps knew better what [they]_{8033-these gentlemen} were saying , by whom it was asserted that the whole difficulty lay with [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} . [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} was willing to serve with [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , - with certain stipulations as to the special seat in [the Cabinet which [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} [himself]_{334-mr. mildmay}]_{8034-the cabinet which he himself} was to occupy , and as to the introduction of [[certain friends]_{8035-certain friends} of [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} own]_{8036-certain friends of his own} ; but , - so said [these gentlemen who were supposed really to understand the matter]_{8037-these gentlemen who were supposed really to understand the matter} , - [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} was not willing to serve with [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} and with [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} . Now , [everybody who knew anything]_{8039-everybody who knew anything} knew that [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} and [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} were indispensable to [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} . And [a liberal Government]_{8021-a liberal government} , with [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} in the opposition , could not live half through a session ! All Sunday and Monday these things were discussed ; and on the Monday [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} absolutely stated to [the Upper House]_{8042-the upper house} that [he]_{366-lord de terrier} had received [[her]_8043-her Majesty]_{7653-her majesty} 's commands to form another government . [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} , in half a dozen most modest words , - in words hardly audible , and most unlike [himself]_{393-mr. daubeny} , - made [his]_{393-mr. daubeny} statement in [the Lower House]_{1245-the lower house} to the same effect . Then [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} , and [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} , and [Mr. Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} , and [Mr. Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} aroused [themselves]_{8046-themselves} and swore that such things could not be . Should the prey which [they]_{8046-themselves} had won for [themselves]_{8046-themselves} , the spoil of [their]_{8046-themselves} bows and arrows , be snatched from out of [their]_{8046-themselves} very mouths by treachery ? [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} and [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} could not venture even to make another attempt unless [they]_{8046-themselves} did so in combination with [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} . Such a combination , said [Mr. Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} , would be disgraceful to [both parties]_{8047-both parties} , but would prove [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} to be as false as [Satan]_422-satan [himself]_{431-mr. gresham} . Early on the Tuesday morning , when it was known that [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} had been at [[Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} 's house]_{8048-lord de terrier 's house} , [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} was free to confess that [he]_{364-barrington erle} had always been afraid of [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i have felt for years , " said [he]_0-i , "_[0-i] that if [anybody]_7318-anybody could break up [the party]_{7268-the party} it would be [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} . " On that Tuesday morning [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} certainly was with [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} , but nothing came of it . [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} was either not enough like [Satan]_422-satan for the occasion , or else [he]_{431-mr. gresham} was too closely like [him]_422-satan . [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} did not bid high enough , or else [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} did not like biddings from [that quarter]_{8049-that quarter} . Nothing then came from this attempt , and on the Tuesday afternoon [the Queen]_{7412-the queen} again sent for [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} . On the Wednesday morning [the gentlemen who thought that the insuperable difficulties had at length]_{8051-the gentlemen who thought that the insuperable difficulties had at length} arrived , began to wear [their]_{8051-the gentlemen who thought that the insuperable difficulties had at length} longest faces , and to be triumphant with melancholy forebodings . Now at last there was a dead lock . [Nobody]_1350-nobody could form [a government]_{1182-a government} . It was asserted that [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} had fallen at [[her]_{7412-the queen} Majesty]_{7653-her majesty} 's feet dissolved in tears , and had implored to be relieved from further responsibility . It was well known to [many at [the clubs]_{8024-the clubs}]_{8055-many at the clubs} that [the Queen]_{7412-the queen} had on that morning telegraphed to [Germany]_447-germany for advice . There were [men]_1025-men so gloomy as to declare that [the Queen]_{7412-the queen} must throw [herself]_{7412-the queen} into the arms of [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , unless [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} would consent to rise from [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} knees and once more buckle on [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} ancient armour . "_{[431-mr. gresham]} Even that would be better than [Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} , " said [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} , in [his]_{364-barrington erle} anger . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i 'll tell [you]_1548-you what it is , " said [Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} , "_[0-i] [we]_1549-we shall have [Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} and [Monk]_{346-mr. monk} together , and [you]_1548-you and [I]_0-i shall have to do [their]_1550-their biddings . " [Mr. Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} 's reply to that suggestion [I]_0-i may not dare to insert in these pages . On the Wednesday night , however , it was known that everything had been arranged , and before [the Houses]_{8060-the houses} met on the Thursday every place had been bestowed , either in reality or in imagination . [The Times]_{107-the times} , in [its]_{107-the times} second edition on the Thursday , gave a list of the Cabinet , in which four places out of fourteen were rightly filled . On the Friday it named [ten places aright]_{8061-ten places aright} , and indicated [the law officers]_{8062-the law officers} , with only one mistake in reference to [Ireland]_25-ireland ; and on the Saturday it gave a list of [the Under Secretaries of State]_{8063-the under secretaries of state} , and [Secretaries]_{8064-secretaries} and [Vice - Presidents]_{8065-vice - presidents} generally , with wonderful correctness as to [the individuals]_{8066-the individuals} , though the offices were a little jumbled . [The Government]_{54-the government} was at last formed in a manner which [everybody]_{951-everybody} had seen to be the only possible way in which a government could be formed . [Nobody]_1350-nobody was surprised , and the week 's work was regarded as though the regular routine of government making had simply been followed . [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} was [Prime Minister]_{1326-prime minister} ; [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} was at [the Foreign Office]_{8070-the foreign office} ; [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} was at [the Board of Trade]_{8071-the board of trade} ; [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} was [President of the Council]_{8073-president of the council} ; [the Earl of Brentford]_{823-the earl of brentford} was [Privy Seal]_{8075-privy seal} ; and [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} was [Chancellor of the Exchequer]_{7563-chancellor of the exchequer} . [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} made a step up in [the world]_{756-the world} , and went to [the Admiralty]_{8078-the admiralty} as [Secretary]_{8079-secretary} ; [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} was sent again to [the Admiralty]_{108-the admiralty} ; and [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} became [a junior Lord of the Treasury]_{8080-a junior lord of the treasury} . [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} was , of course , installed as [Patronage Secretary]_{8081-patronage secretary} to [the same Board]_{8082-the same board} . [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} was perhaps [the only man in [the party]_{7268-the party}]_{8083-the only man in the party} as to whose destination there could not possibly be a doubt . [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} had really qualified [himself]_{417-mr. ratler} for a position in such a way as to make [all men]_{7407-all men} feel that [he]_{417-mr. ratler} would , as a matter of course , be called upon to fill it . [I]_0-i do not know whether as much could be said on behalf of [any other man in the new Government]_{8086-any other man in the new government} . During all this excitement , and through all these movements , [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas felt [himself]_329-phineas to be left more and more out in the cold . [He]_329-phineas had not been such [a fool]_{8087-a fool} as to suppose that any office would be offered to [him]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas had never hinted at such a thing to [[his]_329-phineas one dearly intimate friend]_{8088-his one dearly intimate friend} , [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . [He]_329-phineas had not hitherto opened [his]_329-phineas mouth in [Parliament]_{912-parliament} . Indeed , when [the new Government]_{8090-the new government} was formed [he]_329-phineas had not been sitting for above a fortnight . Of course nothing could be done for [him]_329-phineas as yet . But , nevertheless , [he]_329-phineas felt [himself]_329-phineas to be out in the cold . [The very men who had discussed with [him]_329-phineas the question of the division , - who had discussed it with [him]_329-phineas because [his]_329-phineas vote was then as good as that of [any other member]_{8092-any other member}]_{8091-the very men who had discussed with him the question of the division , - who had discussed it with him because his vote was then as good as that of any other member} , - did not care to talk to [him]_329-phineas about the distribution of places . [He]_329-phineas , at any rate , could not be [one of [them]_{8091-the very men who had discussed with him the question of the division , - who had discussed it with him because his vote was then as good as that of any other member}]_{1515-one of them} . [He]_329-phineas , at any rate , could not be [a rival]_{8094-a rival} . [He]_329-phineas could neither mar nor assist . [He]_329-phineas could not be either a successful or [a disappointed sympathiser]_{8095-a disappointed sympathiser} , - because [he]_329-phineas could not [himself]_329-phineas be [a candidate]_{8096-a candidate} . The affair which perhaps disgusted [him]_329-phineas more than anything else was the offer of an office , - not in [the Cabinet]_{1372-the cabinet} , indeed , but one supposed to confer high dignity , - to [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} refused the offer , and this somewhat lessened [Finn]_329-phineas 's disgust , but the offer itself made [him]_329-phineas unhappy . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i suppose it was made simply because of [his]_1551-he money , " [he]_0-i said to [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't believe that , " said [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . "_[0-i] [People]_1124-people seem to think that [he]_1551-he has got a head on [his]_1551-he shoulders , though [he]_1551-he has got no tongue in it . [I]_0-i wonder at [his]_1551-he refusing it because of [the Right Honourable]_{448-the right honourable} . " "_{[448-the right honourable]} [I]_0-i am so glad that [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} refused , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} to [him]_329-phineas . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} And why ? [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} would have been [the Right Hon . Robert Kennedy]_{449-the right hon . robert kennedy} for ever and ever . " [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} when [he]_329-phineas said this did not as yet know exactly how it would have come to pass that such honour , - the honour of the enduring prefix to [his]_1551-he name , - would have come in the way of [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} had [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} accepted the office in question ; but [he]_329-phineas was very quick to learn all these things , and , in the meantime , [he]_329-phineas rarely made any mistake about them . "_{[449-the right hon . robert kennedy]} What would that have been to [him]_1551-he , - with [his]_1551-he wealth ? " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . "_[1551-he] [He]_1551-he has a position of [his]_1551-he own and need not care for such things . There are [men who should not attempt what is called independence in Parliament]_{1553-men who should not attempt what is called independence in parliament} . By doing so [they]_{1553-men who should not attempt what is called independence in parliament} simply decline to make [themselves]_{1553-men who should not attempt what is called independence in parliament} useful . But there are [a few whose special walk in life it is to be independent , and , as it were , unmoved by parties]_{1554-a few whose special walk in life it is to be independent , and , as it were , unmoved by parties} . " "_{[1554-a few whose special walk in life it is to be independent , and , as it were , unmoved by parties]} Great Akinetoses ! [You]_1555-you know [Orion]_450-orion , " said [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} . "_[1555-you] [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} is not an Akinetos , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . "_[1551-he] [He]_1551-he holds a very proud position , " said [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} , ironically . "_[1551-he] A very proud position indeed , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , in sober earnest . The dinner at [Moroni]_436-moroni 's had been eaten , and [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} had given an account of the entertainment to [[Lord Chiltern]_{398-lord chiltern} 's sister]_{8098-lord chiltern 's sister} . There had been only [two other guests]_{8099-two other guests} , and [both of [them]_{8099-two other guests}]_{8100-both of them} had been [men on the turf]_{8101-men on the turf} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i was [the first there]_{1556-the first there} , " said [Phineas]_{398-lord chiltern} , "_[1551-he] and [he]_1551-he surprised [me]_0-i ever so much by telling [me]_0-i that [you]_1557-you had spoken to [him]_1551-he of [me]_0-i before . " "_[1557-you] Yes ; [I]_0-i did so . [I]_0-i wish [him]_1551-he to know [you]_1557-you . [I]_0-i want [him]_1551-he to know [some men who think of something besides horses]_{1558-some men who think of something besides horses} . [He]_1551-he is very well educated , [you]_1557-you know , and would certainly have taken honours if [he]_1551-he had not quarrelled with [the people at [Christ Church]_{109-christ church}]_{1559-the people at christ church} . " "_[1551-he] Did [he]_1551-he take a degree ? " "_{[1559-the people at christ church]} No ; - [they]_{1559-the people at christ church} sent [him]_1551-he down . It is best always to have the truth among [friends]_7328-friends . Of course [you]_1557-you will hear it some day . [They]_{1559-the people at christ church} expelled [him]_1551-he because [he]_1551-he was drunk . " Then [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} burst out into tears , and [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} sat near [her]_{396-lady laura} , and consoled [her]_{396-lady laura} , and swore that if in any way [he]_1551-he could befriend [[her]_{396-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} [he]_1551-he would do so . [Mr. Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} at this time claimed a promise which [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} said that [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} had made to [him]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , - that [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} would go over with [him]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} to [Mayo]_57-mayo to assist at [his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} re - election . And [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} did go . The whole affair occupied but a week , and was chiefly memorable as being the means of cementing the friendship which existed between [the two Irish members]_{8103-the two irish members} . "_{[1559-the people at christ church]} A thousand a year ! " said [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , speaking of the salary of [[his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} office]_{8104-his office} . "_{[1559-the people at christ church]} It is n't much ; is it ? And [every fellow to whom [I]_0-i owe a shilling]_{1561-every fellow to whom i owe a shilling} will be down upon [me]_0-i . If [I]_0-i had studied [my]_0-i own comfort , [I]_0-i should have done the same as [Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . " [CHAPTER X Violet Effingham]_{451-violet effingham} It was now the middle of May , and a month had elapsed since the terrible difficulty about [[the Queen]_{414-the queen} 's Government]_{8105-the queen 's government} had been solved . A month had elapsed , and things had shaken [themselves]_{8106-themselves} into [[their]_{8106-themselves} places]_{8107-their places} with more of ease and apparent fitness than [men]_1025-men had given [them]_{8106-themselves} credit for possessing . [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} , and [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} were [the best friends in [the world]_{756-the world}]_{8109-the best friends in the world} , swearing by [each other]_{7264-each other} in [[their]_{8109-the best friends in the world} own house]_{8112-their own house} , and supported in the other by as gallant [a phalanx of [Whig peers as ever]_{8114-whig peers as ever}]_{8113-a phalanx of whig peers as ever} were got together to fight against the instincts of [their]_{8109-the best friends in the world} own order in compliance with the instincts of [those below [them]_{8109-the best friends in the world}]_{8115-those below them} . [[Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} 's father]_{8116-lady laura 's father} was in [the Cabinet]_{1372-the cabinet} , to [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} 's infinite delight . It was [her]_{396-lady laura} ambition to be brought as near to political action as was possible for [a woman]_{1381-a woman} without surrendering any of the privileges of feminine inaction . That [women]_7479-women should even wish to have votes at parliamentary elections was to [her]_{396-lady laura} abominable , and the cause of the Rights of [Women]_7479-women generally was odious to [her]_{396-lady laura} ; but , nevertheless , for [herself]_{396-lady laura} , [she]_{396-lady laura} delighted in hoping that [she]_{396-lady laura} too might be useful , - in thinking that [she]_{396-lady laura} too was perhaps , in some degree , politically powerful ; and [she]_{396-lady laura} had received considerable increase to such hopes when [[her]_{396-lady laura} father]_{7464-her father} accepted the Privy Seal . [The Earl]_{733-the earl} [himself]_{733-the earl} was not [an ambitious man]_{8123-an ambitious man} , and , but for [[his]_{733-the earl} daughter]_{7468-his daughter} , would have severed [himself]_{733-the earl} altogether from political life before this time . [He]_{733-the earl} was [an unhappy man]_{7642-an unhappy man} ; - being [an obstinate man]_{8126-an obstinate man} , and having in [his]_{733-the earl} obstinacy quarrelled with [[his]_{733-the earl} only son]_{8127-his only son} . In [his]_{733-the earl} unhappiness [he]_{733-the earl} would have kept [himself]_{733-the earl} alone , living in [the country]_{839-the country} , brooding over [his]_{733-the earl} wretchedness , were it not for [[his]_{733-the earl} daughter]_{7468-his daughter} . On [her]_{7468-his daughter} behalf , and in obedience to [her]_{7468-his daughter} requirements , [he]_{733-the earl} came yearly up to [London]_6-london , and , perhaps in compliance with [her]_{7468-his daughter} persuasion , had taken some part in the debates of [the House of Lords]_{7669-the house of lords} . It is easy for [a peer]_{8131-a peer} to be [a statesman]_{8132-a statesman} , if the trouble of the life be not too much for [him]_{8131-a peer} . [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} was now [a statesman]_{8132-a statesman} , if a seat in [the Cabinet]_{1372-the cabinet} be proof of statesmanship . At this time , in May , there was staying with [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} in [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} [a very dear friend of [hers]_{396-lady laura}]_{8135-a very dear friend of hers} , by name [Violet Effingham]_{451-violet effingham} . [Violet Effingham]_{451-violet effingham} was [an orphan]_{8136-an orphan} , [an heiress]_{8137-an heiress} , and [a beauty]_{7478-a beauty} ; with [a terrible aunt]_{8139-a terrible aunt} , [one [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} , who was supposed to be the dragon who had [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} , as [a captive maiden]_{8140-a captive maiden} , in charge]_{341-lady baldock} . But as [Miss Effingham]_351-violet was of age , and was mistress of [her]_351-violet own fortune , [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} was , in truth , not omnipotent as a dragon should be . The dragon , at any rate , was not now staying in [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} , and the captivity of [the maiden]_{8141-the maiden} was therefore not severe at the present moment . [Violet Effingham]_351-violet was very pretty , but could hardly be said to be beautiful . [She]_351-violet was small , with light crispy hair , which seemed to be ever on the flutter round [her]_351-violet brows , and which yet was never a hair astray . [She]_351-violet had sweet , soft grey eyes , which never looked at [you]_8142-you long , hardly for a moment , - but which yet , in that half moment , nearly killed [you]_8142-you by the power of their sweetness . [Her]_351-violet cheek was the softest thing in nature , and the colour of it , when its colour was fixed enough to be told , was a shade of pink so faint and creamy that [you]_8142-you would hardly dare to call it by its name . [Her]_351-violet mouth was perfect , not small enough to give that expression of silliness which is so common , but almost divine , with the temptation of its full , rich , ruby lips . [Her]_351-violet teeth , which [she]_351-violet but seldom showed , were very even and very white , and there rested on [her]_351-violet chin the dearest dimple that ever acted as a loadstar to [mens]_8143-mens 's eyes . The fault of [her]_351-violet face , if it had a fault , was in [her]_351-violet nose , - which was a little too sharp , and perhaps too small . [A woman who wanted to depreciate [Violet Effingham]_351-violet]_{8144-a woman who wanted to depreciate violet effingham} had once called [her]_351-violet [a pug - nosed puppet]_{8145-a pug - nosed puppet} ; but [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} , as [[her]_351-violet chronicler]_{8146-her chronicler} , deny that [she]_351-violet was pug - nosed , - and [all the world who knew [her]_351-violet]_{8147-all the world who knew her} soon came to understand that [she]_351-violet was [no puppet]_{8148-no puppet} . In figure [she]_351-violet was small , but not so small as [she]_351-violet looked to be . [Her]_351-violet feet and hands were delicately fine , and there was a softness about [[her]_351-violet whole person]_{8149-her whole person} , an apparent compressibility , which seemed to indicate that [she]_351-violet might go into very small compass . Into what compass and how compressed , there were [very many men who held very different opinions]_{8150-very many men who held very different opinions} . [Violet Effingham]_351-violet was certainly [no puppet]_{8148-no puppet} . [She]_351-violet was great at dancing , - as perhaps might be [a puppet]_{8152-a puppet} , - but [she]_351-violet was great also at archery , great at skating , - and great , too , at hunting . With reference to that last accomplishment , [she]_351-violet and [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} had had more than one terrible tussle , not always with advantage to the dragon . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [[My]_0-i dear aunt]_{1562-my dear aunt} , " [she]_351-violet had said once during the last winter , "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [I]_0-i am going to the meet with [George]_370-george , " - [George]_370-george was [[her]_351-violet cousin]_{7427-her cousin} , [Lord Baldock]_{452-lord baldock} , and was [[the dragon]_{8154-the dragon} 's son]_{8155-the dragon 's son} , - "_[370-george] and there , let there be an end of it . " "_[370-george] And [you]_{1562-my dear aunt} will promise [me]_0-i that [you]_{1562-my dear aunt} will not go further , " said [the dragon]_{8154-the dragon} . "_{[1562-my dear aunt]} [I]_0-i will promise nothing to - day to [any man]_{1023-any man} or to [any woman]_{7628-any woman} , " said [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} . What was to be said to [a young lady who spoke in this way , and who had become of age only a fortnight since]_{8157-a young lady who spoke in this way , and who had become of age only a fortnight since} ? [She]_{8157-a young lady who spoke in this way , and who had become of age only a fortnight since} rode that day the famous run from [Bagnall]_453-bagnall 's [Gorse]_110-gorse to [Foulsham Common]_{111-foulsham common} , and was in at the death . [Violet Effingham]_351-violet was now sitting in conference with [[her]_351-violet friend]_{1091-her friend} [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , and [they]_8159-they were discussing matters of high import , - of very high import , indeed , - to the interests of [both of [them]_8159-they]_{8100-both of them} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not ask [you]_{1562-my dear aunt} to accept [him]_1565-he , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . "_[0-i] That is lucky , " said [the other]_{7702-the other} , "_[1565-he] as [he]_1565-he has never asked [me]_0-i . " "_[1565-he] [He]_1565-he has done much the same . [You]_{1562-my dear aunt} know that [he]_1565-he loves [you]_{1562-my dear aunt} . " "_[1565-he] [I]_0-i know , - or fancy that [I]_0-i know , - that [so many men]_{1566-so many men} love [me]_0-i ! But , after all , what sort of love is it ? It is just as when [you]_{1562-my dear aunt} and [I]_0-i , when [we]_1567-we see something nice in [a shop]_{1568-a shop} , call it a dear duck of a thing , and tell [somebody]_{1569-somebody} to go and buy it , let the price be ever so extravagant . [I]_0-i know [my]_0-i own position , [Laura]_{396-lady laura} . [I]_0-i 'm [a dear duck of a thing]_{1570-a dear duck of a thing} . " "_{[1570-a dear duck of a thing]} [You]_0-i are [a very dear thing]_{1571-a very dear thing} to [Oswald]_516-oswald . " "_[0-i] But [you]_{396-lady laura} , [Laura]_{396-lady laura} , will some day inspire a grand passion , - or [I]_0-i daresay have already , for [you]_{396-lady laura} are a great deal too close to tell ; - and then there will be cutting of throats , and a mighty hubbub , and a real tragedy . [I]_0-i shall never go beyond genteel comedy , - unless [I]_0-i run away with [[somebody]_{1569-somebody} beneath [me]_0-i]_{1573-somebody beneath me} , or do something awfully improper . " "_{[1569-somebody]} Do n't do that , [dear]_7320-dear . " "_{[1569-somebody]} [I]_0-i should like to , because of [[my]_0-i aunt]_{1575-my aunt} . [I]_0-i should indeed . If it were possible , without compromising [myself]_0-i , [I]_0-i should like [her]_{1575-my aunt} to be told some morning that [I]_0-i had gone off with [the curate]_{1576-the curate} . " "_{[1576-the curate]} How can [you]_0-i be so wicked , [Violet]_351-violet ! " "_[0-i] It would serve [her]_{1575-my aunt} right , and [her]_{1575-my aunt} countenance would be so awfully comic . Mind , if it is ever to come off , [I]_0-i must be there to see it . [I]_0-i know what [she]_{1575-my aunt} would say as well as possible . [She]_{1575-my aunt} would turn to [poor Gussy]_{454-poor gussy} . ' [Augusta]_455-augusta , ' [she]_{1575-my aunt} would say , ' [I]_0-i always expected it . [I]_0-i always did . ' Then [I]_0-i should come out and curtsey to [her]_{1575-my aunt} , and say so prettily , ' [Dear aunt]_{1577-dear aunt} , it was only [our]_1578-our little joke . ' That 's [my]_0-i line . But for [you]_{1577-dear aunt} , - [you]_{1577-dear aunt} , if [you]_{1577-dear aunt} planned it , would go off to - morrow with [Lucifer]_456-lucifer [himself]_456-lucifer if [you]_{1577-dear aunt} liked [him]_456-lucifer . " "_{[456-lucifer]} But failing [Lucifer]_456-lucifer , [I]_0-i shall probably be very humdrum . " "_[0-i] [You]_0-i do n't mean that there is anything settled , [Laura]_{396-lady laura} ? " "_{[396-lady laura]} There is nothing settled , - or any beginning of anything that ever can be settled , But [I]_0-i am not talking about [myself]_0-i . [He]_456-lucifer has told [me]_0-i that if [you]_{1577-dear aunt} will accept [him]_456-lucifer , [he]_456-lucifer will do anything that [you]_{1577-dear aunt} and [I]_0-i may ask [him]_456-lucifer . " "_{[456-lucifer]} Yes ; - [he]_456-lucifer will promise . " "_{[456-lucifer]} Did [you]_0-i ever know [him]_456-lucifer to break [his]_456-lucifer word ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i know nothing about [him]_456-lucifer , [[my]_0-i dear]_{7306-my dear} . How should [I]_0-i ? " "_[0-i] Do not pretend to be ignorant and meek , [Violet]_351-violet . [You]_351-violet do know [him]_456-lucifer , - much better than [most girls]_{1580-most girls} know [the men [they]_{1580-most girls} marry]_{1581-the men they marry} . [You]_351-violet have known [him]_456-lucifer , more or less intimately , all [your]_351-violet life . " "_[351-violet] But am [I]_0-i bound to marry [him]_456-lucifer because of that accident ? " "_[0-i] No ; [you]_351-violet are not bound to marry [him]_456-lucifer , - unless [you]_351-violet love [him]_456-lucifer . " "_[351-violet] [I]_0-i do not love [him]_456-lucifer , " said [Violet]_351-violet , with slow , emphatic words , and a little forward motion of [her]_351-violet face , as though [she]_351-violet were specially eager to convince [[her]_351-violet friend]_{1091-her friend} that [she]_351-violet was quite in earnest in what [she]_351-violet said . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i fancy , [Violet]_351-violet , that [you]_351-violet are nearer to loving [him]_456-lucifer than [any other man]_{766-any other man} . " "_[351-violet] [I]_0-i am not at all near to loving [any man]_{1023-any man} . [I]_0-i doubt whether [I]_0-i ever shall be . It does not seem to [me]_0-i to be possible to [myself]_0-i to be what [girls]_1584-girls call in love . [I]_0-i can like [a man]_{749-a man} . [I]_0-i do like , perhaps , half a dozen . [I]_0-i like [them]_1586-them so much that if [I]_0-i go to [a house]_{1587-a house} or to a party it is quite a matter of importance to [me]_0-i whether [this man]_{1588-this man} or that will or will not be [there]_7300-there . And then [I]_0-i suppose [I]_0-i flirt with [them]_1586-them . At least [Augusta]_455-augusta tells [me]_0-i that [[my]_0-i aunt]_{1575-my aunt} says that [I]_0-i do . But as for caring about any one of [them]_1586-them in the way of loving [him]_{749-a man} , - wanting to marry [him]_{749-a man} , and have [him]_{749-a man} all to [myself]_0-i , and that sort of thing , - [I]_0-i do n't know what it means . " "_[0-i] But [you]_0-i intend to be married some day , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . "_[0-i] Certainly [I]_0-i do . And [I]_0-i do n't intend to wait very much longer . [I]_0-i am heartily tired of [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} , and though [I]_0-i can generally escape among [[my]_0-i friends]_{1591-my friends} , that is not sufficient . [I]_0-i am beginning to think that it would be pleasant to have [a house of [my]_0-i own]_{1592-a house of my own} . [A girl]_{858-a girl} becomes such [a Bohemian]_{1594-a bohemian} when [she]_{858-a girl} is always going about , and does n't quite know where any of [her]_{858-a girl} things are . " Then there was a silence between [them]_8163-them for a few minutes . [Violet Effingham]_351-violet was doubled up in a corner of a sofa , with [her]_351-violet feet tucked under [her]_351-violet , and [her]_351-violet face reclining upon one of [her]_351-violet shoulders . And as [she]_351-violet talked [she]_351-violet was playing with a little toy which was constructed to take various shapes as it was flung this way or that . [A bystander]_{8164-a bystander} looking at [her]_351-violet would have thought that the toy was much more to [her]_351-violet than the conversation . [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} was sitting upright , in a common chair , at a table not far from [[her]_{396-lady laura} companion]_{8165-her companion} , and was manifestly devoting [herself]_{396-lady laura} altogether to the subject that was being discussed between [them]_8163-them . [She]_{396-lady laura} had taken no lounging , easy attitude , [she]_{396-lady laura} had found no employment for [her]_{396-lady laura} fingers , and [she]_{396-lady laura} looked steadily at [Violet]_351-violet as [she]_351-violet talked , - whereas [Violet]_351-violet was looking only at the little manikin which [she]_351-violet tossed . And now [Laura]_{396-lady laura} got up and came to the sofa , and sat close to [[her]_{396-lady laura} friend]_{1091-her friend} . [Violet]_351-violet , though [she]_351-violet somewhat moved one foot , so as to seem to make room for the other , still went on with [her]_351-violet play . "_{[858-a girl]} If [you]_1595-you do marry , [Violet]_351-violet , [you]_1595-you must choose [some one man out of the lot]_{1596-some one man out of the lot} . " "_{[858-a girl]} That 's quite true , [[my]_0-i dear]_{7306-my dear} , [I]_0-i certainly ca n't marry [them]_1598-them all . " "_[0-i] And how do [you]_0-i mean to make the choice ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't know . [I]_0-i suppose [I]_0-i shall toss up . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i wish [you]_0-i would be in earnest with [me]_0-i . " "_[0-i] Well ; - [I]_0-i will be in earnest . [I]_0-i shall take the first that comes after [I]_0-i have quite made up [my]_0-i mind . [You]_1595-you 'll think it very horrible , but that is really what [I]_0-i shall do . After all , [a husband]_{1599-a husband} is very much like [a house]_{1587-a house} or a horse . [You]_1595-you do n't take [[your]_1595-you house]_{1601-your house} because [it]_{1601-your house} 's [the best house in [the world]_{756-the world}]_{1602-the best house in the world} , but because just then [you]_1595-you want [a house]_{1587-a house} . [You]_1595-you go and see [a house]_{1587-a house} , and if it 's very nasty [you]_1595-you do n't take it . But if [you]_1595-you think it will suit pretty well , and if [you]_1595-you are tired of looking about for [houses]_1606-houses , [you]_1595-you do take it . That 's the way [one]_1102-one buys [one]_1102-one 's horses , - and [[one]_1102-one 's [husbands]_{1611-husbands}]_{1610-one 's husbands} . " "_[1612-you] And [you]_1612-you have not made up [your]_1612-you mind yet ? " "_[1612-you] Not quite . [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} was a little more decent than usual just before [I]_0-i left [Baddingham]_{112-baddingham} . When [I]_0-i told [her]_{341-lady baldock} that [I]_0-i meant to have a pair of ponies , [she]_{341-lady baldock} merely threw up [her]_{341-lady baldock} hands and grunted . [She]_{341-lady baldock} did n't gnash [her]_{341-lady baldock} teeth , and curse and swear , and declare to [me]_0-i that [I]_0-i was [a child of perdition]_{1613-a child of perdition} . " "_{[341-lady baldock]} What do [you]_1612-you mean by cursing and swearing ? " "_{[341-lady baldock]} [She]_{341-lady baldock} told [me]_0-i once that if [I]_0-i bought a certain little dog , it would lead to [my]_0-i being everlastingly - [you]_1614-you know what . [She]_{341-lady baldock} is n't so squeamish as [I]_0-i am , and said it out . " "_[1612-you] What did [you]_1612-you do ? " "_[1612-you] [I]_0-i bought the little dog , and it bit [[my]_0-i aunt]_{1575-my aunt} 's heel . [I]_0-i was very sorry then , and gave the creature to [Mary Rivers]_{457-mary rivers} . [He]_1616-he was such [a beauty]_{7478-a beauty} ! [I]_0-i hope [the perdition]_{1618-the perdition} has gone with [him]_1616-he , for [I]_0-i do n't like [Mary Rivers]_{457-mary rivers} at all . [I]_0-i had to give [the poor beasty]_{1619-the poor beasty} to [somebody]_{1569-somebody} , and [Mary Rivers]_{457-mary rivers} happened to be there . [I]_0-i told [her]_{457-mary rivers} that [Puck]_458-puck was connected with [Apollyon]_459-apollyon , but [she]_{457-mary rivers} did n't mind that . [Puck]_458-puck was worth twenty guineas , and [I]_0-i daresay [she]_{457-mary rivers} has sold [him]_458-puck . " "_{[457-mary rivers]} [Oswald]_516-oswald may have an equal chance then among [the other favourites]_{1621-the other favourites} ? " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , after another pause . "_{[1622-no favourites]} There are [no favourites]_{1622-no favourites} , and [I]_0-i will not say that [any man]_{1023-any man} may have a chance . Why do [you]_0-i press [me]_0-i about [[your]_0-i brother]_{7311-your brother} in this way ? " "_[0-i] Because [I]_0-i am so anxious . Because it would save [him]_{7311-your brother} . Because [you]_0-i are [the only woman for whom [he]_{7311-your brother} has ever cared]_{1625-the only woman for whom he has ever cared} , and because [he]_{7311-your brother} loves [you]_0-i with all [his]_{7311-your brother} heart ; and because [[his]_{7311-your brother} father]_{784-his father} would be reconciled to [him]_{7311-your brother} to - morrow if [he]_{784-his father} heard that [you]_0-i and [he]_{7311-your brother} were engaged . " "_{[396-lady laura]} [Laura]_{396-lady laura} , [[my]_0-i dear]_{7306-my dear} - " "_{[396-lady laura]} Well . " "_{[396-lady laura]} [You]_0-i wo n't be angry if [I]_0-i speak out ? " "_[0-i] Certainly not . After what [I]_0-i have said , [you]_0-i have a right to speak out . " "_[0-i] It seems to [me]_0-i that all [your]_0-i reasons are reasons why [he]_{7311-your brother} should marry [me]_0-i ; - not reasons why [I]_0-i should marry [him]_{7311-your brother} . " "_{[7311-your brother]} Is not [his]_{7311-your brother} love for [you]_0-i a reason ? " "_{[7311-your brother]} No , " said [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} , pausing , - and speaking the word in the lowest possible whisper . "_{[7311-your brother]} If [he]_{7311-your brother} did not love [me]_0-i , that , if known to [me]_0-i , should be a reason why [I]_0-i should not marry [him]_{7311-your brother} . [Ten men]_{1628-ten men} may love [me]_0-i , - [I]_0-i do n't say that [any man]_{1023-any man} does - " "_{[7311-your brother]} [He]_{7311-your brother} does . " "_{[7311-your brother]} But [I]_0-i ca n't marry [all the ten]_{1630-all the ten} . And as for that business of saving [him]_{7311-your brother} - " "_[0-i] [You]_0-i know what [I]_0-i mean ! " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't know that [I]_0-i have any special mission for saving [young men]_{1631-young men} . [I]_0-i sometimes think that [I]_0-i shall have quite enough to do to save [myself]_0-i . It is strange what a propensity [I]_0-i feel for the wrong side of the post . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i feel the strongest assurance that [you]_0-i will always keep on the right side . " "_[0-i] Thank [you]_0-i , [[my]_0-i dear]_{7306-my dear} . [I]_0-i mean to try , but [I]_0-i 'm quite sure that the jockey who takes [me]_0-i in hand ought to be very steady [himself]_{7311-your brother} . Now , [Lord Chiltern]_{398-lord chiltern} - " "_{[398-lord chiltern]} Well , - out with it . What have [you]_0-i to say ? " "_[0-i] [He]_{398-lord chiltern} does not bear the best reputation in [this world]_{1633-this world} as [a steady man]_{1634-a steady man} . Is [he]_{398-lord chiltern} altogether [the sort of man that [mammas of the best kind]_{1636-mammas of the best kind} are seeking for [[their]_{1636-mammas of the best kind} daughters]_{1637-their daughters}]_{1635-the sort of man that mammas of the best kind are seeking for their daughters} ? [I]_0-i like a roue [myself]_0-i ; - and [a prig who sits all night in [the House]_{929-the house} , and talks about nothing but church - rates and suffrage]_{1638-a prig who sits all night in the house , and talks about nothing but church - rates and suffrage} , is to [me]_0-i intolerable . [I]_0-i prefer [men who are improper , and all that sort of thing]_{1640-men who are improper , and all that sort of thing} . If [I]_0-i were [a man]_{749-a man} [myself]_0-i [I]_0-i should go in for everything [I]_0-i ought to leave alone . [I]_0-i know [I]_0-i should . But [you]_1642-you see , - [I]_0-i 'm not [a man]_{749-a man} , and [I]_0-i must take care of [myself]_0-i . The wrong side of a post for [a woman]_{1381-a woman} is so very much the wrong side . [I]_0-i like [a fast man]_{1645-a fast man} , but [I]_0-i know that [I]_0-i must not dare to marry [the sort of man that [I]_0-i like]_{1646-the sort of man that i like} . " "_{[1648-the very first among us]} To be one of [us]_1647-us , then , - [the very first among [us]_1647-us]_{1648-the very first among us} ; - would that be the wrong side ? " "_[1642-you] [You]_1642-you mean that to be [Lady Chiltern]_{460-lady chiltern} in the present tense , and [Lady Brentford]_{1649-lady brentford} in the future , would be promotion for [Violet Effingham]_351-violet in the past ? " "_[351-violet] How hard [you]_1642-you are , [Violet]_351-violet ! " "_[1642-you] Fancy , - that it should come to this , - that [you]_1642-you should call [me]_0-i hard , [Laura]_{396-lady laura} . [I]_0-i should like to be [[your]_1642-you sister]_{7326-your sister} . [I]_0-i should like well enough to be [[[your]_1642-you father]_{1238-your father} 's daughter]_{1652-your father 's daughter} . [I]_0-i should like well enough to be [[Chiltern]_{460-lady chiltern} 's friend]_{1653-chiltern 's friend} . [I]_0-i am [[his]_{1238-your father} friend]_{857-his friend} . Nothing that [any one]_{7313-any one} has ever said of [him]_{1238-your father} has estranged [me]_0-i from [him]_{1238-your father} . [I]_0-i have fought for [him]_{1238-your father} till [I]_0-i have been black in the face . Yes , [I]_0-i have , - with [[my]_0-i aunt]_{1575-my aunt} . But [I]_0-i am afraid to be [[his]_{1238-your father} wife]_{947-his wife} . The risk would be so great . Suppose that [I]_0-i did not save [him]_{1238-your father} , but that [he]_{1238-your father} brought [me]_0-i to shipwreck instead ? " "_{[1238-your father]} That could not be ! " "_{[1238-your father]} Could it not ? [I]_0-i think it might be so very well . When [I]_0-i was [a child]_{1658-a child} [they]_1659-they used to be always telling [me]_0-i to mind [myself]_0-i . It seems to [me]_0-i that [a child]_{1658-a child} and [a man]_{749-a man} need not mind [themselves]_1662-them . Let [them]_1662-them do what [they]_1662-them may , [they]_1662-them can be set right again . Let [them]_1662-them fall as [they]_1662-them will , [you]_1663-you can put [them]_1662-them on [their]_1662-them feet . But [a woman]_{1381-a woman} has to mind [herself]_{1381-a woman} ; - and very hard work it is when [she]_{1381-a woman} has a dragon of [her]_{1381-a woman} own driving [her]_{1381-a woman} ever the wrong way . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i want to take [you]_0-i from the dragon . " "_[0-i] Yes ; - and to hand [me]_0-i over to [a griffin]_{1665-a griffin} . " "_{[1665-a griffin]} The truth is , [Violet]_351-violet , that [you]_0-i do not know [Oswald]_516-oswald . [He]_516-oswald is not [a griffin]_{1665-a griffin} . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i did not mean to be uncomplimentary . Take any of the dangerous wild beasts [you]_1663-you please . [I]_0-i merely intend to point out that [he]_516-oswald is a dangerous wild beast . [I]_0-i daresay [he]_516-oswald is noble - minded , and [I]_0-i will call [him]_516-oswald a lion if [you]_1663-you like it better . But even with a lion there is risk . " "_{[7346-every man]} Of course there will be risk . There is risk with [every man]_{7346-every man} , - unless [you]_1663-you will be contented with the prig [you]_1663-you described . Of course there would be risk with [[my]_0-i brother]_{1251-my brother} . [He]_{1251-my brother} has been [a gambler]_{1669-a gambler} . " "_{[1251-my brother]} [They]_1670-they say [he]_{1251-my brother} is one still . " "_[1670-they] [He]_{1251-my brother} has given it up in part , and would entirely at [your]_0-i instance . " "_[1670-they] And [they]_1670-they say other things of [him]_{1251-my brother} , [Laura]_{396-lady laura} . " "_[1670-they] It is true . [He]_{1251-my brother} has had paroxysms of evil life which have well - nigh ruined [him]_{1251-my brother} . " "_{[1251-my brother]} And these paroxysms are so dangerous ! Is [he]_{1251-my brother} not in debt ? " "_{[1251-my brother]} [He]_{1251-my brother} is , - but not deeply . Every shilling that [he]_{1251-my brother} owes would be paid ; - every shilling . [Mind]_461-mind , [I]_0-i know all [his]_{1251-my brother} circumstances , and [I]_0-i give [you]_0-i [my]_0-i word that every shilling should be paid . [He]_{1251-my brother} has never lied , - and [he]_{1251-my brother} has told [me]_0-i everything . [[His]_{1251-my brother} father]_{784-his father} could not leave an acre away from [him]_{1251-my brother} if [he]_{1251-my brother} would , and would not if [he]_{1251-my brother} could . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i did not ask as fearing that . [I]_0-i spoke only of a dangerous habit . A paroxysm of spending money is apt to make one so uncomfortable . And then - " "_[0-i] Well . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't know why [I]_0-i should make a catalogue of [[your]_0-i brother]_{7311-your brother} 's weaknesses . " "_[0-i] [You]_0-i mean to say that [he]_{1251-my brother} drinks too much ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not say so . [People]_1124-people say so . [The dragon]_{8154-the dragon} says so . And as [I]_0-i always find [her]_{8154-the dragon} sayings to be untrue , [I]_0-i suppose this is like the rest of them . " "_[0-i] It is untrue if it be said of [him]_{1251-my brother} as a habit . " "_[0-i] It is another paroxysm , - just now and then . " "_[0-i] Do not laugh at [me]_0-i , [Violet]_351-violet , when [I]_0-i am taking [his]_{1251-my brother} part , or [I]_0-i shall be offended . " "_{[1251-my brother]} But [you]_351-violet see , if [I]_0-i am to be [[his]_{1251-my brother} wife]_{947-his wife} , it is - rather important . " "_{[1251-my brother]} Still [you]_351-violet need not ridicule [me]_0-i . " "_[351-violet] [Dear Laura]_{462-dear laura} , [you]_{462-dear laura} know [I]_0-i do not ridicule [you]_{462-dear laura} . [You]_{462-dear laura} know [I]_0-i love [you]_{462-dear laura} for what [you]_{462-dear laura} are doing . Would not [I]_0-i do the same , and fight for [him]_{1251-my brother} down to [my]_0-i nails if [I]_0-i had [a brother]_{1676-a brother} ? " "_[0-i] And therefore [I]_0-i want [you]_{462-dear laura} to be [[Oswald]_516-oswald 's wife]_{1677-oswald 's wife} ; - because [I]_0-i know that [you]_{462-dear laura} would fight for [him]_{1251-my brother} . It is not true that [he]_{1251-my brother} is [a - drunkard]_{1678-a - drunkard} . Look at [his]_{1251-my brother} hand , which is as steady as [yours]_{462-dear laura} . Look at [his]_{1251-my brother} eye . Is there a sign of it ? [He]_{1251-my brother} has been drunk , once or twice , perhaps , - and has done fearful things . " "_{[1251-my brother]} It might be that [he]_{1251-my brother} would do fearful things to [me]_0-i . " "_{[1251-my brother]} [You]_{462-dear laura} never knew [a man with a softer heart or with a finer spirit]_{1679-a man with a softer heart or with a finer spirit} . [I]_0-i believe as [I]_0-i sit here that if [he]_{1251-my brother} were married to - morrow , [his]_{1251-my brother} vices would fall from [him]_{1251-my brother} like old clothes . " "_{[462-dear laura]} [You]_{462-dear laura} will admit , [Laura]_{462-dear laura} , that there will be some risk for [the wife]_{7469-the wife} . " "_{[462-dear laura]} Of course there will be a risk . Is there not always a risk ? " "_{[1681-the men in the city]} [The men in [the city]_{1682-the city}]_{1681-the men in the city} would call this double - dangerous , [I]_0-i think , " said [Violet]_351-violet . Then the door was opened , and [the man of whom [they]_8168-they were speaking]_{8167-the man of whom they were speaking} entered [the room]_{7501-the room} . [CHAPTER XI Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} [The reader]_{1125-the reader} has been told that [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was [a red man]_{8171-a red man} , and that peculiarity of [his]_{463-lord chiltern} personal appearance was certainly the first to strike [a stranger]_{8172-a stranger} . It imparted a certain look of ferocity to [him]_{463-lord chiltern} , which was apt to make [men]_1025-men afraid of [him]_{463-lord chiltern} at first sight . [Women]_7479-women are not actuated in the same way , and are accustomed to look deeper into [men]_1025-men at the first sight than [other men]_{1050-other men} will trouble [themselves]_{1050-other men} to do . [His]_{463-lord chiltern} beard was red , and was clipped , so as to have none of the softness of waving hair . The hair on [his]_{463-lord chiltern} head also was kept short , and was very red , - and the colour of [his]_{463-lord chiltern} face was red . Nevertheless [he]_{463-lord chiltern} was [a handsome man]_{8177-a handsome man} , with well - cut features , not tall , but very strongly built , and with a certain curl in the corner of [his]_{463-lord chiltern} eyelids which gave to [him]_{463-lord chiltern} a look of resolution , - which perhaps [he]_{463-lord chiltern} did not possess . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} was known to be [a clever man]_{8178-a clever man} , and when very young had had the reputation of being [a scholar]_{8179-a scholar} . When [he]_{463-lord chiltern} was [three - and - twenty grey - haired votaries of the turf]_{8180-three - and - twenty grey - haired votaries of the turf} declared that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} would make [his]_{463-lord chiltern} fortune on the race - course , - so clear - headed was [he]_{463-lord chiltern} as to odds , so excellent [a judge of a horse]_{8181-a judge of a horse} 's performances , and so gifted with a memory of events . When [he]_{463-lord chiltern} was five - and - twenty [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had lost every shilling of a fortune of [his]_{463-lord chiltern} own , had squeezed from [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} father]_{784-his father} more than [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} father]_{784-his father} ever chose to name in speaking of [his]_{463-lord chiltern} affairs to [any one]_{7313-any one} , and was known to be in debt . But [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had sacrificed [himself]_{463-lord chiltern} on one or two memorable occasions in conformity with turf laws of honour , and [men]_1025-men said of [him]_{463-lord chiltern} , either that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} was very honest or very chivalric , - in accordance with the special views on the subject of [the man who was speaking]_{8186-the man who was speaking} . It was reported now that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} no longer owned horses on [the turf]_{8187-the turf} ; - but this was doubted by some who could name the animals which [they]_1025-men said that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} owned , and which [he]_{463-lord chiltern} ran in the name of [Mr. Macnab]_{464-mr. macnab} , - said [some]_1425-some ; of [Mr. Pardoe]_{465-mr. pardoe} , - said [others]_7342-others ; of [Mr. Chickerwick]_{466-mr. chickerwick} , - said [a third set of [informants]_{8191-informants}]_{8190-a third set of informants} . The fact was that [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} at this moment had no interest of [his]_{463-lord chiltern} own in any horse upon [the turf]_{8187-the turf} . But all [the world]_{756-the world} knew that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} drank . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} had taken by the throat [a proctor]_{8194-a proctor} 's bull - dog when [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had been drunk at [Oxford]_113-oxford , had nearly strangled [the man]_{7504-the man} , and had been expelled . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} had fallen through [his]_{463-lord chiltern} violence into some terrible misfortune at [Paris]_114-paris , had been brought before [a public judge]_{8196-a public judge} , and [his]_{463-lord chiltern} name and [his]_{463-lord chiltern} infamy had been made notorious in every newspaper in the two capitals . After that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had fought a ruffian at [Newmarket]_64-newmarket , and had really killed [him]_{7504-the man} with [his]_{463-lord chiltern} fists . In reference to this latter affray it had been proved that the attack had been made on [him]_{463-lord chiltern} , that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had not been to blame , and that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had not been drunk . After a prolonged investigation [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had come forth from that affair without disgrace . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} would have done so , at least , if [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had not been heretofore disgraced . But [we]_8197-we all know how [the man well spoken of]_{8198-the man well spoken of} may steal a horse , while [he]_{463-lord chiltern} [who is of evil repute]_{8199-who is of evil repute} may not look over a hedge . It was asserted widely by many who were supposed to know all about everything that [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was in a fit of delirium tremens when [he]_{463-lord chiltern} killed the ruffian at [Newmarket]_64-newmarket . The worst of that latter affair was that it produced the total estrangement which now existed between [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} and [[his]_{332-lord brentford} son]_{775-his son} . [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} would not believe that [[his]_{332-lord brentford} son]_{775-his son} was in that matter more sinned against than sinning . "_[0-i] Such things do not happen to [[other men]_{1050-other men} 's sons]_{1684-other men 's sons} , " [he]_{332-lord brentford} said , when [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} pleaded for [[her]_{396-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} . [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} could not induce [[her]_{396-lady laura} father]_{7464-her father} to see [[his]_{332-lord brentford} son]_{775-his son} , but so far prevailed that no sentence of banishment was pronounced against [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . There was nothing to prevent [the son]_{8205-the son} sitting at [[his]_{8205-the son} father]_{784-his father} 's table if [he]_{463-lord chiltern} so pleased . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} never did so please , - but nevertheless [he]_{463-lord chiltern} continued to live in [the house in [Portman Square]_{63-portman square}]_{8207-the house in portman square} ; and when [he]_{463-lord chiltern} met [the Earl]_{733-the earl} , in [the hall]_{8209-the hall} , perhaps , or on the staircase , would simply bow to [him]_{463-lord chiltern} . Then [the Earl]_{733-the earl} would bow again , and shuffle on , - and look very wretched , as no doubt [he]_{463-lord chiltern} was . [A grown - up son]_{8211-a grown - up son} must be the greatest comfort [a man]_{749-a man} can have , - if [he]_{8211-a grown - up son} be [[his]_{8205-the son} father 's best friend]_{8213-his father 's best friend} ; but otherwise [he]_{8211-a grown - up son} can hardly be a comfort . As it was in [this house]_{8214-this house} , [the son]_{8205-the son} was a constant thorn in [[his]_{8205-the son} father]_{784-his father} 's side . "_[0-i] What does [he]_1685-he do when [we]_1686-we leave [London]_6-london ? " [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} once said to [[his]_{332-lord brentford} daughter]_{7468-his daughter} . "_[1685-he] [He]_1685-he stays [here]_1224-here , [papa]_7260-papa . " "_[1685-he] But [he]_1685-he hunts still ? " "_[1685-he] Yes , [he]_1685-he hunts , - and [he]_1685-he has [a room somewhere at [an inn]_{1690-an inn}]_{1689-a room somewhere at an inn} , - down in [Northamptonshire]_{115-northamptonshire} . But [he]_1685-he is mostly in [London]_6-london . [They]_1691-they have trains on purpose . " "_[1691-they] What a life for [[my]_0-i son]_{1692-my son} ! " said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} . "_[1691-they] What a life ! Of course [no decent person]_{1693-no decent person} will let [him]_{1692-my son} into [[his]_{1692-my son} house]_{1694-his house} . " [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} did not know what to say to this , for in truth [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was not fond of staying at [the houses of [persons whom [the Earl]_{733-the earl} would have called [decent]_8222-decent]_{8220-persons whom the earl would have called decent}]_{8219-the houses of persons whom the earl would have called decent} . [General Effingham]_{467-general effingham} , [the father of [Violet]_351-violet]_{8223-the father of violet} , and [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} had been [the closest and dearest of friends]_{8224-the closest and dearest of friends} . [They]_{8224-the closest and dearest of friends} had been [young men in [the same regiment]_{8226-the same regiment}]_{8225-young men in the same regiment} , and through life each had confided in [the other]_{7702-the other} . When [[the General]_{8228-the general} 's only son]_{8229-the general 's only son} , then [a youth of seventeen]_{8230-a youth of seventeen} , was killed in one of [our]_8231-our grand [New Zealand]_{116-new zealand} wars , [the bereaved father]_{8232-the bereaved father} and [the Earl]_{733-the earl} had been together for a month in [their]_{8224-the closest and dearest of friends} sorrow . At that time [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} 's career had still been open to hope , - and [the one man]_{8234-the one man} had contrasted [his]_{8234-the one man} lot with [the other]_{7702-the other} . [General Effingham]_{467-general effingham} lived long enough to hear [the Earl]_{733-the earl} declare that [his]_{467-general effingham} lot was the happier of [the two]_{8237-the two} . Now [the General]_{8228-the general} was dead , and [Violet]_351-violet , [the daughter of [a second wife]_{8240-a second wife}]_{8239-the daughter of a second wife} , was all that was left of [the Effinghams]_{468-the effinghams} . [This second wife]_{8241-this second wife} had been a [Miss Plummer]_{469-miss plummer} , [a lady from [the city]_{1682-the city} with much money , whose sister had married [Lord Baldock]_{452-lord baldock}]_{8242-a lady from the city with much money , whose sister had married lord baldock} . [Violet]_351-violet in this way had fallen to the care of [the Baldock people]_{8244-the baldock people} , and not into the hands of [[her]_351-violet father 's friends]_{8245-her father 's friends} . But , as [the reader]_{1125-the reader} will have surmised , [she]_351-violet had ideas of [her]_351-violet own of emancipating [herself]_351-violet from [Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} thraldom . Twice before that last terrible affair at [Newmarket]_64-newmarket , before the quarrel between [the father]_{8247-the father} and [the son]_{8205-the son} had been complete , [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} had said a word to [[his]_{332-lord brentford} daughter]_{7468-his daughter} , - merely a word , - of [[his]_{332-lord brentford} son]_{775-his son} in connection with [Miss Effingham]_351-violet . "_{[1693-no decent person]} If [he]_1695-him thinks of it [I]_0-i shall be glad to see [him]_1695-him on the subject . [You]_1696-you may tell [him]_1695-him so . " That had been the first word . [He]_{332-lord brentford} had just then resolved that the affair in [Paris]_114-paris should be regarded as condoned , - as among the things to be forgotten . "_[1696-you] [She]_1697-her is too good for [him]_1695-him ; but if [he]_1695-him asks [her]_1697-her let [him]_1695-him tell [her]_1697-her everything . " That had been the second word , and had been spoken immediately subsequent to a payment of twelve thousand pounds made by [the Earl]_{733-the earl} towards the settlement of certain Doncaster accounts . [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} in negotiating for the money had been very eloquent in describing some honest , - or shall [we]_8252-we say chivalric , - sacrifice which had brought [[her]_{396-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} into this special difficulty . Since that [the Earl]_{733-the earl} had declined to interest [himself]_{733-the earl} in [[his]_{733-the earl} son]_{775-his son} 's matrimonial affairs ; and when [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} had once again mentioned the matter , declaring [her]_{396-lady laura} belief that it would be the means of saving [[her]_{396-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} [Oswald]_516-oswald , [the Earl]_{733-the earl} had desired [her]_{396-lady laura} to be silent . "_[1695-him] Would [you]_1698-you wish to destroy [the poor child]_{1699-the poor child} ? " [he]_{733-the earl} had said . Nevertheless [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} felt sure that if [she]_{396-lady laura} were to go to [[her]_{396-lady laura} father]_{7464-her father} with a positive statement that [Oswald]_516-oswald and [Violet]_351-violet were engaged , [he]_{7464-her father} would relent and would accept [Violet]_351-violet as [[his]_{7464-her father} daughter]_{7468-his daughter} . As for the payment of [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} 's present debts ; - [she]_{396-lady laura} had a little scheme of [her]_{396-lady laura} own about that . [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , who had been already two days in [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} , had not as yet seen [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . [She]_{396-lady laura} knew that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} lived in [the house]_{929-the house} , that is , that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} slept there , and probably eat [his]_{463-lord chiltern} breakfast in [some apartment of [his]_{463-lord chiltern} own]_{8261-some apartment of his own} ; - but [she]_{396-lady laura} knew also that the habits of [the house]_{929-the house} would not by any means make it necessary that [they]_8263-they should meet . [Laura]_{396-lady laura} and [[her]_{396-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} probably saw [each other]_{7264-each other} daily , - but [they]_8263-they never went into society together , and did not know [the same sets of people]_{8266-the same sets of people} . When [she]_{396-lady laura} had announced to [Lady Baldock]_{8267-lady baldock} [her]_{396-lady laura} intention of spending the first fortnight of [her]_{396-lady laura} [London]_6-london season with [[her]_{396-lady laura} friend]_{1091-her friend} [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} had as a matter of course - "_[1698-you] jumped upon [her]_1700-her , " as [Miss Effingham]_351-violet would [herself]_351-violet call it . "_[1698-you] [You]_1701-you are going to [the house of the worst reprobate in [all England]_{1703-all england}]_{1702-the house of the worst reprobate in all england} , " said [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} . "_[1701-you] What ; - [dear old Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} , whom [papa]_376-papa loved so well ! " "_{[332-lord brentford]} [I]_0-i mean [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , who , only last year , - murdered [a man]_{749-a man} ! " "_{[463-lord chiltern]} That is not true , [aunt]_1705-aunt . " "_[1705-aunt] There is worse than that , - much worse . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} is always - tipsy , and always gambling , and always - But it is quite unfit that [I]_0-i should speak a word more to [you]_1701-you about [such a man as [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern}]_{1706-such a man as lord chiltern} . [His]_{463-lord chiltern} name ought never to be mentioned . " "_{[463-lord chiltern]} Then why did [you]_1701-you mention it , [aunt]_1705-aunt ? " [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} 's process of jumping upon [[her]_{341-lady baldock} niece]_{8269-her niece} , - in which [I]_1701-you think [the aunt]_{8270-the aunt} had generally the worst of the exercise , - went on for some time , but [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} of course carried [her]_{8270-the aunt} point . "_[1701-you] If [she]_1708-she marries [him]_{463-lord chiltern} there will be an end of everything , " said [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} to [[her]_{341-lady baldock} daughter]_{8271-her daughter} [Augusta]_455-augusta . "_[1708-she] [She]_1708-she has more sense than that , [mamma]_1709-mamma , " said [Augusta]_455-augusta . "_[1709-mamma] [I]_0-i do n't think [she]_1708-she has any sense at all , " said [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} ; - "_[1708-she] not in the least . [I]_0-i do wish [[my]_0-i poor sister]_{1710-my poor sister} had lived ; - [I]_0-i do indeed . " [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was now in [the room]_{7501-the room} with [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} , - immediately upon that conversation between [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} and [[his]_0-i sister]_{1119-his sister} as to the expediency of [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} becoming [[his]_0-i wife]_{947-his wife} . Indeed [his]_0-i entrance had interrupted the conversation before it was over . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am so glad to see [you]_1709-mamma , [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , " [he]_0-i said . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i came in thinking that [I]_0-i might find [you]_1709-mamma . " "_[0-i] Here [I]_0-i am , as large as life , " [she]_{396-lady laura} said , getting up from [her]_{396-lady laura} corner on the sofa and giving [him]_0-i [her]_{396-lady laura} hand . "_[0-i] [Laura]_{396-lady laura} and [I]_0-i have been discussing the affairs of [the nation]_{1711-the nation} for the last two days , and have nearly brought [our]_1712-our discussion to an end . " [She]_{396-lady laura} could not help looking , first at [his]_0-i eye and then at [his]_0-i hand , not as wanting evidence to the truth of the statement which [[his]_0-i sister]_{1119-his sister} had made , but because the idea of [a drunkard]_{8276-a drunkard} 's eye and [a drunkard]_{8276-a drunkard} 's hand had been brought before [her]_{396-lady laura} mind . [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} 's hand was like the hand of [any other man]_{766-any other man} , but there was something in [his]_0-i eye that almost frightened [her]_{396-lady laura} . It looked as though [he]_0-i would not hesitate to wring [[his]_0-i wife]_{947-his wife} 's neck round , if ever [he]_0-i should be brought to threaten to do so . And then [his]_0-i eye , like the rest of [him]_0-i , was red . No ; - [she]_{396-lady laura} did not think that [she]_{396-lady laura} could ever bring [herself]_{396-lady laura} to marry [him]_0-i . Why take [a venture that was double - dangerous , when there were so many ventures open to [her]_{396-lady laura} , apparently with very little of danger attached to [them]_{8280-a venture that was double - dangerous , when there were so many ventures open to her , apparently with very little of danger attached to them}]_{8280-a venture that was double - dangerous , when there were so many ventures open to her , apparently with very little of danger attached to them} ? "_[0-i] If it should ever be said that [I]_0-i loved [him]_1713-him , [I]_0-i would do it all the same , " [she]_{396-lady laura} said to [herself]_{396-lady laura} . "_[0-i] If [I]_0-i did not come and see [you]_0-i here , [I]_0-i suppose that [I]_0-i should never see [you]_0-i , " said [he]_0-i , seating [himself]_0-i . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not often go to parties , and when [I]_0-i do [you]_0-i are not likely to be [there]_7300-there . " "_[1715-we] [We]_1715-we might make [our]_1715-we little arrangements for meeting , " said [she]_{341-lady baldock} , laughing . "_[1715-we] [[My]_0-i aunt]_{1575-my aunt} , [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} , is going to have an evening next week . " "_{[341-lady baldock]} [The servants]_{1717-the servants} would be ordered to put [me]_0-i out of [the house]_{929-the house} . " "_{[1717-the servants]} Oh no . [You]_0-i can tell [her]_{1575-my aunt} that [I]_0-i invited [you]_0-i . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't think that [Oswald]_516-oswald and [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} are [great friends]_{1719-great friends} , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . "_[516-oswald] Or [he]_516-oswald might come and take [you]_0-i and [me]_0-i to [the Zoo]_{1720-the zoo} on Sunday . That 's the proper sort of thing for [a brother]_{1676-a brother} and [a friend]_{1296-a friend} to do . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i hate that place in [the Regent 's Park]_{7530-the regent 's park} , " said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_[0-i] When were [you]_0-i there last ? " demanded [Miss Effingham]_351-violet . "_[0-i] When [I]_0-i came [home]_754-home once from [Eton]_118-eton . But [I]_0-i wo n't go again till [I]_0-i can come [home]_754-home from [Eton]_118-eton again . " Then [he]_0-i altered [his]_0-i tone as [he]_0-i continued to speak . "_{[1124-people]} [People]_1124-people would look at [me]_0-i as if [I]_0-i were the wildest beast in the whole collection . " "_{[1124-people]} Then , " said [Violet]_351-violet , "_{[1124-people]} if [you]_0-i wo n't go to [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} 's or to [the Zoo]_{1720-the zoo} , [we]_1728-we must confine [ourselves]_1728-we to [[Laura]_{396-lady laura} 's drawing - room]_{1729-laura 's drawing - room} ; - unless , indeed , [you]_0-i like to take [me]_0-i to the top of [the Monument]_{119-the monument} . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i 'll take [you]_0-i to the top of [the Monument]_{1730-the monument} with pleasure . " "_[0-i] What do [you]_0-i say , [Laura]_{396-lady laura} ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i say that [you]_0-i are [a foolish girl]_{1731-a foolish girl} , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , "_[0-i] and that [I]_0-i will have nothing to do with such a scheme . " "_[0-i] Then there is nothing for it but that [you]_0-i should come [here]_1224-here ; and as [you]_0-i live in [the house]_{929-the house} , and as [I]_0-i am sure to be [here]_1224-here every morning , and as [you]_0-i have no possible occupation for [your]_0-i time , and as [we]_1735-we have nothing particular to do with [ours]_1735-we , - [I]_0-i daresay [I]_0-i sha n't see [you]_0-i again before [I]_0-i go to [[my]_0-i aunt]_{1575-my aunt} 's in [Berkeley Square]_{120-berkeley square} . " "_{[1575-my aunt]} Very likely not , " [he]_516-oswald said . "_{[1575-my aunt]} And why not , [Oswald]_516-oswald ? " asked [[his]_516-oswald sister]_{1119-his sister} . [He]_516-oswald passed [his]_516-oswald hand over [his]_516-oswald face before [he]_516-oswald answered [her]_{1119-his sister} . "_[516-oswald] Because [she]_{1575-my aunt} and [I]_0-i run in different grooves now , and are not such meet playfellows as [we]_1735-we used to be once . Do [you]_0-i remember [my]_0-i taking [you]_0-i away right through [Saulsby Wood]_{121-saulsby wood} once on the old pony , and not bringing [you]_0-i back till tea - time , and [Miss Blink]_{470-miss blink} going and telling [[my]_0-i father]_{7296-my father} ? " "_{[470-miss blink]} Do [I]_0-i remember it ? [I]_0-i think it was the happiest day in [my]_0-i life . [His]_{7296-my father} pockets were crammed full of gingerbread and [Everton]_471-everton toffy , and [we]_1735-we had three bottles of lemonade slung on to the pony 's saddlebows . [I]_0-i thought it was a pity that [we]_1735-we should ever come back . " "_[0-i] It was a pity , " said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_[0-i] But , nevertheless , substantially necessary , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . "_[0-i] Failing [our]_1735-we power of reproducing the toffy , [I]_0-i suppose it was , " said [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} . "_[0-i] [You]_0-i were not [Miss Effingham]_351-violet then , " said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_[0-i] No , - not as yet . These disagreeable realities of life grow upon one ; do they not ? [You]_0-i took off [my]_0-i shoes and dried them for [me]_0-i at [[a woodman]_{1738-a woodman} 's cottage]_{1739-a woodman 's cottage} . [I]_0-i am obliged to put up with [[my]_0-i maid]_{1740-my maid} 's doing those things now . And [Miss Blink]_{470-miss blink} the mild is changed for [Lady Baldock the martinet]_{341-lady baldock} . And if [I]_0-i rode about with [you]_0-i in [a wood]_{1741-a wood} all day [I]_0-i should be sent to [Coventry]_122-coventry instead of to bed . And so [you]_0-i see everything is changed as well as [my]_0-i name . " "_[0-i] Everything is not changed , " said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , getting up from [his]_{463-lord chiltern} seat . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am not changed , - at least not in this , that as [I]_0-i loved [you]_0-i better than any being in [the world]_{756-the world} , - better even than [Laura]_{396-lady laura} there , - so do [I]_0-i love [you]_0-i now infinitely the best of all . Do not look so surprised at [me]_0-i . [You]_0-i knew it before as well as [you]_0-i do now ; - and [Laura]_{396-lady laura} knows it . There is no secret to be kept in the matter among [us]_1743-us three . " "_{[463-lord chiltern]} But , [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , - " said [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , rising also to [her]_351-violet feet , and then pausing , not knowing how to answer [him]_{463-lord chiltern} . There had been a suddenness in [his]_{463-lord chiltern} mode of addressing [her]_351-violet which had , so to say , almost taken away [her]_351-violet breath ; and then to be told by [a man]_{749-a man} of [his]_{463-lord chiltern} love before [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} sister]_{1119-his sister} was in itself , to [her]_351-violet , a matter so surprising , that none of those words came at [her]_351-violet command which will come , as though by instinct , to [young ladies]_{8284-young ladies} on such occasions . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [You]_0-i have known it always , " said [he]_{463-lord chiltern} , as though [he]_{463-lord chiltern} were angry with [her]_351-violet . "_[0-i] [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , " [she]_351-violet replied , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [you]_{463-lord chiltern} must excuse [me]_0-i if [I]_0-i say that [you]_{463-lord chiltern} are , at the least , very abrupt . [I]_0-i did not think when [I]_0-i was going back so joyfully to [our]_1744-our childish days that [you]_{463-lord chiltern} would turn the tables on [me]_0-i in this way . " "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [He]_{463-lord chiltern} has said nothing that ought to make [you]_{463-lord chiltern} angry , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} Only because [he]_{463-lord chiltern} has driven [me]_0-i to say that which will make [me]_0-i appear to be uncivil to [himself]_{463-lord chiltern} . [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , [I]_0-i do not love [you]_{463-lord chiltern} with that love of which [you]_{463-lord chiltern} are speaking now . As [an old friend]_{1745-an old friend} [I]_0-i have always regarded [you]_{463-lord chiltern} , and [I]_0-i hope that [I]_0-i may always do so . " Then [she]_1746-her got up and left [the room]_{7501-the room} . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} Why were [you]_{463-lord chiltern} so sudden with [her]_1746-her , - so abrupt , - so loud ? " said [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} sister]_{1119-his sister} , coming up to [him]_{463-lord chiltern} and taking [him]_{463-lord chiltern} by the arm almost in anger . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} It would make no difference , " said [he]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_[1746-her] [She]_1746-her does not care for [me]_0-i . " "_[1746-her] It makes all the difference in [the world]_{756-the world} , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . "_[1746-her] [Such a woman]_{7719-such a woman} as [Violet]_351-violet can not be had after that fashion . [You]_{463-lord chiltern} must begin again . " "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [I]_0-i have begun and ended , " [he]_{463-lord chiltern} said . "_[0-i] That is nonsense . Of course [you]_{463-lord chiltern} will persist . It was madness to speak in that way to - day . [You]_{463-lord chiltern} may be sure of this , however , that there is no one [she]_1746-her likes better than [you]_{463-lord chiltern} . [You]_{463-lord chiltern} must remember that [you]_{463-lord chiltern} have done much to make [any girl]_{7307-any girl} afraid of [you]_{463-lord chiltern} . " "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [I]_0-i do remember it . " "_{[463-lord chiltern]} Do something now to make [her]_1746-her fear [you]_{463-lord chiltern} no longer . Speak to [her]_1746-her softly . Tell [her]_1746-her of the sort of life which [you]_{463-lord chiltern} would live with [her]_1746-her . Tell [her]_1746-her that all is changed . As [she]_1746-her comes to love [you]_{463-lord chiltern} , [she]_1746-her will believe [you]_{463-lord chiltern} when [she]_1746-her would believe [no one else on that matter]_{1750-no one else on that matter} . " "_[1746-her] Am [I]_0-i to tell [her]_1746-her a lie ? " said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , looking [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} sister]_{1119-his sister} full in the face . Then [he]_{463-lord chiltern} turned upon [his]_{463-lord chiltern} heel and left [her]_{1119-his sister} . CHAPTER XII Autumnal Prospects The session went on very calmly after the opening battle which ousted [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} and sent [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} back to [the Treasury]_{7799-the treasury} , - so calmly that [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas was unconsciously disappointed , as lacking that excitement of contest to which [he]_329-phineas had been introduced in the first days of [his]_329-phineas parliamentary career . From time to time certain waspish attacks were made by [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} , now on [this Secretary of State]_{8289-this secretary of state} and now on that ; but they were felt by both parties to mean nothing ; and as no great measure was brought forward , nothing which would serve by the magnitude of its interests to divide the liberal side of [the House]_{929-the house} into fractions , [[Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's Cabinet]_{8291-mr. mildmay 's cabinet} was allowed to hold its own in comparative peace and quiet . It was now [July]_472-july , - the middle of July , - and [the member for [Loughshane]_3-loughshane]_{8292-the member for loughshane} had not yet addressed [the House]_{929-the house} . How often had [he]_{463-lord chiltern} meditated doing so ; how [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had composed [his]_{463-lord chiltern} speeches walking round [the Park]_{7798-the park} on [his]_{463-lord chiltern} way down to [the House]_{929-the house} ; how [he]_{463-lord chiltern} got [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} subjects]_{8296-his subjects} up , - only to find on hearing [them]_{8296-his subjects} discussed that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} really knew little or nothing about [them]_{8296-his subjects} ; how [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had [his]_{463-lord chiltern} arguments and almost [his]_{463-lord chiltern} very words taken out of [his]_{463-lord chiltern} mouth by [some other member]_{8297-some other member} ; and lastly , how [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had actually been deterred from getting upon [his]_{463-lord chiltern} legs by a certain tremor of blood round [his]_{463-lord chiltern} heart when the moment for rising had come , - of all this [he]_{463-lord chiltern} never said a word to [any man]_{1023-any man} . Since that last journey to [county Mayo]_57-mayo , [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had been [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} most intimate friend]_{8299-his most intimate friend} , but [he]_{463-lord chiltern} said nothing of all this even to [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . To [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} other friend]_{8300-his other friend} , [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} , [he]_{463-lord chiltern} did explain something of [his]_{463-lord chiltern} feelings , not absolutely describing to [her]_{396-lady laura} the extent of hindrance to which [his]_{463-lord chiltern} modesty had subjected [him]_{463-lord chiltern} , but letting [her]_{396-lady laura} know that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had [his]_{463-lord chiltern} qualms as well as [his]_{463-lord chiltern} aspirations . But as [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} always recommended patience , and more than once expressed [her]_{396-lady laura} opinion that [a young member]_{8301-a young member} would be better to sit in silence at least for one session , [he]_{463-lord chiltern} was not driven to the mortification of feeling that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} was incurring [her]_{396-lady laura} contempt by [his]_{463-lord chiltern} bashfulness . As regarded [the men among whom [he]_{463-lord chiltern} lived]_{8302-the men among whom he lived} , [I]_1746-her think [he]_{463-lord chiltern} was almost annoyed at finding that [no one]_{939-no one} seemed to expect that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} should speak . [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} , when [he]_{364-barrington erle} had first talked of sending [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} down to [Loughshane]_3-loughshane , had predicted for [him]_{364-barrington erle} all manner of parliamentary successes , and had expressed the warmest admiration of the manner in which [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} had discussed this or that subject at [the Union]_{124-the union} . "_[1746-her] [We]_1751-we have not above [one or two men in [the House]_{929-the house}]_{1752-one or two men in the house} who can do that kind of thing , " [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} had once said . But now no allusions whatever were made to [his]_{463-lord chiltern} powers of speech , and [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} in [his]_{463-lord chiltern} modest moments began to be more amazed than ever that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} should find [himself]_{463-lord chiltern} seated in [that chamber]_{8304-that chamber} . To the forms and technicalities of parliamentary business [he]_{463-lord chiltern} did give close attention , and was unremitting in [his]_{463-lord chiltern} attendance . On one or two occasions [he]_{463-lord chiltern} ventured to ask a question of [the Speaker]_{8305-the speaker} , and as the words of experience fell into [his]_{463-lord chiltern} ears , [he]_{463-lord chiltern} would tell [himself]_{463-lord chiltern} that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} was going through [his]_{463-lord chiltern} education , - that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} was learning to be [a working member]_{8306-a working member} , and perhaps to be [a statesman]_{8132-a statesman} . But [his]_{463-lord chiltern} regrets with reference to [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} and [the dingy chambers in [Old Square]_{81-old square}]_{8308-the dingy chambers in old square} were very frequent ; and had it been possible for [him]_{463-lord chiltern} to undo all that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had done , [he]_{463-lord chiltern} would often have abandoned to [some one else]_{934-some one else} the honour of representing [the electors of [Loughshane]_3-loughshane]_{7545-the electors of loughshane} . But [he]_{463-lord chiltern} was supported in all [his]_{463-lord chiltern} difficulties by the kindness of [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} friend]_{857-his friend} , [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} was often in [the house in [Portman Square]_{63-portman square}]_{8207-the house in portman square} , and was always received with cordiality , and , as [he]_{463-lord chiltern} thought , almost with affection . [She]_{396-lady laura} would sit and talk to [him]_{463-lord chiltern} , sometimes saying a word about [[her]_{396-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} and sometimes about [[her]_{396-lady laura} father]_{7464-her father} , as though there were more between [them]_8315-them than the casual intimacy of [London]_6-london acquaintance . And in [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had been introduced to [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , and had found [Miss Effingham]_351-violet to be - very nice . [Miss Effingham]_351-violet had quite taken to [him]_{463-lord chiltern} , and [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had danced with [her]_351-violet at two or three parties , talking always , as [he]_{463-lord chiltern} did so , about [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i declare , [Laura]_{396-lady laura} , [I]_0-i think [[your]_{396-lady laura} friend]_{1248-your friend} [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas is in love with [you]_{396-lady laura} , " said [Violet]_351-violet to [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} one night . "_{[329-phineas]} [I]_0-i do n't think that . [He]_329-phineas is fond of [me]_0-i , and so am [I]_0-i of [him]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas is so honest , and so naive without being awkward ! And then [he]_329-phineas is undoubtedly clever . " "_{[329-phineas]} And so uncommonly handsome , " said [Violet]_351-violet . "_{[329-phineas]} [I]_0-i do n't know that that makes much difference , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i think it does if [a man]_{749-a man} looks like [a gentleman]_{1306-a gentleman} as well . " "_{[749-a man]} [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas certainly looks like [a gentleman]_{1306-a gentleman} , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . "_{[329-phineas]} And no doubt is one , " said [Violet]_351-violet . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i wonder whether [he]_329-phineas has got any money . " "_{[329-phineas]} Not a penny , [I]_0-i should say . " "_{[329-phineas]} How does [such a man]_{892-such a man} manage to live ? There are so many [men like that]_{1759-men like that} , and [they]_{1759-men like that} are always mysteries to [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i suppose [he]_329-phineas 'll have to marry [an heiress]_{8137-an heiress} . " "_{[8137-an heiress]} Whoever gets [him]_329-phineas will not have [a bad husband]_{1761-a bad husband} , " said [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} . [Phineas]_329-phineas during the summer had very often met [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . [They]_8316-they sat on the same side of [the House]_{929-the house} , [they]_8316-they belonged to [the same club]_{1498-the same club} , [they]_8316-they dined together more than once in [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} , and on one occasion [Phineas]_329-phineas had accepted an invitation to dinner sent to [him]_329-phineas by [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} [himself]_329-phineas . "_{[1761-a bad husband]} A slower affair [I]_0-i never saw in [my]_0-i life , " [he]_0-i said afterwards to [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . "_[0-i] Though there were [two or three men there who talk everywhere else]_{1762-two or three men there who talk everywhere else} , [they]_{1762-two or three men there who talk everywhere else} could not talk at [his]_0-i table . " "_{[1762-two or three men there who talk everywhere else]} [He]_0-i gave [you]_0-i good wine , [I]_0-i should say , " said [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , "_[0-i] and let [me]_0-i tell [you]_0-i that that covers a multitude of sins . " In spite , however , of all these opportunities for intimacy , now , nearly at the end of the session , [Phineas]_329-phineas had hardly spoken a dozen words to [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , and really knew nothing whatsoever of [the man]_{7504-the man} , as [one friend]_{8320-one friend} , - or even as [one acquaintance]_{7586-one acquaintance} knows [another]_886-another . [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} had desired [him]_0-i to be on good terms with [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , and for that reason [he]_0-i had dined with [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} . Nevertheless [he]_0-i disliked [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , and felt quite sure that [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} disliked [him]_0-i . [He]_0-i was therefore rather surprised when [he]_0-i received the following note : - [Albany]_126-albany , Z 3 , July 17 , 186 - . [MY]_0-i DEAR [MR . FINN]_329-phineas , [I]_0-i shall have [some friends]_{8323-some friends} at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} next month , and should be very glad if [you]_329-phineas will join [us]_8324-us . [I]_0-i will name the 16th August . [I]_0-i do n't know whether [you]_329-phineas shoot , but there are grouse and deer . [Yours]_329-phineas truly , [ROBERT KENNEDY]_{343-mr. kennedy} . What was [he]_0-i to do ? [He]_0-i had already begun to feel rather uncomfortable at the prospect of being separated from all [[his]_0-i new friends]_{8325-his new friends} as soon as the session should be over . [Laurence Fitzgibhon]_{473-laurence fitzgibhon} had asked [him]_0-i to make another visit to [county Mayo]_57-mayo , but that [he]_0-i had declined . [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} had said something to [him]_0-i about going abroad with [[her]_{396-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} , and since that there had sprung up a sort of intimacy between [him]_0-i and [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} ; but nothing had been fixed about this foreign trip , and there were pecuniary objections to it which put it almost out of [his]_0-i power . The Christmas holidays [he]_0-i would of course pass with [[his]_0-i family]_{8327-his family} at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe , but [he]_0-i hardly liked the idea of hurrying off to [Killaloe]_5-killaloe immediately the session should be over . [Everybody around [him]_0-i]_{8328-everybody around him} seemed to be looking forward to pleasant leisure doings in [the country]_{839-the country} . [Men]_1025-men talked about grouse , and of [the ladies at [the houses to which [they]_1025-men were going]_{8332-the houses to which they were going} and of [the people whom [they]_1025-men were to meet]_{8333-the people whom they were to meet}]_{8331-the ladies at the houses to which they were going and of the people whom they were to meet} . [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} had said nothing of [her]_{396-lady laura} own movements for the early autumn , and no invitation had come to [him]_0-i to go to [[the Earl]_{733-the earl} 's country house]_{8335-the earl 's country house} . [He]_0-i had already felt that [every one]_{8336-every one} would depart and that [he]_0-i would be left , - and this had made [him]_0-i uncomfortable . What was [he]_0-i to do with the invitation from [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} ? [He]_0-i disliked [the man]_{7504-the man} , and had told [himself]_0-i half a dozen times that [he]_0-i despised [him]_{7504-the man} . Of course [he]_0-i must refuse it . Even for the sake of the scenery , and the grouse , and the pleasant party , and the feeling that going to [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} in August would be the proper sort of thing to do , [he]_0-i must refuse it ! But it occurred to [him]_0-i at last that [he]_0-i would call in [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} before [he]_0-i wrote [his]_0-i note . "_[0-i] Of course [you]_1763-you will go , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , in [her]_{396-lady laura} most decided tone . "_[0-i] And why ? " "_[0-i] In the first place it is civil in [him]_1764-him to ask [you]_1763-you , and why should [you]_1763-you be uncivil in return ? " "_[1763-you] There is nothing uncivil in not accepting [a man]_{749-a man} 's invitation , " said [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} . "_[1763-you] [We]_1766-we are going , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , "_[1766-we] and [I]_0-i can only say that [I]_0-i shall be disappointed if [you]_1763-you do not go too . Both [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} and [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} will be [there]_7300-there , and [I]_0-i believe [they]_1768-they have never stayed together in [the same house]_{1769-the same house} before . [I]_0-i have no doubt there are [a dozen men on [your]_1763-you side of [the House]_{929-the house} who would give [their]_{1770-a dozen men on your side of the house who would give their eyes to be there} eyes to be there]_{1770-a dozen men on your side of the house who would give their eyes to be there} . Of course [you]_1763-you will go . " Of course [he]_1763-you did go . The note accepting [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} 's invitation was written at [the Reform Club]_{7391-the reform club} within a quarter of an hour of [his]_1763-you leaving [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} . [He]_1763-you was very careful in writing to be not more familiar or more civil than [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} had been to [himself]_1763-you , and then [he]_1763-you signed [himself]_1763-you "_[1772-yours] [Yours]_1772-yours truly , [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas . " But another proposition was made to [him]_1763-you , and a most charming proposition , during the few minutes that [he]_1763-you remained in [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} . "_[1772-yours] [I]_0-i am so glad , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , "_[1772-yours] because [I]_0-i can now ask [you]_1763-you to run down to [us]_1773-us at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby for a couple of days on [your]_1763-you way to [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} . Till this was fixed [I]_0-i could n't ask [you]_1763-you to come all the way to [Saulsby]_127-saulsby for two days ; and there wo n't be room for more between [our]_1773-us leaving [London]_6-london and starting to [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} . " [Phineas]_329-phineas swore that [he]_329-phineas would have gone if it had been but for one hour , and if [Saulsby]_{337-saulsby wood xiv} had been twice the distance . "_[370-george] Very well ; come on the 13th and go on the 15th . [You]_1763-you must go on the 15th , unless [you]_1763-you choose to stay with [the housekeeper]_{1774-the housekeeper} . And remember , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , [we]_1773-us have got no grouse at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby . " [Phineas]_329-phineas declared that [he]_329-phineas did not care a straw for grouse . There was another little occurrence which happened before [Phineas]_329-phineas left [London]_6-london , and which was not altogether so charming as [his]_329-phineas prospects at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby and [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} . Early in August , when the session was still incomplete , [he]_329-phineas dined with [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} at [the Reform Club]_{7391-the reform club} . [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had specially invited [him]_329-phineas to do so , and made very much of [him]_329-phineas on the occasion . "_{[329-phineas]} By [George]_370-george , [[my]_0-i dear fellow]_{1281-my dear fellow} , " [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} said to [him]_{1281-my dear fellow} that morning , "_[370-george] nothing has happened to [me]_0-i this session that has given [me]_0-i so much pleasure as [your]_{1281-my dear fellow} being in [the House]_{929-the house} . Of course there are fellows with whom [one]_1102-one is very intimate and of whom [one]_1102-one is very fond , - and all that sort of thing . But [most of [these Englishmen on [our]_1781-our side]_{1780-these englishmen on our side}]_{1779-most of these englishmen on our side} are [such cold fellows]_{1782-such cold fellows} ; or else [they]_{1779-most of these englishmen on our side} are like [Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} and [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} , thinking of nothing but politics . And then as to [[our]_1781-our own men]_{1783-our own men} , there are so many of [them]_{1783-our own men} one can hardly trust ! That 's the truth of it . [Your]_{1281-my dear fellow} being in [the House]_{929-the house} has been such a comfort to [me]_0-i ! " [Phineas]_329-phineas , who really liked [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , expressed [himself]_329-phineas very warmly in answer to this , and became affectionate , and made sundry protestations of friendship which were perfectly sincere . [Their]_8341-their sincerity was tested after dinner , when [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , as [they]_8341-their two were seated on a sofa in the corner of [the smoking - room]_{8342-the smoking - room} , asked [Phineas]_329-phineas to put [his]_329-phineas name to the back of a bill for two hundred and fifty pounds at six months ' date . "_{[1281-my dear fellow]} But , [[my]_0-i dear]_{7306-my dear} [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , "_{[1281-my dear fellow]} two hundred and fifty pounds is a sum of money utterly beyond [my]_0-i reach . " "_{[7269-my dear boy]} Exactly , [[my]_0-i dear boy]_{7269-my dear boy} , and that 's why [I]_0-i 've come to [you]_{7269-my dear boy} . [D'ye]_1787-d'ye think [I]_0-i 'd have asked anybody who by any impossibility might have been made to pay anything for [me]_0-i ? " "_[1787-d'ye] But what 's the use of it then ? " "_[1787-d'ye] All the use in [the world]_{756-the world} . It 's for [me]_0-i to judge of the use , [you]_{7269-my dear boy} know . Why , [d'ye]_1787-d'ye think [I]_0-i 'd ask it if it was n't any use ? [I]_0-i 'll make it of use , [[my]_0-i boy]_{7278-my boy} . And take [my]_0-i word , [you]_{7269-my dear boy} 'll never hear about it again . It 's just a forestalling of [my]_0-i salary ; that 's all . [I]_0-i would n't do it till [I]_0-i saw that [we]_1790-we were at least safe for six months to come . " Then [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas with many misgivings , with much inward hatred of [himself]_329-phineas for [his]_329-phineas own weakness , did put [his]_329-phineas name on the back of the bill which [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had prepared for [his]_329-phineas signature . CHAPTER XIII [Saulsby Wood]_{121-saulsby wood} "_[0-i] So [you]_{7269-my dear boy} wo n't come to [Moydrum]_128-moydrum again ? " said [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} to [[his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} friend]_{857-his friend} . "_{[7269-my dear boy]} Not this autumn , [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . [[Your]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} father]_{1238-your father} would think that [I]_0-i want to live [there]_7300-there . " "_{[1238-your father]} [Bedad]_419-bedad , it 's [[my]_0-i father]_{7296-my father} would be glad to see [you]_{7269-my dear boy} , - and [the oftener]_{1794-the oftener} the better . " "_{[7296-my father]} The fact is , [my]_0-i time is filled up . " "_{[7296-my father]} [You]_{7269-my dear boy} 're not going to be one of [the party at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter}]_{1795-the party at loughlinter} ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i believe [I]_0-i am . [Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} asked [me]_0-i , and [people]_1124-people seem to think that [everybody]_{951-everybody} is to do what [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} bids [them]_1124-people . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i should think so too . [I]_0-i wish [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had asked [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i should have thought it as good as a promise of an under - secretaryship . [All the Cabinet]_{1798-all the cabinet} are to be [there]_7300-there . [I]_0-i do n't suppose [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} ever had [an Irishman]_{1800-an irishman} in [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} house]_{1694-his house} before . When do [you]_0-i start ? " "_[0-i] Well ; - on the 12th or 13th . [I]_0-i believe [I]_0-i shall go to [Saulsby]_127-saulsby on [my]_0-i way . " "_[0-i] The devil [you]_0-i will . Upon [my]_0-i word , [Phineas]_329-phineas , [[my]_0-i boy]_{7278-my boy} , [you]_329-phineas 're [the luckiest fellow [I]_0-i know]_{1803-the luckiest fellow i know} . This is [your]_329-phineas first year , and [you]_329-phineas 're asked to [the two most difficult houses in [England]_26-england]_{1804-the two most difficult houses in england} . [You]_329-phineas have only to look out for [an heiress]_{8137-an heiress} now . There is little [Vi Effingham]_351-violet ; - [she]_351-violet is sure to be at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby . Good - bye , [old fellow]_{7273-old fellow} . Do n't [you]_329-phineas be in the least unhappy about the bill . [I]_0-i 'll see to making that all right . " [Phineas]_329-phineas was rather unhappy about the bill ; but there was so much that was pleasant in [his]_329-phineas cup at the present moment , that [he]_329-phineas resolved , as far as possible , to ignore the bitter of that one ingredient . [He]_329-phineas was a little in the dark as to two or three matters respecting these coming visits . [He]_329-phineas would have liked to have taken [a servant]_{8344-a servant} with [him]_329-phineas ; but [he]_329-phineas had [no servant]_{8345-no servant} , and felt ashamed to hire one for the occasion . And then [he]_329-phineas was in trouble about a gun , and the paraphernalia of shooting . [He]_329-phineas was not a bad shot at snipe in [the bogs of [county Clare]_{36-county clare}]_{8346-the bogs of county clare} , but [he]_329-phineas had never even seen a gun used in [England]_26-england . However , [he]_329-phineas bought [himself]_329-phineas a gun , - with other paraphernalia , and took a license for [himself]_329-phineas , and then groaned over the expense to which [he]_329-phineas found that [his]_329-phineas journey would subject [him]_329-phineas . And at last [he]_329-phineas hired [a servant]_{8344-a servant} for the occasion . [He]_329-phineas was intensely ashamed of [himself]_329-phineas when [he]_329-phineas had done so , hating [himself]_329-phineas , and telling [himself]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas was going to the devil headlong . And why had [he]_329-phineas done it ? Not that [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} would like [him]_329-phineas the better , or that [she]_{396-lady laura} would care whether [he]_329-phineas had [a servant]_{8344-a servant} or not . [She]_{396-lady laura} probably would know nothing of [[his]_329-phineas servant]_{8349-his servant} . But [the people about [her]_{396-lady laura}]_{8350-the people about her} would know , and [he]_329-phineas was foolishly anxious that [the people about [her]_{396-lady laura}]_{8350-the people about her} should think that [he]_329-phineas was worthy of [her]_{396-lady laura} . Then [he]_329-phineas called on [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} before [he]_329-phineas started . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i did not like to leave [London]_6-london without seeing [you]_1807-you , " [he]_0-i said ; "_[0-i] but [I]_0-i know [you]_1807-you will have nothing pleasant to say to [me]_0-i . " "_[1807-you] [I]_0-i shall say nothing unpleasant certainly . [I]_0-i see [your]_1807-you name in the divisions , and [I]_0-i feel a sort of envy [myself]_0-i . " "_[0-i] [Any fool]_{1808-any fool} could go into [a lobby]_{1809-a lobby} , " said [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} . "_{[1808-any fool]} To tell [you]_1807-you the truth , [I]_0-i have been gratified to see that [you]_1807-you have had the patience to abstain from speaking till [you]_1807-you had looked about [you]_1807-you . It was more than [I]_0-i expected from [your]_1807-you hot Irish blood . Going to meet [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} and [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , - are [you]_1807-you ? Well , [I]_0-i hope [you]_1807-you may meet [them]_1810-them in [the Cabinet]_{1372-the cabinet} some day . Mind [you]_1807-you come and see [me]_0-i when Parliament meets in [February]_474-phineas . " [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} was delighted when [she]_{333-mrs. bunce} found that [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} had hired [a servant]_{8344-a servant} ; but [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} predicted nothing but evil from so vain an expense . "_[1807-you] Do n't tell [me]_0-i ; where is it to come from ? [He]_0-i ai n't no richer because [he]_0-i 's in [Parliament]_{912-parliament} . There ai n't no wages . M.P. and M.T. , " - whereby [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} , [I]_1807-you fear , meant empty , - "_[1807-you] are pretty much alike when [a man]_{749-a man} has n't a fortune at [his]_{749-a man} back . " "_{[749-a man]} But [he]_0-i 's going to stay with all [the lords in the Cabinet]_{1814-the lords in the cabinet} , " said [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} , to whom [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} , in [his]_0-i pride , had confided perhaps more than was necessary . "_{[1814-the lords in the cabinet]} Cabinet , indeed , " said [Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} ; "_{[1814-the lords in the cabinet]} if [he]_0-i 'd stick to [chambers]_824-chambers , and let alone cabinets , [he]_0-i 'd do a deal better . Given up [[his]_0-i rooms]_{1816-his rooms} , has [he]_0-i , - till [February]_474-phineas ? [He]_0-i do n't expect [we]_1817-we 're going to keep them empty for [him]_0-i ! " [Phineas]_474-phineas found that [the house]_{929-the house} was full at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby , although the sojourn of [the visitors]_{8354-the visitors} would necessarily be so short . There were three or four there on [their]_{8354-the visitors} way on to [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , like [himself]_474-phineas , - [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} and [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} , with [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} , [the Chancellor of the Exchequer]_{8355-the chancellor of the exchequer} , and [[his]_{402-mr. palliser} wife]_{947-his wife} , - and there was [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , who , however , was not going to [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} . "_[0-i] No , indeed , " [she]_351-violet said to [[our]_8357-our hero]_{1068-our hero} , who on the first evening had the pleasure of taking [her]_351-violet in to dinner , "_[0-i] unfortunately [I]_0-i have n't a seat in [Parliament]_{49-parliament} , and therefore [I]_0-i am not asked . " "_{[396-lady laura]} [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} is going . " "_{[396-lady laura]} Yes ; - but [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} has [a Cabinet Minister]_{7336-a cabinet minister} in [her]_{396-lady laura} keeping . [I]_0-i 've only one comfort ; - [you]_1819-you 'll be awfully dull . " "_[1819-you] [I]_0-i daresay it would be very much nicer to stay [here]_1224-here , " said [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} . "_[0-i] If [you]_1819-you want to know [my]_0-i real mind , " said [Violet]_351-violet , "_[1819-you] [I]_0-i would give one of [my]_0-i little fingers to go . There will be [four Cabinet Ministers in [the house]_{929-the house}]_{1821-four cabinet ministers in the house} , and [four un - Cabinet Ministers]_{1823-four un - cabinet ministers} , and [half a dozen other members of Parliament]_{1824-half a dozen other members of parliament} , and there will be [Lady Glencora Palliser]_{475-lady glencora} , who is the best fun in [the world]_{756-the world} ; and , in point of fact , it 's the thing of the year . But [I]_0-i am not asked . [You]_1819-you see [I]_0-i belong to [the Baldock faction]_{1826-the baldock faction} , and [we]_1827-we do n't sit on [your]_1819-you side of [the House]_{32-the house} . [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} thinks that [I]_0-i should tell secrets . " Why on earth had [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} invited [him]_0-i , [Phineas Finn]_474-phineas , to meet [four Cabinet Ministers]_{8359-four cabinet ministers} and [Lady Glencora Palliser]_{475-lady glencora} ? [He]_0-i could only have done so at the instance of [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} . It was delightful for [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} to think that [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} cared for [him]_0-i so deeply ; but it was not equally delightful when [he]_0-i remembered how very close must be the alliance between [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} and [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , when [she]_{396-lady laura} was thus powerful with [him]_0-i . At [Saulsby Phineas]_476-phineas did not see much of [[his]_0-i hostess]_{8360-his hostess} . When [they]_1829-they were making [their]_1829-they plans for the one entire day of this visit , [she]_{8360-his hostess} said a soft word of apology to [him]_0-i . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [I]_0-i am so busy with [all these people]_{1828-all these people} , that [I]_0-i hardly know what [I]_0-i am doing . But [we]_1829-they shall be able to find a quiet minute or two at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , - unless , indeed , [you]_1830-you intend to be on [the mountains]_{1831-the mountains} all day . [I]_0-i suppose [you]_1830-you have brought a gun like [everybody else]_{1832-everybody else} ? " "_[1830-you] Yes ; - [I]_0-i have brought a gun . [I]_0-i do shoot ; but [I]_0-i am not [an inveterate sportsman]_{1833-an inveterate sportsman} . " On that one day there was a great riding party made up , and [Phineas]_476-phineas found [himself]_476-phineas mounted , after luncheon , with [some dozen other equestrians]_{8361-some dozen other equestrians} . Among [them]_{1828-all these people} were [Miss Effingham]_351-violet and [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} , [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} and [the Earl of [Brentford]_{477-lady glencora} [himself]_0-i . [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} , whose husband was , as has been said , [Chancellor of the Exchequer]_{7563-chancellor of the exchequer} , and who was still [a young woman]_{8363-a young woman} , and [a very pretty woman]_{8364-a very pretty woman}]_{477-lady glencora} , had taken lately very strongly to politics , which [she]_{475-lady glencora} discussed among [men]_1025-men and [women of both parties]_{8366-women of both parties} with something more than ordinary audacity . "_{[1833-an inveterate sportsman]} What a nice , happy , lazy time [you]_0-i 've had of it since [you]_0-i 've been in , " said [she]_{475-lady glencora} to [the Earl]_{733-the earl} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i hope [we]_1834-we have been more happy than lazy , " said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} . "_[0-i] But [you]_0-i 've done nothing . [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} has twenty schemes of reform , all mature ; but among [you]_0-i [you]_0-i 've not let [him]_{402-mr. palliser} bring in one of them . [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} and [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} and [you]_0-i will break [his]_{402-mr. palliser} heart among [you]_0-i . " "_[0-i] [Poor Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} ! " "_{[402-mr. palliser]} The truth is , if [you]_0-i do n't take care [he]_{402-mr. palliser} and [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} and [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} will arise and shake [themselves]_{1836-themselves} , and turn [you]_0-i all out . " "_{[1836-themselves]} [We]_1834-we must look to [ourselves]_1834-we , [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} . " "_{[475-lady glencora]} Indeed , yes ; - or [you]_0-i will be known to all posterity as [the faineant government]_{1837-the faineant government} . " "_{[475-lady glencora]} Let [me]_0-i tell [you]_{475-lady glencora} , [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} , that [a faineant government]_{1838-a faineant government} is not [the worst government that [England]_26-england]_{1839-the worst government that england} can have . It has been the great fault of [[our]_1834-we politicians]_{1840-our politicians} that [they]_{1840-our politicians} have all wanted to do something . " "_{[1840-our politicians]} [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} is at any rate innocent of that charge , " said [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} . [They]_1834-we were now riding through [a vast wood]_{8369-a vast wood} , and [Phineas]_476-phineas found [himself]_476-phineas delightfully established by the side of [Violet Effingham]_351-violet . "_{[334-mr. mildmay]} [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} has been explaining to [me]_0-i that [he]_{417-mr. ratler} must have nineteen next session . Now , if [I]_0-i were [you]_1841-you , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , [I]_0-i would decline to be counted up in that way as one of [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} 's sheep . " "_{[417-mr. ratler]} But what am [I]_0-i to do ? " "_[1841-you] Do something on [your]_1841-you own hook . [[You]_1841-you men in Parliament]_{1842-you men in parliament} are so much like sheep ! If one jumps at a gap , all go after [him]_{417-mr. ratler} , - and then [you]_1841-you are penned into lobbies , and then [you]_1841-you are fed , and then [you]_1841-you are fleeced . [I]_0-i wish [I]_0-i were in [Parliament]_{49-parliament} . [I]_0-i 'd get up in the middle and make such a speech . [You]_1841-you all seem to [me]_0-i to be so much afraid of [one another]_{1843-one another} that [you]_1841-you do n't quite dare to speak out . Do [you]_1841-you see [that cottage there]_{1844-that cottage there} ? " "_[1841-you] What [a pretty cottage]_{1845-a pretty cottage} [it]_{1844-that cottage there} is ! " "_[1841-you] Yes ; - is it not ? Twelve years ago [I]_0-i took off [my]_0-i shoes and stockings and had them dried in [that cottage]_{1846-that cottage} , and when [I]_0-i got back to [the house]_{929-the house} [I]_0-i was put to bed for having been out all day in [the wood]_{1848-the wood} . " "_[0-i] Were [you]_0-i wandering about alone ? " "_[0-i] No , [I]_0-i was n't alone . [Oswald Standish]_516-oswald was with [me]_0-i . [We]_1849-we were [children]_{7329-children} then . Do [you]_0-i know [him]_516-oswald ? " "_[0-i] [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} ; - yes , [I]_0-i know [him]_516-oswald . [He]_516-oswald and [I]_0-i have been rather friends this year . " "_[516-oswald] [He]_516-oswald is very good ; - is [he]_516-oswald not ? " "_[516-oswald] Good , - in what way ? " "_[516-oswald] Honest and generous ! " "_[516-oswald] [I]_0-i know no man whom [I]_0-i believe to be more so . " "_[0-i] And [he]_516-oswald is clever ? " asked [Miss Effingham]_351-violet . "_[516-oswald] Very clever . That is , [he]_516-oswald talks very well if [you]_0-i will let [him]_516-oswald talk after [his]_516-oswald own fashion . [You]_0-i would always fancy that [he]_516-oswald was going to eat [you]_0-i ; - but that is [his]_516-oswald way . " "_[516-oswald] And [you]_0-i like [him]_516-oswald ? " "_[0-i] Very much . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am so glad to hear [you]_0-i say so . " "_[0-i] Is [he]_516-oswald a favourite of [yours]_0-i , [Miss Effingham]_351-violet ? " "_[351-violet] Not now , - not particularly . [I]_0-i hardly ever see [him]_516-oswald . But [[his]_516-oswald sister]_{1119-his sister} is [the best friend [I]_0-i have]_{1852-the best friend i have} , and [I]_0-i used to like [him]_516-oswald so much when [he]_516-oswald was [a boy]_{7259-a boy} ! [I]_0-i have not seen [that cottage]_{1846-that cottage} since that day , and [I]_0-i remember it as though it were yesterday . [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} is quite changed , is [he]_{463-lord chiltern} not ? " "_{[463-lord chiltern]} Changed , - in what way ? " "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [They]_1855-they used to say that [he]_516-oswald was - unsteady [you]_0-i know . " "_[1855-they] [I]_0-i think [he]_516-oswald is changed . But [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} is at heart [a Bohemian]_{1594-a bohemian} . It is impossible not to see that at once . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} hates the decencies of life . " "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [I]_0-i suppose [he]_{463-lord chiltern} does , " said [Violet]_351-violet . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [He]_{463-lord chiltern} ought to marry . If [he]_{463-lord chiltern} were married , that would all be cured ; - do n't [you]_0-i think so ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i can not fancy [him]_{463-lord chiltern} with [a wife]_{1857-a wife} , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , "_[0-i] There is a savagery about [him]_{463-lord chiltern} which would make [him]_{463-lord chiltern} an uncomfortable companion for [a woman]_{1381-a woman} . " "_{[463-lord chiltern]} But [he]_{463-lord chiltern} would love [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} wife]_{947-his wife} ? " "_{[463-lord chiltern]} Yes , as [he]_{463-lord chiltern} does [his]_{463-lord chiltern} horses . And [he]_{463-lord chiltern} would treat [her]_{947-his wife} well , - as [he]_{463-lord chiltern} does [his]_{463-lord chiltern} horses . But [he]_{463-lord chiltern} expects every horse [he]_{463-lord chiltern} has to do anything that any horse can do ; and [he]_{463-lord chiltern} would expect the same of [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} wife]_{947-his wife} . " [Phineas]_329-phineas had no idea how deep an injury [he]_329-phineas might be doing [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} by this description , nor did it once occur to [him]_329-phineas that [[his]_329-phineas companion]_{7362-his companion} was thinking of [herself]_{7362-his companion} as [the possible wife of [this Red Indian]_{8373-this red indian}]_{8372-the possible wife of this red indian} . [Miss Effingham]_351-violet rode on in silence for some distance , and then [she]_351-violet said but one word more about [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [He]_{463-lord chiltern} was so good to [me]_0-i in [that cottage]_{1846-that cottage} . " On the following day the party at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby was broken up , and there was a regular pilgrimage towards [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} . [Phineas]_329-phineas resolved upon sleeping a night at [Edinburgh]_{129-edinburgh} on [his]_329-phineas way , and [he]_329-phineas found [himself]_329-phineas joined in the bands of close companionship with [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} for the occasion . The evening was by no means thrown away , for [he]_329-phineas learned much of [his]_329-phineas trade from [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} . And [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} was heard to declare afterwards at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} that [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas was [a pleasant young man]_{8374-a pleasant young man} . It soon came to be admitted by all who knew [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas that [he]_1862-he had a peculiar power of making [himself]_1862-he agreeable which [no one]_{939-no one} knew how to analyse or define . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [I]_0-i think it is because [he]_1862-he listens so well , " said [one man]_{8376-one man} . "_[1862-he] But [the women]_{1863-the women} would not like [him]_1862-he for that , " said [another]_886-another . "_{[1863-the women]} [He]_1862-he has studied when to listen and when to talk , " said [a third]_{8378-a third} . The truth , however , was , that [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas had made no study in the matter at all . It was simply [his]_1862-he nature to be pleasant . CHAPTER XIV Loughlinter [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas reached [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} together with [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} in a post - chaise from [the neighbouring town]_{8379-the neighbouring town} . [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} , who had done this kind of thing very often before , travelled without impediments , but [the new servant of [[our]_8381-our hero]_{1068-our hero} 's]_{8380-the new servant of our hero 's} was stuck outside with [the driver]_{8383-the driver} , and was in the way . "_[1862-he] [I]_0-i never bring [a man]_{749-a man} with [me]_0-i , " said [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} to [[his]_{417-mr. ratler} young friend]_{8384-his young friend} . "_[0-i] [The servants of [the house]_{929-the house}]_{1865-the servants of the house} like it much better , because [they]_{1865-the servants of the house} get fee'd ; [you]_1867-you are just as well waited on , and it do n't cost half as much . " [Phineas]_329-phineas blushed as [he]_329-phineas heard all this ; but there was the impediment , not to be got rid of for the nonce , and [Phineas]_329-phineas made the best of [his]_329-phineas attendant . "_[0-i] It 's one of those points , " said [he]_329-phineas , "_[0-i] as to which [a man]_{749-a man} never quite makes up [his]_{749-a man} mind . If [you]_1867-you bring [a fellow]_{1195-a fellow} , [you]_1867-you wish [you]_1867-you had n't brought [him]_{1195-a fellow} ; and if [you]_1867-you do n't , [you]_1867-you wish [you]_1867-you had . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i 'm a great deal more decided in [my]_0-i ways that that , " said [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} . [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , as [they]_8385-they approached [it]_{404-loughlinter} , seemed to [Phineas]_329-phineas to be [a much finer place than [Saulsby]_476-phineas]_{8386-a much finer place than saulsby} . And so it was , except that [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} wanted that graceful beauty of age which [Saulsby]_476-phineas possessed . [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} was all of cut stone , but the stones had been cut only yesterday . [It]_{404-loughlinter} stood on a gentle slope , with a greensward falling from the front entrance down to [a mountain lake]_{8387-a mountain lake} . And on [the other side of [the Lough]_{130-the lough}]_{8388-the other side of the lough} there rose [a mighty mountain]_{8389-a mighty mountain} to the skies , [Ben Linter]_{131-ben linter} . At the foot of [it]_{8389-a mighty mountain} , and all round to the left , there ran [the woods of [Linter]_{132-the linter}]_{8390-the woods of linter} , stretching for miles through crags and bogs and [mountain lands]_{8391-mountain lands} . No better ground for deer than [the side of [Ben Linter]_{131-ben linter}]_{8392-the side of ben linter} was there in all [those highlands]_{8393-those highlands} . And the Linter , rushing down into [the Lough]_{130-the lough} through rocks which , in some places , almost met together above [its]_{404-loughlinter} waters , ran so near to [the house]_{929-the house} that the pleasant noise of its cataracts could be heard from the hall door . Behind [the house]_{929-the house} the expanse of [drained park land]_{8396-drained park land} seemed to be interminable ; and then , again , came [the mountains]_{1831-the mountains} . There were [Ben Linn]_{478-ben linn} and [Ben Lody]_{479-ben lody} ; - and [the whole territory belonging to [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter}]_{8398-the whole territory belonging to mr. kennedy} . [He]_{404-loughlinter} was [laird of [Linn]_133-linn]_{8399-laird of linn} and [laird of [Linter]_{132-the linter}]_{8400-laird of linter} , as [[his]_{404-loughlinter} people]_{8401-his people} used to say . And yet [[his]_{404-loughlinter} father]_{784-his father} had walked into [Glasgow]_72-glasgow as [a little boy]_{8403-a little boy} , - no doubt with the normal half - crown in [his]_{784-his father} breeches pocket . "_[0-i] Magnificent ; - is it not ? " said [Phineas]_329-phineas to [the Treasury Secretary]_{8404-the treasury secretary} , as [they]_8405-they were being driven up to the door . "_[0-i] Very grand ; - but the young trees show [the new man]_{1870-the new man} . [A new man]_{1871-a new man} may buy [a forest]_{1872-a forest} ; but [he]_{1871-a new man} ca n't get park trees . " [Phineas]_329-phineas , at the moment , was thinking how far all these things which [he]_329-phineas saw , [the mountains stretching everywhere around [him]_329-phineas]_{8406-the mountains stretching everywhere around him} , [the castle]_{8407-the castle} , [the lake]_{8408-the lake} , [the river]_{8409-the river} , the wealth of it all , and , more than the wealth , the nobility of the beauty , might act as temptations to [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} . If [a woman]_{1381-a woman} were asked to have the half of all this , would it be possible that [she]_{1381-a woman} should prefer to take the half of [his]_{1381-a woman} nothing ? [He]_329-phineas thought it might be possible for [a girl who would confess , or seem to confess , that love]_{8411-a girl who would confess , or seem to confess , that love} should be everything . But it could hardly be possible for [a woman who looked at [the world]_{756-the world} almost as [a man]_{749-a man} looked at it]_{8412-a woman who looked at the world almost as a man looked at it} , - as an oyster to be opened with such weapon as [she]_{8412-a woman who looked at the world almost as a man looked at it} could find ready to [her]_{8412-a woman who looked at the world almost as a man looked at it} hand . [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} professed to have a care for all the affairs of [the world]_{756-the world} . [She]_{396-lady laura} loved politics , and could talk of social science , and had broad ideas about religion , and was devoted to certain educational views . [Such a woman]_{7719-such a woman} would feel that wealth was necessary to [her]_{396-lady laura} , and would be willing , for the sake of wealth , to put up with [a husband]_{1599-a husband} without romance . Nay ; might it not be that [she]_{396-lady laura} would prefer [a husband]_{1599-a husband} without romance ? Thus [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} was arguing to [himself]_{396-lady laura} as [he]_329-phineas was driven up to the door of [Loughlinter Castle]_{134-loughlinter castle} , while [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} was eloquent on the beauty of old park trees . "_{[1871-a new man]} After all , a [Scotch forest]_{1873-scotch forest} is a very scrubby sort of thing , " said [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} . There was [nobody]_1350-nobody in [the house]_{929-the house} , - at least , [they]_8421-they found [nobody]_1350-nobody ; and within half an hour [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} was walking about [the grounds]_{8423-the grounds} by [himself]_{396-lady laura} . [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} had declared [himself]_{417-mr. ratler} to be delighted at having an opportunity of writing letters , - and no doubt was writing them by the dozen , all dated from [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , and all detailing the facts that [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} , and [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , and [Plantagenet Palliser]_{8424-plantagenet palliser} , and [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} were in [the same house]_{1769-the same house} with [him]_{417-mr. ratler} . [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} had no letters to write , and therefore rushed down across [the broad lawn]_{8426-the broad lawn} to [the river]_{8409-the river} , of which [he]_{417-mr. ratler} heard the noisy tumbling waters . There was something in the air which immediately filled [him]_{417-mr. ratler} with high spirits ; and , in [his]_{417-mr. ratler} desire to investigate the glories of [the place]_{1437-the place} , [he]_{417-mr. ratler} forgot that [he]_{417-mr. ratler} was going to dine with [four Cabinet Ministers in a row]_{8429-four cabinet ministers in a row} . [He]_{417-mr. ratler} soon reached [the stream]_{8430-the stream} , and began to make [his]_{417-mr. ratler} way up [it]_{8430-the stream} through [the ravine]_{8431-the ravine} . There was waterfall over waterfall , and there were little bridges here and there which looked to be half natural and half artificial , and a path which required that [you]_8432-you should climb , but which was yet [a path]_{8433-a path} , and all was so arranged that not a pleasant splashing rush of the waters was lost to [the visitor]_{8434-the visitor} . [He]_{417-mr. ratler} went on and on , up [the stream]_{8430-the stream} , till there was a sharp turn in [the ravine]_{8431-the ravine} , and then , looking upwards , [he]_{417-mr. ratler} saw above [his]_{417-mr. ratler} head [a man]_{749-a man} and [a woman]_{1381-a woman} standing together on one of [the little half - made wooden bridges]_{8439-the little half - made wooden bridges} . [His]_{417-mr. ratler} eyes were sharp , and [he]_{417-mr. ratler} saw at a glance that [the woman]_{8440-the woman} was [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} . [He]_{417-mr. ratler} had not recognised [the man]_{7504-the man} , but [he]_{417-mr. ratler} had very little doubt that it was [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} . Of course it was [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} , because [he]_{404-loughlinter} would prefer that it should be [any other man under the sun]_{8442-any other man under the sun} . [He]_{417-mr. ratler} would have turned back at once if [he]_{417-mr. ratler} had thought that [he]_{417-mr. ratler} could have done so without being observed ; but [he]_{417-mr. ratler} felt sure that , standing as [they]_8443-they were , [they]_8443-they must have observed [him]_{417-mr. ratler} . [He]_{417-mr. ratler} did not like to join [them]_8443-they . [He]_{417-mr. ratler} would not intrude [himself]_{417-mr. ratler} . So [he]_{417-mr. ratler} remained still , and began to throw stones into [the river]_{8409-the river} . But [he]_{417-mr. ratler} had not thrown above a stone or two when [he]_{417-mr. ratler} was called from above . [He]_{417-mr. ratler} looked up , and then [he]_{417-mr. ratler} perceived that [the man who called [him]_{417-mr. ratler}]_{8445-the man who called him} was [[his]_{417-mr. ratler} host]_{8446-his host} . Of course it was [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} . Thereupon [he]_{417-mr. ratler} ceased to throw stones , and went up [the path]_{8447-the path} , and joined [them]_8443-they upon [the bridge]_{8448-the bridge} . [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} stepped forward , and bade [him]_{417-mr. ratler} welcome to [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} . [His]_{417-mr. ratler} manner was less cold , and [he]_{417-mr. ratler} seemed to have more words at command than was usual with [him]_{417-mr. ratler} . "_[1874-you] [You]_1874-you have not been long , " [he]_{417-mr. ratler} said , "_[1874-you] in finding out the most beautiful spot about [the place]_{1437-the place} . " "_[1874-you] Is it not lovely ? " said [Laura]_{396-lady laura} . "_[1874-you] [We]_1876-we have not been [here]_1224-here an hour yet , and [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} insisted on bringing [me]_0-i [here]_1224-here . " "_{[404-loughlinter]} [It]_1224-here is wonderfully beautiful , " said [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} . "_{[404-loughlinter]} It is this very spot where [we]_1876-we now stand that made [me]_0-i build [the house where]_{1879-the house where} [it]_{1879-the house where} is , " said [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} , "_[0-i] and [I]_0-i was only eighteen when [I]_0-i stood [here]_1224-here and made up [my]_0-i mind . That is just twenty - five years ago . " "_{[404-loughlinter]} So [he]_{404-loughlinter} is forty - three , " said [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} to [himself]_{396-lady laura} , thinking how glorious it was to be only twenty - five . "_{[404-loughlinter]} And within twelve months , " continued [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} , "_{[404-loughlinter]} the foundations were being dug and [the stone - cutters]_{1881-the stone - cutters} were at work . " "_{[1881-the stone - cutters]} What [a good - natured man [[your]_0-i father]_{1238-your father}]_{1882-a good - natured man your father} must have been , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . "_{[1238-your father]} [He]_{1238-your father} had nothing else to do with [his]_{1238-your father} money but to pour it over [my]_0-i head , as it were . [I]_0-i do n't think [he]_{1238-your father} had any other enjoyment of it [himself]_{1238-your father} . Will [you]_0-i go a little higher , [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} ? [We]_1884-they shall get a fine view over to [Ben Linn]_{478-ben linn} just now . " [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} declared that [she]_{396-lady laura} would go as much higher as [he]_{1238-your father} chose to take [her]_{396-lady laura} , and [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} was rather in doubt as to what it would become [him]_{1238-your father} to do . [He]_{1238-your father} would stay where [he]_{1238-your father} was , or go down , or make [himself]_{1238-your father} to vanish after any most acceptable fashion ; but if [he]_{1238-your father} were to do so abruptly it would seem as though [he]_{1238-your father} were attributing something special to the companionship of [the other two]_{8449-the other two} . [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} saw [his]_{1238-your father} doubt , and asked [him]_{1238-your father} to join [them]_1884-they . "_{[478-ben linn]} [You]_0-i may as well come on , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . [We]_1884-they do n't dine till eight , and it is not much past six yet . [The men of business]_{1885-the men of business} are all writing letters , and [the ladies who have been travelling]_{1886-the ladies who have been travelling} are in bed , [I]_0-i believe . " "_[1887-them] Not all of [them]_1887-them , [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . Then [they]_1884-they went on with [their]_1884-they walk very pleasantly , and [the lord of all that [they]_1884-they surveyed]_{8450-the lord of all that they surveyed} took [them]_1884-they from one point of vantage to another , till [they]_1884-they both swore that of [all spots upon [the earth]_{855-the earth} [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter}]_{8451-all spots upon the earth loughlinter} was surely the most lovely . "_{[404-loughlinter]} [I]_0-i do delight in it , [I]_0-i own , " said [the lord]_{985-the lord} . "_[0-i] When [I]_0-i come up here alone , and feel that in the midst of [this little bit of [a crowded island]_{1889-a crowded island}]_{1888-this little bit of a crowded island} [I]_0-i have all this to [myself]_0-i , - all this with which [no other man]_{1890-no other man} 's wealth can interfere , - [I]_0-i grow proud of [my]_0-i own , till [I]_0-i become thoroughly ashamed of [myself]_0-i . After all , [I]_0-i believe it is better to dwell in [cities]_1891-cities than in [the country]_{839-the country} , - better , at any rate , for [a rich man]_{1893-a rich man} . " [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} had now spoken more words than [Phineas]_329-phineas had heard to fall from [his]_{404-loughlinter} lips during the whole time that [they]_8454-they had been acquainted with [each other]_{7264-each other} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i believe so too , " said [Laura]_{396-lady laura} , "_[0-i] if [one]_1102-one were obliged to choose between the two . For [myself]_0-i , [I]_0-i think that a little of both is good for [man]_1895-man and [woman]_1896-woman . " "_[0-i] There is no doubt about that , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] No doubt as far as enjoyment goes , " said [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} . [He]_{404-loughlinter} took [them]_8454-they up out of [the ravine]_{8431-the ravine} on to [the side of [the mountain]_{8458-the mountain}]_{8457-the side of the mountain} , and then down by another path through [the woods]_{8459-the woods} to the back of [the house]_{929-the house} . As [they]_8454-they went [he]_{404-loughlinter} relapsed into [his]_{404-loughlinter} usual silence , and the conversation was kept up between [the other two]_{8449-the other two} . At a point not very far from [the castle]_{8407-the castle} , - just so far that [one]_1102-one could see by the break of the ground where [the castle]_{8407-the castle} stood , [Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} left [them]_8454-they . "_{[329-phineas]} [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas will take [you]_1897-you back in safety , [I]_0-i am sure , " said [he]_0-i , "_[0-i] and , as [I]_0-i am [here]_1224-here , [I]_0-i 'll go up to [the farm]_{1899-the farm} for a moment . If [I]_0-i do n't show [myself]_0-i now and again when [I]_0-i am here , [they]_1900-they think [I]_0-i 'm indifferent about the ' bestials ' . " "_[1900-they] Now , [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , "_{[404-loughlinter]} [you]_{404-loughlinter} are going to pretend to understand all about sheep and [oxen]_1901-oxen . " [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} , owning that it was so , went away to [[his]_{404-loughlinter} farm]_{8465-his farm} , and [Phineas]_329-phineas with [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} returned towards [the house]_{929-the house} . "_{[404-loughlinter]} [I]_0-i think , upon the whole , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , "_[0-i] that that is as good [a man]_{749-a man} as [I]_0-i know . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i should think [he]_{749-a man} is [an idle one]_{1903-an idle one} , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[1903-an idle one]} [I]_0-i doubt that . [He]_{749-a man} is , perhaps , neither zealous nor active . But [he]_{749-a man} is thoughtful and high - principled , and has a method and a purpose in the use which [he]_{749-a man} makes of [his]_{749-a man} money . And [you]_1904-you see that [he]_{749-a man} has poetry in [his]_{749-a man} nature too , if [you]_1904-you get [him]_{749-a man} upon the right string . How fond [he]_{749-a man} is of the scenery of [this place]_{1905-this place} ! " "_{[749-a man]} [Any man]_{1023-any man} would be fond of that . [I]_0-i 'm ashamed to say that it almost makes [me]_0-i envy [him]_{749-a man} . [I]_0-i certainly never have wished to be [Mr. Robert Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} in [London]_6-london , but [I]_0-i should like to be [the Laird of [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter}]_{1907-the laird of loughlinter} . " "_{[480-laird of linn]} ' [Laird of Linn]_{480-laird of linn} and [Laird of [Linter]_{132-the linter}]_{8400-laird of linter} , - Here in summer , gone in winter . ' There is some ballad about [the old lairds]_{1909-the old lairds} ; but that belongs to a time when [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} had not been heard of , when [some branch of [the Mackenzies]_{1911-the mackenzies}]_{1910-some branch of the mackenzies} lived down at [that wretched old tower]_{1912-that wretched old tower} which [you]_1913-you see as [you]_1913-you first come upon [the lake]_{8408-the lake} . When [old Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} bought [it]_1915-it there were hardly a hundred acres on [the property under cultivation]_{1916-the property under cultivation} . " "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} And [it]_1915-it belonged to [the Mackenzies]_{481-the mackenzies} . " "_{[481-the mackenzies]} Yes ; - to [the Mackenzie of [Linn]_133-linn]_{1917-the mackenzie of linn} , as [he]_{1917-the mackenzie of linn} was called . It was [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , [the old man]_{1918-the old man} , who was first called [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} . That is [Linn Castle]_{135-linn castle} , and [they]_1919-they lived [there]_7300-there for hundreds of years . But [these Highlanders]_{1921-these highlanders} , with all that is said of [[their]_{1921-these highlanders} family pride]_{1922-their family pride} , have forgotten [the Mackenzies]_{481-the mackenzies} already , and are quite proud of [[their]_{1921-these highlanders} rich landlord]_{1923-their rich landlord} . " "_[0-i] That is unpoetical , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] Yes ; - but then poetry is so usually false . [I]_0-i doubt whether [Scotland]_136-scotland would not have been as prosaic [a country as any under the sun]_{1924-a country as any under the sun} but for [Walter Scott]_{482-walter scott} ; - and [I]_0-i have no doubt that [Henry V]_{483-henry v} owes the romance of [his]_{483-henry v} character altogether to [Shakspeare]_{484-shakspeare} . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i sometimes think [you]_1925-you despise poetry , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] When it is false [I]_0-i do . The difficulty is to know when it is false and when it is true . [Tom Moore]_{485-tom moore} was always false . " "_{[485-tom moore]} Not so false as [Byron]_486-byron , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas with energy . "_{[485-tom moore]} Much more so , [[my]_0-i friend]_{922-my friend} . But [we]_1927-we will not discuss that now . Have [you]_1925-you seen [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} since [you]_1925-you have been [here]_1224-here ? " "_{[346-mr. monk]} [I]_0-i have seen [no one]_{939-no one} . [I]_0-i came with [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} . " "_[0-i] Why with [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} ? [You]_0-i can not find [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} a companion much to [your]_0-i taste . " "_[487-chance] [Chance]_487-chance brought [us]_1927-we together . But [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} is [a man of sense]_{1930-a man of sense} , [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , and is not to be despised . " "_{[1930-a man of sense]} It always seems to [me]_0-i , " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , "_{[1930-a man of sense]} that nothing is to be gained in politics by sitting at the feet of [the little Gamaliels]_{488-the little gamaliels} . " "_{[488-the little gamaliels]} But [the great Gamaliels]_{488-the little gamaliels} will not have [a novice]_{1931-a novice} on [their]_{488-the little gamaliels} footstools . " "_{[488-the little gamaliels]} Then sit at [no man]_{7759-no man} 's feet . Is it not astonishing that the price generally put upon any article by [the world]_{756-the world} is that which [the owner]_{1934-the owner} puts on it ? - and that this is specially true of [[a man]_{749-a man} 's own self]_{1936-a man 's own self} ? If [you]_0-i herd with [Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} , [men]_1025-men will take it for granted that [you]_0-i are [a Ratlerite]_{1938-a ratlerite} , and no more . If [you]_0-i consort with [Greshams]_489-greshams and [Pallisers]_{490-pallisers} , [you]_0-i will equally be supposed to know [your]_0-i own place . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i never knew [a Mentor]_{1472-a mentor} , " said [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} , ' so apt as [you]_{1472-a mentor} are to fill [his]_{1472-a mentor} Telemachus with pride . "_[0-i] " It is because [I]_{1472-a mentor} do not think [your]_{1472-a mentor} fault lies that way . If it did , or if [I]_{1472-a mentor} thought so , [[my]_{1472-a mentor} Telemachus]_{8467-my telemachus} , [you]_{1472-a mentor} may be sure that [I]_{1472-a mentor} should resign [my]_{1472-a mentor} position as [Mentor]_1471-mentor . Here are [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} and [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} and [Mrs. Gresham]_{491-mrs. gresham} on the steps . "_{[1472-a mentor]} Then [they]_1940-they went up through the Ionic columns on to the broad stone terrace before the door , and there [they]_1940-they found [a crowd of men]_{1941-a crowd of men} and [women]_7479-women . For [the legislators]_{1943-the legislators} and [statesmen]_{1944-statesmen} had written [their]_1945-their letters , and [the ladies]_{1946-the ladies} had taken [their]_{1946-the ladies} necessary rest . [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} , as [he]_1947-he was dressing , considered deeply all that [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} had said to [him]_1947-he , - not so much with reference to the advice which [she]_{396-lady laura} had given [him]_1947-he , though that also was of importance , as to the fact that it had been given by [her]_{396-lady laura} . [She]_{396-lady laura} had first called [herself]_{396-lady laura} [[his]_1947-he Mentor]_{7962-his mentor} ; but [he]_1947-he had accepted the name and had addressed [her]_{396-lady laura} as [her]_{396-lady laura} Telemachus . And yet [he]_1947-he believed [himself]_1947-he to be older than [she]_{396-lady laura} , - if , indeed , there was any difference in [their]_1949-their ages . And was it possible that [a female Mentor]_{1950-a female mentor} should love [her]_{1950-a female mentor} Telemachus , - should love [him]_1947-he as [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} desired to be loved by [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} ? [He]_1947-he would not say that it was impossible . Perhaps there had been mistakes between [them]_1949-their ; - a mistake in [his]_1947-he manner of addressing [her]_{396-lady laura} , and another in [hers]_{396-lady laura} of addressing [him]_1947-he . Perhaps [the old bachelor of forty - three]_{1951-the old bachelor of forty - three} was not thinking of [a wife]_{1857-a wife} . Had [this old bachelor of forty - three]_{1953-this old bachelor of forty - three} been really in love with [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , would [he]_{1953-this old bachelor of forty - three} have allowed [her]_{396-lady laura} to walk [home]_754-home alone with [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} , leaving [her]_{396-lady laura} with some flimsy pretext of having to look at [his]_{1953-this old bachelor of forty - three} sheep ? [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} resolved that [he]_1947-he must at any rate play out [his]_1947-he game , - whether [he]_1947-he were to lose it or to win it ; and in playing it [he]_1947-he must , if possible , drop something of that Mentor and Telemachus style of conversation . As to the advice given [him]_1947-he of herding with [Greshams]_489-greshams and Pallisers , instead of with [Ratlers]_{492-the ratlers} and [Fitzgibbons]_{493-fitzgibbons} , - [he]_1947-he must use that as circumstances might direct . To [him]_1947-he , [himself]_1947-he , as [he]_1947-he thought of it all , it was sufficiently astonishing that even [the Ratlers]_{492-the ratlers} and [Fitzgibbons]_{493-fitzgibbons} should admit [him]_1947-he among [them]_1955-them as one of [themselves]_1955-them . " When [I]_{493-fitzgibbons} think of [[my]_{493-fitzgibbons} father]_{7296-my father} and of [the old house at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe]_{8470-the old house at killaloe} , and remember that hitherto [I]_{493-fitzgibbons} have done nothing [myself]_{493-fitzgibbons} , [I]_{493-fitzgibbons} can not understand how it is that [I]_{493-fitzgibbons} should be at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} . "_{[493-fitzgibbons]} There was only one way of understanding it . If [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} really loved [him]_1947-he , the riddle might be read . [The rooms at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter}]_{1956-the rooms at loughlinter} were splendid , much larger and very much more richly furnished than those at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby . But there was a certain stiffness in the movement of things , and perhaps in the manner of some of those present , which was not felt at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby . [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} at once missed the grace and prettiness and cheery audacity of [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , and felt at the same time that [Violet Effingham]_351-violet would be out of [her]_351-violet element at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} . At [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} [they]_1957-they were met for business . It was at least a semi - political , or perhaps rather a semi - official gathering , and [he]_1947-he became aware that [he]_1947-he ought not to look simply for amusement . When [he]_1947-he entered [the drawing - room]_{1115-the drawing - room} before dinner , [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} and [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} , and [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} and [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} , with [sundry others]_{1959-sundry others} , were standing in a wide group before the fireplace , and among [them]_1960-them were [Lady Glencora Palliser]_{475-lady glencora} and [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} and [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} . As [he]_1947-he approached [them]_1960-them it seemed as though a sort of opening was made for [himself]_1947-he ; but [he]_1947-he could see , though [others]_7342-others did not , that the movement came from [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . " [I]_{475-lady glencora} believe , [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , "_{[475-lady glencora]} said [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} , " that [you]_{346-mr. monk} and [I]_{475-lady glencora} are [the only two in [the whole party]_{8472-the whole party} who really know what [we]_{8471-the only two in the whole party who really know what we would be at . " " if i must be divided from so many of my friends} would be at . "_{[475-lady glencora]} " If [I]_{346-mr. monk} must be divided from so many of [[my]_{346-mr. monk} friends]_{1591-my friends}]_{8471-the only two in the whole party who really know what we would be at . " " if i must be divided from so many of my friends} , "_{[346-mr. monk]} said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , " [I]_{346-mr. monk} am happy to go astray in the company of [Lady Glencora Palliser]_{475-lady glencora} . "_{[346-mr. monk]} " And might [I]_{431-mr. gresham} ask , "_{[431-mr. gresham]} said [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} , with a peculiar smile for which [he]_{431-mr. gresham} was famous , " what it is that [you]_{346-mr. monk} and [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} are really at ? "_{[431-mr. gresham]} " Making [men]_1025-men and [women]_7479-women all equal , "_{[475-lady glencora]} said [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} . " That [I]_{475-lady glencora} take to be the gist of [our]_{8471-the only two in the whole party who really know what we would be at . " " if i must be divided from so many of my friends} political theory . "_{[475-lady glencora]} " [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} , [I]_{346-mr. monk} must cry off , "_{[346-mr. monk]} said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . " Yes ; - no doubt . If [I]_{346-mr. monk} were in the Cabinet [myself]_{346-mr. monk} [I]_{346-mr. monk} should not admit so much . There are reticences , - of course . And there is an official discretion . "_{[346-mr. monk]} " But [you]_{346-mr. monk} do n't mean to say , [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} , that [you]_{346-mr. monk} would really advocate equality ? "_{[407-mrs. bonteen]} said [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} . " [I]_{407-mrs. bonteen} do mean to say so , [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} . And [I]_{407-mrs. bonteen} mean to go further , and to tell [you]_{346-mr. monk} that [you]_{346-mr. monk} are [no Liberal at heart]_{8476-no liberal at heart} unless [you]_{346-mr. monk} do so likewise ; unless that is the basis of [your]_{346-mr. monk} political aspirations . "_{[407-mrs. bonteen]} " Pray let [me]_{475-lady glencora} speak for [myself]_{475-lady glencora} , [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} . "_{[475-lady glencora]} " By no means , - not when [you]_{346-mr. monk} are criticising [me]_{475-lady glencora} and [my]_{475-lady glencora} politics . Do [you]_{346-mr. monk} not wish to make [the lower orders]_{8477-the lower orders} comfortable ? "_{[475-lady glencora]} " Certainly , "_{[407-mrs. bonteen]} said [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} . " And educated , and happy and good ? "_{[407-mrs. bonteen]} " Undoubtedly . "_{[475-lady glencora]} " To make [them]_{8477-the lower orders} as comfortable and as good as [yourself]_{346-mr. monk} ? "_{[475-lady glencora]} " Better if possible . "_{[407-mrs. bonteen]} " And [I]_{475-lady glencora} 'm sure [you]_{346-mr. monk} wish to make [yourself]_{346-mr. monk} as good and as comfortable as [anybody else]_{1419-anybody else} , - as those above [you]_{346-mr. monk} , if [anybody]_7318-anybody is above [you]_{346-mr. monk} ? [You]_{346-mr. monk} will admit that ? "_{[475-lady glencora]} " Yes ; - if [I]_{475-lady glencora} understand [you]_{346-mr. monk} . "_{[475-lady glencora]} " Then [you]_{346-mr. monk} have admitted everything , and are an advocate for general equality , - just as [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} is , and as [I]_{475-lady glencora} am . There is no getting out of it ; - is there , [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} ? "_{[475-lady glencora]} Then dinner was announced , and [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} walked off with the French Republican on [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} arm . As [she]_{407-mrs. bonteen} went , [she]_{407-mrs. bonteen} whispered into [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} 's ear , " [You]_{343-mr. kennedy} will understand [me]_{407-mrs. bonteen} . [I]_{407-mrs. bonteen} am not saying that [people]_1124-people are equal ; but that the tendency of all law - making and of all governing should be to reduce the inequalities . "_{[407-mrs. bonteen]} In answer to which [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} said not a word . [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} 's politics were too fast and furious for [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} nature . A week passed by at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , at the end of which [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} found [himself]_{396-lady laura} on terms of friendly intercourse with [all the political magnates assembled in [the house]_{929-the house}]_{1962-all the political magnates assembled in the house} , but especially with [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} had determined that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} would not follow [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} 's advice as to [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} selection of [companions]_{1964-companions} , if in doing so [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} should be driven even to a seeming of intrusion . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} made no attempt to sit at the feet of [anybody]_7318-anybody , and would stand aloof when [bigger men]_{1966-bigger men} than [himself]_{343-mr. kennedy} were talking , and was content to be less , - as indeed [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} was less , - than [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} or [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} . But at the end of a week [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} found that , without any effort on [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} part , - almost in opposition to efforts on [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} part , - [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had fallen into an easy pleasant way with [these men]_{1967-these men} which was very delightful to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} had killed a stag in company with [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} , and had stopped beneath a crag to discuss with [him]_{402-mr. palliser} a question as to the duty on Irish malt . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} had played chess with [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} , and had been told that [gentleman]_{1968-gentleman} 's opinion on the trial of [Mr. Jefferson Davis]_{494-mr. jefferson davis} . [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} had - at last - called [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} [Finn]_329-phineas , and had proved to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} that nothing was known in [Ireland]_25-ireland about sheep . But with [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had had long discussions on abstract questions in politics , - and before the week was over was almost disposed to call [himself]_{343-mr. kennedy} [a disciple]_{1969-a disciple} , or , at least , [a follower of [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk}]_{1970-a follower of mr. monk} . Why not of [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} as well as of [any one else]_{1223-any one else} ? [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} was in [the Cabinet]_{1372-the cabinet} , and of all [the members of the Cabinet]_{1973-the members of the cabinet} was [the most advanced Liberal]_{1974-the most advanced liberal} . " [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} was not so far wrong the other night , "_{[346-mr. monk]} [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} said to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} . " Equality is an ugly word and should n't be used . It misleads , and frightens , and is [a bugbear]_{7672-a bugbear} . And [she]_{475-lady glencora} , in using it , had not perhaps a clearly defined meaning for it in [her]_{475-lady glencora} own mind . But the wish of [every honest man]_{8482-every honest man} should be to assist in lifting up those below [him]_{8482-every honest man} , till [they]_8483-they be something nearer [his]_{8482-every honest man} own level than [he]_{8482-every honest man} finds [them]_8483-they . "_{[346-mr. monk]} To this [Phineas]_329-phineas assented , - and by degrees [he]_329-phineas found [himself]_329-phineas assenting to a great many things that [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} said to [him]_329-phineas . [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} was [a thin , tall , gaunt man]_{1975-a thin , tall , gaunt man} , who had devoted [his]_{346-mr. monk} whole life to politics , hitherto without any personal reward beyond that which came to [him]_{346-mr. monk} from the reputation of [his]_{346-mr. monk} name , and from the honour of a seat in [Parliament]_{49-parliament} . [He]_{346-mr. monk} was one of [four or five brothers]_{1976-four or five brothers} , - and all besides [him]_{346-mr. monk} were in trade . [They]_1977-they had prospered in trade , whereas [he]_{346-mr. monk} had prospered solely in politics ; and [men]_1025-men said that [he]_{346-mr. monk} was dependent altogether on what [[his]_{346-mr. monk} relatives]_{1979-his relatives} supplied for [his]_{346-mr. monk} support . [He]_{346-mr. monk} had now been in [Parliament]_{49-parliament} for more than twenty years , and had been known not only as [a Radical]_{1980-a radical} but as [a Democrat]_{1981-a democrat} . Ten years since , when [he]_{346-mr. monk} had risen to fame , but not to repute , among [the men who then governed [England]_26-england]_{1982-the men who then governed england} , [nobody]_1350-nobody dreamed that [Joshua Monk]_{495-joshua monk} would ever be [a paid servant of the Crown]_{1984-a paid servant of the crown} . [He]_{346-mr. monk} had inveighed against [one minister]_{1985-one minister} after another as though [they]_1986-they all deserved impeachment . [He]_{346-mr. monk} had advocated political doctrines which at that time seemed to be altogether at variance with any possibility of governing according to English rules of government . [He]_{346-mr. monk} had been regarded as [a pestilent thorn in the sides of [all ministers]_{1988-all ministers}]_{1987-a pestilent thorn in the sides of all ministers} . But now [he]_{346-mr. monk} was [a member of [the Cabinet]_{1372-the cabinet}]_{1989-a member of the cabinet} , and [those whom [he]_{346-mr. monk} had terrified in the old days]_{1991-those whom he had terrified in the old days} began to find that [he]_{346-mr. monk} was not so much unlike [other men]_{1050-other men} . There are but few horses which [you]_1993-you can not put into harness , and [those of the highest spirit]_{1994-those of the highest spirit} will generally do [your]_1993-you work the best . [Phineas]_329-phineas , who had [his]_329-phineas eyes about [him]_{346-mr. monk} , thought that [he]_329-phineas could perceive that [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} did not shoot a deer with [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} , and that [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} played no chess with [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} . [Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} , indeed , was [a noisy pushing man whom nobody seemed to like]_{1995-a noisy pushing man whom nobody seemed to like} , and [Phineas]_329-phineas wondered why [he]_{346-mr. monk} should be at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , and why [he]_{346-mr. monk} should be in [office]_1996-office . [[His]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had indeed once endeavoured to explain this . " [A man who can vote hard , as [I]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} call it]_{8484-a man who can vote hard , as i call it} ; and who will speak a few words now and then as [they]_8485-they 're wanted , without any ambition that way , may always have [his]_{346-mr. monk} price . And if [he]_{346-mr. monk} has [a pretty wife]_{8486-a pretty wife} into the bargain , [he]_{346-mr. monk} ought to have a pleasant time of it . "_{[391-laurence fitzgibbon]} [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} no doubt was [a very useful man , who thoroughly knew [his]_{417-mr. ratler} business]_{1998-a very useful man , who thoroughly knew his business} ; but yet , as it seemed to [Phineas]_329-phineas , no very great distinction was shown to [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} . " If [I]_329-phineas got as high as that , "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas said to [himself]_329-phineas , " [I]_329-phineas should think [myself]_329-phineas a miracle of luck . And yet [nobody]_1350-nobody seems to think anything of [Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} . It is all nothing unless one can go to the very top . "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_{346-mr. monk} believe [I]_{346-mr. monk} did right to accept office , "_{[346-mr. monk]} [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} said to [him]_329-phineas one day , as [they]_1999-they sat together on a rock close by one of [the little bridges over [the Linter]_{132-the linter}]_{2000-the little bridges over the linter} . " Indeed , unless [a man]_{749-a man} does so when the bonds of the office tendered to [him]_{749-a man} are made compatible with [his]_{749-a man} own views , [he]_{749-a man} declines to proceed on the open path towards the prosecution of those views . [A man who is combating [one ministry]_{8490-one ministry} after another , and striving to imbue [those ministers]_{8491-those ministers} with [his]_{749-a man} convictions , can hardly decline to become [a minister]_{8492-a minister} [himself]_{749-a man} when [he]_{749-a man} finds that those convictions of [his]_{749-a man} own]_{8489-a man who is combating one ministry after another , and striving to imbue those ministers with his convictions , can hardly decline to become a minister himself when he finds that those convictions of his own} are henceforth , - or at least for some time to come , - to be the ministerial convictions of the day . Do [you]_8493-you follow [me]_{346-mr. monk} ? "_{[346-mr. monk]} " Very clearly , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " [You]_8493-you would have denied [[your]_8493-you own children]_{8494-your own children} had [you]_8493-you refused . "_{[346-mr. monk]} " Unless indeed [a man]_{749-a man} were to feel that [he]_{749-a man} was in some way unfitted for office work . [I]_{346-mr. monk} very nearly provided for [myself]_{346-mr. monk} an escape on that plea ; - but when [I]_{346-mr. monk} came to sift it , [I]_{346-mr. monk} thought that it would be false . But let [me]_{346-mr. monk} tell [you]_8493-you that the delight of political life is altogether in opposition . Why , it is freedom against slavery , fire against clay , movement against stagnation ! The very inaccuracy which is permitted to opposition is in itself a charm worth more than all the patronage and all the prestige of ministerial power . [You]_8493-you 'll try [them]_8496-them both , and then say if [you]_8493-you do not agree with [me]_{346-mr. monk} . Give [me]_{346-mr. monk} the full swing of the benches below [the gangway]_{8497-the gangway} , where [I]_{346-mr. monk} needed to care for [no one]_{939-no one} , and could always enjoy [myself]_{346-mr. monk} on [my]_{346-mr. monk} legs as long as [I]_{346-mr. monk} felt that [I]_{346-mr. monk} was true to [those who sent [me]_{346-mr. monk} [there]_7300-there]_{8499-those who sent me there} ! That is all over now . [They]_{8499-those who sent me there} have got [me]_{346-mr. monk} into harness , and [my]_{346-mr. monk} shoulders are sore . The oats , however , are of the best , and the hay is unexceptionable . "_{[346-mr. monk]} CHAPTER XV [Donald Bean]_{338-donald bean} 's Pony [Phineas]_329-phineas liked being told that the pleasures of opposition and the pleasures of office were both open to [him]_329-phineas , - and [he]_329-phineas liked also to be the chosen receptacle of [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's confidence . [He]_329-phineas had come to understand that [he]_329-phineas was expected to remain ten days at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , and that then there was to be a general movement . Since the first day [he]_329-phineas had seen but little of [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , but [he]_329-phineas had found [himself]_329-phineas very frequently with [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . And then had come up the question of [his]_329-phineas projected trip to [Paris]_114-paris with [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . [He]_329-phineas had received a letter from [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . [DEAR FINN]_{357-mrs. finn} , Are [you]_{357-mrs. finn} going to [Paris]_114-paris with [me]_0-i ? [Yours]_{357-mrs. finn} , C. There had been not a word beyond this , and before [he]_329-phineas answered it [he]_329-phineas made up [his]_329-phineas mind to tell [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} the truth . [He]_329-phineas could not go to [Paris]_114-paris because [he]_329-phineas had no money . " [I]_329-phineas 've just got that from [[your]_{396-lady laura} brother]_{7311-your brother} , "_{[329-phineas]} said [he]_329-phineas . " How like [Oswald]_516-oswald . [He]_516-oswald writes to [me]_329-phineas perhaps three times in the year , and [his]_516-oswald letters are just the same . [You]_{396-lady laura} will go [I]_329-phineas hope ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Well ; - no . "_{[357-mrs. finn]} " [I]_329-phineas am sorry for that . "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_329-phineas wonder whether [I]_329-phineas may tell [you]_{396-lady laura} the real reason , [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . "_{[329-phineas]} " Nay ; - [I]_{357-mrs. finn} can not answer that ; but unless it be some political secret between [you]_{396-lady laura} and [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , [I]_{357-mrs. finn} should think [you]_{396-lady laura} might . "_{[357-mrs. finn]} " [I]_329-phineas can not afford to go to [Paris]_114-paris this autumn . It seems to be a shocking admission to make , - though [I]_329-phineas do n't know why it should be . "_{[329-phineas]} " Nor [I]_329-phineas ; - but , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , [I]_329-phineas like [you]_329-phineas all the better for making it . [I]_329-phineas am very sorry , for [Oswald]_516-oswald 's sake . It 's so hard to find any companion for [him]_516-oswald whom [he]_516-oswald would like and whom [we]_8502-we , - that is [I]_329-phineas , - should think altogether - ; [you]_329-phineas know what [I]_329-phineas mean , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . "_{[329-phineas]} " [Your]_329-phineas wish that [I]_2001-i should go with [him]_516-oswald is a great compliment , and [I]_2001-i thoroughly wish that [I]_2001-i could do it . As it is , [I]_2001-i must go to [Killaloe]_5-killaloe and retrieve [my]_2001-i finances . [I]_2001-i daresay , [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , [you]_329-phineas can hardly conceive how very poor [a man]_{749-a man} [I]_2001-i am . "_[2001-i] There was a melancholy tone about [his]_2001-i voice as [he]_2001-i said this , which made [her]_2002-she think for the moment whether or no [he]_2001-i had been right in going into [Parliament]_{49-parliament} , and whether [she]_2002-she had been right in instigating [him]_2001-i to do so . But it was too late to recur to that question now . " [You]_2001-i must climb into [office]_1996-office early , and forego those pleasures of opposition which are so dear to [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , "_[2002-she] [she]_2002-she said , smiling . " After all , money is an accident which does not count nearly so high as do some other things . [You]_329-phineas and [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} have the same enjoyment of everything around [you]_329-phineas here . "_[2002-she] " Yes ; while it lasts . "_[2002-she] " And [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} and [I]_2002-she stand pretty much on the same footing , in spite of all [her]_2002-she wealth , - except that [she]_2002-she is [a married woman]_{8505-a married woman} . [I]_2002-she do not know what [she]_2002-she is worth , - something not to be counted ; and [I]_2002-she am worth , - just what [papa]_376-papa chooses to give [me]_2002-she . A ten - pound note at the present moment [I]_2002-she should look upon as great riches . "_[2002-she] This was the first time [she]_2002-she had ever spoken to [him]_2001-i of [her]_2002-she own position as regards money ; but [he]_2001-i had heard , or thought that [he]_2001-i had heard , that [she]_2002-she had been left a fortune altogether independent of [[her]_2002-she father]_{7464-her father} . The last of the ten days had now come , and [Phineas]_329-phineas was discontented and almost unhappy . The more [he]_329-phineas saw of [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} the more [he]_329-phineas feared that it was impossible that [she]_{396-lady laura} should become [[his]_329-phineas wife]_{947-his wife} . And yet from day to day [his]_329-phineas intimacy with [her]_{396-lady laura} became more close . [He]_329-phineas had never made love to [her]_{396-lady laura} , nor could [he]_329-phineas discover that it was possible for [him]_329-phineas to do so . [She]_{396-lady laura} seemed to be [a woman for whom all the ordinary stages of love - making were]_{2005-a woman for whom all the ordinary stages of love - making were} quite unsuitable , Of course [he]_329-phineas could declare [his]_329-phineas love and ask [her]_{396-lady laura} to be [[his]_329-phineas wife]_{947-his wife} on any occasion on which [he]_329-phineas might find [himself]_329-phineas to be alone with [her]_{396-lady laura} . And on this morning [he]_329-phineas had made up [his]_329-phineas mind that [he]_329-phineas would do so before the day was over . It might be possible that [she]_{396-lady laura} would never speak to [him]_329-phineas again ; - that all the pleasures and ambitious hopes to which [she]_{396-lady laura} had introduced [him]_329-phineas might be over as soon as that rash word should have been spoken ! But , nevertheless , [he]_329-phineas would speak it . On this day there was to be a grouse - shooting party , and [the shooters]_{2007-the shooters} were to be out early . It had been talked of for some day or two past , and [Phineas]_329-phineas knew that [he]_329-phineas could not escape it . There had been some rivalry between [him]_329-phineas and [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} , and there was to be a sort of match as to which of [the two]_{8237-the two} would kill most birds before lunch . But there had also been some half promise on [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} 's part that [she]_{396-lady laura} would walk with [him]_329-phineas up [the Linter]_{2009-the linter} and come down upon [the lake]_{8408-the lake} , taking an opposite direction from that by which [they]_{8237-the two} had returned with [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . " But [you]_329-phineas will be shooting all day , "_{[396-lady laura]} [she]_{396-lady laura} said , when [he]_329-phineas proposed it to [her]_{396-lady laura} as [they]_{8237-the two} were starting for [the moor]_{2011-the moor} . The waggonet that was to take [them]_{8237-the two} was at the door , and [she]_{396-lady laura} was there to see [them]_{8237-the two} start . [[Her]_{396-lady laura} father]_{7464-her father} was [one of the shooting party]_{2013-one of the shooting party} , and [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} was another . " [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} will undertake to be back in time , if [you]_329-phineas will not think it too hot . [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} shall not see [you]_329-phineas again till [we]_{8237-the two} meet in [town]_7455-town next year . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " Then [I]_{2013-one of the shooting party} certainly will go with [you]_329-phineas , - that is to say , if [you]_329-phineas are here . But [you]_329-phineas can not return without the rest of the party , as [you]_329-phineas are going so far . "_{[2013-one of the shooting party]} " [I]_329-phineas 'll get back somehow , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , who was resolved that a few miles more or less of [mountain]_{2014-mountain} should not detain [him]_329-phineas from the prosecution of a task so vitally important to [him]_329-phineas . " If [we]_{8237-the two} start at five that will be early enough . "_{[329-phineas]} " Quite early enough , "_{[396-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . [Phineas]_329-phineas went off to [the mountains]_{1831-the mountains} , and shot [his]_329-phineas grouse , and won [his]_329-phineas match , and eat [his]_329-phineas luncheon . [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} , however , was not beaten by much , and was in consequence somewhat ill - humoured . " [I]_{408-mr. bonteen} 'll tell [you]_329-phineas what [I]_{408-mr. bonteen} 'll do , "_{[408-mr. bonteen]} said [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} , " [I]_{408-mr. bonteen} 'll back [myself]_{408-mr. bonteen} for the rest of the day for a ten - pound note . "_{[408-mr. bonteen]} Now there had been no money staked on the match at all , - but it had been simply a trial of skill , as to which would kill the most birds in a given time . And the proposition for that trial had come from [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} [himself]_{408-mr. bonteen} . " [I]_329-phineas should not think of shooting for money , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " And why not ? A bet is the only way to decide these things . "_{[329-phineas]} " Partly because [I]_329-phineas 'm sure [I]_329-phineas should n't hit a bird , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , " and partly because [I]_329-phineas have n't got any money to lose . "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} hate bets , "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} to [him]_329-phineas afterwards . " [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} was annoyed when [Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} offered the wager . [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} felt sure , however , [you]_329-phineas would not accept it . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " [I]_329-phineas suppose such bets are very common . "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_329-phineas do n't think [men]_1025-men ought to propose [them]_8508-them unless [they]_1025-men are quite sure of [their]_1025-men company . Maybe [I]_329-phineas 'm wrong , and [I]_329-phineas often feel that [I]_329-phineas am strait - laced about such things . It is so odd to [me]_329-phineas that [men]_1025-men can not amuse [themselves]_1025-men without pitting [themselves]_1025-men against [each other]_{7264-each other} . When [a man]_{749-a man} tells [me]_329-phineas that [he]_{749-a man} can shoot better than [I]_329-phineas , [I]_329-phineas tell [him]_{749-a man} that [[my]_329-phineas keeper]_{8512-my keeper} can shoot better than [he]_{749-a man} . "_{[329-phineas]} " All the same , it 's a good thing to excel , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} 'm not so sure of that , "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . " [A man who can kill more salmon than [anybody else]_{1419-anybody else}]_{8513-a man who can kill more salmon than anybody else} , can rarely do anything else . Are [you]_329-phineas going on with [your]_329-phineas match ? "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " No ; [I]_329-phineas 'm going to make [my]_329-phineas way to [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} . "_{[329-phineas]} " Not alone ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Yes , alone . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " [It]_8515-it 's over nine miles . [You]_329-phineas ca n't walk it . "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas looked at [his]_329-phineas watch , and found that it was now two o'clock . It was a broiling day in August , and the way back to [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , for six or seven out of the nine miles , would be along [a high road]_{2016-a high road} . " [I]_329-phineas must do it all the same , "_{[329-phineas]} said [he]_329-phineas , preparing for a start . " [I]_329-phineas have an engagement with [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} ; and as this is the last day that [I]_329-phineas shall see [her]_{396-lady laura} , [I]_329-phineas certainly do not mean to break it . "_{[329-phineas]} " An engagement with [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . " Why did [you]_329-phineas not tell [me]_{343-mr. kennedy} , that [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} might have a pony ready ? But come along . [Donald Bean]_{338-donald bean} has a pony . [He]_{338-donald bean} 's not much bigger than a dog , but [he]_{338-donald bean} 'll carry [you]_329-phineas to [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " [I]_329-phineas can walk it , [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . "_{[329-phineas]} " Yes ; and think of [the state in which [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} 'd reach [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter}]_{8516-the state in which you 'd reach loughlinter} ! Come along with [me]_329-phineas . "_{[329-phineas]} " But [I]_329-phineas ca n't take [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} off [the mountain]_{8458-the mountain} , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Then [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} must allow [me]_329-phineas to take [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} off . "_{[329-phineas]} So [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} led the way down to [[Donald Bean]_{338-donald bean} 's cottage]_{2017-donald bean 's cottage} , and before three o'clock [Phineas]_329-phineas found [himself]_329-phineas mounted on a shaggy steed , which , in sober truth , was not much bigger than a large dog . " If [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} is really [[my]_329-phineas rival]_{8518-my rival} , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas to [himself]_329-phineas , as [he]_329-phineas trotted along , " [I]_329-phineas almost think that [I]_329-phineas am doing an unhandsome thing in taking the pony . "_{[329-phineas]} At five o'clock [he]_329-phineas was under the portico before the front door , and there [he]_329-phineas found [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} waiting for [him]_329-phineas , - waiting for [him]_329-phineas , or at least ready for [him]_329-phineas . [She]_{396-lady laura} had on [her]_{396-lady laura} hat and gloves and light shawl , and [her]_{396-lady laura} parasol was in [her]_{396-lady laura} hand . [He]_329-phineas thought that [he]_329-phineas had never seen [her]_{396-lady laura} look so young , so pretty , and so fit to receive [a lover]_{7436-a lover} 's vows . But at the same moment it occurred to [him]_329-phineas that [she]_{396-lady laura} was [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} , [the daughter of [an Earl]_{2020-an earl}]_{2019-the daughter of an earl} , [the descendant of [a line of [Earls]_430-earls]_{2022-a line of earls}]_{2021-the descendant of a line of earls} , - and that [he]_329-phineas was [the son of [a simple country doctor in [Ireland]_25-ireland]_{2024-a simple country doctor in ireland}]_{2023-the son of a simple country doctor in ireland} . Was it fitting that [he]_329-phineas should ask [such a woman]_{7719-such a woman} to be [[his]_329-phineas wife]_{947-his wife} ? But then [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} was [the son of [a man who had walked into [Glasgow]_72-glasgow with half - a - crown in [his]_{2028-a man who had walked into glasgow with half - a - crown in his pocket} pocket]_{2028-a man who had walked into glasgow with half - a - crown in his pocket}]_{2027-the son of a man who had walked into glasgow with half - a - crown in his pocket} . [[Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} 's grandfather]_{2029-mr. kennedy 's grandfather} had been , - [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} thought that [he]_329-phineas had heard that [[Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} 's grandfather]_{2029-mr. kennedy 's grandfather} had been [a Scotch drover]_{2031-a scotch drover} ; whereas [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} own grandfather]_{2032-his own grandfather} had been [a little squire near [Ennistimon]_{139-ennistimon} , in [county Clare]_{36-county clare}]_{2033-a little squire near ennistimon , in county clare} , and [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} own first cousin]_{2034-his own first cousin} once removed still held [the paternal acres at [Finn Grove]_{140-finn grove}]_{2035-the paternal acres at finn grove} . [[His]_{343-mr. kennedy} family]_{8327-his family} was supposed to be descended from [kings]_2037-kings in [that part of [Ireland]_25-ireland]_{2038-that part of ireland} . It certainly did not become [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} to fear [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} on the score of rank , if it was to be allowed to [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} to proceed without fear on that head . As to wealth , [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} had already told [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} that [her]_{396-lady laura} fortune was no greater than [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} . [Her]_{396-lady laura} statement to [himself]_{343-mr. kennedy} on that head made [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} feel that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} should not hesitate on the score of money . [They]_2039-they neither had any , and [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} was willing to work for both . If [she]_{396-lady laura} feared the risk , let [her]_{396-lady laura} say so . It was thus that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} argued with [himself]_{343-mr. kennedy} ; but yet [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} knew , - knew as well as [the reader]_{1125-the reader} will know , - that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} was going to do that which [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had no right to do . It might be very well for [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} to wait , - presuming [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} to be successful in [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} love , - for the opening of that oyster with [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} political sword , that oyster on which [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} proposed that [they]_2039-they should both live ; but such waiting could not well be to the taste of [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} . It could hardly be pleasant to [her]_{396-lady laura} to look forward to [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} being made [a junior lord]_{2041-a junior lord} or [an assistant secretary]_{2042-an assistant secretary} before [she]_{396-lady laura} could establish [herself]_{396-lady laura} in [[her]_{396-lady laura} home]_{2043-her home} . So [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} told [himself]_{343-mr. kennedy} . And yet [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} told [himself]_{343-mr. kennedy} at the same time that it was incumbent on [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} to persevere . " [I]_{396-lady laura} did not expect [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} in the least , "_{[396-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . " And yet [I]_{396-lady laura} spoke very positively . "_{[396-lady laura]} " But there are things as to which [a man]_{749-a man} may be very positive , and yet may be allowed to fail . In the first place , how on earth did [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} get [home]_754-home ? "_{[396-lady laura]} " [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} got [me]_{396-lady laura} a pony , - [Donald Bean]_{338-donald bean} 's pony . "_{[396-lady laura]} " [You]_{343-mr. kennedy} told [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} , then ? "_{[396-lady laura]} " Yes ; [I]_{396-lady laura} told [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} why [I]_{396-lady laura} was coming , and that [I]_{396-lady laura} must be here . Then [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} took the trouble to come all the way off [the mountain]_{8458-the mountain} to persuade [Donald]_{338-donald bean} to lend [me]_{396-lady laura} [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} pony . [I]_{396-lady laura} must acknowledge that [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} has conquered [me]_{396-lady laura} at last . "_{[396-lady laura]} " [I]_{396-lady laura} am so glad of that , "_{[396-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . " [I]_{396-lady laura} knew [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} would , - unless it were [your]_{343-mr. kennedy} own fault . "_{[396-lady laura]} [They]_2044-they went up the path by [the brook]_{2045-the brook} , from [bridge]_2046-bridge to [bridge]_2046-bridge , till [they]_2044-they found [themselves]_2044-they out upon [the open mountain at the top]_{2048-the open mountain at the top} . [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} had resolved that [he]_2049-he would not speak out [his]_2049-he mind till [he]_2049-he found [himself]_2049-he on that spot ; that then [he]_2049-he would ask [her]_{396-lady laura} to sit down , and that while [she]_{396-lady laura} was so seated [he]_2049-he would tell [her]_{396-lady laura} everything . At the present moment [he]_2049-he had on [his]_2049-he head a Scotch cap with a grouse 's feather in it , and [he]_2049-he was dressed in a velvet shooting - jacket and dark knickerbockers ; and was certainly , in this costume , as handsome [a man as any woman]_{2050-a man as any woman} would wish to see . And there was , too , a look of breeding about [him]_2049-he which had come to [him]_2049-he , no doubt , from [the royal Finns of old]_{2051-the royal finns of old} , which ever served [him]_2049-he in great stead . [He]_2049-he was , indeed , only [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , and was known by [the world]_{756-the world} to be no more ; but [he]_2049-he looked as though [he]_2049-he might have been [anybody]_7318-anybody , - [a royal Finn]_{2054-a royal finn} [himself]_2049-he . And then [he]_2049-he had that special grace of appearing to be altogether unconscious of [his]_2049-he own personal advantages . And [I]_0-i think that in truth [he]_2049-he was barely conscious of [them]_2055-them ; that [he]_2049-he depended on [them]_2055-them very little , if at all ; that there was nothing of personal vanity in [his]_2049-he composition . [He]_2049-he had never indulged in any hope that [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} would accept [him]_2049-he because [he]_2049-he was [a handsome man]_{8177-a handsome man} . " After all that climbing , "_[2049-he] [he]_2049-he said , " will [you]_{396-lady laura} not sit down for a moment ? "_[2049-he] As [he]_2049-he spoke to [her]_{396-lady laura} [she]_{396-lady laura} looked at [him]_2049-he and told [herself]_{396-lady laura} that [he]_2049-he was as handsome as [a god]_{2057-a god} . " Do sit down for one moment , "_[2049-he] [he]_2049-he said . " [I]_2049-he have something that [I]_2049-he desire to say to [you]_{396-lady laura} , and to say it here . "_[2049-he] " [I]_{396-lady laura} will , "_{[396-lady laura]} [she]_{396-lady laura} said ; " but [I]_{396-lady laura} also have something to tell [you]_329-phineas , and will say it while [I]_{396-lady laura} am yet standing . Yesterday [I]_{396-lady laura} accepted an offer of marriage from [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . "_{[396-lady laura]} " Then [I]_329-phineas am too late , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , and putting [his]_329-phineas hands into the pockets of [his]_329-phineas coat , [he]_329-phineas turned [his]_329-phineas back upon [her]_{396-lady laura} , and walked away across [the mountain]_{8458-the mountain} . What [a fool]_{8087-a fool} [he]_329-phineas had been to let [her]_{396-lady laura} know [his]_329-phineas secret when [her]_{396-lady laura} knowledge of it could be of no service to [him]_329-phineas , - when [her]_{396-lady laura} knowledge of it could only make [him]_329-phineas appear foolish in [her]_{396-lady laura} eyes ! But for [his]_329-phineas life [he]_329-phineas could not have kept [his]_329-phineas secret to [himself]_329-phineas . Nor now could [he]_329-phineas bring [himself]_329-phineas to utter a word of even decent civility . But [he]_329-phineas went on walking as though [he]_329-phineas could thus leave [her]_{396-lady laura} there , and never see [her]_{396-lady laura} again . What an ass [he]_329-phineas had been in supposing that [she]_{396-lady laura} cared for [him]_329-phineas ! What [a fool]_{8087-a fool} to imagine that [his]_329-phineas poverty could stand a chance against the wealth of [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} ! But why had [she]_{396-lady laura} lured [him]_329-phineas on ? How [he]_329-phineas wished that [he]_329-phineas were now grinding , hard at work in [[Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} 's chambers]_{2061-mr. low 's chambers} , or sitting at [home]_754-home at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe with the hand of [that pretty little Irish girl within [his]_329-phineas own]_{2063-that pretty little irish girl within his own} ! Presently [he]_329-phineas heard a voice behind [him]_329-phineas , - calling [him]_329-phineas gently . Then [he]_329-phineas turned and found that [she]_{396-lady laura} was very near [him]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas [himself]_329-phineas had then been standing still for some moments , and [she]_{396-lady laura} had followed [him]_329-phineas . " [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , "_{[396-lady laura]} [she]_{396-lady laura} said . " Well ; - yes : what is it ? "_{[396-lady laura]} And turning round [he]_329-phineas made an attempt to smile . " Will [you]_{396-lady laura} not wish [me]_329-phineas joy , or say a word of congratulation ? Had [I]_329-phineas not thought much of [your]_{396-lady laura} friendship , [I]_329-phineas should not have been so quick to tell [you]_{396-lady laura} of [my]_329-phineas destiny . [No one else]_{7523-no one else} has been told , except [papa]_7260-papa . "_{[329-phineas]} " Of course [I]_{396-lady laura} hope [you]_{396-lady laura} will be happy . Of course [I]_{396-lady laura} do . No wonder [he]_7260-papa lent [me]_{396-lady laura} the pony ! "_{[396-lady laura]} " [You]_{396-lady laura} must forget all that . "_{[396-lady laura]} " Forget what ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Well , - nothing . [You]_{396-lady laura} need forget nothing , "_{[396-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , " for nothing has been said that need be regretted . Only wish [me]_{396-lady laura} joy , and all will be pleasant . "_{[396-lady laura]} " [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , [I]_{396-lady laura} do wish [you]_{396-lady laura} joy , with all [my]_{396-lady laura} heart , - but that will not make all things pleasant . [I]_{396-lady laura} came up here to ask [you]_{396-lady laura} to be [[my]_{396-lady laura} wife]_{8524-my wife} . "_{[396-lady laura]} " No ; - no , no ; do not say it . "_{[396-lady laura]} " But [I]_{396-lady laura} have said it , and will say it again . [I]_{396-lady laura} , [poor , penniless , plain simple fool that [I]_{396-lady laura} am]_{8525-poor , penniless , plain simple fool that i am} , have been ass enough to love [you]_{396-lady laura} , [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} ; and [I]_{396-lady laura} brought [you]_{396-lady laura} up here to - day to ask [you]_{396-lady laura} to share with [me]_{396-lady laura} - [my]_{396-lady laura} nothingness . And this [I]_{396-lady laura} have done on soil that is to be all [your]_{396-lady laura} own . Tell [me]_{396-lady laura} that [you]_{396-lady laura} regard [me]_{396-lady laura} as [a conceited fool]_{8526-a conceited fool} , - as [a bewildered idiot]_{8527-a bewildered idiot} . "_{[396-lady laura]} " [I]_2064-i wish to regard [you]_2065-you as [a dear friend]_{8528-a dear friend} , - both of [my]_2064-i own and of [[my]_2064-i husband]_{8529-my husband} , "_[2064-i] said [she]_2064-i , offering [him]_2065-you [her]_2064-i hand . " Should [I]_2064-i have had a chance , [I]_2064-i wonder , if [I]_2064-i had spoken a week since ? "_[2064-i] " How can [I]_{396-lady laura} answer such a question , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ? Or , rather , [I]_{396-lady laura} will , answer it fully . It is not a week since [we]_8530-we told [each other]_{7264-each other} , [you]_2065-you to [me]_{396-lady laura} and [I]_{396-lady laura} to [you]_2065-you , that [we]_8530-we were both poor , - both without other means than those which come to [us]_8530-we from [[our]_8530-we fathers]_{8532-our fathers} . [You]_2065-you will make [your]_2065-you way ; - will make it surely ; but how at present could [you]_2065-you marry [any woman]_{7628-any woman} unless [she]_{7628-any woman} had money of [her]_{7628-any woman} own ? For [me]_{396-lady laura} , - like [so many other girls]_{8534-so many other girls} , it was necessary that [I]_{396-lady laura} should stay at [home]_754-home or marry [some one rich enough to dispense with fortune]_{8536-some one rich enough to dispense with fortune} in [a wife]_{1857-a wife} . [The man whom in all [the world]_{756-the world} [I]_{396-lady laura} think the best has asked [me]_{396-lady laura} to share everything with [him]_{8538-the man whom in all the world i think the best has asked me to share everything with him}]_{8538-the man whom in all the world i think the best has asked me to share everything with him} ; - and [I]_{396-lady laura} have thought it wise to accept [his]_{8538-the man whom in all the world i think the best has asked me to share everything with him} offer . "_{[396-lady laura]} " And [I]_329-phineas was fool enough to think that [you]_2066-i loved [me]_329-phineas , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . To this [she]_2066-i made no immediate answer . " Yes , [I]_2066-i was . [I]_2066-i feel that [I]_2066-i owe it [you]_2066-i to tell [you]_2066-i what [a fool]_{8087-a fool} [I]_2066-i have been . [I]_2066-i did . [I]_2066-i thought [you]_2066-i loved [me]_2066-i . At least [I]_2066-i thought that perhaps [you]_2066-i loved [me]_2066-i . It was like [a child wanting the moon]_{8541-a child wanting the moon} ; - was it not ? "_[2066-i] " And why should [I]_2066-i not have loved [you]_2067-you ? "_[2066-i] [she]_2066-i said slowly , laying [her]_2066-i hand gently upon [his]_2067-you arm . " Why not ? Because [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} - "_[2066-i] " Stop , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ; stop . Do not say to [me]_2066-i any unkind word that [I]_2066-i have not deserved , and that would make a breach between [us]_8542-us . [I]_2066-i have accepted [the owner of [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter}]_{8543-the owner of loughlinter} as [[my]_2066-i husband]_{8529-my husband} , because [I]_2066-i verily believe that [I]_2066-i shall thus do [my]_2066-i duty in that sphere of life to which it has pleased [God]_387-god to call [me]_2066-i . [I]_2066-i have always liked [him]_{404-loughlinter} , and [I]_2066-i will love [him]_{404-loughlinter} . For [you]_329-phineas , - may [I]_2066-i trust [myself]_2066-i to speak openly to [you]_329-phineas ? "_[2066-i] " [You]_329-phineas may trust [me]_2066-i as against all others , except [[us]_8545-us two [ourselves]_8545-us]_{8546-us two ourselves} . "_[2066-i] " For [you]_329-phineas , then , [I]_2066-i will say also that [I]_2066-i have always liked [you]_329-phineas since [I]_2066-i knew [you]_329-phineas ; that [I]_2066-i have loved [you]_329-phineas as [a friend]_{1296-a friend} ; - and could have loved [you]_329-phineas otherwise had not circumstances showed [me]_2066-i so plainly that it would be unwise . "_[2066-i] " Oh , [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} ! "_[2066-i] " Listen a moment . And pray remember that what [I]_2066-i say to [you]_329-phineas now must never be repeated to any ears . [No one]_{939-no one} knows it but [[my]_2066-i father]_{7296-my father} , [[my]_2066-i brother]_{1251-my brother} , and [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} . Early in the spring [I]_2066-i paid [[my]_2066-i brother]_{1251-my brother} 's debts . [His]_{1251-my brother} affection to [me]_2066-i is more than a return for what [I]_2066-i have done for [him]_{1251-my brother} . But when [I]_2066-i did this , - when [I]_2066-i made up [my]_2066-i mind to do it , [I]_2066-i made up [my]_2066-i mind also that [I]_2066-i could not allow [myself]_2066-i the same freedom of choice which would otherwise have belonged to [me]_2066-i . Will that be sufficient , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ? "_[2066-i] " How can [I]_2066-i answer [you]_2066-i , [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} ? Sufficient ! And [you]_2066-i are not angry with [me]_2066-i for what [I]_2066-i have said ? "_[2066-i] " No , [I]_2066-i am not angry . But it is understood , of course , that nothing of this shall ever be repeated , - even among [ourselves]_{8552-ourselves} . Is that a bargain ? "_[2066-i] " Oh , yes . [I]_2066-i shall never speak of it again . "_[2066-i] " And now [you]_2066-i will wish [me]_2066-i joy ? "_[2066-i] " [I]_2066-i have wished [you]_2066-i joy , [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . And [I]_2066-i will do so again . May [you]_2066-i have every blessing which [the world]_{756-the world} can give [you]_2066-i . [You]_2066-i can not expect [me]_2066-i to be very jovial for awhile [myself]_2066-i ; but there will be [nobody]_1350-nobody to see [my]_2066-i melancholy moods . [I]_2066-i shall be hiding [myself]_2066-i away in [Ireland]_25-ireland . When is the marriage to be ? "_[2066-i] " Nothing has been said of that . [I]_329-phineas shall be guided by [him]_329-phineas , - but there must , of course , be delay . There will be settlements and [I]_329-phineas know not what . It may probably be in the spring , - or perhaps the summer . [I]_329-phineas shall do just what [my]_329-phineas betters tell [me]_329-phineas to do . "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas had now seated [himself]_329-phineas on the exact stone on which [he]_329-phineas had wished [her]_2068-her to sit when [he]_329-phineas proposed to tell [his]_329-phineas own story , and was looking forth upon [the lake]_{8408-the lake} . It seemed to [him]_329-phineas that everything had been changed for [him]_329-phineas while [he]_329-phineas had been up there upon [the mountain]_{8458-the mountain} , and that the change had been marvellous in its nature . When [he]_329-phineas had been coming up , there had been apparently two alternatives before [him]_329-phineas : the glory of successful love , - which , indeed , had seemed to [him]_329-phineas to be a most improbable result of the coming interview , - and the despair and utter banishment attendant on disdainful rejection . But [his]_329-phineas position was far removed from either of these alternatives . [She]_2068-her had almost told [him]_329-phineas that [she]_2068-her would have loved [him]_329-phineas had [she]_2068-her not been poor , - that [she]_2068-her was beginning to love [him]_329-phineas and had quenched [her]_2068-her love , because it had become impossible to [her]_2068-her to marry [a poor man]_{2071-a poor man} . In such circumstances [he]_329-phineas could not be angry with [her]_2068-her , - [he]_329-phineas could not quarrel with [her]_2068-her ; [he]_329-phineas could not do other than swear to [himself]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas would be [[her]_2068-her friend]_{1091-her friend} . And yet [he]_329-phineas loved [her]_2068-her better than ever ; - and [she]_2068-her was [the promised wife of [[his]_329-phineas rival]_{2074-his rival}]_{2073-the promised wife of his rival} ! Why had not [Donald Bean]_{338-donald bean} 's pony broken [his]_329-phineas neck ? " Shall [we]_8555-we go down now ? "_[2068-her] [she]_2068-her said . " Oh , yes . "_[2068-her] " [You]_329-phineas will not go on by [the lake]_{8408-the lake} ? "_[2068-her] " What is the use ? It is all the same now . [You]_329-phineas will want to be back to receive [him]_329-phineas in from shooting . "_[2068-her] " Not that , [I]_2068-her think . [He]_329-phineas is above those little cares . But it will be as well [we]_8555-we should go the nearest way , as [we]_8555-we have spent so much of [our]_8555-we time [here]_1224-here . [I]_2068-her shall tell [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} that [I]_2068-her have told [you]_329-phineas , - if [you]_329-phineas do not mind . "_[2068-her] " Tell [him]_329-phineas what [you]_329-phineas please , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " But [I]_329-phineas wo n't have it taken in that way , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . [Your]_329-phineas brusque want of courtesy to [me]_329-phineas [I]_329-phineas have forgiven , but [I]_329-phineas shall expect [you]_329-phineas to make up for it by the alacrity of [your]_329-phineas congratulations to [him]_329-phineas . [I]_329-phineas will not have [you]_329-phineas uncourteous to [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} . "_{[329-phineas]} " If [I]_2068-her have been uncourteous [I]_2068-her beg [your]_329-phineas pardon . "_[2068-her] " [You]_329-phineas need not do that . [We]_2075-they are [old friends]_{8558-old friends} , and may take the liberty of speaking plainly to [each other]_{7264-each other} ; - but [you]_329-phineas will owe it to [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} to be gracious . Think of the pony . "_[2075-they] [They]_2075-they walked back to [the house]_{929-the house} together , and as [they]_2075-they went down [the path]_{8447-the path} very little was said . Just as [they]_2075-they were about to come out upon [the open lawn]_{2078-the open lawn} , while [they]_2075-they were still under cover of the rocks and shrubs , [Phineas]_329-phineas stopped [[his]_329-phineas companion]_{7362-his companion} by standing before [her]_{7362-his companion} , and then [he]_329-phineas made [his]_329-phineas farewell speech to [her]_{7362-his companion} . " [I]_329-phineas must say good - bye to [you]_{7362-his companion} . [I]_329-phineas shall be away early in the morning . "_{[329-phineas]} " Good - bye , and God bless [you]_329-phineas , "_{[396-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . " Give [me]_329-phineas [your]_{7362-his companion} hand , "_{[329-phineas]} said [he]_329-phineas . And [she]_{396-lady laura} gave [him]_329-phineas [her]_{396-lady laura} hand . " [I]_{396-lady laura} do n't suppose [you]_329-phineas know what it is to love dearly . "_{[396-lady laura]} " [I]_329-phineas hope [I]_329-phineas do . "_{[329-phineas]} " But to be in love ! [I]_329-phineas believe [you]_329-phineas do not . And to miss [your]_329-phineas love ! [I]_329-phineas think , - [I]_329-phineas am bound to think that [you]_329-phineas have never been so tormented . It is very sore ; - but [I]_329-phineas will do [my]_329-phineas best , like [a man]_{749-a man} , to get over it . "_{[329-phineas]} " Do , [[my]_329-phineas friend]_{922-my friend} , do . So small a trouble will never weigh heavily on shoulders such as [yours]_329-phineas . "_{[329-phineas]} " It will weigh very heavily , but [I]_2080-i will struggle hard that it may not crush [me]_2080-i . [I]_2080-i have loved [you]_329-phineas so dearly ! As [we]_2081-we are parting give [me]_2080-i one kiss , that [I]_2080-i may think of it and treasure it in [my]_2080-i memory ! "_[2080-i] What murmuring words [she]_2080-i spoke to express [her]_2080-i refusal of such a request , [I]_0-i will not quote ; but the kiss had been taken before the denial was completed , and then [they]_2081-we walked on in silence together , - and in peace , towards [the house]_{929-the house} . On the next morning [six or seven men]_{2083-six or seven men} were going away , and there was an early breakfast . There were [none of [the ladies there]_{2085-the ladies there}]_{2084-none of the ladies there} , but [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} , [the host]_{2086-the host} , was among [[his]_{404-loughlinter} friends]_{750-his friends} . A large drag with four horses was there to take [the travellers]_{2088-the travellers} and [their]_{2088-the travellers} luggage to [the station]_{2089-the station} , and there was naturally a good deal of noise at the front door as the preparations for the departure were made . In the middle of [them]_2081-we [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} took [[our]_2090-our hero]_{1068-our hero} aside . " [Laura]_{396-lady laura} has told [me]_{404-loughlinter} , "_{[404-loughlinter]} said [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} , " that [she]_{396-lady laura} has acquainted [you]_{396-lady laura} with [my]_{404-loughlinter} good fortune . "_{[404-loughlinter]} " And [I]_{396-lady laura} congratulate [you]_{404-loughlinter} most heartily , "_{[396-lady laura]} said [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} , grasping the other 's hand . " [You]_{404-loughlinter} are indeed [a lucky fellow]_{8562-a lucky fellow} . "_{[396-lady laura]} " [I]_{404-loughlinter} feel [myself]_{404-loughlinter} to be so , "_{[404-loughlinter]} said [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} . " [Such a wife]_{8563-such a wife} was all that was wanting to [me]_{404-loughlinter} , and [such a wife]_{8563-such a wife} is very hard to find . Will [you]_{396-lady laura} remember , [Finn]_329-phineas , that [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} will never be so full but what there will be a room for [you]_{396-lady laura} , or so empty but what [you]_{396-lady laura} will be made welcome ? [I]_{404-loughlinter} say this on [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} 's part and on [my]_{404-loughlinter} own . "_{[404-loughlinter]} [Phineas]_329-phineas , as [he]_329-phineas was being carried away to [the railway station]_{2092-the railway station} , could not keep [himself]_329-phineas from speculating as to how much [Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} knew of what had taken place during the walk up [the Linter]_{132-the linter} . Of one small circumstance that had occurred , [he]_329-phineas felt quite sure that [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} knew nothing . CHAPTER XVI [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas Returns to [Killaloe Phineas Finn]_365-killaloe 's first session of Parliament was over , - [his]_365-killaloe first session with all [its]_2093-its adventures . When [he]_365-killaloe got back to [[Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} 's house]_{2094-mrs. bunce 's house} , - for [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} received [him]_365-killaloe for a night in spite of [[her]_{333-mrs. bunce} husband]_{968-her husband} 's advice to the contrary , - [I]_0-i am afraid [he]_365-killaloe almost felt that [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} and [[her]_{333-mrs. bunce} rooms]_{7776-her rooms} were beneath [him]_365-killaloe . Of course [he]_365-killaloe was very unhappy , - as wretched as [a man]_{749-a man} can be ; there were moments in which [he]_365-killaloe thought that it would hardly become [him]_365-killaloe to live unless [he]_365-killaloe could do something to prevent the marriage of [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} and [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} . But , nevertheless , [he]_365-killaloe had [his]_365-killaloe consolations . These were reflections which had in [them]_2098-them much of melancholy satisfaction . [He]_365-killaloe had not been despised by [the woman to whom [he]_365-killaloe had told [his]_365-killaloe love]_{2099-the woman to whom he had told his love} . [She]_{2099-the woman to whom he had told his love} had not shown [him]_365-killaloe that [she]_{2099-the woman to whom he had told his love} thought [him]_365-killaloe to be unworthy of [her]_{2099-the woman to whom he had told his love} . [She]_{2099-the woman to whom he had told his love} had not regarded [his]_365-killaloe love as an offence . Indeed , [she]_{2099-the woman to whom he had told his love} had almost told [him]_365-killaloe that prudence alone had forbidden [her]_{2099-the woman to whom he had told his love} to return [his]_365-killaloe passion . And [he]_365-killaloe had kissed [her]_{2099-the woman to whom he had told his love} , and had afterwards parted from [her]_{2099-the woman to whom he had told his love} as [a dear friend]_{8528-a dear friend} . [I]_0-i do not know why there should have been a flavour of exquisite joy in the midst of [his]_365-killaloe agony as [he]_365-killaloe thought of this ; - but it was so . [He]_365-killaloe would never kiss [her]_{2099-the woman to whom he had told his love} again . All future delights of that kind would belong to [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} , and [he]_365-killaloe had no real idea of interfering with [that gentleman]_{7770-that gentleman} in the fruition of [his]_365-killaloe privileges . But still there was the kiss , - an eternal fact . And then , in all respects except that of [his]_365-killaloe love , [his]_365-killaloe visit to [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} had been pre - eminently successful . [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} had become [[his]_365-killaloe friend]_{857-his friend} , and had encouraged [him]_365-killaloe to speak during the next session , - setting before [him]_365-killaloe various models , and prescribing for [him]_365-killaloe a course of reading . [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} had become intimate with [him]_365-killaloe . [He]_365-killaloe was on pleasant terms with [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} and [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} . And as for [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} , - [he]_{404-loughlinter} and [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} were almost [bosom friends]_{2103-bosom friends} . It seemed to [him]_{404-loughlinter} that [he]_{404-loughlinter} had quite surpassed [the Ratlers]_{2104-the ratlers} , [Fitzgibbons]_{493-fitzgibbons} , and [Bonteens]_{496-the bonteens} in that politico - social success which goes so far towards downright political success , and which in itself is so pleasant . [He]_{404-loughlinter} had surpassed [these men]_{1967-these men} in spite of [their]_{1967-these men} offices and [their]_{1967-these men} acquired positions , and could not but think that even [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} , if [he]_{399-mr. low} knew it all , would confess that [he]_{399-mr. low} had been right . As to [his]_{404-loughlinter} bosom friendship with [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} , that of course troubled [him]_{404-loughlinter} . Ought [he]_{404-loughlinter} not to be driving a poniard into [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} 's heart ? The conventions of life forbade that ; and therefore the bosom friendship was to be excused . If not [an enemy to the death]_{2106-an enemy to the death} , then there could be no reason why [he]_{404-loughlinter} should not be [a bosom friend]_{2107-a bosom friend} . [He]_{404-loughlinter} went over to [Ireland]_25-ireland , staying but one night with [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} , and came down upon [them]_2108-them at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe like a god out of the heavens . Even [[his]_{404-loughlinter} father]_{784-his father} was well - nigh overwhelmed by admiration , and [[his]_{404-loughlinter} mother]_{769-his mother} and [sisters]_770-sisters thought [themselves]_2108-them only fit to minister to [his]_{404-loughlinter} pleasures . [He]_{404-loughlinter} had learned , if [he]_{404-loughlinter} had learned nothing else , to look as though [he]_{404-loughlinter} were master of the circumstances around [him]_{404-loughlinter} , and was entirely free from internal embarrassment . When [[his]_{404-loughlinter} father]_{784-his father} spoke to [him]_{404-loughlinter} about [his]_{404-loughlinter} legal studies , [he]_{404-loughlinter} did not exactly laugh at [[his]_{404-loughlinter} father]_{784-his father} 's ignorance , but [he]_{404-loughlinter} recapitulated to [[his]_{404-loughlinter} father]_{784-his father} so much of [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's wisdom at second hand , - showing plainly that it was [his]_{784-his father} business to study the arts of speech and the technicalities of [the House]_{929-the house} , and not to study law , - that [[his]_{404-loughlinter} father]_{784-his father} had nothing further to say . [He]_{404-loughlinter} had become [a man of such dimensions]_{2117-a man of such dimensions} that [an ordinary father]_{2118-an ordinary father} could hardly dare to inquire into [his]_{404-loughlinter} proceedings ; and as for [an ordinary mother]_{2119-an ordinary mother} , - such as [Mrs. Finn]_{357-mrs. finn} certainly was , - [she]_{2119-an ordinary mother} could do no more than look after [[her]_{2119-an ordinary mother} son]_{950-her son} 's linen with awe . [Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary , - [the reader]_{1125-the reader} [I]_0-i hope will not quite have forgotten [Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary , - was in a great tremor when first [she]_382-mary met [the hero of [Loughshane]_{354-dr. finn} after returning from the honours of [his]_{404-loughlinter} first session]_{2122-the hero of loughshane after returning from the honours of his first session} . [She]_382-mary had been somewhat disappointed because the newspapers had not been full of the speeches [he]_{404-loughlinter} had made in Parliament . And indeed [the ladies of the Finn household]_{2123-the ladies of the finn household} had all been ill at ease on this head . [They]_{2123-the ladies of the finn household} could not imagine why [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} had restrained [himself]_{396-lady laura} with so much philosophy . But [Miss Flood Jones]_382-mary in discussing the matter with [the Miss Finns]_{358-the miss finns} had never expressed the slightest doubt of [his]_{404-loughlinter} capacity or [his]_{404-loughlinter} judgment . And when tidings came , - the tidings came in a letter from [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} to [[his]_{404-loughlinter} father]_{784-his father} , - that [he]_{404-loughlinter} did not intend to speak that session , because speeches from [a young member]_{8301-a young member} on [his]_{404-loughlinter} first session were thought to be inexpedient , [Miss Flood Jones]_382-mary and [the Miss Finns]_{358-the miss finns} were quite willing to accept the wisdom of this decision , much as [they]_2126-they might regret the effect of it . [Mary]_382-mary , when [she]_382-mary met [[her]_382-mary hero]_{2127-her hero} , hardly dared to look [him]_{2127-her hero} in the face , but [she]_382-mary remembered accurately all the circumstances of [her]_382-mary last interview with [him]_{2127-her hero} . Could it be that [he]_{2127-her hero} wore that ringlet near [his]_{2127-her hero} heart ? [Mary]_382-mary had received from [Barbara Finn]_361-barbara certain hairs supposed to have come from the head of [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} , and these [she]_382-mary always wore near [her]_382-mary own . And moreover , since [she]_382-mary had seen [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} [she]_382-mary had refused an offer of marriage from [Mr. Elias Bodkin]_{386-mr. elias bodkin} , - had refused it almost ignominiously , - and when doing so had told [herself]_382-mary that [she]_382-mary would never be false to [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas . " [We]_8565-we think it so good of [you]_{2127-her hero} to come to see [us]_8565-we again , "_[382-mary] [she]_382-mary said . " Good to come [home]_754-home to [[my]_382-mary own people]_{8567-my own people} ? "_[382-mary] " Of course [you]_{2127-her hero} might be staying with plenty of [grandees]_{8568-grandees} if [you]_{2127-her hero} liked it . "_[382-mary] " No , indeed , [Mary]_382-mary . It did happen by accident that [I]_382-mary had to go to [the house of [a man whom perhaps [you]_382-mary would call [a grandee]_{8571-a grandee} , and to meet [grandees there]_{8572-grandees there}]_{8570-a man whom perhaps you would call a grandee , and to meet grandees there}]_{8569-the house of a man whom perhaps you would call a grandee , and to meet grandees there} . But it was only for a few days , and [I]_382-mary am very glad to be taken in again here , [I]_382-mary can assure [you]_382-mary . "_[382-mary] " [You]_382-mary know how very glad [we]_8565-we all are to have [you]_382-mary . "_[382-mary] " Are [you]_382-mary glad to see [me]_382-mary , [Mary]_382-mary ? "_[382-mary] " Very glad . Why should [I]_382-mary not be glad , and [[Barbara]_361-barbara the dearest friend [I]_382-mary have in [the world]_{756-the world}]_{8573-barbara the dearest friend i have in the world} ? Of course [she]_361-barbara talks about [you]_382-mary , - and that makes [me]_382-mary think of [you]_382-mary . "_[382-mary] " If [you]_382-mary knew , [Mary]_382-mary , how often [I]_382-mary think about [you]_382-mary . "_[382-mary] Then [Mary]_382-mary , who was very happy at hearing such words , and who was walking in to dinner with [him]_2128-him at the moment , could not refrain [herself]_382-mary from pressing [his]_2128-him arm with [her]_382-mary little fingers . [She]_382-mary knew that [Phineas]_329-phineas in [his]_329-phineas position could not marry at once ; but [she]_382-mary would wait for [him]_329-phineas , - oh , for ever , if [he]_329-phineas would only ask [her]_382-mary . [He]_329-phineas of course was [a wicked traitor]_{2129-a wicked traitor} to tell [her]_382-mary that [he]_329-phineas was wo nt to think of [her]_382-mary . But [Jove]_497-jove smiles at [lovers]_7434-lovers ' perjuries ; - and it is well that [he]_329-phineas should do so , as such perjuries can hardly be avoided altogether in the difficult circumstances of [a successful gentleman]_{2131-a successful gentleman} 's life . [Phineas]_329-phineas was [a traitor]_{2132-a traitor} , of course , but [he]_329-phineas was almost forced to be [a traitor]_{2132-a traitor} , by the simple fact that [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} was in [London]_6-london , and [Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary in [Killaloe]_5-killaloe . [He]_329-phineas remained for nearly five months at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe , and [I]_0-i doubt whether [his]_329-phineas time was altogether well spent . Some of the books recommended to [him]_329-phineas by [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} [he]_329-phineas probably did read , and was often to be found encompassed by blue books . [I]_0-i fear that there was a grain of pretence about [his]_329-phineas blue books and parliamentary papers , and that in these days [he]_329-phineas was , in a gentle way , something of [an impostor]_{2134-an impostor} . " [You]_{2135-mary 's mother} must not be angry with [me]_329-phineas for not going to [you]_{2135-mary 's mother} , "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas said once to [[Mary]_382-mary 's mother]_{2135-mary 's mother} when [he]_329-phineas had declined an invitation to drink tea ; " but the fact is that [my]_329-phineas time is not [my]_329-phineas own . "_{[329-phineas]} " Pray do n't make any apologies . [We]_8575-we are quite aware that [we]_8575-we have very little to offer , "_{[379-mrs. flood jones]} said [Mrs. Flood Jones]_{379-mrs. flood jones} , who was not altogether happy about [Mary]_382-mary , and who perhaps knew more about members of [Parliament and blue books]_{2136-parliament and blue books} than [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas had supposed . " [Mary]_382-mary , [you]_382-mary are [a fool]_{8087-a fool} to think of [that man]_{1024-that man} , "_{[763-the mother]} [the mother]_{763-the mother} said to [[her]_{763-the mother} daughter]_{8271-her daughter} the next morning . " [I]_{763-the mother} do n't think of [him]_{1024-that man} , [mamma]_1709-mamma ; not particularly . "_{[763-the mother]} " [He]_{1024-that man} is no better than anybody else that [I]_{379-mrs. flood jones} can see , and [he]_{1024-that man} is beginning to give [himself]_{1024-that man} airs , "_{[379-mrs. flood jones]} said [Mrs. Flood Jones]_{379-mrs. flood jones} . [Mary]_382-mary made no answer ; but [she]_382-mary went up into [[her]_382-mary room]_{2139-her room} and swore before [a figure of the Virgin]_{2140-a figure of the virgin} that [she]_382-mary would be true to [Phineas]_329-phineas for ever and ever , in spite of [[her]_382-mary mother]_{1126-her mother} , in spite of all [the world]_{756-the world} , - in spite , should it be necessary , even of [himself]_329-phineas . About Christmas time there came a discussion between [Phineas]_329-phineas and [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} about money . " [I]_{741-the doctor} hope [you]_329-phineas find [you]_329-phineas get on pretty well , "_{[741-the doctor]} said [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} , who thought that [he]_329-phineas had been liberal . " It 's a tight fit , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , - who was less afraid of [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} than [he]_329-phineas had been when [he]_329-phineas last discussed these things . " [I]_{741-the doctor} had hoped it would have been ample , "_{[741-the doctor]} said [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} . " Do n't think for a moment , [sir]_8579-sir , that [I]_329-phineas am complaining , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " [I]_329-phineas know it is much more than [I]_329-phineas have a right to expect . "_{[329-phineas]} [The doctor]_{741-the doctor} began to make an inquiry within [his]_{741-the doctor} own breast as to whether [[his]_{741-the doctor} son]_{775-his son} had a right to expect anything ; - whether the time had not come in which [[his]_{741-the doctor} son]_{775-his son} should be earning [his]_{775-his son} own bread . " [I]_{741-the doctor} suppose , "_{[741-the doctor]} [he]_{741-the doctor} said , after a pause , " there is no chance of [your]_{775-his son} doing anything at the bar now ? "_{[741-the doctor]} " Not immediately . It is almost impossible to combine the two studies together . "_{[399-mr. low]} [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} [himself]_{399-mr. low} was aware of that . " But [you]_8579-sir are not to suppose that [I]_{399-mr. low} have given the profession up . "_{[399-mr. low]} " [I]_{399-mr. low} hope not , - after all the money it has cost [us]_8580-us . "_{[399-mr. low]} " By no means , [sir]_8579-sir . And all that [I]_{399-mr. low} am doing now will , [I]_{399-mr. low} trust , be of assistance to [me]_{399-mr. low} when [I]_{399-mr. low} shall come back to work at the law . Of course it is on the cards that [I]_{399-mr. low} may go into office , - and if so , public business will become [my]_{399-mr. low} profession . "_{[399-mr. low]} " And be turned out with [the Ministry]_{8582-the ministry} ! "_{[399-mr. low]} " Yes ; that is true , [sir]_8579-sir . [I]_{399-mr. low} must run [my]_{399-mr. low} chance . If the worst comes to the worst , [I]_{399-mr. low} hope [I]_{399-mr. low} might be able to secure some permanent place . [I]_{399-mr. low} should think that [I]_{399-mr. low} can hardly fail to do so . But [I]_{399-mr. low} trust [I]_{399-mr. low} may never be driven to want it . [I]_{399-mr. low} thought , however , that [we]_8584-we had settled all this before . "_{[399-mr. low]} Then [Phineas]_329-phineas assumed a look of injured innocence , as though [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} was driving [him]_329-phineas too hard . " And in the mean time [your]_329-phineas money has been enough ? "_{[741-the doctor]} said [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} , after a pause . " [I]_329-phineas had intended to ask [you]_{741-the doctor} to advance [me]_329-phineas a hundred pounds , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " There were expenses to which [I]_329-phineas was driven on first entering [Parliament]_{49-parliament} . "_{[329-phineas]} " A hundred pounds . "_{[741-the doctor]} " If it be inconvenient , [sir]_8579-sir , [I]_329-phineas can do without it . "_{[329-phineas]} [He]_329-phineas had not as yet paid for [his]_329-phineas gun , or for that velvet coat in which [he]_329-phineas had been shooting , or , most probably , for [the knickerbockers]_{2152-the knickerbockers} . [He]_329-phineas knew [he]_329-phineas wanted the hundred pounds badly ; but [he]_329-phineas felt ashamed of [himself]_329-phineas in asking for it . If [he]_329-phineas were once in [office]_1996-office , - though [the office]_{2154-the office} were but [a sorry junior lordship]_{2155-a sorry junior lordship} , - [he]_329-phineas would repay [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} instantly . " [You]_329-phineas shall have it , of course , "_{[741-the doctor]} said [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} ; " but do not let the necessity for asking for more hundreds come oftener than [you]_329-phineas can help . "_{[741-the doctor]} [Phineas]_329-phineas said that [he]_329-phineas would not , and then there was no further discourse about money . It need hardly be said that [he]_329-phineas told [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} nothing of that bill which [he]_329-phineas had endorsed for [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . At last came the time which called [him]_329-phineas again to [London]_6-london and the glories of [London]_6-london life , - to lobbies , and the clubs , and the gossip of [men in office]_{2159-men in office} , and the chance of promotion for [himself]_329-phineas ; to the glare of the gas - lamps , the mock anger of [rival debaters]_{2160-rival debaters} , and the prospect of [the Speaker]_{8305-the speaker} 's wig . During the idleness of the recess [he]_329-phineas had resolved at any rate upon this , - that a month of the session should not have passed by before [he]_329-phineas had been seen upon [his]_329-phineas legs in [the House]_{929-the house} , - had been seen and heard . And many a time as [he]_329-phineas had wandered alone , with [his]_329-phineas gun , across the bogs which lie on [the other side of [the Shannon]_{142-the shannon} from [Killaloe]_5-killaloe]_{2163-the other side of the shannon from killaloe} , [he]_329-phineas had practised the sort of address which [he]_329-phineas would make to [the House]_{929-the house} . [He]_329-phineas would be short , - always short ; and [he]_329-phineas would eschew all action and gesticulation ; [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} had been very urgent in [his]_{346-mr. monk} instructions to [him]_329-phineas on that head ; but [he]_329-phineas would be especially careful that no words should escape [him]_329-phineas which had not in [them]_2165-them some purpose . [He]_329-phineas might be wrong in [his]_329-phineas purpose , but purpose there should be . [He]_329-phineas had been twitted more than once at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe with [his]_329-phineas silence ; - for it had been conceived by [[his]_329-phineas fellow - townsmen]_{2166-his fellow - townsmen} that [he]_329-phineas had been sent to [Parliament]_{912-parliament} on the special ground of [his]_329-phineas eloquence . [They]_{2166-his fellow - townsmen} should twit [him]_329-phineas no more on [his]_329-phineas next return . [He]_329-phineas would speak and would carry [the House]_{929-the house} with [him]_329-phineas if a human effort might prevail . So [he]_329-phineas packed up [his]_329-phineas things , and started again for [London]_6-london in the beginning of February . " Good - bye , [Mary]_382-mary , "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas said with [his]_329-phineas sweetest smile . But on this occasion there was no kiss , and no culling of locks . " [I]_382-mary know [he]_329-phineas can not help it , "_[382-mary] said [Mary]_382-mary to [herself]_382-mary . " It is [his]_329-phineas position . But whether it be for good or evil , [I]_382-mary will be true to [him]_329-phineas . "_[382-mary] " [I]_{498-babara finn} am afraid [you]_382-mary are unhappy , "_{[498-babara finn]} [Babara Finn]_{498-babara finn} said to [her]_382-mary on the next morning . " No ; [I]_{498-babara finn} am not unhappy , - not at all . [I]_{498-babara finn} have a deal to make [me]_{498-babara finn} happy and proud . [I]_{498-babara finn} do n't mean to be a bit unhappy . "_{[498-babara finn]} Then [she]_382-mary turned away and cried heartily , and [Barbara Finn]_361-barbara cried with [her]_382-mary for company . CHAPTER XVII [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas Returns to [London]_6-london [Phineas]_329-phineas had received two letters during [his]_329-phineas recess at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe from [two women who admired [him]_329-phineas much , which , as [they]_{2169-two women who admired him much , which , as they were both short , shall be submitted to the reader} were both short , shall be submitted to [the reader]_{1125-the reader}]_{2169-two women who admired him much , which , as they were both short , shall be submitted to the reader} . The first was as follows : - [Saulsby]_476-phineas , October 20 , 186 - . [[MY]_0-i DEAR [MR . FINN]_329-phineas]_{2171-my dear mr . finn} , [I]_0-i write a line to tell [you]_329-phineas that [our]_2172-our marriage is to be hurried on as quickly as possible . [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} does not like to be absent from [Parliament]_{912-parliament} ; nor will [he]_{404-loughlinter} be content to postpone the ceremony till the session be over . The day fixed is the 3rd of December , and [we]_2172-our then go at once to [Rome]_143-rome , and intend to be back in [London]_6-london by the opening of Parliament . [Yours]_2174-yours most sincerely , [LAURA STANDISH]_{396-lady laura} . [[Our]_2172-our [London]_6-london address]_{2175-our london address} will be [No . 52]_{2176-no . 52} , [Grosvenor Place]_{144-grosvenor place} . To this [he]_{404-loughlinter} wrote an answer as short , expressing [his]_{404-loughlinter} ardent wishes that those winter hymeneals might produce nothing but happiness , and saying that [he]_{404-loughlinter} would not be in [town]_7455-town many days before [he]_{404-loughlinter} knocked at the door of [No . 52]_{2176-no . 52} , [Grosvenor Place]_{144-grosvenor place} . And the second letter was as follows : - [Great Marlborough Street]_{61-great marlborough street} , December , 186 - . [DEAR AND HONOURED SIR]_{2179-dear and honoured sir} , [Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} is getting ever so anxious about [the rooms]_{1220-the rooms} , and says as how [he]_{404-loughlinter} has [a young Equity draftsman]_{2181-a young equity draftsman} and [wife]_2182-wife and [baby]_2183-baby as would take [the whole house]_{2184-the whole house} , and all because [Miss Pouncefoot]_{499-miss pouncefoot} said a word about [her]_{499-miss pouncefoot} port wine , which [any lady of [her]_{499-miss pouncefoot} age]_{2185-any lady of her age} might say in [her]_{499-miss pouncefoot} tantrums , and mean nothing after all . [Me]_0-i and [Miss Pouncefoot]_{499-miss pouncefoot} 's knowed each other for seven years , and what 's a word or two as is n't meant after that ? But , [honoured sir]_{2186-honoured sir} , it 's not about that as [I]_0-i write to trouble [you]_{2186-honoured sir} , but to ask if [I]_0-i may say for certain that [you]_{2186-honoured sir} 'll take [the rooms]_{1220-the rooms} again in [February]_474-phineas . It 's easy to let [them]_{1220-the rooms} for the month after Christmas , because of the pantomimes . Only say at once , because [Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} is nagging [me]_0-i day after day . [I]_0-i do n't want [[nobody]_1350-nobody 's wife]_{2189-nobody 's wife} and [baby]_2183-baby to have to do for , and 'd sooner have [a Parliament gent]_{2191-a parliament gent} like [yourself]_{2186-honoured sir} than [any one else]_{1223-any one else} . [Yours]_{2186-honoured sir} umbly and respectful , [JANE BUNCE]_426-jane . To this [he]_0-i replied that [he]_0-i would certainly come back to [the rooms in [Great Marlborough Street]_{61-great marlborough street}]_{2193-the rooms in great marlborough street} , should [he]_0-i be lucky enough to find them vacant , and [he]_0-i expressed [his]_0-i willingness to take them on and from the 1st of February . And on the 3rd of February [he]_0-i found [himself]_0-i in [the old quarters]_{2194-the old quarters} , [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} having contrived , with much conjugal adroitness , both to keep [Miss Pouncefoot]_{499-miss pouncefoot} and to stave off [the Equity draftsman 's wife]_{2195-the equity draftsman 's wife} and [baby]_2183-baby . [Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} , however , received [Phineas]_329-phineas very coldly , and told [[his]_0-i wife]_{947-his wife} the same evening that as far as [he]_0-i could see [[their]_2198-their lodger]_{7885-their lodger} would never turn up to be [a trump]_{2200-a trump} in the matter of the ballot . " If [he]_{7885-their lodger} means well , why did [he]_{7885-their lodger} go and stay with [them]_2198-their lords down in [Scotland]_136-scotland ? [I]_{947-his wife} knows all about it . [I]_{947-his wife} knows [a man]_{749-a man} when [I]_{947-his wife} sees [him]_{749-a man} . [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} , who 's looking out to be [a Tory judge some of these days]_{8587-a tory judge some of these days} , is a deal better ; - because [he]_{749-a man} knows what [he]_{749-a man} 's after . "_{[947-his wife]} Immediately on [his]_0-i return to [town]_7455-town , [Phineas]_329-phineas found [himself]_329-phineas summoned to a political meeting at [[Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's house in [St. James 's Square]_{97-st. james 's square}]_{2202-mr. mildmay 's house in st. james 's square} . " [We]_8588-we 're going to begin in earnest this time , "_{[364-barrington erle]} [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} said to [him]_329-phineas at [the club]_{976-the club} . " [I]_329-phineas am glad of that , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " [I]_329-phineas suppose [you]_{364-barrington erle} heard all about it down at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} ? "_{[329-phineas]} Now , in truth , [Phineas]_329-phineas had heard very little of any settled plan down at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} . [He]_329-phineas had played a game of chess with [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} , and had shot a stag with [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} , and had discussed sheep with [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} , but had hardly heard a word about politics from [any one of those influential gentlemen]_{2204-any one of those influential gentlemen} . From [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} [he]_329-phineas had heard much of a coming Reform Bill ; but [his]_329-phineas communications with [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} had rather been private discussions , - in which [he]_329-phineas had learned [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's own views on certain points , - than revelations on the intention of [the party to which [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} belonged]_{2205-the party to which mr. monk belonged} . " [I]_329-phineas heard of nothing settled , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas ; " but [I]_329-phineas suppose [we]_8589-we are to have a Reform Bill . "_{[329-phineas]} " That is a matter of course . "_{[364-barrington erle]} " And [I]_329-phineas suppose [we]_8589-we are not to touch the question of ballot . "_{[329-phineas]} " That 's the difficulty , "_{[364-barrington erle]} said [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} . " But of course [we]_8589-we sha n't touch it as long as [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} is in [the Cabinet]_{1372-the cabinet} . [He]_{334-mr. mildmay} will never consent to the ballot as [First Minister of the Crown]_{8591-first minister of the crown} . "_{[364-barrington erle]} " Nor would [Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} , or [Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , who did not choose to bring forward [his]_329-phineas greatest gun at first . " [I]_329-phineas do n't know about [Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} . It is impossible to say what [Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} might bring [himself]_{431-mr. gresham} to do . [Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} is [a man who may go any lengths before [he]_{431-mr. gresham} has done . [Planty Pall]_{500-planty pall} , "_{[329-phineas]} - for such was the name by which [Mr. Plantagenet Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} was ordinarily known among [[his]_{402-mr. palliser} friends]_{750-his friends}]_{8592-a man who may go any lengths before he has done . planty pall , " - for such was the name by which mr. plantagenet palliser was ordinarily known among his friends} , - " would of course go with [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} and [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} . "_{[329-phineas]} " And [Monk]_{346-mr. monk} is opposed to the ballot , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Ah , that 's the question . No doubt [he]_{346-mr. monk} has assented to the proposition of a measure without the ballot ; but if there should come a row , and [[men]_1025-men like [Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull}]_{8595-men like turnbull} demand it , and [the London mob]_{8596-the london mob} kick up a shindy , [I]_329-phineas do n't know how far [Monk]_{346-mr. monk} would be steady . "_{[329-phineas]} " Whatever [he]_{346-mr. monk} says , [he]_{346-mr. monk} 'll stick to . "_{[329-phineas]} " [He]_{346-mr. monk} is [[your]_{364-barrington erle} leader]_{8597-your leader} , then ? "_{[364-barrington erle]} asked [Barrington]_{364-barrington erle} . " [I]_{364-barrington erle} do n't know that [I]_{364-barrington erle} have [a leader]_{8598-a leader} . [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} leads [our]_8599-our side ; and if [anybody]_7318-anybody leads [me]_{364-barrington erle} , [he]_{346-mr. monk} does . But [I]_{364-barrington erle} have great faith in [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . "_{[364-barrington erle]} " There 's one who would go for the ballot to - morrow , if it were brought forward stoutly , "_{[364-barrington erle]} said [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} to [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} a few minutes afterwards , pointing to [Phineas]_329-phineas as [he]_{417-mr. ratler} spoke . " [I]_{417-mr. ratler} do n't think much of [that young man]_{8601-that young man} , "_{[417-mr. ratler]} said [Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} . [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} and [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} had put [their]_2207-their heads together during that last evening at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , and had agreed that [they]_2207-their did not think much of [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas . Why did [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} go down off [the mountain]_{8458-the mountain} to get [him]_329-phineas a pony ? And why did [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} play chess with [him]_329-phineas ? [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} and [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} may have been right in making up [their]_2207-their minds to think but little of [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , but [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} had been quite wrong when [he]_{364-barrington erle} had said that [Phineas]_329-phineas would " go for the ballot "_{[364-barrington erle]} to - morrow . [Phineas]_329-phineas had made up [his]_329-phineas mind very strongly that [he]_329-phineas would always oppose the ballot . That [he]_329-phineas would hold the same opinion throughout [his]_329-phineas life , [no one]_{939-no one} should pretend to say ; but in [his]_329-phineas present mood , and under the tuition which [he]_329-phineas had received from [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , [he]_329-phineas was prepared to demonstrate , out of [the House]_{32-the house} and in it , that the ballot was , as a political measure , unmanly , ineffective , and enervating . Enervating had been a great word with [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , and [Phineas]_329-phineas had clung to it with admiration . The meeting took place at [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's on the third day of the session . [Phineas]_329-phineas had of course heard of such meetings before , but had never attended one . Indeed , there had been no such gathering when [[Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's party]_{2210-mr. mildmay 's party} came into power early in the last session . [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} and [[his]_{334-mr. mildmay} men]_{2211-his men} had then made [their]_2212-their effort in turning out [[their]_2212-their opponents]_{2213-their opponents} , and had been well pleased to rest awhile upon [their]_2212-their oars . Now , however , [they]_2212-their must go again to work , and therefore [the liberal party]_{7737-the liberal party} was collected at [[Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's house]_{2215-mr. mildmay 's house} , in order that [the liberal party]_{7737-the liberal party} might be told what it was that [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} and [[his]_{334-mr. mildmay} Cabinet]_{2217-his cabinet} intended to do . [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas was quite in the dark as to what would be the nature of the performance on this occasion , and entertained some idea that [every gentleman present]_{2218-every gentleman present} would be called upon to express individually [his]_{2218-every gentleman present} assent or dissent in regard to the measure proposed . [He]_329-phineas walked to [[St. James]_{501-st. james} 's Square]_{2219-st. james 's square} with [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} ; but even with [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} was ashamed to show [his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} ignorance by asking questions . " After all , "_{[391-laurence fitzgibbon]} said [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , " this kind of thing means nothing . [I]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} know as well as possible , and so do [you]_8602-you , what [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} will say , - and then [Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} will say a few words ; and then [Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} will make a murmur , and then [we]_8603-we shall all assent , - to anything or to nothing ; - and then it will be over . "_{[391-laurence fitzgibbon]} [Still Phineas]_329-phineas did not understand whether the assent required would or would not be an individual personal assent . When the affair was over [he]_329-phineas found that [he]_329-phineas was disappointed , and that [he]_329-phineas might almost as well have stayed away from the meeting , - except that [he]_329-phineas had attended at [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's bidding , and had given a silent adhesion to [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's plan of reform for that session . [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had been very nearly correct in [his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} description of what would occur . [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} made a long speech . [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , [the great Radical of the day]_{2220-the great radical of the day} , - [the man who was supposed to represent what [many called the Manchester school of politics]_{2222-many called the manchester school of politics}]_{2221-the man who was supposed to represent what many called the manchester school of politics} , - asked half a dozen questions . In answer to these [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} made a short speech . Then [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} made another speech , and then all was over . The gist of the whole thing was , that there should be a Reform Bill , - very generous in its enlargement of the franchise , - but no ballot . [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} expressed [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} doubt whether this would be satisfactory to [the country]_{839-the country} ; but even [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} was soft in [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} tone and complaisant in [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} manner . As there was [no reporter present]_{2224-no reporter present} , - that plan of turning private meetings at [[gentlemen]_{1375-gentlemen} 's houses]_{2226-gentlemen 's houses} into public assemblies not having been as yet adopted , - there could be no need for energy or violence . [They]_2227-they went to [[Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's house]_{2215-mr. mildmay 's house} to hear [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's plan , - and [they]_2227-they heard it . Two days after this [Phineas]_329-phineas was to dine with [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} had asked [him]_329-phineas in [the lobby of [the House]_{929-the house}]_{2229-the lobby of the house} . " [I]_{346-mr. monk} do n't give dinner parties , "_{[346-mr. monk]} [he]_{346-mr. monk} said , " but [I]_{346-mr. monk} should like [you]_329-phineas to come and meet [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} . "_{[346-mr. monk]} [Phineas]_329-phineas accepted the invitation as a matter of course . There were many who said that [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} was [the greatest man in [the nation]_{1711-the nation}]_{2231-the greatest man in the nation} , and that [the nation]_{1711-the nation} could be saved only by a direct obedience to [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} 's instructions . [Others]_7342-others said that [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} was [a demagogue and at heart]_{2235-a demagogue and at heart} [a rebel]_{2236-a rebel} ; that [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} was un - English , false and very dangerous . [Phineas]_329-phineas was rather inclined to believe the latter statement ; and as danger and [dangerous men]_{2237-dangerous men} are always more attractive than safety and [safe men]_{2238-safe men} , [he]_329-phineas was glad to have an opportunity of meeting [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} at dinner . In the meantime [he]_329-phineas went to call on [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , whom [he]_329-phineas had not seen since the last evening which [he]_329-phineas spent in [her]_{396-lady laura} company at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , - whom , when [he]_329-phineas was last speaking to [her]_{396-lady laura} , [he]_329-phineas had kissed close beneath [the falls of [the Linter]_{132-the linter}]_{2239-the falls of the linter} . [He]_329-phineas found [her]_{396-lady laura} at [home]_754-home , and with [her]_{396-lady laura} was [[her]_{396-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} . " Here is a [Darby and Joan]_{502-darby and joan} meeting , is it not ? "_{[396-lady laura]} [she]_{396-lady laura} said , getting up to welcome [him]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas had seen [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} before , and had been standing close to [him]_{404-loughlinter} during the meeting at [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's . " [I]_329-phineas am very glad to find [you]_8604-you both together . "_{[329-phineas]} " But [Robert]_{343-mr. kennedy} is going away this instant , "_{[396-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . " Has [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} told [you]_329-phineas of [our]_8605-our adventures at [Rome]_143-rome ? "_{[396-lady laura]} " Not a word . "_{[329-phineas]} " Then [I]_{396-lady laura} must tell [you]_{396-lady laura} ; - but not now . [The dear old Pope]_{503-the dear old pope} was so civil to [us]_8605-our . [I]_{396-lady laura} came to think it quite a pity that [he]_{503-the dear old pope} should be in trouble . "_{[396-lady laura]} " [I]_{2242-the husband} must be off , "_{[2242-the husband]} said [the husband]_{2242-the husband} , getting up . " But [I]_{2242-the husband} shall meet [you]_{396-lady laura} at dinner , [I]_{2242-the husband} believe . "_{[2242-the husband]} " Do [you]_{396-lady laura} dine at [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's ? "_{[396-lady laura]} " Yes , and am asked expressly to hear [Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} make a convert of [you]_{396-lady laura} . There are only to be [us]_8606-us four . [Au revoir]_{8607-au revoir} . "_{[2242-the husband]} Then [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} went , and [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} found [himself]_{396-lady laura} alone with [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . [He]_{2242-the husband} hardly knew how to address [her]_{396-lady laura} , and remained silent . [He]_{2242-the husband} had not prepared [himself]_{2242-the husband} for the interview as [he]_{2242-the husband} ought to have done , and felt [himself]_{2242-the husband} to be awkward . [She]_{396-lady laura} evidently expected [him]_{2242-the husband} to speak , and for a few seconds sat waiting for what [he]_{2242-the husband} might say . At last [she]_{396-lady laura} found that it was incumbent on [her]_{396-lady laura} to begin . " Were [you]_{2242-the husband} surprised at [our]_8606-us suddenness when [you]_{2242-the husband} got [my]_{396-lady laura} note ? "_{[396-lady laura]} " A little . [You]_{2242-the husband} had spoken of waiting . "_{[396-lady laura]} " [I]_{396-lady laura} had never imagined that [he]_{2242-the husband} would have been impetuous . And [he]_{2242-the husband} seems to think that even the business of getting [himself]_{2242-the husband} married would not justify [him]_{2242-the husband} staying away from [Parliament]_{49-parliament} . [He]_{2242-the husband} is [a rigid martinet in all matters of duty]_{8608-a rigid martinet in all matters of duty} . "_{[396-lady laura]} " [I]_{396-lady laura} did not wonder that [he]_{2242-the husband} should be in a hurry , but that [you]_{2242-the husband} should submit . "_{[396-lady laura]} " [I]_{396-lady laura} told [you]_{2242-the husband} that [I]_{396-lady laura} should do just what [the wise people]_{8609-the wise people} told [me]_{396-lady laura} . [I]_{396-lady laura} asked [papa]_7260-papa , and [he]_7260-papa said that it would be better . So [the lawyers]_{8611-the lawyers} were driven out of [their]_{8611-the lawyers} minds , and [the milliners]_{8612-the milliners} out of [their]_{8611-the lawyers} bodies , and the thing was done . "_{[396-lady laura]} " Who was there at the marriage ? "_{[396-lady laura]} " [Oswald]_516-oswald was not [there]_7300-there . That [I]_{396-lady laura} know is what [you]_{2242-the husband} mean to ask . [Papa]_376-papa said that [he]_516-oswald might come if [he]_516-oswald pleased . [Oswald]_516-oswald stipulated that [he]_516-oswald should be received as [a son]_{1081-a son} . Then [[my]_{396-lady laura} father]_{7296-my father} spoke the hardest word that ever fell from [his]_{7296-my father} mouth . "_{[396-lady laura]} " What did [he]_{7296-my father} say ? "_{[396-lady laura]} " [I]_{396-lady laura} will not repeat it , - not altogether . But [he]_{7296-my father} said that [Oswald]_516-oswald was not entitled to [a son]_{1081-a son} 's treatment . [He]_{7296-my father} was very sore about [my]_{396-lady laura} money , because [Robert]_{343-mr. kennedy} was so generous as to [his]_{7296-my father} settlement . So the breach between [them]_8617-them is as wide as ever . "_{[396-lady laura]} " And where is [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} now ? "_{[396-lady laura]} said [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} . " Down in [Northamptonshire]_{115-northamptonshire} , staying at [some inn]_{8618-some inn} from whence [he]_{7296-my father} hunts . [He]_{7296-my father} tells [me]_{396-lady laura} that [he]_{7296-my father} is quite alone , - that [he]_{7296-my father} never dines out , never has any one to dine with [him]_{7296-my father} , that [he]_{7296-my father} hunts five or six days a week , - and reads at night . "_{[396-lady laura]} " That is not a bad sort of life . "_{[396-lady laura]} " Not if the reading is any good . But [I]_{396-lady laura} can not bear that [he]_{7296-my father} should be so solitary . And if [he]_{7296-my father} breaks down in it , then [[his]_{7296-my father} companions]_{8619-his companions} will not be fit for [him]_{7296-my father} . Do [you]_{396-lady laura} ever hunt ? "_{[396-lady laura]} " Oh yes , - at [home]_754-home in [county Clare]_{36-county clare} . [All Irishmen]_{8621-all irishmen} hunt . "_{[396-lady laura]} " [I]_{396-lady laura} wish [you]_{396-lady laura} would go down to [him]_{7296-my father} and see [him]_{7296-my father} . [He]_{7296-my father} would be delighted to have [you]_{396-lady laura} . "_{[396-lady laura]} [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} thought over the proposition before [he]_2243-he answered it , and then made the reply that [he]_2243-he had made once before . " [I]_2243-he would do so , [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , - but that [I]_2243-he have no money for hunting in [England]_26-england . "_[2243-he] " Alas , alas ! "_[2244-she] said [she]_2244-she , smiling . " How that hits one on every side ! "_[2244-she] " [I]_{396-lady laura} might manage it , - for a couple of days , - in March . "_{[396-lady laura]} " Do not do what [you]_{396-lady laura} think [you]_{396-lady laura} ought not to do , "_{[396-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . " No ; certainly . But [I]_{396-lady laura} should like it , and if [I]_{396-lady laura} can [I]_{396-lady laura} will . "_{[396-lady laura]} " [He]_{7296-my father} could mount [you]_{396-lady laura} , [I]_2245-i have no doubt . [He]_{7296-my father} has no other expense now , and keeps a stable full of horses . [I]_2245-i think [he]_{7296-my father} has seven or eight . And now tell [me]_2245-i , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ; when are [you]_329-phineas going to charm [the House]_{929-the house} ? Or is it [your]_329-phineas first intention to strike terror ? "_[2245-i] [He]_2245-i blushed , - [he]_2245-i knew that [he]_2245-i blushed as [he]_2245-i answered . " Oh , [I]_2245-i suppose [I]_2245-i shall make some sort of attempt before long . [I]_2245-i ca n't bear the idea of being [a bore]_{8623-a bore} . "_[2245-i] " [I]_{396-lady laura} think [you]_329-phineas ought to speak , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . "_{[396-lady laura]} " [I]_2245-i do not know about that , but [I]_2245-i certainly mean to try . There will be lots of opportunities about the new Reform Bill . Of course [you]_329-phineas know that [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} is going to bring it in at once . [You]_329-phineas hear all that from [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . "_[2245-i] " And [papa]_376-papa has told [me]_329-phineas . [I]_329-phineas still see [papa]_376-papa almost every day . [You]_329-phineas must call upon [him]_376-papa . Mind [you]_329-phineas do . "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas said that [he]_329-phineas certainly would . " [Papa]_376-papa is very lonely now , and [I]_329-phineas sometimes feel that [I]_329-phineas have been almost cruel in deserting [him]_376-papa . And [I]_329-phineas think that [he]_376-papa has a horror of [the house]_{929-the house} , - especially later in the year , - always fancying that [he]_376-papa will meet [Oswald]_516-oswald . [I]_329-phineas am so unhappy about it all , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . "_{[329-phineas]} " Why does n't [[your]_329-phineas brother]_{7311-your brother} marry ? "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , knowing nothing as yet of [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} and [Violet Effingham]_351-violet . " If [he]_{7311-your brother} were to marry well , that would bring [[your]_329-phineas father]_{1238-your father} round . "_[351-violet] " Yes , - it would . "_{[329-phineas]} " And why should [he]_{7311-your brother} not ? "_{[396-lady laura]} [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} paused before [she]_{396-lady laura} answered ; and then [she]_{396-lady laura} told the whole story . " [He]_{7311-your brother} is violently in love , and [the girl [he]_{7311-your brother} loves]_{8627-the girl he loves} has refused [him]_{7311-your brother} twice . "_{[396-lady laura]} " Is it with [Miss Effingham]_351-violet ? "_{[329-phineas]} asked [Phineas]_329-phineas , guessing the truth at once , and remembering what [Miss Effingham]_351-violet had said to [him]_329-phineas when riding in the wood . " Yes ; - with [Violet Effingham]_351-violet ; [[[my]_351-violet father]_{7296-my father} 's pet , [his]_{7311-your brother} favourite , whom [he]_{7311-your brother} loves next to [myself]_351-violet , - almost as well as [myself]_351-violet ; whom [he]_{7311-your brother} would really welcome as [a daughter]_{1080-a daughter} . [He]_{7311-your brother} would gladly make [her]_351-violet mistress of [[his]_{7311-your brother} house]_{1694-his house}]_{8629-my father 's pet , his favourite , whom he loves next to myself , - almost as well as myself ; whom he would really welcome as a daughter . he would gladly make her mistress of his house} , and of [Saulsby]_476-phineas . Everything would then go smoothly . "_[351-violet] " But [she]_351-violet does not like [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} ? "_[351-violet] " [I]_351-violet believe [she]_351-violet loves [him]_{463-lord chiltern} in [her]_351-violet heart ; but [she]_351-violet is afraid of [him]_{463-lord chiltern} . As [she]_351-violet says [herself]_351-violet , [a girl]_{858-a girl} is bound to be so careful of [herself]_351-violet . With all [her]_351-violet seeming frolic , [Violet Effingham]_351-violet is very wise . "_[351-violet] [Phineas]_476-phineas , though not conscious of anything akin to jealousy , was annoyed at the revelation made to [him]_476-phineas . Since [he]_476-phineas had heard that [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was in love with [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , [he]_476-phineas did not like [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} quite as well as [he]_476-phineas had done before . [He]_476-phineas [himself]_476-phineas had simply admired [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , and had taken pleasure in [her]_351-violet society ; but , though this had been all , [he]_476-phineas did not like to hear of [another man]_{2246-another man} wanting to marry [her]_351-violet , and [he]_476-phineas was almost angry with [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} for saying that [she]_{396-lady laura} believed [Miss Effingham]_351-violet loved [[her]_{396-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} . If [Miss Effingham]_351-violet had twice refused [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , that ought to have been sufficient . It was not that [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} was in love with [Miss Effingham]_351-violet [himself]_{396-lady laura} . As [he]_476-phineas was still violently in love with [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , any other love was of course impossible ; but , nevertheless , there was something offensive to [him]_476-phineas in the story as it had been told . " If it be wisdom on [her]_{396-lady laura} part , "_{[476-phineas]} said [he]_476-phineas , answering [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} 's last words , " [you]_{396-lady laura} can not find fault with [her]_{396-lady laura} for [her]_{396-lady laura} decision . "_{[476-phineas]} " [I]_{396-lady laura} find no fault ; - but [I]_{396-lady laura} think [[my]_{396-lady laura} brother]_{1251-my brother} would make [her]_{396-lady laura} happy . "_{[396-lady laura]} [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , when [she]_{396-lady laura} was left alone , at once reverted to the tone in which [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas had answered [her]_{396-lady laura} remarks about [Miss Effingham]_351-violet . [Phineas]_329-phineas was very ill able to conceal [his]_329-phineas thoughts , and wore [his]_329-phineas heart almost upon [his]_329-phineas sleeve . " Can it be possible that [he]_{1251-my brother} cares for [her]_{396-lady laura} [himself]_{1251-my brother} ? "_{[329-phineas]} That was the nature of [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} 's first question to [herself]_{396-lady laura} upon the matter . And in asking [herself]_{396-lady laura} that question , [she]_{396-lady laura} thought nothing of the disparity in rank or fortune between [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas and [Violet Effingham]_351-violet . Nor did it occur to [her]_{396-lady laura} as at all improbable that [Violet]_351-violet might accept the love of [him]_329-phineas who had so lately been [[her]_{396-lady laura} own lover]_{2248-her own lover} . But the idea grated against [her]_{396-lady laura} wishes on two sides . [She]_{396-lady laura} was most anxious that [Violet]_351-violet should ultimately become [[[her]_{396-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} 's wife]_{2250-her brother 's wife} , - and [she]_{396-lady laura} could not be pleased that [Phineas]_329-phineas should be able to love [any woman]_{7628-any woman} . [I]_0-i must beg [[my]_0-i readers]_{2252-my readers} not to be carried away by those last words into any erroneous conclusion . [They]_{2252-my readers} must not suppose that [Lady Laura Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} , [the lately married bride]_{2253-the lately married bride} , indulged a guilty passion for [the young man who had loved [her]_{344-lady laura}]_{2254-the young man who had loved her} . Though [she]_{344-lady laura} had probably thought often of [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas since [her]_{344-lady laura} marriage , [her]_{344-lady laura} thoughts had never been of a nature to disturb [her]_{344-lady laura} rest . It had never occurred to [her]_{344-lady laura} even to think that [she]_{344-lady laura} regarded [him]_329-phineas with any feeling that was an offence to [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} . [She]_{344-lady laura} would have hated [herself]_{344-lady laura} had any such idea presented itself to [her]_{344-lady laura} mind . [She]_{344-lady laura} prided [herself]_{344-lady laura} on being [a pure high - principled woman , who had kept so strong a guard upon [herself]_{344-lady laura} as to be nearly free from the dangers of those rocks upon which [other women]_{2257-other women} made shipwreck of [their]_{2257-other women} happiness]_{2256-a pure high - principled woman , who had kept so strong a guard upon herself as to be nearly free from the dangers of those rocks upon which other women made shipwreck of their happiness} . [She]_{344-lady laura} took pride in this , and would then blame [herself]_{344-lady laura} for [her]_{344-lady laura} own pride . But though [she]_{344-lady laura} so blamed [herself]_{344-lady laura} , it never occurred to [her]_{344-lady laura} to think that to [her]_{344-lady laura} there might be danger of such shipwreck . [She]_{344-lady laura} had put away from [herself]_{344-lady laura} the idea of love when [she]_{344-lady laura} had first perceived that [Phineas]_329-phineas had regarded [her]_{344-lady laura} with more than friendship , and had accepted [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} 's offer with an assured conviction that by doing so [she]_{344-lady laura} was acting best for [her]_{344-lady laura} own happiness and for that of [all those concerned]_{2258-all those concerned} . [She]_{344-lady laura} had felt the romance of the position to be sweet when [Phineas]_329-phineas had stood with [her]_{344-lady laura} at the top of [the falls of [the Linter]_{132-the linter}]_{2239-the falls of the linter} , and had told [her]_{344-lady laura} of the hopes which [he]_329-phineas had dared to indulge . And when at [the bottom of [the falls]_{2261-the falls}]_{2260-the bottom of the falls} [he]_329-phineas had presumed to take [her]_{344-lady laura} in [his]_329-phineas arms , [she]_{344-lady laura} had forgiven [him]_329-phineas without difficulty to [herself]_{344-lady laura} , telling [herself]_{344-lady laura} that that would be the alpha and the omega of the romance of [her]_{344-lady laura} life . [She]_{344-lady laura} had not felt [herself]_{344-lady laura} bound to tell [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} of what had occurred , - but [she]_{344-lady laura} had felt that [he]_329-phineas could hardly have been angry even had [he]_329-phineas been told . And [she]_{344-lady laura} had often thought of [[her]_{344-lady laura} lover]_{2262-her lover} since , and of [his]_329-phineas love , - telling [herself]_{344-lady laura} that [she]_{344-lady laura} too had once had [a lover]_{7436-a lover} , never regarding [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} in that light ; but [her]_{344-lady laura} thoughts had not frightened [her]_{344-lady laura} as guilty thoughts will do . There had come a romance which had been pleasant , and it was gone . It had been soon banished , - but it had left to [her]_{344-lady laura} a sweet flavour , of which [she]_{344-lady laura} loved to taste the sweetness though [she]_{344-lady laura} knew that it was gone . And [the man]_{7504-the man} should be [[her]_{344-lady laura} friend]_{1091-her friend} , but especially [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband 's friend]_{2267-her husband 's friend} . It should be [her]_{344-lady laura} care to see that [his]_329-phineas life was successful , - and especially [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} 's care . It was a great delight to [her]_{344-lady laura} to know that [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} liked [the man]_{7504-the man} . And [the man]_{7504-the man} would marry , and [[the man]_{7504-the man} 's wife]_{2273-the man 's wife} should be [[her]_{7504-the man} friend]_{1091-her friend} . All this had been very pure and very pleasant . Now an idea had flitted across [her]_{344-lady laura} brain that [the man]_{7504-the man} was in love with [some one else]_{934-some one else} , - and [she]_{344-lady laura} did not like it ! But [she]_{344-lady laura} did not therefore become afraid of [herself]_{344-lady laura} , or in the least realise at once the danger of [her]_{344-lady laura} own position . [Her]_{344-lady laura} immediate glance at the matter did not go beyond the falseness of [men]_1025-men . If it were so , as [she]_{344-lady laura} suspected , - if [Phineas]_329-phineas had in truth transferred [his]_329-phineas affections to [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , of how little value was the love of [such a man]_{892-such a man} ! It did not occur to [her]_{344-lady laura} at this moment that [she]_{344-lady laura} also had transferred [hers]_{344-lady laura} to [Robert Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , or that , if not , [she]_{344-lady laura} had done worse . But [she]_{344-lady laura} did remember that in the autumn [this young Phoebus]_{2279-this young phoebus} among [men]_1025-men had turned [his]_329-phineas back upon [her]_{344-lady laura} out upon [the mountain]_{8458-the mountain} that [he]_329-phineas might hide from [her]_{344-lady laura} the agony of [his]_329-phineas heart when [he]_329-phineas learned that [she]_{344-lady laura} was to be [the wife of [another man]_{2246-another man}]_{2282-the wife of another man} ; and that now , before the winter was over , [he]_329-phineas could not hide from [her]_{344-lady laura} the fact that [his]_329-phineas heart was elsewhere ! And then [she]_{344-lady laura} speculated , and counted up facts , and satisfied [herself]_{344-lady laura} that [Phineas]_329-phineas could not even have seen [Violet Effingham]_351-violet since [they]_2284-they two had stood together upon [the mountain]_{8458-the mountain} . How false are [men]_1025-men ! - how false and how weak of heart ! " [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} and [Violet Effingham]_351-violet ! "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas to [himself]_329-phineas , as [he]_329-phineas walked away from [Grosvenor Place]_{144-grosvenor place} . " Is it fair that [she]_351-violet should be sacrificed because [she]_351-violet is rich , and because [she]_351-violet is so winning and so fascinating that [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} would receive even [[his]_{332-lord brentford} son]_{775-his son} for the sake of receiving also such [a daughter - in - law]_{8635-a daughter - in - law} ? "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas also liked [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} ; had seen or fancied that [he]_329-phineas had seen fine things in [him]_{463-lord chiltern} ; had looked forward to [his]_{463-lord chiltern} regeneration , hoping , perhaps , that [he]_329-phineas might have some hand in the good work . But [he]_329-phineas did not recognise the propriety of sacrificing [Violet Effingham]_351-violet even for work so good as this . If [Miss Effingham]_351-violet had refused [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} twice , surely that ought to be sufficient . It did not occur to [him]_329-phineas that the love of [such a girl]_{2287-such a girl} as [Violet]_351-violet would be a great treasure - to [himself]_329-phineas . As regarded [himself]_329-phineas , [he]_329-phineas was still in love , - hopelessly in love , with [Lady Laura Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} ! CHAPTER XVIII [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} It was a Wednesday evening and there was [no House]_{2288-no house} ; - and at seven o'clock [Phineas]_329-phineas was at [[Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's hall]_{2289-mr. monk 's hall} door . [He]_329-phineas was [the first of [the guests]_{2291-the guests}]_{2290-the first of the guests} , and [he]_329-phineas found [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} alone in [the dining - room]_{7698-the dining - room} . " [I]_{346-mr. monk} am doing [butler]_8636-butler , "_{[346-mr. monk]} said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , who had a brace of decanters in [his]_{346-mr. monk} hands , which [he]_{346-mr. monk} proceeded to put down in the neighbourhood of the fire . " But [I]_{346-mr. monk} have finished , and now [we]_8637-we will go up - [stairs]_7615-stairs to receive [the two great men]_{8639-the two great men} properly . "_{[346-mr. monk]} " [I]_329-phineas beg [your]_{346-mr. monk} pardon for coming too early , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Finn]_329-phineas . " Not a minute too early . Seven is seven , and it is [I]_329-phineas who am too late . But , [Lord]_8640-lord bless [you]_{346-mr. monk} , [you]_{346-mr. monk} do n't think [I]_329-phineas 'm ashamed of being found in the act of decanting [my]_329-phineas own wine ! [I]_329-phineas remember [Lord Palmerston]_{504-lord palmerston} saying before some committee about salaries , five or six years ago now , [I]_329-phineas daresay , that it would n't do for [an English Minister]_{8641-an english minister} to have [[his]_{8641-an english minister} hall]_{8642-his hall} door opened by [a maid - servant]_{8643-a maid - servant} . Now , [I]_329-phineas 'm [an English Minister]_{8641-an english minister} , and [I]_329-phineas 've got [nobody]_1350-nobody but [a maid - servant]_{8643-a maid - servant} to open [my]_329-phineas hall door , and [I]_329-phineas 'm obliged to look after [my]_329-phineas own wine . [I]_329-phineas wonder whether it 's improper ? [I]_329-phineas should n't like to be the means of injuring the British Constitution . "_{[329-phineas]} " Perhaps if [you]_329-phineas resign soon , and if [nobody]_1350-nobody follows [your]_329-phineas example , grave evil results may be avoided . "_{[346-mr. monk]} " [I]_329-phineas sincerely hope so , for [I]_329-phineas do love the British Constitution ; and [I]_329-phineas love also the respect in which [members of the English Cabinet]_{8648-members of the english cabinet} are held . Now [Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , who will be [here]_1224-here in a moment , hates it all ; but [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} is [a rich man]_{1893-a rich man} , and has more powdered footmen hanging about [[his]_{339-mr. turnbull} house]_{1694-his house} than ever [Lord Palmerston]_{504-lord palmerston} had [himself]_{504-lord palmerston} . "_{[329-phineas]} " [He]_{339-mr. turnbull} is still in business . "_{[329-phineas]} " Oh yes ; - and makes [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} thirty thousand a year . Here [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} is . How are [you]_{339-mr. turnbull} , [Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} ? [We]_8652-we were talking about [[my]_{346-mr. monk} maid - servant]_{8653-my maid - servant} . [I]_{346-mr. monk} hope [she]_{8653-my maid - servant} opened the door for [you]_{339-mr. turnbull} properly . "_{[346-mr. monk]} " Certainly , - as far as [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} perceived , "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} said [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , who was better at a speech than a joke . " [A very respectable young woman]_{8654-a very respectable young woman} [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} should say . "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} " There is not one more so in all [London]_6-london , "_{[346-mr. monk]} said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} ; " but [Finn]_329-phineas seems to think that [I]_{346-mr. monk} ought to have [a man in livery]_{8655-a man in livery} . "_{[346-mr. monk]} " It is a matter of perfect indifference to [me]_{339-mr. turnbull} , "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} said [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} . " [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} am one of those who never think of such things . "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} " Nor [I]_{346-mr. monk} either , "_{[346-mr. monk]} said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . Then [the laird of [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter}]_{1907-the laird of loughlinter} was announced , and [they]_2294-they all went down to dinner . [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} was [a good - looking robust man about sixty , with long grey hair and a red complexion , with hard eyes , a well - cut nose , and full lips]_{2295-a good - looking robust man about sixty , with long grey hair and a red complexion , with hard eyes , a well - cut nose , and full lips} . [He]_{339-mr. turnbull} was nearly six feet high , stood quite upright , and always wore a black swallow - tail coat , black trousers , and a black silk waistcoat . In [the House]_{929-the house} , at least , [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} was always so dressed , and at dinner tables . What difference there might be in [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} costume when at [home]_754-home at [Staleybridge]_{146-staleybridge} [few of those who saw [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} in [London]_6-london]_{2298-few of those who saw him in london} had the means of knowing . There was nothing in [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} face to indicate special talent . [No one]_{939-no one} looking at [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} would take [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} to be [a fool]_{8087-a fool} ; but there was none of the fire of genius in [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} eye , nor was there in the lines of [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} mouth any of that play of thought or fancy which is generally to be found in the faces of [men]_1025-men and women who have made [themselves]_{2302-themselves} great . [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} had certainly made [himself]_{339-mr. turnbull} great , and could hardly have done so without force of intellect . [He]_{339-mr. turnbull} was [one of [the most popular , if not the most popular politician in [the country]_{839-the country}]_{2304-the most popular , if not the most popular politician in the country}]_{2303-one of the most popular , if not the most popular politician in the country} . [Poor men]_{2306-poor men} believed in [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} , thinking that [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} was [[their]_{2306-poor men} most honest public friend]_{2307-their most honest public friend} ; and [men who were not poor]_{2308-men who were not poor} believed in [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} power , thinking that [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} counsels must surely prevail . [He]_{339-mr. turnbull} had obtained the ear of [the House]_{929-the house} and the favour of [the reporters]_{2310-the reporters} , and opened [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} voice at [no public dinner]_{2311-no public dinner} , on [no public platform]_{2312-no public platform} , without a conviction that the words spoken by [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} would be read by [thousands]_{2313-thousands} . The first necessity for good speaking is a large audience ; and of this advantage [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} had made [himself]_{339-mr. turnbull} sure . And yet it could hardly be said that [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} was [a great orator]_{2314-a great orator} . [He]_{339-mr. turnbull} was gifted with a powerful voice , with strong , and [I]_0-i may , perhaps , call [them]_2315-them broad convictions , with perfect self - reliance , with almost unlimited powers of endurance , with hot ambition , with no keen scruples , and with a moral skin of great thickness . Nothing said against [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} pained [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} , no attacks wounded [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} , no raillery touched [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} in the least . There was not a sore spot about [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} , and probably [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} first thoughts on waking every morning told [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} that [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} , at least , was totus teres atque rotundus . [He]_{339-mr. turnbull} was , of course , [a thorough Radical]_{2316-a thorough radical} , - and so was [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . But [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's first waking thoughts were probably exactly the reverse of those of [[his]_{346-mr. monk} friend]_{857-his friend} . [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} was [a much hotter man]_{2318-a much hotter man} in debate than [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} ; - but [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} was ever doubting of [himself]_{346-mr. monk} , and never doubted of [himself]_{346-mr. monk} so much as when [he]_{346-mr. monk} had been most violent , and also most effective , in debate . When [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} jeered at [himself]_{346-mr. monk} for being [a Cabinet Minister]_{7336-a cabinet minister} and keeping [no attendant grander than a parlour - maid]_{2320-no attendant grander than a parlour - maid} , there was a substratum of self - doubt under the joke . [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} was certainly [a great Radical]_{2321-a great radical} , and as such enjoyed a great reputation . [I]_0-i do not think that high office in [the State]_{2322-the state} had ever been offered to [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} ; but things had been said which justified [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} , or seemed to [himself]_{339-mr. turnbull} to justify [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} , in declaring that in no possible circumstances would [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} serve [the Crown]_{2323-the crown} . " [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} serve [the people]_{731-the people} , "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} had said , " and much as [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} respect [the servants of the Crown]_{8657-the servants of the crown} , [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} think that [my]_{339-mr. turnbull} own office is the higher . "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} [He]_{339-mr. turnbull} had been greatly called to task for this speech ; and [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , [the present Premier]_{2324-the present premier} , had asked [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} whether [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} did not recognise [the so - called servants of the Crown]_{2325-the so - called servants of the crown} as [the most hard - worked and truest servants of [the people]_{731-the people}]_{2326-the most hard - worked and truest servants of the people} . [The House]_{929-the house} and the press had supported [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , but to all that [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} was quite indifferent ; and when an assertion made by [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} before [three or four thousand persons]_{2329-three or four thousand persons} at [Manchester]_{147-manchester} , to the effect that [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} , - [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} specially , - was [the friend]_{2330-the friend} and servant of [the people]_{731-the people} , was received with acclamation , [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} felt quite satisfied that [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} had gained [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} point . Progressive reform in the franchise , of which manhood suffrage should be the acknowledged and not far distant end , equal electoral districts , ballot , tenant right for [England]_26-england as well as [Ireland]_25-ireland , reduction of [the standing army]_{2332-the standing army} till there should be [no standing army]_{2333-no standing army} to reduce , utter disregard of all political movements in [Europe]_65-europe , an almost idolatrous admiration for all political movements in [America]_148-america , free trade in everything except malt , and an absolute extinction of [a State Church]_{2334-a state church} , - these were among the principal articles in [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} 's political catalogue . And [I]_0-i think that when once [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} had learned the art of arranging [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} words as [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} stood upon [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} legs , and had so mastered [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} voice as to have obtained the ear of [the House]_{929-the house} , the work of [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} life was not difficult . Having nothing to construct , [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} could always deal with generalities . Being free from responsibility , [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} was not called upon either to study details or to master even great facts . It was [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} business to inveigh against existing evils , and perhaps there is no easier business when once the privilege of an audience has been attained . It was [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} work to cut down forest - trees , and [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} had nothing to do with the subsequent cultivation of [the land]_{2336-the land} . [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} had once told [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas how great were the charms of that inaccuracy which was permitted to [the Opposition]_{2337-the opposition} . [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} no doubt enjoyed these charms to the full , though [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} would sooner have put a padlock on [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} mouth for a month than have owned as much . Upon the whole , [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} was no doubt right in resolving that [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} would not take office , though some reticence on that subject might have been more becoming to [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} . The conversation at dinner , though it was altogether on political subjects , had in it nothing of special interest as long as [the girl]_{2338-the girl} was there to change the plates ; but when [she]_{2338-the girl} was gone , and the door was closed , it gradually opened out , and there came on to be a pleasant sparring match between [the two great Radicals]_{2339-the two great radicals} , - [the Radical who had joined [himself]_{2340-the radical who had joined himself to the governing powers} to [the governing powers]_{2341-the governing powers}]_{2340-the radical who had joined himself to the governing powers} , and [the Radical who stood aloof]_{2342-the radical who stood aloof} . [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} barely said a word now and then , and [Phineas]_329-phineas was almost as silent as [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . [He]_329-phineas had come [there]_7300-there to hear some such discussion , and was quite willing to listen while guns of such great calibre were being fired off for [his]_329-phineas amusement . " [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} think [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} is making a great step forward , "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} said [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} . " [I]_{346-mr. monk} think [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} is , "_{[346-mr. monk]} said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . " [I]_{346-mr. monk} did not believe that [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} would ever live to go so far . It will hardly suffice even for this year ; but still coming from [him]_{334-mr. mildmay} , it is a great deal . It only shows how far [a man]_{749-a man} may be made to go , if only the proper force be applied . After all , it matters very little who are [the Ministers]_{1188-the ministers} . "_{[346-mr. monk]} " That is what [I]_{346-mr. monk} have always declared , "_{[346-mr. monk]} said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . " Very little indeed . [We]_8660-we do n't mind whether it be [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} , or [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , or [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} , or [you]_8661-you [yourself]_8661-you , if [you]_8661-you choose to get [yourself]_8661-you made [First Lord of the Treasury]_{8662-first lord of the treasury} . "_{[346-mr. monk]} " [I]_{346-mr. monk} have no such ambition , [Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} . "_{[346-mr. monk]} " [I]_{346-mr. monk} should have thought [you]_{339-mr. turnbull} had . If [I]_{346-mr. monk} went in for that kind of thing [myself]_{346-mr. monk} , [I]_{346-mr. monk} should like to go to the top of the ladder . [I]_{346-mr. monk} should feel that if [I]_{346-mr. monk} could do any good at all by becoming [a Minister]_{8492-a minister} , [I]_{346-mr. monk} could only do it by becoming [first Minister]_{8664-first minister} . "_{[346-mr. monk]} " [You]_{339-mr. turnbull} would n't doubt [your]_{339-mr. turnbull} own fitness for such a position ? "_{[346-mr. monk]} " [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} doubt [my]_{339-mr. turnbull} fitness for the position of [any Minister]_{8665-any minister} , "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} said [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} . " [You]_{339-mr. turnbull} mean that on other grounds , "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . " [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} mean it on every ground , "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} said [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , rising on [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} legs and standing with [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} back to the fire . " Of course [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} am not fit to have diplomatic intercourse with men who would come to [me]_{339-mr. turnbull} simply with the desire of deceiving [me]_{339-mr. turnbull} . Of course [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} am unfit to deal with [members of Parliament who would flock around [me]_{339-mr. turnbull} because [they]_{8666-members of parliament who would flock around me because they wanted places} wanted places]_{8666-members of parliament who would flock around me because they wanted places} . Of course [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} am unfit to answer [every man]_{7346-every man} 's question so as to give no information to [any one]_{7313-any one} . "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} " Could [you]_{339-mr. turnbull} not answer [them]_8669-them so as to give information ? "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . But [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} was so intent on [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} speech that it may be doubted whether [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} heard this interruption . [He]_{339-mr. turnbull} took no notice of it as [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} went on . " Of course [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} am unfit to maintain the proprieties of a seeming confidence between [a Crown all - powerless]_{8670-a crown all - powerless} and [a people all - powerful]_{8671-a people all - powerful} . [No man]_{7759-no man} recognises [his]_{7759-no man} own unfitness for such work more clearly than [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} do , [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . But if [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} took in hand such work at all , [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} should like to be [the leader]_{8673-the leader} , and not the led . Tell [us]_8674-us fairly , now , what are [your]_{339-mr. turnbull} convictions worth in [[Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's Cabinet]_{8291-mr. mildmay 's cabinet} ? "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} " That is a question which [a man]_{749-a man} may hardly answer [himself]_{749-a man} , "_{[346-mr. monk]} said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . " It is a question which [a man]_{749-a man} should at least answer for [himself]_{749-a man} before [he]_{749-a man} consents to sit there , "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} said [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , in a tone of voice which was almost angry . " And what reason have [you]_{339-mr. turnbull} for supposing that [I]_{346-mr. monk} have omitted that duty ? "_{[346-mr. monk]} said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . " Simply this , - that [I]_{346-mr. monk} can not reconcile [your]_{339-mr. turnbull} known opinions with the practices of [[your]_{339-mr. turnbull} colleagues]_{8678-your colleagues} . "_{[346-mr. monk]} " [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} will not tell [you]_{339-mr. turnbull} what [my]_{339-mr. turnbull} convictions may be worth in [[Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's Cabinet]_{8291-mr. mildmay 's cabinet} . [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} will not take upon [myself]_{339-mr. turnbull} to say that [they]_8680-they are worth the chair on which [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} sit when [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} am [there]_7300-there . But [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} will tell [you]_{339-mr. turnbull} what [my]_{339-mr. turnbull} aspirations were when [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} consented to fill that chair , and [you]_{339-mr. turnbull} shall judge of [their]_8680-they worth . [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} thought that [they]_8680-they might possibly leaven the batch of bread which [we]_8682-we have to bake , - giving to the whole batch more of the flavour of reform than it would have possessed had [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} absented [myself]_{339-mr. turnbull} . [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} thought that when [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} was asked to join [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} and [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} , the very fact of that request indicated liberal progress , and that if [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} refused the request [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} should be declining to assist in good work . "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} " [You]_{339-mr. turnbull} could have supported [them]_8680-they , if anything were proposed worthy of support , "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} said [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} . " Yes ; but [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} could not have been so effective in taking care that some measure be proposed worthy of support as [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} may possibly be now . [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} thought a good deal about it , and [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} believe that [my]_{339-mr. turnbull} decision was right . "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} " [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} am sure [you]_{339-mr. turnbull} were right , "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . " There can be no juster object of ambition than a seat in [the Cabinet]_{1372-the cabinet} , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " [Sir]_8579-sir , [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} must dispute that , "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} said [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , turning round upon [[our]_2344-our hero]_{1068-our hero} . " [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} regard the position of [[our]_2344-our high Ministers]_{8685-our high ministers} as most respectable . "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} " Thank [you]_{339-mr. turnbull} for so much , "_{[346-mr. monk]} said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . But [the orator]_{2346-the orator} went on again , regardless of the interruption : - " The position of gentlemen in [inferior offices]_{8686-inferior offices} , - of [gentlemen who attend rather to the nods and winks of [[their]_{8687-gentlemen who attend rather to the nods and winks of their superiors in downing street than to the interest of their constituents} superiors]_{8688-their superiors} in [Downing Street]_{94-downing street} than to the interest of [[their]_{8687-gentlemen who attend rather to the nods and winks of their superiors in downing street than to the interest of their constituents} constituents]_{8689-their constituents}]_{8687-gentlemen who attend rather to the nods and winks of their superiors in downing street than to the interest of their constituents} , - [I]_{2346-the orator} do not regard as being highly respectable . "_{[2346-the orator]} " [A man]_{749-a man} can not begin at the top , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " [[Our]_2344-our friend]_{8691-our friend} [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} has begun at what [you]_{339-mr. turnbull} are pleased to call the top , "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} said [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} . " But [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} will not profess to think that even [he]_{8691-our friend} has raised [himself]_{8691-our friend} by going into office . To be [an independent representative of [a really popular commercial constituency]_{8693-a really popular commercial constituency}]_{8692-an independent representative of a really popular commercial constituency} is , in [my]_{339-mr. turnbull} estimation , the highest object of [an Englishman]_{8694-an englishman} 's ambition . "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} " But why commercial , [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} ? "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . " Because [the commercial constituencies]_{8695-the commercial constituencies} really do elect [[their]_{8695-the commercial constituencies} own members]_{8696-their own members} in accordance with [their]_{8695-the commercial constituencies} own judgments , whereas [the counties]_{8697-the counties} and [the small towns]_{8698-the small towns} are coerced either by [individuals]_{8699-individuals} or by a combination of aristocratic influences . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " And yet , "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , " there are not half a dozen Conservatives returned by [all [the counties]_{8697-the counties} in [Scotland]_136-scotland]_{8700-all the counties in scotland} . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " [Scotland]_136-scotland is very much to be honoured , "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} said [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} . [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} was the first to take [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} departure , and [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} followed [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} very quickly . [Phineas]_329-phineas got up to go at the same time , but stayed at [[his]_329-phineas host]_{8446-his host} 's request , and sat for awhile smoking a cigar . " [Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} is [a wonderful man]_{8702-a wonderful man} , "_{[346-mr. monk]} said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . " Does [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} not domineer too much ? "_{[346-mr. monk]} " [His]_{339-mr. turnbull} fault is not arrogance , so much as ignorance that there is , or should be , a difference between public and private life . In [the House of Commons]_{1033-the house of commons} [a man in [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} 's position]_{8704-a man in mr. turnbull 's position} must speak with dictatorial assurance . [He]_{339-mr. turnbull} is always addressing , not [the House]_{929-the house} only , but [the country]_{839-the country} at large , and [the country]_{839-the country} will not believe in [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} unless [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} believe in [himself]_{339-mr. turnbull} . But [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} forgets that [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} is not always addressing [the country at large]_{8708-the country at large} . [I]_329-phineas wonder what sort of a time [Mrs. Turnbull]_{505-mrs. turnbull} and [the little Turnbulls]_{506-the little turnbulls} have of it ? "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas , as [he]_329-phineas went [home]_754-home , made up [his]_329-phineas mind that [Mrs. Turnbull]_{505-mrs. turnbull} and [the little Turnbulls]_{506-the little turnbulls} must probably have a bad time of it . CHAPTER XIX [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} Rides [His]_{463-lord chiltern} Horse [Bonebreaker]_{340-bonebreaker} It was known that whatever might be the details of [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's bill , the ballot would not form a part of it ; and as there was [a strong party in [the House of Commons]_{1033-the house of commons}]_{2349-a strong party in the house of commons} , and [a very numerous party out of [it]_{1033-the house of commons}]_{2351-a very numerous party out of it} , who were desirous that voting by ballot should be made a part of the electoral law , it was decided that an independent motion should be brought on in anticipation of [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's bill . The arrangement was probably one of [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's own making ; so that [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} might be hampered by no opposition on that subject by [[his]_{334-mr. mildmay} own followers]_{2352-his own followers} if , - as [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} did not doubt , - the motion should be lost . It was expected that the debate would not last over one night , and [Phineas]_329-phineas resolved that [he]_329-phineas would make [his]_329-phineas maiden speech on this occasion . [He]_{334-mr. mildmay} had very strong opinions as to the inefficacy of the ballot for any good purposes , and thought that [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} might be able to strike out from [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} convictions some sparks of that fire which used to be so plentiful with [him]_{334-mr. mildmay} at [the old debating clubs]_{2353-the old debating clubs} . But even at breakfast that morning [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} heart began to beat quickly at the idea of having to stand on [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} legs before so critical an audience . [He]_{334-mr. mildmay} knew that it would be well that [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} should if possible get the subject off [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} mind during the day , and therefore went out among [the people who certainly would not talk to [him]_{334-mr. mildmay} about the ballot]_{2354-the people who certainly would not talk to him about the ballot} . [He]_{334-mr. mildmay} sat for nearly an hour in the morning with [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} , and did not even tell [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} that it was [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} intention to speak on that day . Then [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} made one or two other calls , and at about three went up to [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} to look for [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . It was now nearly the end of February , and [Phineas]_329-phineas had often seen [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . [He]_329-phineas had not seen [[her]_{344-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} , but had learned from [[his]_329-phineas sister]_{1119-his sister} that [he]_329-phineas had been driven up to [London]_6-london by the frost , [He]_329-phineas was told by [the porter at [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} 's]_{2357-the porter at lord brentford 's} that [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was in [the house]_{929-the house} , and as [he]_329-phineas was passing through [the hall]_{8209-the hall} [he]_329-phineas met [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} [himself]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas was thus driven to speak , and felt [himself]_329-phineas called upon to explain why [he]_329-phineas was [there]_7300-there . " [I]_329-phineas am come to see [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas said . " Is [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} in [the house]_{929-the house} ? "_{[733-the earl]} said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} , turning to [the servant]_{7944-the servant} . " Yes , [[my]_{733-the earl} lord]_{7277-my lord} ; [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} lordship]_{8711-his lordship} arrived last night . "_{[733-the earl]} " [You]_329-phineas will find [him]_{463-lord chiltern} [upstairs]_{8712-upstairs} , [I]_{733-the earl} suppose , "_{[733-the earl]} said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} . " For [myself]_{733-the earl} [I]_{733-the earl} know nothing of [him]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_{[733-the earl]} [He]_{733-the earl} spoke in an angry tone , as though [he]_{733-the earl} resented the fact that [any one]_{7313-any one} should come to [[his]_{733-the earl} house]_{1694-his house} to call upon [[his]_{733-the earl} son]_{775-his son} ; and turned [his]_{733-the earl} back quickly upon [Phineas]_329-phineas . But [he]_{733-the earl} thought better of it before [he]_{733-the earl} reached the front door , and turned again . " By - the - bye , "_{[733-the earl]} said [he]_{733-the earl} , " what majority shall [we]_8713-we have to - night , [Finn]_329-phineas ? "_{[733-the earl]} " Pretty nearly as many as [you]_{733-the earl} please to name , [[my]_329-phineas lord]_{7277-my lord} , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Well ; - yes ; [I]_329-phineas suppose [we]_8713-we are tolerably safe . [You]_{733-the earl} ought to speak upon it . "_{[329-phineas]} " Perhaps [I]_329-phineas may , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , feeling that [he]_329-phineas blushed as [he]_329-phineas spoke . " Do , "_{[733-the earl]} said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} . " Do . If [you]_329-phineas see [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} will [you]_329-phineas tell [him]_{463-lord chiltern} from [me]_{733-the earl} that [I]_{733-the earl} should be glad to see [him]_{463-lord chiltern} before [he]_{463-lord chiltern} leaves [London]_6-london . [I]_{733-the earl} shall be at [home]_754-home till noon to - morrow . "_{[733-the earl]} [Phineas]_329-phineas , much astonished at the commission given to [him]_329-phineas , of course said that [he]_329-phineas would do as [he]_329-phineas was desired , and then passed on to [[Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} 's apartments]_{2368-lord chiltern 's apartments} . [He]_329-phineas found [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} standing in the middle of [the room]_{7501-the room} , without coat and waistcoat , with a pair of dumb - bells in [his]_{857-his friend} hands . " When there 's no hunting [I]_{463-lord chiltern} 'm driven to this kind of thing , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . " [I]_329-phineas suppose it 's good exercise , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " And it gives [me]_329-phineas something to do . When [I]_329-phineas 'm in [London]_6-london [I]_329-phineas feel like [a gipsy in church]_{8716-a gipsy in church} , till the time comes for prowling out at night . [I]_329-phineas 've no occupation for [my]_329-phineas days whatever , and no place to which [I]_329-phineas can take [myself]_329-phineas . [I]_329-phineas ca n't stand in a club window as [some men]_{8717-some men} do , and [I]_329-phineas should disgrace [any decent club if [I]_329-phineas did stand [there]_7300-there]_{8718-any decent club if i did stand there} . [I]_329-phineas belong to [the Travellers]_{2088-the travellers} , but [I]_329-phineas doubt whether [the porter]_{7775-the porter} would let [me]_329-phineas go in . "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_329-phineas think [you]_329-phineas pique [yourself]_329-phineas on being more of [an outer Bohemian]_{8722-an outer bohemian} than [you]_329-phineas are , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " [I]_329-phineas pique [myself]_329-phineas on this , that whether Bohemian or not , [I]_329-phineas will go nowhere that [I]_329-phineas am not wanted . Though , - for the matter of that , [I]_329-phineas suppose [I]_329-phineas 'm not wanted [here]_1224-here . "_{[329-phineas]} Then [Phineas]_329-phineas gave [him]_2371-him the message from [[his]_2371-him father]_{784-his father} . " [He]_2371-him wishes to see [me]_{463-lord chiltern} to - morrow morning ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} continued [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . " Let [him]_2371-him send [me]_{463-lord chiltern} word what it is [he]_2371-him has to say to [me]_{463-lord chiltern} . [I]_{463-lord chiltern} do not choose to be insulted by [him]_2371-him , though [he]_2371-him is [[my]_{463-lord chiltern} father]_{7296-my father} . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [I]_329-phineas would certainly go , if [I]_329-phineas were [you]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_{463-lord chiltern} doubt it very much , if all the circumstances were the same . Let [him]_2371-him tell [me]_{463-lord chiltern} what [he]_2371-him wants . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " Of course [I]_{463-lord chiltern} can not ask [him]_2371-him , [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [I]_329-phineas know what [he]_2371-him wants very well . [Laura]_{344-lady laura} has been interfering and doing no good . [You]_{463-lord chiltern} know [Violet Effingham]_351-violet ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Yes ; [I]_329-phineas know [her]_351-violet , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , much surprised . " [They]_8725-they want [her]_351-violet to marry [me]_329-phineas . "_{[329-phineas]} " And [you]_{463-lord chiltern} do not wish to marry [her]_351-violet ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [I]_{463-lord chiltern} did not say that . But do [you]_{463-lord chiltern} think that [such a girl as [Miss Effingham]_351-violet]_{8726-such a girl as miss effingham} would marry [such a man as [I]_{463-lord chiltern} am]_{8727-such a man as i am} ? [She]_351-violet would be much more likely to take [you]_{463-lord chiltern} . By [George]_370-george , [she]_351-violet would ! Do [you]_{463-lord chiltern} know that [she]_351-violet has three thousand a year of [her]_351-violet own ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [I]_329-phineas know that [she]_351-violet has money . "_{[329-phineas]} " That 's about the tune of it . [I]_{463-lord chiltern} would take [her]_351-violet without a shilling to - morrow , if [she]_351-violet would have [me]_{463-lord chiltern} , - because [I]_{463-lord chiltern} like [her]_351-violet . [She]_351-violet is [the only girl [I]_{463-lord chiltern} ever did like]_{8728-the only girl i ever did like} . But what is the use of [my]_{463-lord chiltern} liking [her]_351-violet ? [They]_8729-they have painted [me]_{463-lord chiltern} so black among [them]_8729-they , especially [[my]_{463-lord chiltern} father]_{7296-my father} , that [no decent girl]_{8731-no decent girl} would think of marrying [me]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [[Your]_{463-lord chiltern} father]_{1238-your father} ca n't be angry with [you]_{463-lord chiltern} if [you]_{463-lord chiltern} do [your]_{463-lord chiltern} best to comply with [his]_{1238-your father} wishes . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [I]_329-phineas do n't care a straw whether [he]_{1238-your father} be angry or not . [He]_{1238-your father} allows [me]_329-phineas eight hundred a year , and [he]_{1238-your father} knows that if [he]_{1238-your father} stopped it [I]_329-phineas should go to [the Jews]_{8733-the jews} the next day . [I]_329-phineas could not help [myself]_329-phineas . [He]_{1238-your father} ca n't leave an acre away from [me]_329-phineas , and yet [he]_{1238-your father} wo n't join [me]_329-phineas in raising money for the sake of paying [Laura]_{344-lady laura} [her]_{344-lady laura} fortune . "_{[329-phineas]} " [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} can hardly want money now . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [That detestable prig whom [she]_{344-lady laura} has chosen to marry]_{8734-that detestable prig whom she has chosen to marry} , and whom [I]_{463-lord chiltern} hate with all [my]_{463-lord chiltern} heart , is richer than ever [Croesus]_507-croesus was ; but nevertheless [Laura]_{344-lady laura} ought to have [her]_{344-lady laura} own money . [She]_{344-lady laura} shall have it some day . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [I]_329-phineas would see [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} , if [I]_329-phineas were [you]_{332-lord brentford} . "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_{463-lord chiltern} will think about it . Now tell [me]_{463-lord chiltern} about coming down to [Willingford]_524-phineas . [Laura]_{344-lady laura} says [you]_{332-lord brentford} will come some day in [March]_150-march . [I]_{463-lord chiltern} can mount [you]_{332-lord brentford} for a couple of days and should be delighted to have [you]_{332-lord brentford} . [My]_{463-lord chiltern} horses all pull like the mischief , and rush like devils , and want a deal of riding ; but [an Irishman]_{1800-an irishman} likes that . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [I]_{463-lord chiltern} do not dislike it particularly . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [I]_329-phineas like it . [I]_329-phineas prefer to have something to do on horseback . When [a man]_{749-a man} tells [me]_329-phineas that a horse is an armchair , [I]_329-phineas always tell [him]_{749-a man} to put [the brute]_{8737-the brute} into [[his]_{749-a man} bedroom]_{8738-his bedroom} . Mind [you]_{332-lord brentford} come . [The house [I]_329-phineas stay at]_{8739-the house i stay at} is called [the Willingford Bull]_{151-the willingford bull} , and [it]_{8739-the house i stay at} 's just four miles from [Peterborough]_{152-peterborough} . "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas swore that [he]_329-phineas would go down and ride the pulling horses , and then took [his]_329-phineas leave , earnestly advising [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , as [he]_329-phineas went , to keep the appointment proposed by [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} . When the morning came , at half - past eleven , [the son , who had been standing for half an hour]_{2374-the son , who had been standing for half an hour} with [his]_{2374-the son , who had been standing for half an hour} back to the fire in [the large gloomy dining - room]_{2375-the large gloomy dining - room} , suddenly rang the bell . " Tell [the Earl]_{733-the earl} , "_{[2374-the son , who had been standing for half an hour]} [he]_{2374-the son , who had been standing for half an hour} said to [the servant]_{7944-the servant} , " that [I]_{2374-the son , who had been standing for half an hour} am [here]_1224-here and will go to [him]_{733-the earl} if [he]_{733-the earl} wishes it . "_{[2374-the son , who had been standing for half an hour]} [The servant]_{7944-the servant} came back , and said that [the Earl]_{733-the earl} was waiting . Then [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} strode after [the man]_{7504-the man} into [[[his]_{463-lord chiltern} father]_{784-his father} 's room]_{2381-his father 's room} . " [Oswald]_516-oswald , "_{[8247-the father]} said [the father]_{8247-the father} , " [I]_{8247-the father} have sent for [you]_516-oswald because [I]_{8247-the father} think it may be as well to speak to [you]_516-oswald on some business . Will [you]_516-oswald sit down ? "_{[8247-the father]} [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} sat down , but did not answer a word . " [I]_{733-the earl} feel very unhappy about [[your]_{733-the earl} sister]_{7326-your sister} 's fortune , "_{[733-the earl]} said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} . " So do [I]_{733-the earl} , - very unhappy . [We]_8743-we can raise the money between [us]_8743-we , and pay [her]_{7326-your sister} to - morrow , if [you]_{733-the earl} please it . "_{[733-the earl]} " It was in opposition to [my]_{8247-the father} advice that [she]_{7326-your sister} paid [your]_{733-the earl} debts . "_{[8247-the father]} " And in opposition to [mine]_{8247-the father} too . "_{[8247-the father]} " [I]_{733-the earl} told [her]_{7326-your sister} that [I]_{733-the earl} would not pay [them]_8744-them , and were [I]_{733-the earl} to give [her]_{7326-your sister} back to - morrow , as [you]_{733-the earl} say , the money that [she]_{7326-your sister} has so used , [I]_{733-the earl} should be stultifying [myself]_{733-the earl} . But [I]_{733-the earl} will do so on one condition . [I]_{733-the earl} will join with [you]_{733-the earl} in raising the money for [[your]_{733-the earl} sister]_{7326-your sister} , on one condition . "_{[733-the earl]} " What is that ? "_{[8247-the father]} " [Laura]_{344-lady laura} tells [me]_{8247-the father} , - indeed [she]_{344-lady laura} has told [me]_{8247-the father} often , - that [you]_{733-the earl} are attached to [Violet Effingham]_351-violet . "_{[8247-the father]} " But [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , [[my]_{733-the earl} lord]_{7277-my lord} , is unhappily not attached to [me]_{733-the earl} . "_{[733-the earl]} " [I]_{8247-the father} do not know how that may be . Of course [I]_{8247-the father} can not say . [I]_{8247-the father} have never taken the liberty of interrogating [her]_351-violet upon the subject . "_{[8247-the father]} " Even [you]_{733-the earl} , [[my]_{8247-the father} lord]_{7277-my lord} , could hardly have done that . "_{[8247-the father]} " What do [you]_{733-the earl} mean by that ? [I]_{733-the earl} say that [I]_{733-the earl} never have , "_{[733-the earl]} said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} , angrily . " [I]_{733-the earl} simply mean that even [you]_{733-the earl} could hardly have asked [Miss Effingham]_351-violet such a question . [I]_{733-the earl} have asked [her]_351-violet , and [she]_351-violet has refused [me]_{733-the earl} . "_{[733-the earl]} " But [girls]_1584-girls often do that , and yet accept afterwards [the men whom [they]_1584-girls have refused]_{8749-the men whom they have refused} . [Laura]_{344-lady laura} tells [me]_{8247-the father} that [she]_{344-lady laura} believes that [Violet]_351-violet would consent if [you]_{733-the earl} pressed [your]_{733-the earl} suit . "_{[8247-the father]} " [Laura]_{344-lady laura} knows nothing about it , [[my]_{8247-the father} lord]_{7277-my lord} . "_{[8247-the father]} " There [you]_{733-the earl} are probably wrong . [Laura]_{344-lady laura} and [Violet]_351-violet are very close friends , and have no doubt discussed this matter between [them]_8751-them . At any rate , it may be as well that [you]_{733-the earl} should hear what [I]_{8247-the father} have to say . Of course [I]_{8247-the father} shall not interfere [myself]_{8247-the father} . There is no ground on which [I]_{8247-the father} can do so with propriety . "_{[8247-the father]} " None whatever , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . [The Earl]_{733-the earl} became very angry , and nearly broke down in [his]_{733-the earl} anger . [He]_{733-the earl} paused for a moment , feeling disposed to tell [[his]_{733-the earl} son]_{775-his son} to go and never to see [him]_{775-his son} again . But [he]_{733-the earl} gulped down [his]_{733-the earl} wrath , and went on with [his]_{733-the earl} speech . " [My]_{733-the earl} meaning , [sir]_8579-sir , is this ; - that [I]_{733-the earl} have so great faith in [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , that [I]_{733-the earl} would receive [her]_351-violet acceptance of [your]_8579-sir hand as the only proof which would be convincing to [me]_{733-the earl} of amendment in [your]_8579-sir mode of life . If [she]_351-violet were to do so , [I]_{733-the earl} would join with [you]_8579-sir in raising money to pay [[your]_8579-sir sister]_{7326-your sister} , would make some further sacrifice with reference to an income for [you]_8579-sir and [[your]_8579-sir wife]_{8754-your wife} , and - would make [you]_8579-sir both welcome to [Saulsby]_127-saulsby , - if [you]_8579-sir chose to come . "_{[733-the earl]} [The Earl]_{733-the earl} 's voice hesitated much and became almost tremulous as [he]_{733-the earl} made the last proposition . And [his]_{733-the earl} eyes had fallen away from [[his]_{733-the earl} son]_{775-his son} 's gaze , and [he]_{733-the earl} had bent a little over the table , and was moved . But [he]_{733-the earl} recovered [himself]_{733-the earl} at once , and added , with all proper dignity , " If [you]_{775-his son} have anything to say [I]_{733-the earl} shall be glad to hear it . "_{[733-the earl]} " All [your]_8579-sir offers would be nothing , [[my]_{733-the earl} lord]_{7277-my lord} , if [I]_{733-the earl} did not like [the girl]_{2338-the girl} . "_{[733-the earl]} " [I]_{733-the earl} should not ask [you]_8579-sir to marry [a girl]_{858-a girl} if [you]_8579-sir did not like [her]_{858-a girl} , as [you]_8579-sir call it . "_{[733-the earl]} " But as to [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , it happens that [our]_8758-our wishes jump together . [I]_{733-the earl} have asked [her]_351-violet , and [she]_351-violet has refused [me]_{733-the earl} . [I]_{733-the earl} do n't even know where to find [her]_351-violet to ask [her]_351-violet again . If [I]_{733-the earl} went to [[Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} 's house]_{8759-lady baldock 's house} [the servants]_{1717-the servants} would not let [me]_{733-the earl} in . "_{[733-the earl]} " And whose fault is that ? "_{[733-the earl]} " [Yours]_8579-sir partly , [[my]_{733-the earl} lord]_{7277-my lord} . [You]_8579-sir have told [everybody]_{951-everybody} that [I]_{733-the earl} am [the devil]_{7262-the devil} , and now [all the old women]_{8764-all the old women} believe it . "_{[733-the earl]} " [I]_{733-the earl} never told [anybody]_7318-anybody so . "_{[733-the earl]} " [I]_{733-the earl} 'll tell [you]_8579-sir what [I]_{733-the earl} 'll do . [I]_{733-the earl} will go down to [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} 's to - day . [I]_{733-the earl} suppose [she]_{341-lady baldock} is at [Baddingham]_{112-baddingham} . And if [I]_{733-the earl} can get speech of [Miss Effingham]_351-violet - "_{[733-the earl]} " [Miss Effingham]_351-violet is not at [Baddingham]_{112-baddingham} . [Miss Effingham]_351-violet is staying with [[your]_8579-sir sister]_{7326-your sister} in [Grosvenor Place]_{144-grosvenor place} . [I]_{733-the earl} saw [her]_{341-lady baldock} yesterday . "_{[733-the earl]} " [She]_{341-lady baldock} is in [London]_6-london ? "_{[733-the earl]} " [I]_{733-the earl} tell [you]_8579-sir that [I]_{733-the earl} saw [her]_{341-lady baldock} yesterday . "_{[733-the earl]} " Very well , [[my]_{733-the earl} lord]_{7277-my lord} . Then [I]_{733-the earl} will do the best [I]_{733-the earl} can . [Laura]_{344-lady laura} will tell [you]_8579-sir of the result . "_{[733-the earl]} [The father]_{8247-the father} would have given [the son]_{8205-the son} some advice as to the mode in which [he]_{8205-the son} should put forward [his]_{8205-the son} claim upon [Violet]_351-violet 's hand , but [the son]_{8205-the son} would not wait to hear it . Choosing to presume that the conference was over , [he]_{8205-the son} went back to [the room in which [he]_{8205-the son} had kept [his]_{8205-the son} dumb - bells]_{2392-the room in which he had kept his dumb - bells} , and for a minute or two went to work at [his]_{8205-the son} favourite exercise . But [he]_{8205-the son} soon put the dumb - bells down , and began to prepare [himself]_{8205-the son} for [his]_{8205-the son} work . If this thing was to be done , it might as well be done at once . [He]_{8205-the son} looked out of [his]_{8205-the son} window , and saw that [the streets]_{2393-the streets} were in a mess of slush . White snow was becoming black mud , as it will do in [London]_6-london ; and the violence of frost was giving way to the horrors of thaw . All would be soft and comparatively pleasant in [Northamptonshire]_{115-northamptonshire} on the following morning , and if everything went right [he]_{8205-the son} would breakfast at [the Willingford Bull]_{151-the willingford bull} . [He]_{8205-the son} would go down by [the hunting train]_{2394-the hunting train} , and be at [the inn]_{7779-the inn} by ten . [The meet]_{2396-the meet} was only six miles distant , and all would be pleasant . [He]_{8205-the son} would do this whatever might be the result of [his]_{8205-the son} work to - day ; - but in the meantime [he]_{8205-the son} would go and do [his]_{8205-the son} work . [He]_{8205-the son} had [a cab]_{7897-a cab} called , and within half an hour of the time at which [he]_{8205-the son} had left [[his]_{8205-the son} father]_{784-his father} , [he]_{8205-the son} was at the door of [[[his]_{8205-the son} sister]_{1119-his sister} 's house in [Grosvenor Place]_{144-grosvenor place}]_{2400-his sister 's house in grosvenor place} . [The servants]_{1717-the servants} told [him]_{8205-the son} that [the ladies]_{1946-the ladies} were at lunch . " [I]_{8205-the son} ca n't eat lunch , "_{[8205-the son]} [he]_{8205-the son} said . " Tell [them]_{1717-the servants} that [I]_{8205-the son} am in [the drawing - room]_{1115-the drawing - room} . "_{[8205-the son]} " [He]_{8205-the son} has come to see [you]_{8205-the son} , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , as soon as [the servant]_{7944-the servant} had left [the room]_{7501-the room} . " [I]_351-violet hope not , "_[351-violet] said [Violet]_351-violet . " Do not say that . "_[351-violet] " But [I]_{8205-the son} do say it . [I]_{8205-the son} hope [he]_{8205-the son} has not come to see [me]_{8205-the son} ; - that is , not to see [me]_{8205-the son} specially . Of course [I]_{8205-the son} can not pretend not to know what [you]_{8205-the son} mean . "_{[8205-the son]} " [He]_{8205-the son} may think it civil to call if [he]_{8205-the son} has heard that [you]_{8205-the son} are in [town]_7455-town , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , after a pause . " If it be only that , [I]_{344-lady laura} will be civil in return ; - as sweet as May to [him]_{8205-the son} . If it be really only that , and if [I]_{344-lady laura} were sure of it , [I]_{344-lady laura} should be really glad to see [him]_{8205-the son} . "_{[344-lady laura]} Then [they]_2405-they finished [their]_2405-they lunch , and [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} got up and led the way to [the drawing - room]_{1115-the drawing - room} . " [I]_{344-lady laura} hope [you]_{8205-the son} remember , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [she]_{344-lady laura} , gravely , " that [you]_{8205-the son} might be [a saviour to [him]_{8205-the son}]_{8770-a saviour to him} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} do not believe in [girls]_1584-girls being saviours to [men]_1025-men . It is [the man who should be the saviour to [the girl]_{2338-the girl}]_{8773-the man who should be the saviour to the girl} . If [I]_{344-lady laura} marry at all , [I]_{344-lady laura} have the right to expect that protection shall be given to [me]_{344-lady laura} , - not that [I]_{344-lady laura} shall have to give it . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [Violet]_351-violet , [you]_351-violet are determined to misrepresent what [I]_{344-lady laura} mean . "_{[344-lady laura]} [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was walking about [the room]_{7501-the room} , and did not sit down when [they]_2408-they entered . The ordinary greetings took place , and [Miss Effingham]_351-violet made some remark about the frost . " But it seems to be going , "_[351-violet] [she]_351-violet said , " and [I]_351-violet suppose that [you]_{344-lady laura} will soon be at work again ? "_[351-violet] " Yes ; - [I]_{463-lord chiltern} shall hunt to - morrow , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . " And the next day , and the next , and the next , "_[351-violet] said [Violet]_351-violet , " till about the middle of April ; - and then [your]_{344-lady laura} period of misery will begin ! "_[351-violet] " Exactly , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . " [I]_{463-lord chiltern} have nothing but hunting that [I]_{463-lord chiltern} can call an occupation . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " Why do n't [you]_{344-lady laura} make one ? "_{[1119-his sister]} said [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} sister]_{1119-his sister} . " [I]_{1119-his sister} mean to do so , if it be possible . [Laura]_{344-lady laura} , would [you]_{344-lady laura} mind leaving [me]_{1119-his sister} and [Miss Effingham]_351-violet alone for a few minutes ? "_{[1119-his sister]} [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} got up , and so also did [Miss Effingham]_351-violet . " For what purpose ? "_{[7687-the latter]} said [the latter]_{7687-the latter} . " It can not be for any good purpose . "_{[7687-the latter]} " At any rate [I]_{344-lady laura} wish it , and [I]_{344-lady laura} will not harm [you]_{344-lady laura} . "_{[344-lady laura]} [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} was now going , but paused before [she]_{344-lady laura} reached the door . " [Laura]_{344-lady laura} , will [you]_{344-lady laura} do as [I]_{2411-the brother} ask [you]_{344-lady laura} ? "_{[2411-the brother]} said [the brother]_{2411-the brother} . Then [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} went . " It was not that [I]_351-violet feared [you]_{2411-the brother} would harm [me]_351-violet , [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , "_[351-violet] said [Violet]_351-violet . " No ; - [I]_351-violet know it was not . But what [I]_351-violet say is always said awkwardly . An hour ago [I]_351-violet did not know that [you]_{2411-the brother} were in [town]_7455-town , but when [I]_351-violet was told the news [I]_351-violet came at once . [[My]_351-violet father]_{7296-my father} told [me]_351-violet . "_[351-violet] " [I]_{2411-the brother} am so glad that [you]_{2411-the brother} see [[your]_{2411-the brother} father]_{1238-your father} . "_{[2411-the brother]} " [I]_351-violet have not spoken to [him]_{1238-your father} for months before , and probably may not speak to [him]_{1238-your father} for months again . But there is one point , [Violet]_351-violet , on which [he]_{1238-your father} and [I]_351-violet agree . "_[351-violet] " [I]_{2411-the brother} hope there will soon be many . "_{[2411-the brother]} " It is possible , - but [I]_2412-i fear not probable . Look here , [Violet]_351-violet , "_[2412-i] - and [he]_2412-i looked at [her]_2413-her with all [his]_2412-i eyes , till it seemed to [her]_2413-her that [he]_2412-i was all eyes , so great was the intensity of [his]_2412-i gaze ; - " [I]_2412-i should scorn [myself]_2412-i were [I]_2412-i to permit [myself]_2412-i to come before [you]_351-violet with a plea for [your]_351-violet favour founded on [[my]_2412-i father]_{7296-my father} 's whims . [[My]_2412-i father]_{7296-my father} is unreasonable , and has been very unjust to [me]_2412-i . [He]_{7296-my father} has ever believed evil of [me]_2412-i , and has believed it often when all [the world]_{756-the world} knew that [he]_{7296-my father} was wrong . [I]_2412-i care little for being reconciled to [a father who has been so cruel to [me]_2412-i]_{8781-a father who has been so cruel to me} . "_[2412-i] " [He]_{7296-my father} loves [me]_{2411-the brother} dearly , and is [[my]_{2411-the brother} friend]_{922-my friend} . [I]_{2411-the brother} would rather that [you]_351-violet should not speak against [him]_{7296-my father} to [me]_{2411-the brother} . "_{[2411-the brother]} " [You]_351-violet will understand , at least , that [I]_{2411-the brother} am asking nothing from [you]_351-violet because [he]_{7296-my father} wishes it . [Laura]_{344-lady laura} probably has told [you]_351-violet that [you]_351-violet may make things straight by becoming [[my]_{2411-the brother} wife]_{8524-my wife} . "_{[2411-the brother]} " [She]_{344-lady laura} has , - certainly , [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_[2412-i] " It is an argument that [she]_{344-lady laura} should never have used . It is an argument to which [you]_351-violet should not listen for a moment . Make things straight indeed ! Who can tell ? There would be very little made straight by such a marriage , if it were not that [I]_{2411-the brother} loved [you]_351-violet . [Violet]_351-violet , that is [my]_{2411-the brother} plea , and [my]_{2411-the brother} only one . [I]_{2411-the brother} love [you]_351-violet so well that [I]_{2411-the brother} do believe that if [you]_351-violet took [me]_{2411-the brother} [I]_{2411-the brother} should return to the old ways , and become as [other men]_{1050-other men} are , and be in time as respectable , as stupid , - and perhaps as ill - natured as [old Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} [herself]_{341-lady baldock} . "_{[2411-the brother]} " [[My]_{2411-the brother} poor aunt]_{8785-my poor aunt} ! "_{[2411-the brother]} " [You]_351-violet know [she]_{8785-my poor aunt} says worse things of [me]_{2411-the brother} than that . Now , [dearest]_8786-dearest , [you]_351-violet have heard all that [I]_{2411-the brother} have to say to [you]_351-violet . "_{[2411-the brother]} As [he]_2414-he spoke [he]_2414-he came close to [her]_2415-i , and put out [his]_2414-he hand , - but [she]_2415-i did not touch it . " [I]_2415-i have no other argument to use , - not a word more to say . As [I]_2415-i came here in [the cab]_{7899-the cab} [I]_2415-i was turning it over in [my]_2415-i mind that [I]_2415-i might find what best [I]_2415-i should say . But , after all , there is nothing more to be said than that . "_[2415-i] " The words make no difference , "_[2415-i] [she]_2415-i replied . " Not unless they be so uttered as to force a belief . [I]_2415-i do love [you]_351-violet . [I]_2415-i know no other reason but that why [you]_351-violet should be [[my]_2415-i wife]_{8524-my wife} . [I]_2415-i have no other excuse to offer for coming to [you]_351-violet again . [You]_351-violet are the one thing in [the world]_{756-the world} that to [me]_2415-i has any charm . Can [you]_351-violet be surprised that [I]_2415-i should be persistent in asking for it ? "_[2415-i] [He]_2416-you was looking at [her]_2415-i still with the same gaze , and there seemed to be a power in [his]_2416-you eye from which [she]_2415-i could not escape . [He]_2416-you was still standing with [his]_2416-you right hand out , as though expecting , or at least hoping , that [her]_2415-i hand might be put into [his]_2416-you . " How am [I]_2415-i to answer [you]_2416-you ? "_[2415-i] [she]_2415-i said . " With [your]_2416-you love , if [you]_2416-you can give it to [me]_2415-i . Do [you]_2416-you remember how [you]_2416-you swore once that [you]_2416-you would love [me]_2415-i for ever and always ? "_[2415-i] " [You]_2416-you should not remind [me]_2415-i of that . [I]_2415-i was [a child]_{1658-a child} then , - [a naughty child]_{8791-a naughty child} , "_[2415-i] [she]_2415-i added , smiling ; " and was put to bed for what [I]_2415-i did on that day . "_[2415-i] " Be [a child]_{1658-a child} still . "_[2415-i] " Ah , if [we]_8793-we but could ! "_[2415-i] " And have [you]_2416-you no other answer to make [me]_2415-i ? "_[2415-i] " Of course [I]_2415-i must answer [you]_2416-you . [You]_2416-you are entitled to an answer . [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , [I]_2415-i am sorry that [I]_2415-i can not give [you]_{463-lord chiltern} the love for which [you]_{463-lord chiltern} ask . "_[2415-i] " Never ? "_[2415-i] " Never . "_[2415-i] " Is it [myself]_2415-i personally , or what [you]_{463-lord chiltern} have heard of [me]_2415-i , that is so hateful to [you]_{463-lord chiltern} ? "_[2415-i] " Nothing is hateful to [me]_2415-i . [I]_2415-i have never spoken of hate . [I]_2415-i shall always feel the strongest regard for [[my]_2415-i old friend]_{8794-my old friend} and playfellow . But there are many things which [a woman]_{1381-a woman} is bound to consider before [she]_{1381-a woman} allows [herself]_{1381-a woman} so to love [a man]_{749-a man} that [she]_{1381-a woman} can consent to become [[his]_{7504-the man} wife]_{947-his wife} . "_[2415-i] " Allow [herself]_{1381-a woman} ! Then it is a matter entirely of calculation . "_[2415-i] " [I]_2415-i suppose there should be some thought in it , [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_[2415-i] There was now a pause , and [the man]_{7504-the man} 's hand was at last allowed to drop , as there came no response to the proffered grasp . [He]_{7504-the man} walked once or twice across [the room]_{7501-the room} before [he]_{7504-the man} spoke again , and then [he]_{7504-the man} stopped [himself]_{7504-the man} closely opposite to [her]_2419-her . " [I]_{7504-the man} shall never try again , "_{[7504-the man]} [he]_{7504-the man} said . " It will be better so , "_[2419-her] [she]_2419-her replied . " There is something to [me]_2419-her unmanly in [a man]_{749-a man} 's persecuting [a girl]_{858-a girl} . Just tell [Laura]_{344-lady laura} , will [you]_{344-lady laura} , that it is all over ; and [she]_{858-a girl} may as well tell [[my]_2419-her father]_{7296-my father} . Good - bye . "_[2419-her] [She]_2419-her then tendered [her]_2419-her hand to [him]_{7504-the man} , but [he]_{7504-the man} did not take it , - probably did not see it , and at once left [the room]_{7501-the room} and [the house]_{929-the house} . " And yet [I]_{344-lady laura} believe [you]_{1091-her friend} love [him]_{7504-the man} , "_{[344-lady laura]} [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} said to [[her]_{344-lady laura} friend]_{1091-her friend} in [her]_{344-lady laura} anger , when [they]_2423-they discussed the matter immediately on [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} 's departure . " [You]_{344-lady laura} have no right to say that , [Laura]_{344-lady laura} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} have a right to [my]_{344-lady laura} belief , and [I]_{344-lady laura} do believe it . [I]_{344-lady laura} think [you]_{1091-her friend} love [him]_{7504-the man} , and that [you]_{1091-her friend} lack the courage to risk [yourself]_{1091-her friend} in trying to save [him]_{7504-the man} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Is [a woman]_{1381-a woman} bound to marry [a man]_{749-a man} if [she]_{1381-a woman} love [him]_{7504-the man} ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " Yes , [she]_{1381-a woman} is , "_{[344-lady laura]} replied [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} impetuously , without thinking of what [she]_{344-lady laura} was saying ; " that is , if [she]_{1381-a woman} be convinced that [she]_{1381-a woman} also is loved . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Whatever be [the man]_{7504-the man} 's character ; - whatever be the circumstances ? Must [she]_{1381-a woman} do so , whatever [friends]_7328-friends may say to the contrary ? Is there to be no prudence in marriage ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " There may be a great deal too much prudence , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " That is true . There is certainly too much prudence if [a woman]_{1381-a woman} marries prudently , but without love . "_{[341-lady baldock]} [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} intended by this no attack upon [[her]_{341-lady baldock} friend]_{1091-her friend} , - had not had present in [her]_{341-lady baldock} mind at the moment any idea of [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} 's special prudence in marrying [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} ; but [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} felt it keenly , and knew at once that an arrow had been shot which had wounded [her]_{344-lady laura} . " [We]_8806-we shall get nothing , "_{[344-lady laura]} [she]_{344-lady laura} said , " by descending to personalities with [each other]_{7264-each other} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} meant none , [Laura]_{344-lady laura} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} suppose it is always hard , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , " for [any one person]_{8808-any one person} to judge altogether of the mind of [another]_886-another . If [I]_{344-lady laura} have said anything severe of [your]_{463-lord chiltern} refusal of [[my]_{344-lady laura} brother]_{1251-my brother} , [I]_{344-lady laura} retract it . [I]_{344-lady laura} only wish that it could have been otherwise . "_{[344-lady laura]} [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , when [he]_{463-lord chiltern} left [[[his]_{463-lord chiltern} sister]_{1119-his sister} 's house]_{2426-his sister 's house} , walked through the slush and dirt to [a haunt of [his]_{463-lord chiltern} in [the neighbourhood of [Covent Garden]_{153-covent garden}]_{2428-the neighbourhood of covent garden}]_{2427-a haunt of his in the neighbourhood of covent garden} , and there [he]_{463-lord chiltern} remained through the whole afternoon and evening . [A certain Captain Clutterbuck]_{508-captain clutterbuck} joined [him]_{463-lord chiltern} , and dined with [him]_{463-lord chiltern} . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} told nothing to [Captain Clutterbuck]_{508-captain clutterbuck} of [his]_{463-lord chiltern} sorrow , but [Captain Clutterbuck]_{508-captain clutterbuck} could see that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} was unhappy . " Let 's have another bottle of ' cham , ' "_{[508-captain clutterbuck]} said [Captain Clutterbuck]_{508-captain clutterbuck} , when [their]_2429-their dinner was nearly over . " ' Cham ' is the only thing to screw one up when one is down a peg . "_{[508-captain clutterbuck]} " [You]_{508-captain clutterbuck} can have what [you]_{508-captain clutterbuck} like , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} ; " but [I]_{463-lord chiltern} shall have some brandy - and - water . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " The worst of brandy - and - water is , that [one]_1102-one gets tired of it before the night is over , "_{[508-captain clutterbuck]} said [Captain Clutterbuck]_{508-captain clutterbuck} . Nevertheless , [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} did go down to [Peterborough]_{152-peterborough} the next day by [the hunting train]_{2394-the hunting train} , and rode [his]_{463-lord chiltern} horse [Bonebreaker]_{340-bonebreaker} so well in that famous run from [Sutton]_154-sutton springs to [Gidding]_155-gidding that after the run [young Piles]_509-piles , - of [the house of Piles]_{2431-the house of piles} , [Sarsnet]_510-sarsnet , and [Gingham]_511-gingham , - offered [him]_{463-lord chiltern} three hundred pounds for the animal . " [He]_{340-bonebreaker} is n't worth above fifty , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . " But [I]_509-piles 'll give [you]_509-piles the three hundred , "_[509-piles] said [Piles]_509-piles . " [You]_509-piles could n't ride [him]_{340-bonebreaker} if [you]_509-piles 'd got [him]_{340-bonebreaker} , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . " Oh , could n't [I]_509-piles ! "_[509-piles] said [Piles]_509-piles . But [Mr. Piles]_509-piles did not continue the conversation , contenting [himself]_509-piles with telling [[his]_509-piles friend]_{857-his friend} [Grogram]_512-grogram that that [red devil Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was as drunk as [a lord]_{2433-a lord} . CHAPTER XX The Debate on the Ballot [Phineas]_329-phineas took [his]_329-phineas seat in [the House]_{929-the house} with a consciousness of much inward trepidation of heart on that night of the ballot debate . After leaving [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} [he]_329-phineas went down to [[his]_329-phineas club]_{7415-his club} and dined alone . [Three or four men]_{2436-three or four men} came and spoke to [him]_329-phineas ; but [he]_329-phineas could not talk to [them]_{2436-three or four men} at [his]_329-phineas ease , nor did [he]_329-phineas quite know what [they]_{2436-three or four men} were saying to [him]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas was going to do something which [he]_329-phineas longed to achieve , but the very idea of which , now that it was so near to [him]_329-phineas , was a terror to [him]_329-phineas . To be in [the House]_{929-the house} and not to speak would , to [his]_329-phineas thinking , be a disgraceful failure . Indeed , [he]_329-phineas could not continue to keep [his]_329-phineas seat unless [he]_329-phineas spoke . [He]_329-phineas had been put [there]_7300-there that [he]_329-phineas might speak . [He]_329-phineas would speak . Of course [he]_329-phineas would speak . Had [he]_329-phineas not already been conspicuous almost as [a boy orator]_{2439-a boy orator} ? And yet , at this moment [he]_329-phineas did not know whether [he]_329-phineas was eating mutton or beef , or who was standing opposite to [him]_329-phineas and talking to [him]_329-phineas , so much was [he]_329-phineas in dread of the ordeal which [he]_329-phineas had prepared for [himself]_329-phineas . As [he]_329-phineas went down to [the House]_{929-the house} after dinner , [he]_329-phineas almost made up [his]_329-phineas mind that it would be a good thing to leave [London]_6-london by one of [the night mail trains]_{2441-the night mail trains} . [He]_329-phineas felt [himself]_329-phineas to be stiff and stilted as [he]_329-phineas walked , and that [his]_329-phineas clothes were uneasy to [him]_329-phineas . When [he]_329-phineas turned into [Westminster Hall]_{2442-westminster hall} [he]_329-phineas regretted more keenly than ever [he]_329-phineas had done that [he]_329-phineas had seceded from the keeping of [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} . [He]_329-phineas could , [he]_329-phineas thought , have spoken very well in [court]_2443-court , and would there have learned that self - confidence which now failed [him]_329-phineas so terribly . It was , however , too late to think of that . [He]_329-phineas could only go in and take [his]_329-phineas seat . [He]_329-phineas went in and took [his]_329-phineas seat , and [the chamber]_{2444-the chamber} seemed to [him]_329-phineas to be mysteriously large , as though benches were crowded over benches , and galleries over [galleries]_{2445-galleries} . [He]_329-phineas had been long enough in [the House]_{929-the house} to have lost the original awe inspired by [the Speaker]_{8305-the speaker} and [the clerks of [the House]_{929-the house}]_{2448-the clerks of the house} , by the row of [Ministers]_{2450-ministers} , and by the unequalled importance of [the place]_{1437-the place} . On ordinary occasions [he]_329-phineas could saunter in and out , and whisper at [his]_329-phineas ease to [a neighbour]_{2452-a neighbour} . But on this occasion [he]_329-phineas went direct to the bench on which [he]_329-phineas ordinarily sat , and began at once to rehearse to [himself]_329-phineas [his]_329-phineas speech . [He]_329-phineas had in truth been doing this all day , in spite of the effort that [he]_329-phineas had made to rid [himself]_329-phineas of all memory of the occasion . [He]_329-phineas had been collecting the heads of [his]_329-phineas speech while [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} had been talking to [him]_329-phineas , and refreshing [his]_329-phineas quotations in the presence of [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} and the dumb - bells . [He]_329-phineas had taxed [his]_329-phineas memory and [his]_329-phineas intellect with various tasks , which , as [he]_329-phineas feared , would not adjust themselves one with another . [He]_329-phineas had learned the headings of [his]_329-phineas speech , - so that one heading might follow the other , and nothing be forgotten . And [he]_329-phineas had learned verbatim the words which [he]_329-phineas intended to utter under each heading , - with a hope that if any one compact part should be destroyed or injured in its compactness by treachery of memory , or by the course of the debate , each other compact part might be there in its entirety , ready for use ; - or at least so many of the compact parts as treachery of memory and the accidents of the debate might leave to [him]_329-phineas ; so that [his]_329-phineas speech might be like a vessel , watertight in its various compartments , that would float by the buoyancy of its stern and bow , even though the hold should be waterlogged . But this use of [his]_329-phineas composed words , even though [he]_329-phineas should be able to carry it through , would not complete [his]_329-phineas work ; - for it would be [his]_329-phineas duty to answer in [some sort those who had gone before [him]_329-phineas]_{2453-some sort those who had gone before him} , and in order to do this [he]_329-phineas must be able to insert , without any prearrangement of words or ideas , little intercalatory parts between those compact masses of argument with which [he]_329-phineas had been occupying [himself]_329-phineas for many laborious hours . As [he]_329-phineas looked round upon [the House]_{929-the house} and perceived that everything was dim before [him]_329-phineas , that all [his]_329-phineas original awe of [the House]_{929-the house} had returned , and with it a present quaking fear that made [him]_329-phineas feel the pulsations of [his]_329-phineas own heart , [he]_329-phineas became painfully aware that the task [he]_329-phineas had prepared for [himself]_329-phineas was too great . [He]_329-phineas should , on this the occasion of [his]_329-phineas rising to [his]_329-phineas maiden legs , have either prepared for [himself]_329-phineas a short general speech , which could indeed have done little for [his]_329-phineas credit in [the House]_{929-the house} , but which might have served to carry off the novelty of the thing , and have introduced [him]_329-phineas to the sound of [his]_329-phineas own voice within those walls , - or [he]_329-phineas should have trusted to what [his]_329-phineas wit and spirit would produce for [him]_329-phineas on the spur of the moment , and not have burdened [himself]_329-phineas with a huge exercise of memory . During the presentation of a few petitions [he]_329-phineas tried to repeat to [himself]_329-phineas the first of [his]_329-phineas compact parts , - a compact part on which , as it might certainly be brought into use let the debate have gone as it might , [he]_329-phineas had expended great care . [He]_329-phineas had flattered [himself]_329-phineas that there was something of real strength in [his]_329-phineas words as [he]_329-phineas repeated them to [himself]_329-phineas in the comfortable seclusion of [[his]_329-phineas own room]_{2457-his own room} , and [he]_329-phineas had made them so ready to [his]_329-phineas tongue that [he]_329-phineas thought it to be impossible that [he]_329-phineas should forget even an intonation . Now [he]_329-phineas found that [he]_329-phineas could not remember the first phrases without unloosing and looking at a small roll of paper which [he]_329-phineas held furtively in [his]_329-phineas hand . What was the good of looking at it ? [He]_329-phineas would forget it again in the next moment . [He]_329-phineas had intended to satisfy [the most eager of [[his]_329-phineas friends]_{750-his friends} , and to astound [[his]_329-phineas opponents]_{2460-his opponents}]_{2458-the most eager of his friends , and to astound his opponents} . As it was , [no one]_{939-no one} would be satisfied , - and none astounded but [[they]_2462-they who had trusted in [him]_329-phineas]_{2463-they who had trusted in him} . The debate began , and if the leisure afforded by a long and tedious speech could have served [him]_329-phineas , [he]_329-phineas might have had leisure enough . [He]_329-phineas tried at first to follow all that [this advocate for the ballot]_{2464-this advocate for the ballot} might say , hoping thence to acquire the impetus of strong interest ; but [he]_329-phineas soon wearied of the work , and began to long that the speech might be ended , although the period of [his]_329-phineas own martyrdom would thereby be brought nearer to [him]_329-phineas . At half - past seven [so many members]_{2465-so many members} had deserted [their]_{2465-so many members} seats , that [Phineas]_329-phineas began to think that [he]_329-phineas might be saved all further pains by a " count out . "_{[329-phineas]} [He]_329-phineas reckoned [the members present]_{2466-the members present} and found that [they]_{2466-the members present} were below the mystic forty , - first by two , then by four , by five , by seven , and at one time by eleven . It was not for [him]_329-phineas to ask [the Speaker]_{8305-the speaker} to count [the House]_{929-the house} , but [he]_329-phineas wondered that [no one else]_{7523-no one else} should do so . And yet , as the idea of this termination to the night 's work came upon [him]_329-phineas , and as [he]_329-phineas thought of [his]_329-phineas lost labour , [he]_329-phineas almost took courage again , - almost dreaded rather than wished for the interference of [some malicious member]_{2470-some malicious member} . But there was [no malicious member then present]_{2471-no malicious member then present} , or else it was known that [Lords of the Treasury]_{2472-lords of the treasury} and [Lords of the Admiralty]_{2473-lords of the admiralty} would flock in during [the Speaker]_{8305-the speaker} 's ponderous counting , - and thus the slow length of the ballot - [lover]_2475-lover 's verbosity was permitted to evolve itself without interruption . At eight o'clock [he]_329-phineas had completed [his]_329-phineas catalogue of illustrations , and immediately [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} rose from the Treasury bench to explain the grounds on which [the Government]_{54-the government} must decline to support the motion before [the House]_{32-the house} . [Phineas]_329-phineas was aware that [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} intended to speak , and was aware also that [his]_{346-mr. monk} speech would be very short . " [My]_{346-mr. monk} idea is , "_{[346-mr. monk]} [he]_{346-mr. monk} had said to [Phineas]_329-phineas , " that [every man possessed of the franchise]_{8812-every man possessed of the franchise} should dare to have and to express a political opinion of [his]_{8812-every man possessed of the franchise} own ; that otherwise the franchise is not worth having ; and that [men]_1025-men will learn that when all so dare , no evil can come from such daring . As the ballot would make any courage of that kind unnecessary , [I]_{346-mr. monk} dislike the ballot . [I]_{346-mr. monk} shall confine [myself]_{346-mr. monk} to that , and leave the illustration to [younger debaters]_{8814-younger debaters} . "_{[346-mr. monk]} [Phineas]_329-phineas also had been informed that [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} would reply to [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , with the purpose of crushing [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} into dust , and [Phineas]_329-phineas had prepared [his]_329-phineas speech with something of an intention of subsequently crushing [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} . [He]_329-phineas knew , however , that [he]_329-phineas could not command [his]_329-phineas opportunity . There was the chapter of accidents to which [he]_329-phineas must accommodate [himself]_329-phineas ; but such had been [his]_329-phineas programme for the evening . [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} made [his]_{346-mr. monk} speech , - and though [he]_{346-mr. monk} was short , [he]_{346-mr. monk} was very fiery and energetic . Quick as lightning words of wrath and scorn flew from [him]_{346-mr. monk} , in which [he]_{346-mr. monk} painted the cowardice , the meanness , the falsehood of the ballot . " The ballot - box , "_{[346-mr. monk]} [he]_{346-mr. monk} said , " was the grave of all true political opinion . "_{[346-mr. monk]} Though [he]_{346-mr. monk} spoke hardly for ten minutes , [he]_{346-mr. monk} seemed to say more than enough , ten times enough , to slaughter the argument of [the former speaker]_{2476-the former speaker} . At every hot word as it fell [Phineas]_329-phineas was driven to regret that a paragraph of [his]_329-phineas own was taken away from [him]_329-phineas , and that [his]_329-phineas choicest morsels of standing ground were being cut from under [his]_329-phineas feet . When [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} sat down , [Phineas]_329-phineas felt that [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} had said all that [he]_{346-mr. monk} , [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , had intended to say . Then [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} rose slowly from the bench below the gangway . With [a speaker so frequent and so famous as [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull}]_{2477-a speaker so frequent and so famous as mr. turnbull} no hurry is necessary . [He]_{339-mr. turnbull} is sure to have [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} opportunity . [The Speaker]_{8305-the speaker} 's eye is ever travelling to the accustomed spots . [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} rose slowly and began [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} oration very mildly . " There was nothing , "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} said , " that [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} admired so much as the poetic imagery and the high - flown sentiment of [[his]_{339-mr. turnbull} right honourable friend [the member for [West Bromwich]_{156-west bromwich}]_{8816-the member for west bromwich}]_{8815-his right honourable friend the member for west bromwich} , "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} - [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} sat for [West Bromwich]_{156-west bromwich} , - " unless it were the stubborn facts and unanswered arguments of [[his]_{339-mr. turnbull} honourable friend]_{8817-his honourable friend} who had brought forward this motion . "_{[346-mr. monk]} Then [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} proceeded after [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} fashion to crush [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . [He]_{339-mr. turnbull} was very prosaic , very clear both in voice and language , very harsh , and very unscrupulous . [He]_{339-mr. turnbull} and [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} had been joined together in politics for over twenty years ; - but [one]_1102-one would have thought , from [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} 's words , that [they]_2480-they had been the bitterest of [enemies]_2481-enemies . [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} was taunted with [[his]_{346-mr. monk} office]_{8104-his office} , taunted with [his]_{346-mr. monk} desertion of [the liberal party]_{7737-the liberal party} , taunted with [his]_{346-mr. monk} ambition , - and taunted with [his]_{346-mr. monk} lack of ambition . " [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} once thought , "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} said [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , - " nay , not long ago [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} thought , that [he]_{346-mr. monk} and [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} would have fought this battle for [the people]_{731-the people} , shoulder to shoulder , and knee to knee ; - but [he]_{346-mr. monk} has preferred that the knee next to [his]_{346-mr. monk} own shall wear a garter , and that the shoulder which supports [him]_{346-mr. monk} shall be decked with a blue ribbon , - as shoulders , [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} presume , are decked in those closet conferences which are called Cabinets . "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} Just after this , while [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} was still going on with a variety of illustrations drawn from [the United States]_{105-the united states} , [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} stepped across the benches up to the place where [Phineas]_329-phineas was sitting , and whispered a few words into [his]_329-phineas ear . " [Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} is prepared to answer [Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , and wishes to do it . [I]_{364-barrington erle} told [him]_{408-mr. bonteen} that [I]_{364-barrington erle} thought [you]_{339-mr. turnbull} should have the opportunity , if [you]_{339-mr. turnbull} wish it . "_{[364-barrington erle]} [Phineas]_329-phineas was not ready with a reply to [Erle]_{364-barrington erle} at the spur of the moment . " [Somebody]_{1569-somebody} told [me]_{364-barrington erle} , "_{[364-barrington erle]} continued [Erle]_{364-barrington erle} , " that [you]_{339-mr. turnbull} had said that [you]_{339-mr. turnbull} would like to speak to - night . "_{[364-barrington erle]} " So [I]_329-phineas did , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Shall [I]_329-phineas tell [Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} that [you]_{339-mr. turnbull} will do it ? "_{[329-phineas]} [The chamber]_{2444-the chamber} seemed to swim round before [[our]_2485-our hero]_{1068-our hero} 's eyes . [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} was still going on with [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} clear , loud , unpleasant voice , but there was no knowing how long [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} might go on . Upon [Phineas]_329-phineas , if [he]_329-phineas should now consent , might devolve the duty , within ten minutes , within three minutes , of rising there before [a full House]_{2487-a full house} to defend [[his]_329-phineas great friend]_{2488-his great friend} , [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , from a gross personal attack . Was it fit that [such a novice]_{2489-such a novice} as [he]_{2489-such a novice} should undertake such a work as that ? Were [he]_{2489-such a novice} to do so , all that speech which [he]_{2489-such a novice} had prepared , with its various self - floating parts , must go for nothing . The task was exactly that which , of all tasks , [he]_{2489-such a novice} would best like to have accomplished , and to have accomplished well . But if [he]_{2489-such a novice} should fail ! And [he]_{2489-such a novice} felt that [he]_{2489-such a novice} would fail . For such work [a man]_{749-a man} should have all [his]_{749-a man} senses about [him]_{749-a man} , - [his]_{749-a man} full courage , perfect confidence , something almost approaching to contempt for listening [opponents]_{2491-opponents} , and nothing of fear in regard to [listening friends]_{2492-listening friends} . [He]_{749-a man} should be as a cock in [[his]_{749-a man} own farmyard]_{2493-his own farmyard} , master of all the circumstances around [him]_{749-a man} . But [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas had not even as yet heard the sound of [his]_329-phineas own voice in [that room]_{2494-that room} . At this moment , so confused was [he]_329-phineas , that [he]_329-phineas did not know where sat [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , and where [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} . All was confused , and there arose as it were a sound of waters in [his]_329-phineas ears , and a feeling as of a great hell around [him]_329-phineas . " [I]_329-phineas had rather wait , "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas said at last . " [Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} had better reply . "_{[329-phineas]} [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} looked into [his]_329-phineas face , and then stepping back across the benches , told [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} that the opportunity was [his]_329-phineas . [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} continued speaking quite long enough to give [poor Phineas]_329-phineas time for repentance ; but repentance was of no use . [He]_329-phineas had decided against [himself]_329-phineas , and [his]_329-phineas decision could not be reversed . [He]_329-phineas would have left [the House]_{929-the house} , only it seemed to [him]_329-phineas that had [he]_329-phineas done so [every one]_{8336-every one} would look at [him]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas drew [his]_329-phineas hat down over [his]_329-phineas eyes , and remained in [his]_329-phineas place , hating [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} , hating [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} , hating [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , - but hating [no one]_{939-no one} so much as [he]_329-phineas hated [himself]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas had disgraced [himself]_329-phineas for ever and could never recover the occasion which [he]_329-phineas had lost . [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} 's speech was in no way remarkable . [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , [he]_{346-mr. monk} said , had done the State good service by adding [his]_{346-mr. monk} wisdom and patriotism to [the Cabinet]_{78-the cabinet} . The sort of argument which [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} used to prove that [a man who has gained credit as a legislator]_{2498-a man who has gained credit as a legislator} should in process of time become [a member of the executive]_{2499-a member of the executive} , is trite and common , and was not used by [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} with any special force . [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} was glib of tongue and possessed that familiarity with the place which poor [Phineas]_329-phineas had lacked so sorely . There was one moment , however , which was terrible to [Phineas]_329-phineas . As soon as [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} had shown the purpose for which [he]_{408-mr. bonteen} was on [his]_{408-mr. bonteen} legs , [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} looked round at [Phineas]_329-phineas , as though in reproach . [He]_{346-mr. monk} had expected that this work should fall into the hands of [one who would perform it with more warmth of heart than could be expected from [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen}]_{2500-one who would perform it with more warmth of heart than could be expected from mr. bonteen} . When [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} ceased , two or three other short speeches were made and [members]_7760-members fired off [their]_7760-members little guns . [Phineas]_329-phineas having lost so great an opportunity , would not now consent to accept one that should be comparatively valueless . Then there came a division . The motion was lost by a large majority , - by any number [you]_2502-you might choose to name , as [Phineas]_329-phineas had said to [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} ; but in that there was no triumph to [the poor wretch who had failed through fear]_{2503-the poor wretch who had failed through fear} , and who was now a coward in [his]_{2503-the poor wretch who had failed through fear} own esteem . [He]_{408-mr. bonteen} left [the House]_{929-the house} alone , carefully avoiding all speech with [any one]_{7313-any one} . As [he]_{408-mr. bonteen} came out [he]_{408-mr. bonteen} had seen [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} in [the lobby]_{1211-the lobby} , but [he]_{408-mr. bonteen} had gone on without pausing a moment , so that [he]_{408-mr. bonteen} might avoid [[his]_{408-mr. bonteen} friend]_{857-his friend} . And when [he]_{408-mr. bonteen} was out in [Palace Yard]_{157-palace yard} , where was [he]_{408-mr. bonteen} to go next ? [He]_{408-mr. bonteen} looked at [his]_{408-mr. bonteen} watch , and found that it was just ten . [He]_{408-mr. bonteen} did not dare to go to [[his]_{408-mr. bonteen} club]_{7415-his club} , and it was impossible for [him]_{408-mr. bonteen} to go [home]_754-home and to bed . [He]_{408-mr. bonteen} was very miserable , and nothing would comfort [him]_{408-mr. bonteen} but sympathy . Was there [any one who would listen to [his]_{408-mr. bonteen} abuse of [himself]_{408-mr. bonteen} , and would then answer [him]_{408-mr. bonteen} with kindly apologies for [his]_{408-mr. bonteen} own weakness]_{2510-any one who would listen to his abuse of himself , and would then answer him with kindly apologies for his own weakness} ? [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} would do it if [she]_{333-mrs. bunce} knew how , but sympathy from [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} would hardly avail . There was but [one person in [the world]_{756-the world} to whom [he]_{408-mr. bonteen} could tell [his]_{408-mr. bonteen} own humiliation with any hope of comfort]_{2511-one person in the world to whom he could tell his own humiliation with any hope of comfort} , and [that person]_{2513-that person} was [Lady Laura Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} . Sympathy from [any man]_{1023-any man} would have been distasteful to [him]_{408-mr. bonteen} . [He]_{408-mr. bonteen} had thought for a moment of flinging [himself]_{408-mr. bonteen} at [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's feet and telling all [his]_{408-mr. bonteen} weakness ; - but [he]_{408-mr. bonteen} could not have endured pity even from [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . It was not to be endured from [any man]_{1023-any man} . [He]_{408-mr. bonteen} thought that [Lady Laura Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} would be at [home]_754-home , and probably alone . [He]_{408-mr. bonteen} knew , at any rate , that [he]_{408-mr. bonteen} might be allowed to knock at [her]_{344-lady laura} door , even at that hour . [He]_{408-mr. bonteen} had left [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} in [the House]_{929-the house} , and there [he]_{408-mr. bonteen} would probably remain for the next hour . There was [no man]_{7759-no man} more constant than [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} in seeing the work of the day , - or of the night , - to its end . [So Phineas]_329-phineas walked up [Victoria Street]_{158-victoria street} , and from thence into [Grosvenor Place]_{144-grosvenor place} , and knocked at [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} 's door . " Yes ; [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} was at [home]_754-home ; and alone . "_{[408-mr. bonteen]} [He]_{408-mr. bonteen} was shown up into [the drawing - room]_{1115-the drawing - room} , and there [he]_{408-mr. bonteen} found [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} waiting for [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} . " So the great debate is over , "_{[344-lady laura]} [she]_{344-lady laura} said , with as much of irony as [she]_{344-lady laura} knew how to throw into the epithet . " Yes ; it is over . "_{[344-lady laura]} " And what have [they]_8821-they done , - [those leviathans of [the people]_{731-the people}]_{8822-those leviathans of the people} ? "_{[344-lady laura]} Then [Phineas]_329-phineas told [her]_{344-lady laura} what was [the majority]_{2521-the majority} . " Is there anything the matter with [you]_329-phineas , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ? "_{[344-lady laura]} [she]_{344-lady laura} said , looking at [him]_329-phineas suddenly . " Are [you]_329-phineas not well ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " Yes ; [I]_{344-lady laura} am very well . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Will [you]_329-phineas not sit down ? There is something wrong , [I]_{344-lady laura} know . What is it ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} have simply been [the greatest idiot]_{8824-the greatest idiot} , [the greatest coward]_{8825-the greatest coward} , [the most awkward ass that ever lived]_{8826-the most awkward ass that ever lived} ! "_{[344-lady laura]} " What do [you]_329-phineas mean ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} do not know why [I]_{344-lady laura} should come to tell [you]_329-phineas of it at this hour at night , but [I]_{344-lady laura} have come that [I]_{344-lady laura} might tell [you]_329-phineas . Probably because there is [no one else in [the whole world]_{8828-the whole world}]_{8827-no one else in the whole world} who would not laugh at [me]_{344-lady laura} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " At any rate , [I]_{344-lady laura} shall not laugh at [you]_329-phineas , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " But [you]_329-phineas will despise [me]_{344-lady laura} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " That [I]_{344-lady laura} am sure [I]_{344-lady laura} shall not do . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [You]_329-phineas can not help it . [I]_{344-lady laura} despise [myself]_{344-lady laura} . For years [I]_{344-lady laura} have placed before [myself]_{344-lady laura} the ambition of speaking in [the House of Commons]_{1033-the house of commons} ; - for years [I]_{344-lady laura} have been thinking whether there would ever come to [me]_{344-lady laura} an opportunity of making [myself]_{344-lady laura} heard in that assembly , which [I]_{344-lady laura} consider to be the first in [the world]_{756-the world} . To - day the opportunity has been offered to [me]_{344-lady laura} , - and , though the motion was nothing , the opportunity was great . The subject was one on which [I]_{344-lady laura} was thoroughly prepared . The manner in which [I]_{344-lady laura} was summoned was most flattering to [me]_{344-lady laura} . [I]_{344-lady laura} was especially called on to perform a task which was most congenial to [my]_{344-lady laura} feelings ; - and [I]_{344-lady laura} declined because [I]_{344-lady laura} was afraid . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [You]_329-phineas had thought too much about it , [[my]_{344-lady laura} friend]_{922-my friend} , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " Too much or too little , what does it matter ? "_{[329-phineas]} replied [Phineas]_329-phineas , in despair . " There is the fact . [I]_329-phineas could not do it . Do [you]_329-phineas remember the story of [Conachar]_513-conachar in [the ' Fair Maid of [Perth]_159-perth]_{8832-the ' fair maid of perth} ; ' - how [his]_513-conachar heart refused to give [him]_513-conachar blood enough to fight ? [He]_513-conachar had been suckled with the milk of [a timid creature]_{8833-a timid creature} , and , though [he]_513-conachar could die , there was none of the strength of manhood in [him]_513-conachar . It is about the same thing with [me]_329-phineas , [I]_329-phineas take it . "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} do not think [you]_2522-he are at all like [Conachar]_513-conachar , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " [I]_{344-lady laura} am equally disgraced , and [I]_{344-lady laura} must perish after the same fashion . [I]_{344-lady laura} shall apply for the Chiltern Hundreds in a day or two . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [You]_2522-he will do nothing of the kind , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , getting up from [her]_{344-lady laura} chair and coming towards [him]_2522-he . " [You]_2522-he shall not leave [this room]_{8834-this room} till [you]_2522-he have promised [me]_{344-lady laura} that [you]_2522-he will do nothing of the kind . [I]_{344-lady laura} do not know as yet what has occurred to - night ; but [I]_{344-lady laura} do know that that modesty which has kept [you]_2522-he silent is more often a grace than a disgrace . "_{[344-lady laura]} This was the kind of sympathy which [he]_2522-he wanted , [She]_{344-lady laura} drew [her]_{344-lady laura} chair nearer to [him]_2522-he , and then [he]_2522-he explained to [her]_{344-lady laura} as accurately as [he]_2522-he could what had taken place in [the House]_{929-the house} on this evening , - how [he]_2522-he had prepared [his]_2522-he speech , how [he]_2522-he had felt that [his]_2522-he preparation was vain , how [he]_2522-he perceived from the course of the debate that if [he]_2522-he spoke at all [his]_2522-he speech must be very different from what [he]_2522-he had first intended ; how [he]_2522-he had declined to take upon [himself]_2522-he a task which seemed to require so close a knowledge of the ways of [the House]_{929-the house} and of the temper of [the men]_{2525-the men} , as the defence of [such a man as [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk}]_{2526-such a man as mr. monk} . In accusing [himself]_2522-he [he]_2522-he , unconsciously , excused [himself]_2522-he , and [his]_2522-he excuse , in [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} 's ears , was more valid than [his]_2522-he accusation . " And [you]_2522-he would give it all up for that ? "_{[344-lady laura]} [she]_{344-lady laura} said . " Yes ; [I]_{344-lady laura} think [I]_{344-lady laura} ought . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_2522-he have very little doubt but that [you]_2522-he were right in allowing [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} to undertake such a task . [I]_2522-he should simply explain to [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} that [you]_{346-mr. monk} felt too keen an interest in [his]_{346-mr. monk} welfare to stand up as [an untried member]_{8835-an untried member} in [his]_{346-mr. monk} defence . It is not , [I]_2522-he think , the work for [a man who is not at [home]_754-home in [the House]_{929-the house}]_{8836-a man who is not at home in the house} . [I]_2522-he am sure [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} will feel this , and [I]_2522-he am quite certain that [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} will think that [you]_{346-mr. monk} have been right . "_[2522-he] " [I]_2527-her do not care what [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} may think . "_[2527-her] " Why do [you]_2522-he say that , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ? That is not courteous . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Simply because [I]_2522-he care so much what [[Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} 's wife]_{8839-mr. kennedy 's wife} may think . [Your]_{346-mr. monk} opinion is all in all to [me]_2522-he , - only that [I]_2522-he know [you]_{346-mr. monk} are too kind to [me]_2522-he . "_[2522-he] " [He]_{968-her husband} would not be too kind to [you]_{346-mr. monk} . [He]_{968-her husband} is never too kind to [any one]_{7313-any one} . [He]_{968-her husband} is justice itself . "_[2527-her] [Phineas]_329-phineas , as [he]_329-phineas heard the tones of [her]_2527-her voice , could not but feel that there was in [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} 's words something of an accusation against [[her]_2527-her husband]_{968-her husband} . " [I]_329-phineas hate justice , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " [I]_329-phineas know that justice would condemn [me]_329-phineas . But love and friendship know nothing of justice . The value of love is that it overlooks faults , and forgives even crimes . "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} , at any rate , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , " will forgive the crime of [your]_{346-mr. monk} silence in [the House]_{929-the house} . [My]_{344-lady laura} strong belief in [your]_{346-mr. monk} success will not be in the least affected by what [you]_{346-mr. monk} tell [me]_{344-lady laura} of [your]_{346-mr. monk} failure to - night . [You]_{346-mr. monk} must await another opportunity ; and , if possible , [you]_{346-mr. monk} should be less anxious as to [your]_{346-mr. monk} own performance . There is [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} . "_{[344-lady laura]} As [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} spoke the last words , there was a sound of [a carriage]_{2529-a carriage} stopping in [the street]_{2530-the street} , and the front door was immediately opened . " [She]_{341-lady baldock} is staying [here]_1224-here , but has been dining with [[her]_{341-lady baldock} uncle]_{8843-her uncle} , [Admiral Effingham]_{514-admiral effingham} . "_{[344-lady laura]} Then [Violet Effingham]_351-violet entered [the room]_{7501-the room} , rolled up in pretty white furs , and silk cloaks , and lace shawls . " Here is [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , come to tell [us]_8844-us of the debate about the ballot . "_[351-violet] " [I]_351-violet do n't care twopence about the ballot , "_[351-violet] said [Violet]_351-violet , as [she]_351-violet put out [her]_351-violet hand to [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Are [we]_8844-us going to have [a new iron fleet]_{8845-a new iron fleet} built ? That 's the question . "_[351-violet] " [Sir Simeon]_{515-sir simeon} has come out strong to - night , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " There is no political question of any importance except the question of [the iron fleet]_{8846-the iron fleet} , "_[351-violet] said [Violet]_351-violet . " [I]_351-violet am quite sure of that , and so , if [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas can tell [me]_351-violet nothing about [the iron fleet]_{8846-the iron fleet} , [I]_351-violet 'll go to bed . "_[351-violet] " [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} will tell [you]_{344-lady laura} everything when [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} comes [home]_754-home , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Oh , [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} ! [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} never tells [one]_1102-one anything . [I]_329-phineas doubt whether [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} thinks that [any woman]_{7628-any woman} knows the meaning of the British Constitution . "_{[329-phineas]} " Do [you]_{344-lady laura} know what it means , [Violet]_351-violet ? "_{[344-lady laura]} asked [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " To be sure [I]_{344-lady laura} do . It is liberty to growl about [the iron fleet]_{8846-the iron fleet} , or the ballot , or the taxes , or [the peers]_{8852-the peers} , or [the bishops]_{8853-the bishops} , - or anything else , except [the House of Commons]_{55-the house of commons} . That 's the British Constitution . Good - night , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . "_{[344-lady laura]} " What [a beautiful creature]_{8854-a beautiful creature} [she]_{8854-a beautiful creature} is ! "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Yes , indeed , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " And full of wit and grace and pleasantness . [I]_{344-lady laura} do not wonder at [[your]_329-phineas brother]_{7311-your brother} 's choice . "_{[344-lady laura]} It will be remembered that this was said on the day before [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} had made [his]_{463-lord chiltern} offer for the third time . " [Poor Oswald]_516-oswald ! [he]_{7311-your brother} does not know as yet that [she]_{8854-a beautiful creature} is in [town]_7455-town . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} After that [Phineas]_329-phineas went , not wishing to await the return of [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . [He]_329-phineas had felt that [Violet Effingham]_351-violet had come into [the room]_{7501-the room} just in time to remedy a great difficulty . [He]_329-phineas did not wish to speak of [his]_329-phineas love to [a married woman]_{8505-a married woman} , - to [the wife of [the man who called [him]_329-phineas [friend]_2536-friend]_{2535-the man who called him friend}]_{2534-the wife of the man who called him friend} , - to [a woman who [he]_329-phineas felt sure would have rebuked [him]_329-phineas]_{2537-a woman who he felt sure would have rebuked him} . But [he]_329-phineas could hardly have restrained [himself]_329-phineas had not [Miss Effingham]_351-violet been [there]_7300-there . But as [he]_329-phineas went [home]_754-home [he]_329-phineas thought more of [Miss Effingham]_351-violet than [he]_329-phineas did of [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} ; and [I]_0-i think that the voice of [Miss Effingham]_351-violet had done almost as much towards comforting [him]_329-phineas as had the kindness of [the other]_{7702-the other} . At any rate , [he]_329-phineas had been comforted . CHAPTER XXI " Do be punctual "_[351-violet] On the very morning after [his]_329-phineas failure in [the House of Commons]_{1033-the house of commons} , when [Phineas]_329-phineas was reading in the Telegraph , - [he]_329-phineas took the Telegraph not from choice but for economy , - the words of that debate which [he]_329-phineas had heard and in which [he]_329-phineas should have taken a part , a most unwelcome visit was paid to [him]_329-phineas . It was near eleven , and the breakfast things were still on the table . [He]_329-phineas was at this time on [a Committee of [the House]_{929-the house}]_{2542-a committee of the house} with reference to the use of potted peas in [the army]_{2544-the army} and navy , at which [he]_329-phineas had sat once , - at a preliminary meeting , - and in reference to which [he]_329-phineas had already resolved that as [he]_329-phineas had failed so frightfully in debate , [he]_329-phineas would certainly do [his]_329-phineas duty to the utmost in the more easy but infinitely more tedious work of the Committee Room . [The Committee]_{2545-the committee} met at twelve , and [he]_329-phineas intended to walk down to [the Reform Club]_{7391-the reform club} , and then to [the House]_{929-the house} . [He]_329-phineas had just completed [his]_329-phineas reading of the debate and of [the leaders in [the Telegraph]_{2549-the telegraph} on the subject]_{2548-the leaders in the telegraph on the subject} . [He]_329-phineas had told [himself]_329-phineas how little [the writer of the article]_{2550-the writer of the article} knew about [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , how little about [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , and how little about [the people]_{731-the people} , - such being [his]_329-phineas own ideas as to the qualifications of [the writer of that leading article]_{2552-the writer of that leading article} , - and was about to start . But [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} arrested [him]_329-phineas by telling [him]_329-phineas that there was [a man below who wanted to see [him]_329-phineas]_{2553-a man below who wanted to see him} . " What sort of [a man]_{749-a man} , [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} ? "_{[333-mrs. bunce]} " [He]_{2553-a man below who wanted to see him} ai n't [a gentleman]_{1306-a gentleman} , [sir]_8579-sir . "_{[333-mrs. bunce]} " Did [he]_{2553-a man below who wanted to see him} give [his]_{2553-a man below who wanted to see him} name ? "_{[333-mrs. bunce]} " [He]_{2553-a man below who wanted to see him} did not , [sir]_8579-sir ; but [I]_329-phineas know it 's about money . [I]_329-phineas know the ways of [them]_8861-them so well . [I]_329-phineas 've seen [this one]_{8862-this one} 's face before somewhere . "_{[329-phineas]} " [You]_329-phineas had better show [him]_{7504-the man} up , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas knew well the business on which [the man]_{7504-the man} was come . [The man]_{7504-the man} wanted money for that bill which [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had sent afloat , and which [Phineas]_329-phineas had endorsed . [Phineas]_329-phineas had never as yet fallen so deeply into troubles of money as to make it necessary that [he]_329-phineas need refuse [himself]_329-phineas to [any callers on that score]_{2556-any callers on that score} , and [he]_329-phineas did not choose to do so now . Nevertheless [he]_329-phineas most heartily wished that [he]_329-phineas had left [[his]_329-phineas lodgings]_{7887-his lodgings} for [the club]_{976-the club} before [the man]_{7504-the man} had come . This was not the first [he]_329-phineas had heard of the bill being overdue and unpaid . The bill had been brought to [him]_329-phineas noted a month since , and then [he]_329-phineas had simply told [the youth who brought it]_{2560-the youth who brought it} that [he]_329-phineas would see [Mr. Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} and have the matter settled . [He]_329-phineas had spoken to [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , and [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had simply assured [him]_329-phineas that all should be made right in two days , - or , at furthest , by the end of a week . Since that time [he]_329-phineas had observed that [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} had been somewhat shy of speaking to [him]_329-phineas when [no others]_{2563-no others} were with [them]_2564-them . [Phineas]_329-phineas would not have alluded to the bill had [he]_329-phineas and [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} been alone together ; but [he]_329-phineas had been quick enough to guess from [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} 's manner that the matter was not settled . Now , no doubt , serious trouble was about to commence . [The visitor]_{8434-the visitor} was [a little man with grey hair and a white cravat , some sixty years of age]_{2567-a little man with grey hair and a white cravat , some sixty years of age} , dressed in black , with a very decent hat , - which , on entering [the room]_{7501-the room} , [he]_{2567-a little man with grey hair and a white cravat , some sixty years of age} at once put down on the nearest chair , - with reference to whom , [any judge on the subject]_{2569-any judge on the subject} would have concurred at first sight in the decision pronounced by [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} , though none but [a judge very well used to sift the causes of [his]_{2567-a little man with grey hair and a white cravat , some sixty years of age} own conclusions]_{2570-a judge very well used to sift the causes of his own conclusions} could have given the reasons for that early decision . " [He]_{7504-the man} ai n't [a gentleman]_{1306-a gentleman} , "_{[333-mrs. bunce]} [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} had said . And [the man]_{7504-the man} certainly was not [a gentleman]_{1306-a gentleman} . [The old man in the white cravat]_{2573-the old man in the white cravat} was very neatly dressed , and carried [himself]_{2573-the old man in the white cravat} without any of that humility which betrays [one class of uncertified aspirants to gentility]_{2574-one class of uncertified aspirants to gentility} , or of that assumed arrogance which is at once fatal to [another class]_{2575-another class} . But , nevertheless , [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} had seen at a glance that [he]_{7504-the man} was not [a gentleman]_{1306-a gentleman} , - had seen , moreover , that [such a man]_{892-such a man} could have come only upon one mission . [She]_{333-mrs. bunce} was right there too . [This visitor]_{2578-this visitor} had come about money . " About this bill , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , "_{[8434-the visitor]} said [the visitor]_{8434-the visitor} , proceeding to take out of [his]_{8434-the visitor} breast coat - pocket a rather large leathern case , as [he]_{8434-the visitor} advanced up towards the fire . " [My]_{8434-the visitor} name is [Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . If [I]_{8434-the visitor} may venture so far , [I]_{8434-the visitor} 'll take a chair . "_{[8434-the visitor]} " Certainly , [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , getting up and pointing to a seat . " [Thankye]_518-thankye , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , thankye . [We]_8864-we shall be more comfortable doing business sitting , sha n't [we]_8864-we ? "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} [Whereupon]_{517-mr. clarkson} [the horrid little man]_{2580-the horrid little man} drew [himself]_{2580-the horrid little man} close in to the fire , and spreading out [his]_{2580-the horrid little man} leathern case upon [his]_{2580-the horrid little man} knees , began to turn over one suspicious bit of paper after another , as though [he]_{2580-the horrid little man} were uncertain in what part of [his]_{2580-the horrid little man} portfolio lay this identical bit which [he]_{2580-the horrid little man} was seeking . [He]_{2580-the horrid little man} seemed to be quite at [home]_754-home , and to feel that there was no ground whatever for hurry in [such comfortable quarters]_{2582-such comfortable quarters} . [Phineas]_329-phineas hated [him]_{2580-the horrid little man} at once , - with a hatred altogether unconnected with the difficulty which [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had brought upon [him]_329-phineas . " Here it is , "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} said [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} at last . " Oh , dear [me]_{517-mr. clarkson} , dear [me]_{517-mr. clarkson} ! the third of November , and here [we]_8865-we are in [March]_150-march ! [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} did n't think it was so bad as this ; - [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} did n't indeed . This is very bad , - very bad ! And for [Parliament gents]_{1411-parliament gents} , too , who should be more punctual than [anybody]_7318-anybody , because of the privilege . Should n't [they]_{1411-parliament gents} now , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ? "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} " [All men]_{7407-all men} should be punctual , [I]_329-phineas suppose , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Of course [they]_{7407-all men} should ; of course [they]_{7407-all men} should . [I]_329-phineas always say to [[my]_329-phineas gents]_{8869-my gents} , ' Be punctual , and [I]_329-phineas 'll do anything for [you]_{8869-my gents} . ' But , perhaps , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , [you]_329-phineas can hand [me]_329-phineas a cheque for this amount , and then [you]_329-phineas and [I]_329-phineas will begin square . "_{[329-phineas]} " Indeed [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} can not , [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} . "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} " Not hand [me]_{517-mr. clarkson} a cheque for it ! "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} " Upon [my]_329-phineas word , no . "_{[329-phineas]} " That 's very bad ; - very bad indeed . Then [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} suppose [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} must take the half , and renew for the remainder , though [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} do n't like it ; - [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} do n't indeed . "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} " [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} can pay no part of that bill , [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} . "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} " Pay no part of it ! "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} and [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} , in order that [he]_{517-mr. clarkson} might the better express [his]_{517-mr. clarkson} surprise , arrested [his]_{517-mr. clarkson} hand in the very act of poking [[his]_{517-mr. clarkson} host]_{8446-his host} 's fire . " If [you]_{517-mr. clarkson} 'll allow [me]_329-phineas , [I]_329-phineas 'll manage the fire , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , putting out [his]_329-phineas hand for the poker . But [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} was fond of poking fires , and would not surrender the poker . " Pay no part of it ! "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} [he]_{517-mr. clarkson} said again , holding the poker away from [Phineas]_329-phineas in [his]_{517-mr. clarkson} left hand . " Do n't say that , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . [Pray]_8870-pray do n't say that . Do n't drive [me]_{517-mr. clarkson} to be severe . [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} do n't like to be severe with [my]_{517-mr. clarkson} gents . [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} 'll do anything , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , if [you]_329-phineas 'll only be punctual . "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} " The fact is , [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} , [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} have never had one penny of consideration for that bill , and - "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} " Oh , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ! oh , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ! "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} and then [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} had [his]_{517-mr. clarkson} will of the fire . " [I]_329-phineas never had one penny of consideration for that bill , "_{[329-phineas]} continued [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Of course , [I]_329-phineas do n't deny [my]_329-phineas responsibility . "_{[329-phineas]} " No , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ; [you]_329-phineas ca n't deny that . Here it is ; - [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas ; - and [everybody]_{951-everybody} knows [you]_329-phineas , because [you]_329-phineas 're [a Parliament gent]_{2191-a parliament gent} . "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} " [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} do n't deny it . But [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} had no reason to suppose that [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} should be called upon for the money when [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} accommodated [[my]_{517-mr. clarkson} friend]_{922-my friend} , [Mr. Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , and [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} have not got it . That is the long and the short of it . [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} must see [him]_{922-my friend} and take care that arrangements are made . "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} " Arrangements ! "_{[329-phineas]} " Yes , arrangements for settling the bill . "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} " [He]_{922-my friend} has n't got the money , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . [You]_329-phineas know that as well as [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} do . "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} " [I]_329-phineas know nothing about it , [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} . "_{[329-phineas]} " Oh yes , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ; [you]_329-phineas know ; [you]_329-phineas know . "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} " [I]_329-phineas tell [you]_329-phineas [I]_329-phineas know nothing about it , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , waxing angry . " As to [Mr. Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} 's [the pleasantest gent that ever lived]_{8874-the pleasantest gent that ever lived} . Is n't [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} now ? [I]_329-phineas 've know'd [him]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} these ten years . [I]_329-phineas do n't suppose that for ten years [I]_329-phineas 've been without [his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} name in [my]_329-phineas pocket . But , bless [you]_329-phineas , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , there 's an end to everything . [I]_329-phineas should n't have looked at this bit of paper if it had n't been for [your]_329-phineas signature . Of course not . [You]_329-phineas 're just beginning , and it 's natural [you]_329-phineas should want a little help . [You]_329-phineas 'll find [me]_329-phineas always ready , if [you]_329-phineas 'll only be punctual . "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} tell [you]_329-phineas again , [sir]_8579-sir , that [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} never had a shilling out of that for [myself]_{517-mr. clarkson} , and do not want any such help . "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} Here [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} smiled sweetly . " [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} gave [my]_{517-mr. clarkson} name to [[my]_{517-mr. clarkson} friend]_{922-my friend} simply to oblige [him]_{922-my friend} . "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} " [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} like [you]_{517-mr. clarkson} [Irish gents]_{8877-irish gents} because [you]_{517-mr. clarkson} do hang together so close , "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} said [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} . " Simply to oblige [him]_{922-my friend} , "_{[329-phineas]} continued [Phineas]_329-phineas . " As [I]_329-phineas said before , [I]_329-phineas know that [I]_329-phineas am responsible ; but , as [I]_329-phineas said before also , [I]_329-phineas have not the means of taking up that bill . [I]_329-phineas will see [Mr. Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , and let [you]_{517-mr. clarkson} know what [we]_8878-we propose to do . "_{[329-phineas]} Then [Phineas]_329-phineas got up from [his]_329-phineas seat and took [his]_329-phineas hat . It was full time that [he]_329-phineas should go down to [[his]_329-phineas Committee]_{2585-his committee} . But [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} did not get up from [his]_{517-mr. clarkson} seat . " [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} 'm afraid [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} must ask [you]_{517-mr. clarkson} to leave [me]_{517-mr. clarkson} now , [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} , as [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} have business down at [the House]_{929-the house} . "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} " Business at [the House]_{32-the house} never presses , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} said [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} . " That 's the best of [Parliament]_{49-parliament} . [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} 've known [Parliament gents]_{1411-parliament gents} this thirty years and more . Would [you]_{517-mr. clarkson} believe it - [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} 've had [a Prime Minister]_{1346-a prime minister} 's name in that portfolio ; that [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} have ; and [a Lord Chancellor]_{8882-a lord chancellor} 's ; that [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} have ; - and [an Archbishop]_{8883-an archbishop} 's too . [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} know what Parliament is , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . Come , come ; do n't put [me]_{517-mr. clarkson} off with [Parliament]_{49-parliament} . "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} There [he]_2586-i sat before the fire with [his]_2586-i pouch open before [him]_2586-i , and [Phineas]_329-phineas had no power of moving [him]_2586-i . Could [Phineas]_329-phineas have paid [him]_2586-i the money which was manifestly due to [him]_2586-i on the bill , [the man]_{7504-the man} would of course have gone ; but failing in that , [Phineas]_329-phineas could not turn [him]_2586-i out . There was a black cloud on [the young member]_{7405-the young member} 's brow , and great anger at [his]_2586-i heart , - against [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} rather than against [the man who was sitting there before [him]_2586-i]_{2589-the man who was sitting there before him} . " [Sir]_8579-sir , "_[2586-i] [he]_2586-i said , " it is really imperative that [I]_2586-i should go . [I]_2586-i am pledged to an appointment at [the House]_{929-the house} at twelve , and it wants now only a quarter . [I]_2586-i regret that [your]_8579-sir interview with [me]_2586-i should be so unsatisfactory , but [I]_2586-i can only promise [you]_8579-sir that [I]_2586-i will see [Mr. Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . "_[2586-i] " And when shall [I]_2586-i call again , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ? "_[2586-i] " Perhaps [I]_329-phineas had better write to [you]_{517-mr. clarkson} , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Oh dear , no , "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} said [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} . " [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} should much prefer to look in . Looking in is always best . [We]_8886-we can get to understand [one another]_{1843-one another} in that way . Let [me]_{517-mr. clarkson} see . [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} daresay [you]_8579-sir 're not particular . Suppose [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} say Sunday morning . "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} " Really , [I]_2586-i could not see [you]_8579-sir on Sunday morning , [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} . "_[2586-i] " [Parliament gents]_{1411-parliament gents} ai n't generally particular , - ' speciaily not among [the Catholics]_{8889-the catholics} , "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} pleaded [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} . " [I]_329-phineas am always engaged on Sundays , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Suppose [we]_8886-we say Monday , - or Tuesday . Tuesday morning at eleven . And do be punctual , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . At Tuesday morning [I]_329-phineas 'll come , and then no doubt [I]_329-phineas shall find [you]_329-phineas ready . "_{[329-phineas]} [Whereupon Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} slowly put up [his]_{517-mr. clarkson} bills within [his]_{517-mr. clarkson} portfolio , and then , before [Phineas]_329-phineas knew where [he]_{517-mr. clarkson} was , had warmly shaken [that poor dismayed member of Parliament]_{2590-that poor dismayed member of parliament} by the hand . " Only do be punctual , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} [he]_{517-mr. clarkson} said , as [he]_{517-mr. clarkson} made [his]_{517-mr. clarkson} way down [the stairs]_{2591-the stairs} . It was now twelve , and [Phineas]_329-phineas rushed off to [a cab]_{7897-a cab} . [He]_329-phineas was in such a fervour of rage and misery that [he]_329-phineas could hardly think of [his]_329-phineas position , or what [he]_329-phineas had better do , till [he]_329-phineas got into [the Committee Room]_{2593-the committee room} ; and when there [he]_329-phineas could think of nothing else . [He]_329-phineas intended to go deeply into the question of potted peas , holding an equal balance between [the assailed Government offices]_{2594-the assailed government offices} on the one hand , and [the advocates of the potted peas]_{2595-the advocates of the potted peas} on the other . [The potters of the peas]_{2596-the potters of the peas} , who wanted to sell [their]_{2596-the potters of the peas} article to [the Crown]_{435-the crown} , declared that an extensive , - perhaps [we]_2597-we may say , an unlimited , - use of the article would save [the whole army]_{2598-the whole army} and navy from the scourges of scurvy , dyspepsia , and rheumatism , would be the best safeguard against typhus and other fevers , and would be an invaluable aid in all other maladies to which [soldiers]_{2599-soldiers} and [sailors]_2600-sailors are peculiarly subject . The peas in question were grown on a large scale in [Holstein]_160-holstein , and [their]_2601-their growth had been fostered with the special object of doing good to [the British army and navy]_{2602-the british army and navy} . The peas were so cheap that there would be a great saving in money , - and it really had seemed to [many]_740-many that [the officials of [the Horse Guards]_{2605-the horse guards} and [the Admiralty]_{108-the admiralty}]_{2604-the officials of the horse guards and the admiralty} had been actuated by some fiendish desire to deprive [[their]_{2604-the officials of the horse guards and the admiralty} men]_{2606-their men} of salutary fresh vegetables , simply because [they]_2601-their were of foreign growth . But [the officials of [the War Office]_{2608-the war office} and [the Admiralty]_{8078-the admiralty}]_{2607-the officials of the war office and the admiralty} declared that the potted peas in question were hardly fit for swine . The motion for [the Committee]_{162-the committee} had been made by [a gentleman of the opposition]_{2610-a gentleman of the opposition} , and [Phineas]_329-phineas had been put upon it as [an independent member]_{2611-an independent member} . [He]_329-phineas had resolved to give it all [his]_329-phineas mind , and , as far as [he]_329-phineas was concerned , to reach a just decision , in which there should be no favour shown to [the Government side]_{2612-the government side} . New brooms are proverbial for thorough work , and in this Committee work [Phineas]_329-phineas was as yet a new broom . But , unfortunately , on this day [his]_329-phineas mind was so harassed that [he]_329-phineas could hardly understand what was going on . It did not , perhaps , much signify , as [the witnesses examined]_{2613-the witnesses examined} were altogether agricultural . [They]_{2613-the witnesses examined} only proved the production of peas in [Holstein]_160-holstein , - a fact as to which [Phineas]_329-phineas had no doubt . The proof was naturally slow , as the evidence was given in German , and had to be translated into English . And the work of the day was much impeded by [a certain member who unfortunately spoke German , who seemed to be fond of speaking German before [[his]_{2614-a certain member who unfortunately spoke german , who seemed to be fond of speaking german before his brethren of the committee , and who was curious as to agriculture in holstein generally} brethren of [the Committee]_{2545-the committee}]_{2615-his brethren of the committee} , and who was curious as to agriculture in [Holstein]_160-holstein generally]_{2614-a certain member who unfortunately spoke german , who seemed to be fond of speaking german before his brethren of the committee , and who was curious as to agriculture in holstein generally} . [The chairman]_{2617-the chairman} did not understand German , and there was a difficulty in checking [this gentleman]_{2618-this gentleman} , and in making [him]_{2618-this gentleman} understand that [his]_{2618-this gentleman} questions were not relevant to the issue . [Phineas]_329-phineas could not keep [his]_329-phineas mind during the whole afternoon from the subject of [his]_329-phineas misfortune . What should [he]_329-phineas do if [this horrid man]_{2619-this horrid man} came to [him]_329-phineas once or twice a week ? [He]_329-phineas certainly did owe [the man]_{7504-the man} the money . [He]_329-phineas must admit that to [himself]_329-phineas . [The man]_{7504-the man} no doubt was [a dishonest knave who had discounted the bill probably at fifty per cent]_{2622-a dishonest knave who had discounted the bill probably at fifty per cent} ; but , nevertheless , [Phineas]_329-phineas had made [himself]_329-phineas legally responsible for the amount . The privilege of [the House]_{929-the house} prohibited [him]_329-phineas from arrest . [He]_329-phineas thought of that very often , but the thought only made [him]_329-phineas the more unhappy . Would it not be said , and might it not be said truly , that [he]_329-phineas had incurred this responsibility , - a responsibility which [he]_329-phineas was altogether unequal to answer , - because [he]_329-phineas was so protected ? [He]_329-phineas did feel that a certain consciousness of [his]_329-phineas privilege had been present to [him]_329-phineas when [he]_329-phineas had put [his]_329-phineas name across the paper , and there had been dishonesty in that very consciousness . And of what service would [his]_329-phineas privilege be to [him]_329-phineas , if [this man]_{1588-this man} could harass every hour of [his]_329-phineas life ? [The man]_{7504-the man} was to be with [him]_329-phineas again in a day or two , and when the appointment had been proposed , [he]_329-phineas , [Phineas]_329-phineas , had not dared to negative it . And how was [he]_329-phineas to escape ? As for paying the bill , that with [him]_329-phineas was altogether impossible . [The man]_{7504-the man} had told [him]_329-phineas , - and [he]_329-phineas had believed [the man]_{7504-the man} , - that payment by [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} was out of the question . And yet [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} was [the son of a peer]_{2628-the son of a peer} , whereas [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} was only [the son of [a country doctor]_{2630-a country doctor}]_{2629-the son of a country doctor} ! Of course [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} must make some effort , - some great effort , - and have the thing settled . Alas , alas ! [He]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} knew enough of [the world]_{756-the world} already to feel that the hope was vain . [He]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} went down from [the Committee Room]_{2593-the committee room} into [the House]_{929-the house} , and [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} dined at [the House]_{929-the house} , and remained [there]_7300-there until eight or nine at night ; but [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} did not come . [He]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} then went to [the Reform Club]_{7391-the reform club} , but [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} was not [there]_7300-there . Both at [the club]_{976-the club} and in [the House]_{929-the house} [many men]_{7674-many men} spoke to [him]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} about the debate of the previous night , expressing surprise that [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had not spoken , - making [him]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} more and more wretched . [He]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} saw [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , but [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} was walking arm in arm with [[his]_{346-mr. monk} colleague]_{1301-his colleague} , [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} , and [Phineas]_329-phineas could do no more than just speak to [them]_2642-them . [He]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} thought that [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's nod of recognition was very cold . That might be fancy , but it certainly was a fact that [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} only nodded to [him]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . [He]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} would tell [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} the truth , and then , if [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} chose to quarrel with [him]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} at any rate would take no step to renew [their]_2642-them friendship . From [the Reform Club]_{7391-the reform club} [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} went to [the Shakspeare]_{2644-the shakspeare} , [a smaller club to which [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} belonged , - and of which [Phineas]_329-phineas much wished to become [a member]_{1041-a member}]_{2645-a smaller club to which fitzgibbon belonged , - and of which phineas much wished to become a member} , - and to which [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} knew that [[his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} friend]_{857-his friend} resorted when [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} wished to enjoy [himself]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} thoroughly , and to be at ease in [[his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} inn]_{2648-his inn} . [Men at [the Shakspeare]_{2644-the shakspeare}]_{2649-men at the shakspeare} could do as [they]_{2649-men at the shakspeare} pleased . There were no politics there , no fashion , no stiffness , and no rules , - so [men]_1025-men said ; but that was hardly true . [Everybody]_{951-everybody} called [everybody]_{951-everybody} by [his]_{951-everybody} Christian name , and [members]_7760-members smoked all over [the house]_{929-the house} . [[They]_2656-they who did not belong to [the Shakspeare]_{484-shakspeare}]_{2657-they who did not belong to the shakspeare} thought [it]_{484-shakspeare} [an Elysium upon earth]_{2658-an elysium upon earth} ; and [they]_2656-they who did , believed it to be among Pandemoniums the most pleasant . [Phineas]_329-phineas called at [the Shakspeare]_{2644-the shakspeare} , and was told by [the porter]_{7775-the porter} that [Mr. Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} was up - [stairs]_7615-stairs . [He]_329-phineas was shown into [the strangers room]_{2662-the strangers room} , and in five minutes [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} came down to [him]_329-phineas . " [I]_329-phineas want [you]_{857-his friend} to come down to [the Reform]_{8890-the reform} with [me]_329-phineas , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " By jingo , [[my]_329-phineas dear fellow]_{1281-my dear fellow} , [I]_329-phineas 'm in the middle of a rubber of whist . "_{[329-phineas]} " There has been [a man with [me]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} about that bill]_{8892-a man with me about that bill} . "_{[391-laurence fitzgibbon]} " What ; - [Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Yes , [Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Do n't mind [him]_{8892-a man with me about that bill} , "_{[391-laurence fitzgibbon]} said [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . " That 's nonsense . How am [I]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} to help minding [him]_{8892-a man with me about that bill} ? [I]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} must mind [him]_{8892-a man with me about that bill} . [He]_{8892-a man with me about that bill} is coming to [me]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} again on Tuesday morning . "_{[391-laurence fitzgibbon]} " Do n't see [him]_{8892-a man with me about that bill} . "_{[329-phineas]} " How can [I]_329-phineas help seeing [him]_{8892-a man with me about that bill} ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Make [them]_8893-them say [you]_329-phineas 're not at [home]_754-home . "_{[391-laurence fitzgibbon]} " [He]_{8892-a man with me about that bill} has made an appointment . [He]_{8892-a man with me about that bill} has told [me]_329-phineas that [he]_{8892-a man with me about that bill} 'll never leave [me]_329-phineas alone . [He]_{8892-a man with me about that bill} 'll be the death of [me]_329-phineas if this is not settled . "_{[329-phineas]} " It shall be settled , [[my]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} dear fellow]_{1281-my dear fellow} . [I]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} 'll see about it . [I]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} 'll see about it and write [you]_{1281-my dear fellow} a line . [You]_{1281-my dear fellow} must excuse [me]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} now , because [those fellows]_{8896-those fellows} are waiting . [I]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} 'll have it all arranged . "_{[391-laurence fitzgibbon]} Again as [Phineas]_329-phineas went [home]_754-home [he]_329-phineas thoroughly wished that [he]_329-phineas had not seceded from [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} . CHAPTER XXII [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} at [Home]_754-home About the middle of March [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} came up from [Baddingham]_{112-baddingham} to [London]_6-london , coerced into doing so , as [Violet Effingham]_351-violet declared , in thorough opposition to all [her]_351-violet own tastes , by the known wishes of [[her]_351-violet friends]_{2666-her friends} and [relatives]_{2667-relatives} . [[Her]_351-violet friends]_{2666-her friends} and [relatives]_{2667-relatives} , so [Miss Effingham]_351-violet insinuated , were unanimous in wishing that [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} should remain at [Baddingham Park]_{164-baddingham park} , and therefore , - that wish having been indiscreetly expressed , - [she]_{341-lady baldock} had put [herself]_{341-lady baldock} to great inconvenience , and had come to [London]_6-london in March . " [Gustavus]_519-gustavus will go mad , "_{[341-lady baldock]} said [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} to [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . [The Gustavus in question]_{2670-the gustavus in question} was [the Lord Baldock of the present generation]_{2671-the lord baldock of the present generation} , [Miss Effingham]_351-violet 's [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} being [[the peer]_{2672-the peer} 's mother]_{2673-the peer 's mother} . " Why does not [Lord Baldock]_{452-lord baldock} take [a house]_{1587-a house} [himself]_{452-lord baldock} ? "_{[344-lady laura]} asked [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " Do n't [you]_{344-lady laura} know , [[my]_{341-lady baldock} dear]_{7306-my dear} , "_{[341-lady baldock]} [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} answered , " how much [we]_8899-we [Baddingham]_{112-baddingham} [people]_1124-people think of money ? [We]_8899-we do n't like being vexed and driven mad , but even that is better than keeping up [two households]_{8901-two households} . "_{[341-lady baldock]} As regarded [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} , the injury arising from [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} 's early migration was very great , for [she]_{341-lady baldock} was thus compelled to move from [Grosvenor Place]_{144-grosvenor place} to [[Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} 's house in [Berkeley Square]_{120-berkeley square}]_{2674-lady baldock 's house in berkeley square} . " As [you]_{341-lady baldock} are so fond of being in [London]_6-london , [Augusta]_455-augusta and [I]_{341-lady baldock} have made up [our]_8899-we minds to come up before Easter , "_{[341-lady baldock]} [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} had written to [her]_{341-lady baldock} . " [I]_{341-lady baldock} shall go to [her]_{341-lady baldock} now , "_{[341-lady baldock]} [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} had said to [[her]_{341-lady baldock} friend]_{1091-her friend} , " because [I]_{341-lady baldock} have not quite made up [my]_{341-lady baldock} mind as to what [I]_{341-lady baldock} will do for the future . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " Marry [Oswald]_516-oswald , and be [[your]_{341-lady baldock} own mistress]_{8902-your own mistress} . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " [I]_{341-lady baldock} mean to be [[my]_{341-lady baldock} own mistress]_{8903-my own mistress} without marrying [Oswald]_516-oswald , though [I]_{341-lady baldock} do n't see [my]_{341-lady baldock} way quite clearly as yet . [I]_{341-lady baldock} think [I]_{341-lady baldock} shall set up [a little house of [my]_{341-lady baldock} own]_{8904-a little house of my own} , and let [the world]_{756-the world} say what it pleases . [I]_{341-lady baldock} suppose [they]_8906-they could n't make [me]_{341-lady baldock} out to be [a lunatic]_{7871-a lunatic} . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} should n't wonder if [they]_8906-they were to try , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " [They]_8906-they could not prevent [me]_{344-lady laura} in any other way . But [I]_{344-lady laura} am in the dark as yet , and so [I]_{344-lady laura} shall be obedient and go to [[my]_{344-lady laura} aunt]_{1575-my aunt} . "_{[344-lady laura]} [Miss Effingham]_351-violet went to [Berkeley Square]_{120-berkeley square} , and [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas was introduced to [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} . [He]_329-phineas had been often in [Grosvenor Place]_{144-grosvenor place} , and had seen [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} frequently . [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} gave periodical dinners , - once a week , - to which [everybody]_{951-everybody} went who could get an invitation ; and [Phineas]_329-phineas had been [a guest]_{2677-a guest} more than once . Indeed , in spite of [his]_329-phineas miseries [he]_329-phineas had taken to dining out a good deal , and was popular as [an eater of dinners]_{2678-an eater of dinners} . [He]_329-phineas could talk when wanted , and did not talk too much , was pleasant in manners and appearance , and had already achieved a certain recognised position in [London]_6-london life . Of those who knew [him]_329-phineas intimately , [not one in twenty]_{2679-not one in twenty} were aware from whence [he]_329-phineas came , what was [his]_329-phineas parentage , or what [his]_329-phineas means of living . [He]_329-phineas was [a member of Parliament]_{7334-a member of parliament} , [a friend of [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} 's]_{2681-a friend of mr. kennedy 's} , was intimate with [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , though [an Irishman]_{1800-an irishman} did not as a rule herd with [other Irishmen]_{2683-other irishmen} , and was [the right sort of person to have at [[your]_2685-your house]_{1601-your house}]_{2684-the right sort of person to have at your house} . [Some people]_{2687-some people} said [he]_329-phineas was [a cousin of [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} 's]_{2688-a cousin of lord brentford 's} , and [others]_7342-others declared that [he]_329-phineas was [[Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} 's earliest friend]_{2690-lord chiltern 's earliest friend} . There [he]_329-phineas was , however , with a position gained , and even [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} asked [him]_329-phineas to [[her]_{341-lady baldock} house]_{7823-her house} . [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} had evenings . [People]_1124-people went to [[her]_{341-lady baldock} house]_{7823-her house} , and stood about [the room]_{7501-the room} and on the stairs , talked to [each other]_{7264-each other} for half an hour , and went away . In these March days there was no crowding , but still there were always enough of [people there]_{2696-people there} to show that [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} was successful . Why [people]_1124-people should have gone to [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} 's [I]_0-i can not explain ; - but there are houses to which [people]_1124-people go without any reason . [Phineas]_329-phineas received a little card asking [him]_329-phineas to go , and [he]_329-phineas always went . " [I]_{344-lady laura} think [you]_351-violet like [[my]_{344-lady laura} friend]_{922-my friend} , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , "_{[344-lady laura]} [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} said to [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , after the first of these evenings . " Yes , [I]_{344-lady laura} do . [I]_{344-lady laura} like [him]_{922-my friend} decidedly . "_{[344-lady laura]} " So do [I.]_{344-lady laura} [I]_{344-lady laura} should hardly have thought that [you]_351-violet would have taken a fancy to [him]_{922-my friend} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_351-violet hardly know what [you]_351-violet call taking a fancy , "_[351-violet] said [Violet]_351-violet . " [I]_351-violet am not quite sure [I]_351-violet like to be told that [I]_351-violet have taken a fancy for [a young man]_{8910-a young man} . "_[351-violet] " [I]_{344-lady laura} mean no offence , [[my]_{344-lady laura} dear]_{7306-my dear} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Of course [you]_351-violet do n't But , to speak truth , [I]_{344-lady laura} think [I]_{344-lady laura} have rather taken a fancy to [him]_{922-my friend} . There is just enough of [him]_{922-my friend} , but not too much . [I]_{344-lady laura} do n't mean materially , - in regard to [his]_{922-my friend} inches ; but as to [his]_{922-my friend} mental belongings . [I]_{344-lady laura} hate [a stupid man who ca n't talk to [me]_{344-lady laura}]_{8912-a stupid man who ca n't talk to me} , and [I]_{344-lady laura} hate [a clever man who talks [me]_{344-lady laura} down]_{8913-a clever man who talks me down} . [I]_{344-lady laura} do n't like [a man who is too lazy to make any effort to shine]_{8914-a man who is too lazy to make any effort to shine} ; but [I]_{344-lady laura} particularly dislike [the man who is always striving for effect]_{8915-the man who is always striving for effect} . [I]_{344-lady laura} abominate [a humble man]_{8916-a humble man} , but yet [I]_{344-lady laura} love to perceive that [a man]_{749-a man} acknowledges the superiority of [my]_{344-lady laura} sex , and youth , and all that kind of thing . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [You]_{344-lady laura} want to be flattered without plain flattery . "_[351-violet] " Of course [I]_{344-lady laura} do . [A man who would tell [me]_{344-lady laura} that [I]_{344-lady laura} am pretty , unless [he]_{8918-a man who would tell me that i am pretty , unless he is over seventy} is over seventy]_{8918-a man who would tell me that i am pretty , unless he is over seventy} , ought to be kicked out of [the room]_{7501-the room} . But [a man who ca n't show [me]_{344-lady laura} that [he]_{8918-a man who would tell me that i am pretty , unless he is over seventy} thinks [me]_{344-lady laura} so without saying a word about it]_{8920-a man who ca n't show me that he thinks me so without saying a word about it} , is [a lout]_{8921-a lout} . Now in all those matters , [[your]_{344-lady laura} friend]_{1248-your friend} , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , seems to know what [he]_{1248-your friend} is about . In other words , [he]_{1248-your friend} makes [himself]_{1248-your friend} pleasant , and , therefore , [one]_1102-one is glad to see [him]_{1248-your friend} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} suppose [you]_{344-lady laura} do not mean to fall in love with [him]_{1248-your friend} ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " Not that [I]_{344-lady laura} know of , [[my]_{344-lady laura} dear]_{7306-my dear} . But when [I]_{344-lady laura} do , [I]_{344-lady laura} 'll be sure to give [you]_{7306-my dear} notice . "_{[344-lady laura]} [I]_0-i fear that there was more of earnestness in [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} 's last question than [Miss Effingham]_351-violet had supposed . [She]_{344-lady laura} had declared to [herself]_{344-lady laura} over and over again that [she]_{344-lady laura} had never been in love with [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas . [She]_{344-lady laura} had acknowledged to [herself]_{344-lady laura} , before [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} had asked [her]_{344-lady laura} hand in marriage , that there had been danger , - that [she]_{344-lady laura} could have learned to love [the man]_{7504-the man} if such love would not have been ruinous to [her]_{344-lady laura} , - that the romance of such a passion would have been pleasant to [her]_{344-lady laura} . [She]_{344-lady laura} had gone farther than this , and had said to [herself]_{344-lady laura} that [she]_{344-lady laura} would have given way to that romance , and would have been ready to accept such love if offered to [her]_{344-lady laura} , had [she]_{344-lady laura} not put it out of [her]_{344-lady laura} own power to marry [a poor man]_{2071-a poor man} by [her]_{344-lady laura} generosity to [[her]_{344-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} . Then [she]_{344-lady laura} had thrust the thing aside , and had clearly understood , - [she]_{344-lady laura} thought that [she]_{344-lady laura} had clearly understood , - that life for [her]_{344-lady laura} must be a matter of business . Was it not the case with nine out of every ten among [mankind]_2702-mankind , with [nine hundred and ninety - nine out of every thousand]_{2703-nine hundred and ninety - nine out of every thousand} , that life must be a matter of business and not of romance ? Of course [she]_{344-lady laura} could not marry [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , knowing , as [she]_{344-lady laura} did , that [neither of [them]_2705-them]_{2704-neither of them} had a shilling . Of [all men in [the world]_{756-the world}]_{7343-all men in the world} [she]_{344-lady laura} esteemed [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} the most , and when these thoughts were passing through [her]_{344-lady laura} mind , [she]_{344-lady laura} was well aware that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} would ask [her]_{344-lady laura} to be [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} wife]_{947-his wife} . Had [she]_{344-lady laura} not resolved that [she]_{344-lady laura} would accept the offer , [she]_{344-lady laura} would not have gone to [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} . Having put aside all romance as unfitted to [her]_{344-lady laura} life , [she]_{344-lady laura} could , [she]_{344-lady laura} thought , do [her]_{344-lady laura} duty as [[Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} 's wife]_{8839-mr. kennedy 's wife} . [She]_{344-lady laura} would teach [herself]_{344-lady laura} to love [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} . Nay , - [she]_{344-lady laura} had taught [herself]_{344-lady laura} to love [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} . [She]_{344-lady laura} was at any rate so sure of [her]_{344-lady laura} own heart that [she]_{344-lady laura} would never give [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} cause to rue the confidence [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} placed in [her]_{344-lady laura} . And yet there was something sore within [her]_{344-lady laura} when [she]_{344-lady laura} thought that [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas was fond of [Violet Effingham]_351-violet . It was [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} 's second evening , and [Phineas]_329-phineas came to [the house]_{929-the house} at about eleven o'clock . At this time [he]_329-phineas had encountered a second and a third interview with [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} , and had already failed in obtaining any word of comfort from [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} about the bill . It was clear enough now that [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} felt that [they]_2712-they were both made safe by [their]_2712-they privilege , and that [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} should be treated as [you]_2713-you treat [the organ - grinders]_{2714-the organ - grinders} . [They]_{2714-the organ - grinders} are a nuisance and must be endured . But the nuisance is not so great but what [you]_2713-you can live in comfort , - if only [you]_2713-you are not too sore as to the annoyance . " [[My]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} dear fellow]_{1281-my dear fellow} , "_{[391-laurence fitzgibbon]} [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had said to [him]_329-phineas , " [I]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} have had [Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} almost living in [[my]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} rooms]_{8926-my rooms} . [He]_{517-mr. clarkson} used to drink nearly a pint of sherry a day for [me]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . All [I]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} looked to was that [I]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} did n't live [there]_7300-there at the same time . If [you]_329-phineas wish it , [I]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} 'll send in the sherry . "_{[391-laurence fitzgibbon]} This was very bad , and [Phineas]_329-phineas tried to quarrel with [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} ; but [he]_329-phineas found that it was difficult to quarrel with [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . But though on this side [Phineas]_329-phineas was very miserable , on another side [he]_329-phineas had obtained great comfort . [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} and [he]_{346-mr. monk} were [better friends]_{2716-better friends} than ever . " As to what [Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} says about [me]_{346-mr. monk} in [the House]_{929-the house} , "_{[346-mr. monk]} [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} had said , laughing ; " [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} and [I]_{346-mr. monk} understand [each other]_{7264-each other} perfectly . [I]_{346-mr. monk} should like to see [you]_329-phineas on [your]_329-phineas legs , but it is just as well , perhaps , that [you]_329-phineas have deferred it . [We]_8930-we shall have the real question on immediately after Easter , and then [you]_329-phineas 'll have plenty of opportunities . "_{[346-mr. monk]} [Phineas]_329-phineas had explained how [he]_329-phineas had attempted , how [he]_329-phineas had failed , and how [he]_329-phineas had suffered ; - and [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} had been generous in [his]_{346-mr. monk} sympathy . " [I]_{346-mr. monk} know all about it , "_{[346-mr. monk]} said [he]_{346-mr. monk} , " and have gone through it all [myself]_{346-mr. monk} . The more respect [you]_329-phineas feel for [the House]_{929-the house} , the more satisfaction [you]_329-phineas will have in addressing it when [you]_329-phineas have mastered this difficulty . "_{[346-mr. monk]} [The first person who spoke to [Phineas]_329-phineas at [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} 's]_{2717-the first person who spoke to phineas at lady baldock 's} was [Miss Fitzgibbon]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} , [[Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} 's sister]_{2718-laurence 's sister} . [Aspasia Fitzgibbon]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} was [a warm woman as regarded money]_{2719-a warm woman as regarded money} , and as [she]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} was moreover [a most discreet spinster]_{2720-a most discreet spinster} , [she]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} was made welcome by [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} , in spite of the well - known iniquities of [[her]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} male relatives]_{2721-her male relatives} . " [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , "_{[401-miss fitzgibbon]} said [she]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} , " how [d'ye]_329-phineas do ? [I]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} want to say a word to [ye]_329-phineas . Just come here into the corner . "_{[401-miss fitzgibbon]} [Phineas]_329-phineas , not knowing how to escape , did retreat into the corner with [Miss Fitzgibbon]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} . " Tell [me]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} now , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ; - have [ye]_329-phineas been lending money to [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} ? "_{[401-miss fitzgibbon]} " No ; [I]_329-phineas have lent [him]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} no money , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , much astonished by the question . " Do n't . That 's [my]_329-phineas advice to [ye]_329-phineas . Do n't . On any other matter [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} is [the best creature in [the world]_{756-the world}]_{8932-the best creature in the world} , - but [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} 's bad to lend money to . [You]_329-phineas ai n't in any hobble with [him]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , then ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Well ; - nothing to speak of . What makes [you]_329-phineas ask ? "_{[401-miss fitzgibbon]} " Then [you]_329-phineas are in a hobble ? [Dear]_7320-dear , [dear]_7320-dear ! [I]_329-phineas never saw [such a man]_{892-such a man} as [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} ; - never . Good - bye . [I]_329-phineas would n't do it again , if [I]_329-phineas were [you]_7320-dear ; - that 's all . "_{[329-phineas]} Then [Miss Fitzgibbon]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} came out of the corner and made [her]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} way down - stairs . [Phineas]_329-phineas immediately afterwards came across [Miss Effingham]_351-violet . " [I]_351-violet did not know , "_[351-violet] said [she]_351-violet , " that [you]_329-phineas and [the divine Aspasia]_{8937-the divine aspasia} were [such close allies]_{8938-such close allies} . "_[351-violet] " [We]_{8938-such close allies} are [the dearest friends in [the world]_{756-the world}]_{8939-the dearest friends in the world} , but [she]_351-violet has taken [my]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} breath away now . "_{[401-miss fitzgibbon]} " May [a body]_{8941-a body} be told how [she]_351-violet has done that ? "_[351-violet] [Violet]_351-violet asked . " Well , no ; [I]_351-violet 'm afraid not , even though the body be [Miss Effingham]_351-violet . It was a profound secret ; - really a secret concerning [a third person]_{8942-a third person} , and [she]_351-violet began about it just as though [she]_351-violet were speaking about the weather ! "_[351-violet] " How charming ! [I]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} do so like [her]_351-violet . [You]_329-phineas have n't heard , have [you]_329-phineas , that [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} proposed to [her]_351-violet the other day ? "_{[401-miss fitzgibbon]} " No ! "_{[401-miss fitzgibbon]} " But [he]_{417-mr. ratler} did ; - at least , so [she]_351-violet tells [everybody]_{951-everybody} . [She]_351-violet said [she]_351-violet 'd take [him]_{417-mr. ratler} if [he]_{417-mr. ratler} would promise to get [[her]_351-violet brother]_{7474-her brother} 's salary doubled . "_{[401-miss fitzgibbon]} " Did [she]_351-violet tell [you]_329-phineas ? "_{[401-miss fitzgibbon]} " No ; not [me]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} . And of course [I]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} do n't believe a word of it . [I]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} suppose [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} made up the story . Are [you]_329-phineas going out of [town]_7455-town next week , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ? "_{[401-miss fitzgibbon]} The week next to this was Easter - week . " [I]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} heard [you]_329-phineas were going into [Northamptonshire]_{115-northamptonshire} . "_{[401-miss fitzgibbon]} " From [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} ? "_{[401-miss fitzgibbon]} " Yes ; - from [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . "_{[401-miss fitzgibbon]} " [I]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} intend to spend three days with [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} at [Willingford]_524-phineas . It is an old promise . [I]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} am going to ride [his]_{463-lord chiltern} horses , - that is , if [I]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} am able to ride [them]_8946-them . "_{[401-miss fitzgibbon]} " Take care what [you]_329-phineas are about , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ; - [they]_8946-them say [his]_{463-lord chiltern} horses are so dangerous ! "_{[401-miss fitzgibbon]} " [I]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} 'm rather good at falling , [I]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} flatter [myself]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} . "_{[401-miss fitzgibbon]} " [I]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} know that [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} rides anything [he]_{463-lord chiltern} can sit , so long as it is some animal that [nobody else]_{1249-nobody else} will ride . It was always so with [him]_{463-lord chiltern} . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} is so odd ; is [he]_{463-lord chiltern} not ? "_{[401-miss fitzgibbon]} [Phineas]_329-phineas knew , of course , that [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} had more than once asked [Violet Effingham]_351-violet to be [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} wife]_{947-his wife} , - and [he]_329-phineas believed that [she]_351-violet , from [her]_351-violet intimacy with [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , must know that [he]_329-phineas knew it . [He]_329-phineas had also heard [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} express a very strong wish that , in spite of these refusals , [Violet]_351-violet might even yet become [[[her]_{344-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} 's wife]_{2250-her brother 's wife} . And [Phineas]_329-phineas also knew that [Violet Effingham]_351-violet was becoming , in [his]_329-phineas own estimation , [the most charming woman of [his]_329-phineas acquaintance]_{2725-the most charming woman of his acquaintance} . How was [he]_329-phineas to talk to [her]_351-violet about [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} ? " [He]_{463-lord chiltern} is odd , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas ; " but [he]_{463-lord chiltern} is [an excellent fellow]_{8948-an excellent fellow} , - whom [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} father]_{784-his father} altogether misunderstands . "_{[329-phineas]} " Exactly , - just so ; [I]_{463-lord chiltern} am so glad to hear [you]_329-phineas say that , - [you]_329-phineas [who have never had the misfortune to have anything to do with a bad set]_{8950-who have never had the misfortune to have anything to do with a bad set} . Why do n't [you]_329-phineas tell [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} ? [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} would listen to [you]_329-phineas . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " To [me]_329-phineas ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Yes ; - of course [he]_{332-lord brentford} would , - for [you]_329-phineas are just the link that is wanting . [You]_329-phineas are [[Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} 's intimate friend]_{8951-chiltern 's intimate friend} , and [you]_329-phineas are also [the friend of [big - wigs]_{8953-big - wigs} and [Cabinet Ministers]_{1333-cabinet ministers}]_{8952-the friend of big - wigs and cabinet ministers} . "_{[329-phineas]} " [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} would put [me]_{463-lord chiltern} down at once if [I]_{463-lord chiltern} spoke to [him]_{332-lord brentford} on such a subject . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [I]_329-phineas am sure [he]_{332-lord brentford} would not . [You]_329-phineas are too big to be put down , and [no man]_{7759-no man} can really dislike to hear [[his]_{7759-no man} son]_{775-his son} well spoken of by [those who are well spoken of [themselves]_{8957-those who are well spoken of themselves}]_{8957-those who are well spoken of themselves} . Wo n't [you]_329-phineas try , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ? "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas said that [he]_329-phineas would think of it , - that [he]_329-phineas would try if any fit opportunity could be found . " Of course [you]_329-phineas know how intimate [I]_351-violet have been with [the Standishes]_{520-the standishes} , "_[351-violet] said [Violet]_351-violet ; " that [Laura]_{344-lady laura} is to [me]_351-violet [a sister]_{8958-a sister} , and that [Oswald]_516-oswald used to be almost [a brother]_{1676-a brother} . "_[351-violet] " Why do not [you]_329-phineas speak to [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} ; - [you]_329-phineas who are [[his]_{332-lord brentford} favourite]_{8960-his favourite} ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " There are reasons , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . Besides , how can [any girl]_{7307-any girl} come forward and say that [she]_{7307-any girl} knows the disposition of [any man]_{1023-any man} ? [You]_329-phineas can live with [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , and see what [he]_{463-lord chiltern} is made of , and know [his]_{463-lord chiltern} thoughts , and learn what is good in [him]_{463-lord chiltern} , and also what is bad . After all , how is [any girl]_{7307-any girl} really to know anything of [a man]_{749-a man} 's life ? "_[351-violet] " If [I]_329-phineas can do anything , [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , [I]_329-phineas will , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " And then [we]_8965-we shall [all of [us]_8965-we]_{7272-all of us} be so grateful to [you]_329-phineas , "_[351-violet] said [Violet]_351-violet , with [her]_351-violet sweetest smile . [Phineas]_329-phineas , retreating from this conversation , stood for a while alone , thinking of it . Had [she]_351-violet spoken thus of [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} because [she]_351-violet did love [him]_{463-lord chiltern} or because [she]_351-violet did not ? And the sweet commendations which had fallen from [her]_351-violet lips upon [him]_{463-lord chiltern} , - [him]_{463-lord chiltern} , [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , - were they compatible with anything like a growing partiality for [himself]_{463-lord chiltern} , or were [they]_2726-they incompatible with any such feeling ? Had [he]_{463-lord chiltern} most reason to be comforted or to be discomfited by what had taken place ? It seemed hardly possible to [his]_{463-lord chiltern} imagination that [Violet Effingham]_351-violet should love [such a nobody]_{2727-such a nobody} as [he]_{463-lord chiltern} . And yet [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had had fair evidence that one standing as high in [the world]_{756-the world} as [Violet Effingham]_351-violet would fain have loved [him]_{463-lord chiltern} could [she]_351-violet have followed the dictates of [her]_351-violet heart . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} had trembled when [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had first resolved to declare [his]_{463-lord chiltern} passion to [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , - fearing that [she]_{344-lady laura} would scorn [him]_{463-lord chiltern} as being presumptuous . But there had been no cause for such fear as that . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} had declared [his]_{463-lord chiltern} love , and [she]_{344-lady laura} had not thought [him]_{463-lord chiltern} to be presumptuous . That now was ages ago , - eight months since ; and [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} had become [a married woman]_{8505-a married woman} . Since [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had become so warmly alive to the charms of [Violet Effingham]_351-violet [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had determined , with stern propriety , that a passion for [a married woman]_{8505-a married woman} was disgraceful . Such love was in itself a sin , even though it was accompanied by the severest forbearance and the most rigid propriety of conduct . No ; - [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} had done wisely to check the growing feeling of partiality which [she]_{344-lady laura} had admitted ; and now that [she]_{344-lady laura} was married , [he]_{463-lord chiltern} would be as wise as [she]_{344-lady laura} . It was clear to [him]_{463-lord chiltern} that , as regarded [his]_{463-lord chiltern} own heart , the way was open to [him]_{463-lord chiltern} for a new enterprise . But what if [he]_{463-lord chiltern} were to fail again , and be told by [Violet]_351-violet , when [he]_{463-lord chiltern} declared [his]_{463-lord chiltern} love , that [she]_351-violet had just engaged [herself]_351-violet to [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} ! " What were [you]_{463-lord chiltern} and [Violet]_351-violet talking about so eagerly ? "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} to [him]_{463-lord chiltern} , with a smile that , in [its]_2731-its approach to laughter , almost betrayed [its mistress]_{2732-its mistress} . " [We]_8967-we were talking about [[your]_{463-lord chiltern} brother]_{7311-your brother} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [You]_{463-lord chiltern} are going to [him]_{7311-your brother} , are [you]_{463-lord chiltern} not ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " Yes ; [I]_{344-lady laura} leave [London]_6-london on Sunday night ; - but only for a day or two . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Has [he]_{7311-your brother} any chance there , do [you]_{463-lord chiltern} think ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " What , with [Miss Effingham]_351-violet ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " Yes ; - with [Violet]_351-violet . Sometimes [I]_{344-lady laura} think [she]_351-violet loves [him]_{7311-your brother} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " How can [I]_{344-lady laura} say ? In such a matter [you]_8969-you can judge better than [I]_{344-lady laura} can do . [One woman]_{8970-one woman} with reference to another can draw the line between love and friendship . [She]_351-violet certainly likes [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Oh , [I]_{344-lady laura} believe [she]_351-violet loves [him]_{7311-your brother} . [I]_{344-lady laura} do indeed . But [she]_351-violet fears [him]_{7311-your brother} . [She]_351-violet does not quite understand how much there is of tenderness with that assumed ferocity . And [Oswald]_516-oswald is so strange , so unwise , so impolitic , that though [he]_516-oswald loves [her]_351-violet better than all [the world]_{756-the world} beside , [he]_516-oswald will not sacrifice even a turn of a word to win [her]_351-violet . When [he]_516-oswald asks [her]_351-violet to marry [him]_516-oswald , [he]_516-oswald almost flies at [her]_351-violet throat , as [an angry debtor who applies for instant payment]_{8972-an angry debtor who applies for instant payment} . Tell [him]_516-oswald , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , never to give it over ; - and teach [him]_516-oswald that [he]_516-oswald should be soft with [her]_351-violet . Tell [him]_516-oswald , also , that in [her]_351-violet heart [she]_351-violet likes [him]_516-oswald . [One woman]_{8970-one woman} , as [you]_329-phineas say , knows [another woman]_{8974-another woman} ; and [I]_{344-lady laura} am certain [he]_516-oswald would win [her]_351-violet if [he]_516-oswald would only be gentle with [her]_351-violet . "_{[344-lady laura]} Then , again , before [they]_2733-they parted , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} told [him]_2734-him that this marriage was the dearest wish of [her]_{344-lady laura} heart , and that there would be no end to [her]_{344-lady laura} gratitude if [Phineas]_329-phineas could do anything to promote it . All which again made [[our]_2735-our hero]_{1068-our hero} unhappy . CHAPTER XXIII Sunday in [Grosvenor]_{165-grosvenor} Place [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} , though [he]_{404-loughlinter} was [a most scrupulously attentive member of Parliament]_{2737-a most scrupulously attentive member of parliament} , was [a man very punctual to hours and rules in [[his]_{404-loughlinter} own house]_{2739-his own house} , - and liked that [[his]_{404-loughlinter} wife]_{947-his wife} should be as punctual as [himself]_{404-loughlinter} . [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , who in marrying [him]_{404-loughlinter} had firmly resolved that [she]_{344-lady laura} would do [her]_{344-lady laura} duty to [him]_{404-loughlinter} in all ways , even though the ways might sometimes be painful , - and had been perhaps more punctilious in this respect than [she]_{344-lady laura} might have been had [she]_{344-lady laura} loved [him]_{404-loughlinter} heartily , - was not perhaps quite so fond of accurate regularity as [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband}]_{2738-a man very punctual to hours and rules in his own house , - and liked that his wife should be as punctual as himself . lady laura , who in marrying him had firmly resolved that she would do her duty to him in all ways , even though the ways might sometimes be painful , - and had been perhaps more punctilious in this respect than she might have been had she loved him heartily , - was not perhaps quite so fond of accurate regularity as her husband} ; and thus , by this time , certain habits of [his]_{404-loughlinter} had become rather bonds than habits to [her]_{344-lady laura} . [He]_{404-loughlinter} always had prayers at nine , and breakfasted at a quarter past nine , let the hours on the night before have been as late as [they]_2742-they might before the time for rest had come . After breakfast [he]_{404-loughlinter} would open [his]_{404-loughlinter} letters in [[his]_{404-loughlinter} study]_{2743-his study} , but [he]_{404-loughlinter} liked [her]_{344-lady laura} to be with [him]_{404-loughlinter} , and desired to discuss with [her]_{344-lady laura} every application [he]_{404-loughlinter} got from [a constituent]_{2744-a constituent} . [He]_{404-loughlinter} had [[his]_{404-loughlinter} private secretary]_{2745-his private secretary} in [a room]_{2746-a room} apart , but [he]_{404-loughlinter} thought that everything should be filtered to [[his]_{404-loughlinter} private secretary]_{2745-his private secretary} through [[his]_{404-loughlinter} wife]_{947-his wife} . [He]_{404-loughlinter} was very anxious that [she]_{344-lady laura} [herself]_{344-lady laura} should superintend the accounts of [their]_2749-their own private expenditure , and had taken some trouble to teach [her]_{344-lady laura} an excellent mode of book - keeping . [He]_{404-loughlinter} had recommended to [her]_{344-lady laura} a certain course of reading , - which was pleasant enough ; [ladies]_2750-ladies like to receive such recommendations ; but [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} , having drawn out the course , seemed to expect that [[his]_{404-loughlinter} wife]_{947-his wife} should read the books [he]_{404-loughlinter} had named , and , worse still , that [she]_{344-lady laura} should read them in the time [he]_{404-loughlinter} had allocated for the work . This , [I]_0-i think , was tyranny . Then the Sundays became very wearisome to [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . Going to [church]_2752-church twice , [she]_{344-lady laura} had learnt , would be a part of [her]_{344-lady laura} duty ; and though in [[her]_{344-lady laura} father]_{7464-her father} 's household attendance at [church]_2752-church had never been very strict , [she]_{344-lady laura} had made up [her]_{344-lady laura} mind to this cheerfully . But [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} expected also that [he]_{404-loughlinter} and [she]_{344-lady laura} should always dine together on Sundays , that there should be [no guests]_{2755-no guests} , and that there should be no evening company . After all , the demand was not very severe , but yet [she]_{344-lady laura} found that it operated injuriously upon [her]_{344-lady laura} comfort . The Sundays were very wearisome to [her]_{344-lady laura} , and made [her]_{344-lady laura} feel that [[her]_{344-lady laura} lord]_{2756-her lord} and [master]_2757-master was - [[her]_{344-lady laura} lord]_{2756-her lord} and [master]_2757-master . [She]_{344-lady laura} made an effort or two to escape , but the efforts were all in vain . [He]_{404-loughlinter} never spoke a cross word to [her]_{344-lady laura} . [He]_{404-loughlinter} never gave a stern command . But yet [he]_{404-loughlinter} had [his]_{404-loughlinter} way . " [I]_{404-loughlinter} wo n't say that reading a novel on a Sunday is a sin , "_{[404-loughlinter]} [he]_{404-loughlinter} said ; " but [we]_8975-we must at any rate admit that it is a matter on which [men]_1025-men disagree , that [many of the best of [men]_1025-men]_{8977-many of the best of men} are against such occupation on Sunday , and that to abstain is to be on the safe side . "_{[404-loughlinter]} So the novels were put away , and Sunday afternoon with the long evening became rather a stumbling - block to [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . Those two hours , moreover , with [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} in the morning became very wearisome to [her]_{344-lady laura} . At first [she]_{344-lady laura} had declared that it would be [her]_{344-lady laura} greatest ambition to help [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} in [his]_{968-her husband} work , and [she]_{344-lady laura} had read all the letters from [the MacNabs]_{521-the macnabs} and [MacFies]_522-macfies , asking to be made [gaugers]_2762-gaugers and [landing - waiters]_{2763-landing - waiters} , with an assumed interest . But the work palled upon [her]_{344-lady laura} very quickly . [Her]_{344-lady laura} quick intellect discovered soon that there was nothing in it which [she]_{344-lady laura} really did . It was all form and verbiage , and pretence at business . [[Her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} went through it all with the utmost patience , reading every word , giving orders as to every detail , and conscientiously doing that which [he]_{968-her husband} conceived [he]_{968-her husband} had undertaken to do . But [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} wanted to meddle with high politics , to discuss reform bills , to assist in putting up [Mr. This]_{2765-mr. this} and putting down [my]_0-i Lord That . Why should [she]_{344-lady laura} waste [her]_{344-lady laura} time in doing that which [the lad in the next room]_{2766-the lad in the next room} , who was called [a private secretary]_{2767-a private secretary} , could do as well ? Still [she]_{344-lady laura} would obey . Let the task be as hard as it might , [she]_{344-lady laura} would obey . If [he]_{968-her husband} counselled [her]_{344-lady laura} to do this or that , [she]_{344-lady laura} would follow [his]_{968-her husband} counsel , - because [she]_{344-lady laura} owed [him]_{968-her husband} so much . If [she]_{344-lady laura} had accepted the half of all [his]_{968-her husband} wealth without loving [him]_{968-her husband} , [she]_{344-lady laura} owed [him]_{968-her husband} the more on that account . But [she]_{344-lady laura} knew , - [she]_{344-lady laura} could not but know , - that [her]_{344-lady laura} intellect was brighter than [his]_{968-her husband} ; and might it not be possible for [her]_{344-lady laura} to lead [him]_{968-her husband} ? Then [she]_{344-lady laura} made efforts to lead [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} , and found that [he]_{968-her husband} was as stiff - necked as an ox . [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} was not , perhaps , [a clever man]_{8178-a clever man} ; but [he]_{404-loughlinter} was [a man who knew [his]_{404-loughlinter} own way , and who intended to keep it]_{2770-a man who knew his own way , and who intended to keep it} . " [I]_{344-lady laura} have got a headache , [Robert]_{343-mr. kennedy} , "_{[344-lady laura]} [she]_{344-lady laura} said to [him]_{968-her husband} one Sunday after luncheon . " [I]_{344-lady laura} think [I]_{344-lady laura} will not go to [church]_2752-church this afternoon . "_{[344-lady laura]} " It is not serious , [I]_{8178-a clever man} hope . "_{[8178-a clever man]} " Oh dear no . Do n't [you]_{968-her husband} know how [one]_1102-one feels sometimes that [one]_1102-one has got a head ? And when that is the case [one]_1102-one 's armchair is the best place . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} am not sure of that , "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . " If [I]_{344-lady laura} went to [church]_2752-church [I]_{344-lady laura} should not attend , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " The fresh air would do [you]_{968-her husband} more good than anything else , and [we]_8983-we could walk across [the park]_{7798-the park} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Thank [you]_{968-her husband} ; - [I]_{344-lady laura} wo n't go out again to - day . "_{[344-lady laura]} This [she]_{344-lady laura} said with something almost of crossness in [her]_{344-lady laura} manner , and [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} went to the afternoon service by [himself]_{343-mr. kennedy} . [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} when [she]_{344-lady laura} was left alone began to think of [her]_{344-lady laura} position . [She]_{344-lady laura} was not more than four or five months married , and [she]_{344-lady laura} was becoming very tired of [her]_{344-lady laura} life . Was it not also true that [she]_{344-lady laura} was becoming tired of [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} ? [She]_{344-lady laura} had twice told [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas that of [all men in [the world]_{756-the world}]_{7343-all men in the world} [she]_{344-lady laura} esteemed [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} the most . [She]_{344-lady laura} did not esteem [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} less now . [She]_{344-lady laura} knew no point or particle in which [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} did not do [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} duty with accuracy . But [no person]_{2774-no person} can live happily with [another]_886-another , - not even with [a brother]_{1676-a brother} or [a sister]_{8958-a sister} or [a friend]_{1296-a friend} , - simply upon esteem . All the virtues in the calendar , though they exist on each side , will not make [a man]_{749-a man} and [woman]_1896-woman happy together , unless there be sympathy . [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} was beginning to find out that there was a lack of sympathy between [herself]_{344-lady laura} and [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} . [She]_{344-lady laura} thought of this till [she]_{344-lady laura} was tired of thinking of it , and then , wishing to divert [her]_{344-lady laura} mind , [she]_{344-lady laura} took up the book that was lying nearest to [her]_{344-lady laura} hand . It was a volume of a new novel which [she]_{344-lady laura} had been reading on the previous day , and now , without much thought about it , [she]_{344-lady laura} went on with [her]_{344-lady laura} reading . There came to [her]_{344-lady laura} , no doubt , some dim , half - formed idea that , as [she]_{344-lady laura} was freed from going to [church]_2752-church by the plea of a headache , [she]_{344-lady laura} was also absolved by the same plea from other Sunday hindrances . [A child]_{1658-a child} , when it is ill , has buttered toast and a picture - book instead of bread - and - milk and lessons . In this way , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} conceived [herself]_{344-lady laura} to be entitled to [her]_{344-lady laura} novel . While [she]_{344-lady laura} was reading it , there came a knock at the door , and [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} was shown [upstairs]_{8712-upstairs} . [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} had given no orders against [Sunday visitors]_{2785-sunday visitors} , but had simply said that Sunday visiting was not to [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} taste . [Barrington]_{364-barrington erle} , however , was [[Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} 's cousin]_{2786-lady laura 's cousin} , and [people]_1124-people must be very strict if [they]_1124-people ca n't see [[their]_1124-people cousins]_{2788-their cousins} on Sunday . [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} soon lost [her]_{344-lady laura} headache altogether in the animation of discussing the chances of the new Reform Bill with [[the Prime Minister]_{734-the prime minister} 's private secretary]_{2790-the prime minister 's private secretary} ; and had left [her]_{344-lady laura} chair , and was standing by the table with the novel in [her]_{344-lady laura} hand , protesting this and denying that , expressing infinite confidence in [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , and violently denouncing [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , when [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} returned from [church]_2752-church and came up into [the drawing - room]_{1115-the drawing - room} . [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} had forgotten [her]_{344-lady laura} headache altogether , and had in [her]_{344-lady laura} composition none of that thoughtfulness of hypocrisy which would have taught [her]_{344-lady laura} to moderate [her]_{344-lady laura} political feeling at [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} 's return . " [I]_{344-lady laura} do declare , "_{[344-lady laura]} [she]_{344-lady laura} said , " that if [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} opposes the Government measure now , because [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} ca n't have [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} own way in everything , [I]_{344-lady laura} will never again put [my]_{344-lady laura} trust in [any man who calls [himself]_{339-mr. turnbull} [a popular leader]_{8986-a popular leader}]_{8985-any man who calls himself a popular leader} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [You]_8987-you never should , "_{[364-barrington erle]} said [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} . " That 's all very well for [you]_8987-you , [Barrington]_{364-barrington erle} , who are [an aristocratic Whig of the old official school]_{8988-an aristocratic whig of the old official school} , and who call [yourself]_8987-you [a Liberal]_{1145-a liberal} simply because [Fox]_523-fox was [a Liberal]_{1145-a liberal} a hundred years ago . [My]_{364-barrington erle} heart 's in it . "_{[364-barrington erle]} " Heart should never have anything to do with politics ; should it ? "_{[364-barrington erle]} said [Erle]_{364-barrington erle} , turning round to [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} did not wish to discuss the matter on a Sunday , nor yet did [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} wish to say before [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} thought it wrong to do so . And [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} was desirous of treating [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} wife]_{947-his wife} in some way as though [she]_{947-his wife} were [an invalid]_{2796-an invalid} , - that [she]_{947-his wife} thereby might be , as it were , punished ; but [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} did not wish to do this in such a way that [Barrington]_{364-barrington erle} should be aware of the punishment . " [Laura]_{344-lady laura} had better not disturb [herself]_{344-lady laura} about it now , "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} said . " How is [a person to help being disturbed]_{8991-a person to help being disturbed} ? "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , laughing . " Well , well ; [we]_2797-we wo n't mind all that now , "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , turning away . Then [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} took up the novel which [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} had just laid down from [her]_{344-lady laura} hand , and , having looked at it , carried it aside , and placed it on a book - shelf which was remote from [them]_2797-we . [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} watched [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} as [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} did this , and the whole course of [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} 's thoughts on the subject was open to [her]_{344-lady laura} at once . [She]_{344-lady laura} regretted the novel , and [she]_{344-lady laura} regretted also the political discussion . Soon afterwards [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} went away , and [the husband]_{2242-the husband} and [wife]_2182-wife were alone together . " [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} am glad that [your]_{344-lady laura} head is so much better , "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} said [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} did not intend to be severe , but [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} spoke with a gravity of manner which almost amounted to severity . " Yes ; it is , "_{[344-lady laura]} [she]_{344-lady laura} said , " [Barrington]_{364-barrington erle} 's coming in cheered [me]_{344-lady laura} up . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} am sorry that [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} should have wanted cheering . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " Do n't [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} know what [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} mean , [Robert]_{343-mr. kennedy} ? "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " No ; [I]_{344-lady laura} do not think that [I]_{344-lady laura} do , exactly . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} suppose [your]_{343-mr. kennedy} head is stronger . [You]_{343-mr. kennedy} do not get that feeling of dazed , helpless imbecility of brain , which hardly amounts to headache , but which yet - is almost as bad . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " Imbecility of brain may be worse than headache , but [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} do n't think it can produce it . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " Well , well ; - [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} do n't know how to explain it . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " Headache comes , [I]_{344-lady laura} think , always from the stomach , even when produced by nervous affections . But imbecility of the brain - "_{[344-lady laura]} " Oh , [Robert]_{343-mr. kennedy} , [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} am so sorry that [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} used the word . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " [I]_2801-i see that it did not prevent [your]_{344-lady laura} reading , "_[2801-i] [he]_2801-i said , after a pause . " Not such reading as that . [I]_2801-i was up to nothing better . "_[2801-i] Then there was another pause . " [I]_2801-i wo n't deny that it may be a prejudice , "_[2801-i] [he]_2801-i said , " but [I]_2801-i confess that the use of novels in [[my]_2801-i own house]_{8992-my own house} on Sundays is a pain to [me]_2801-i . [[My]_2801-i mother]_{942-my mother} 's ideas on the subject are very strict , and [I]_2801-i can not think that it is bad for [a son]_{1081-a son} to hang on to the teaching of [[his]_{1081-a son} mother]_{769-his mother} . "_[2801-i] This [he]_2801-i said in the most serious tone which [he]_2801-i could command . " [I]_{344-lady laura} do n't know why [I]_{344-lady laura} took it up , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " Simply , [I]_{344-lady laura} believe , because it was there . [I]_{344-lady laura} will avoid doing so for the future . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Do , [[my]_{2242-the husband} dear]_{7306-my dear} , "_{[2242-the husband]} said [the husband]_{2242-the husband} . " [I]_{2242-the husband} shall be obliged and grateful if [you]_{344-lady laura} will remember what [I]_{2242-the husband} have said . "_{[2242-the husband]} Then [he]_2801-i left [her]_{344-lady laura} , and [she]_{344-lady laura} sat alone , first in the dusk and then in the dark , for two hours , doing nothing . Was this to be the life which [she]_{344-lady laura} had procured for [herself]_{344-lady laura} by marrying [Mr. Kennedy of Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} ? If it was harsh and unendurable in [London]_6-london , what would it be in [the country]_{839-the country} ? CHAPTER XXIV [The Willingford Bull Phineas]_524-phineas left [London]_6-london by [a night mail train]_{2804-a night mail train} on Easter Sunday , and found [himself]_2805-himself at [the Willingford Bull]_{2806-the willingford bull} about half an hour after midnight . [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was up and waiting for [him]_2805-himself , and supper was on the table . [The Willingford Bull]_{2806-the willingford bull} was [an English inn of [the old stamp]_{2809-the old stamp} , which had now , in these latter years of railway travelling , ceased to have a road business]_{2808-an english inn of the old stamp , which had now , in these latter years of railway travelling , ceased to have a road business} , - for there were [no travellers]_{2810-no travellers} on [the road]_{2811-the road} , and but little posting - but had acquired a new trade as a depot for [hunters]_2812-hunters and [hunting men]_{2813-hunting men} . [The landlord]_{2814-the landlord} let out horses and kept hunting [stables]_2815-stables , and [the house]_{929-the house} was generally filled from the beginning of November till the middle of April . Then [it]_2817-it became [a desert]_{2818-a desert} in the summer , and [no guests]_{2755-no guests} were seen [there]_7300-there , till the pink coats flocked down again into [the shires]_{2821-the shires} . " How many days do [you]_524-phineas mean to give [us]_8997-we ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , as [he]_{463-lord chiltern} helped [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} friend]_{857-his friend} to a devilled leg of turkey . " [I]_524-phineas must go back on Wednesday , "_{[524-phineas]} said [Phineas]_524-phineas . " That means Wednesday night . [I]_524-phineas 'll tell [you]_{857-his friend} what [we]_8997-we 'll do . [We]_8997-we 've [the Cottesmore]_{166-the cottesmore} to - morrow . [We]_8997-we 'll get into [[Tailby]_167-tailby 's country]_{8998-tailby 's country} on Tuesday , and [Fitzwilliam]_{525-fitzwilliam} will be only twelve miles off on Wednesday . [We]_8997-we shall be rather short of horses . "_{[524-phineas]} " Pray do n't let [me]_{463-lord chiltern} put [you]_524-phineas out . [I]_{463-lord chiltern} can hire something here , [I]_{463-lord chiltern} suppose ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [You]_{857-his friend} wo n't put [me]_524-phineas out at all . There 'll be three between [us]_8997-we each day , and [we]_8997-we 'll run [our]_8997-we luck . The horses have gone on to [Empingham]_{168-empingham} for to - morrow . [Tailby]_167-tailby is rather a way off , - at [Somerby]_169-somerby ; but [we]_8997-we 'll manage it . If the worst comes to the worst , [we]_8997-we can get back to [Stamford]_170-stamford by rail . On Wednesday [we]_8997-we shall have everything very comfortable . [They]_8999-they 're out beyond [Stilton]_171-stilton and will draw [home]_754-home [our]_8997-we way . [I]_524-phineas 've planned it all out . [I]_524-phineas 've a trap with [a fast stepper]_{9001-a fast stepper} , and if [we]_8997-we start to - morrow at half - past nine , [we]_8997-we shall be in plenty of time . [You]_9002-you shall ride [Meg Merrilies]_{527-meg merrilies} , and if [she]_{527-meg merrilies} do n't carry [you]_9002-you , [you]_9002-you may shoot [her]_{527-meg merrilies} . "_{[524-phineas]} " Is [she]_{527-meg merrilies} one of [the pulling ones]_{9003-the pulling ones} ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [She]_{527-meg merrilies} is heavy in hand if [you]_9002-you are heavy at [her]_{527-meg merrilies} , but leave [her]_{527-meg merrilies} mouth alone and [she]_{527-meg merrilies} 'll go like flowing water . [You]_9002-you 'd better not ride more in a crowd than [you]_9002-you can help . Now what 'll [you]_9002-you drink ? "_{[524-phineas]} [They]_2823-them sat up half the night smoking and talking , and [Phineas]_524-phineas learned more about [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} then than ever [he]_524-phineas had learned before . There was brandy and water before [them]_2823-them , but [neither of [them]_2823-them]_{2704-neither of them} drank . [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , indeed , had a pint of beer by [his]_{463-lord chiltern} side from which [he]_{463-lord chiltern} sipped occasionally . " [I]_{463-lord chiltern} 've taken to beer , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [he]_{463-lord chiltern} said , " as being the best drink going . When [a man]_{749-a man} hunts six days a week [he]_{749-a man} can afford to drink beer . [I]_{463-lord chiltern} 'm on an allowance , - three pints a day . That 's not too much . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " And [you]_{463-lord chiltern} drink nothing else ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " Nothing when [I]_{463-lord chiltern} 'm alone , - except a little cherry - brandy when [I]_{463-lord chiltern} 'm out . [I]_{463-lord chiltern} never cared for drink ; - never in [my]_{463-lord chiltern} life . [I]_{463-lord chiltern} do like excitement , and have been less careful than [I]_{463-lord chiltern} ought to have been as to what it has come from . [I]_{463-lord chiltern} could give up drink to - morrow , without a struggle , - if it were worth [my]_{463-lord chiltern} while to make up [my]_{463-lord chiltern} mind to do it . And it 's the same with gambling . [I]_{463-lord chiltern} never do gamble now , because [I]_{463-lord chiltern} 've got no money ; but [I]_{463-lord chiltern} own [I]_{463-lord chiltern} like it better than anything in [the world]_{756-the world} . While [you]_{463-lord chiltern} are at it , there is life in it . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [You]_{463-lord chiltern} should take to politics , [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " And [I]_{463-lord chiltern} would have done so , but [[my]_{463-lord chiltern} father]_{7296-my father} would not help [me]_{463-lord chiltern} . Never mind , [we]_9007-we will not talk about [him]_{7296-my father} . How does [Laura]_{344-lady laura} get on with [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " Very happily , [I]_{463-lord chiltern} should say . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [I]_{463-lord chiltern} do n't believe it , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . " [Her]_{344-lady laura} temper is too much like [mine]_{463-lord chiltern} to allow [her]_{344-lady laura} to be happy with such a log of wood as [Robert Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . It is [such men as [he]_{7296-my father} who drive [me]_{463-lord chiltern} out of the pale of decent life]_{9009-such men as he who drive me out of the pale of decent life} . If that is decency , [I]_{463-lord chiltern} 'd sooner be indecent . [You]_{463-lord chiltern} mark [my]_{463-lord chiltern} words . [They]_9010-they 'll come to grief . [She]_{344-lady laura} 'll never be able to stand it . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [I]_524-phineas should think [she]_{344-lady laura} had [her]_{344-lady laura} own way in everything , "_{[524-phineas]} said [Phineas]_524-phineas . " No , no . Though [he]_{968-her husband} 's [a prig]_{9011-a prig} , [he]_{968-her husband} 's [a man]_{749-a man} ; and [she]_{344-lady laura} will not find it easy to drive [him]_{968-her husband} . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " But [she]_{344-lady laura} may bend [him]_{968-her husband} . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " Not an inch ; - that is if [I]_{463-lord chiltern} understand [his]_{968-her husband} character . [I]_{463-lord chiltern} suppose [you]_{463-lord chiltern} see a good deal of [them]_9013-them ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " Yes , - pretty well . [I]_{463-lord chiltern} 'm not there so often as [I]_{463-lord chiltern} used to be in [the Square]_{172-the square} . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [You]_{463-lord chiltern} get sick of it , [I]_{463-lord chiltern} suppose . [I]_{463-lord chiltern} should . Do [you]_{463-lord chiltern} see [[my]_{463-lord chiltern} father]_{7296-my father} often ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " Only occasionally . [He]_{7296-my father} is always very civil when [I]_{463-lord chiltern} do see [him]_{7296-my father} . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [He]_{7296-my father} is the very pink of civility when [he]_{7296-my father} pleases , but [the most unjust man [I]_{463-lord chiltern} ever met]_{9015-the most unjust man i ever met} . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [I]_{463-lord chiltern} should not have thought that . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " Yes , [he]_{7296-my father} is , "_{[733-the earl]} said [[the Earl]_{733-the earl} 's son]_{2826-the earl 's son} , " and all from lack of judgment to discern the truth . [He]_{7296-my father} makes up [his]_{7296-my father} mind to a thing on insufficient proof , and then nothing will turn [him]_{7296-my father} . [He]_{7296-my father} thinks well of [you]_{463-lord chiltern} , - would probably believe [your]_{463-lord chiltern} word on any indifferent subject without thought of a doubt ; but if [you]_{463-lord chiltern} were to tell [him]_{7296-my father} that [I]_{733-the earl} did n't get drunk every night of [my]_{733-the earl} life and spend most of [my]_{733-the earl} time in thrashing [policemen]_{9016-policemen} , [he]_{7296-my father} would not believe [you]_{463-lord chiltern} . [He]_{7296-my father} would smile incredulously and make [you]_{463-lord chiltern} a little bow . [I]_{733-the earl} can see [him]_{7296-my father} do it . "_{[733-the earl]} " [You]_{733-the earl} are too hard on [him]_{7296-my father} , [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [He]_{7296-my father} has been too hard on [me]_{463-lord chiltern} , [I]_{463-lord chiltern} know . Is [Violet Effingham]_351-violet still in [Grosvenor Place]_{144-grosvenor place} ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " No ; [she]_351-violet 's with [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} . "_{[733-the earl]} " [That old grandmother of evil]_{9017-that old grandmother of evil} has come to [town]_7455-town , - has [she]_{9017-that old grandmother of evil} ? [Poor [Violet]_{341-lady baldock}]_{9019-poor violet} ! When [we]_9020-we were young together [we]_9020-we used to have such fun about [that old woman]_{9021-that old woman} . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [The old woman]_{9022-the old woman} is [an ally of [mine]_524-phineas]_{9023-an ally of mine} now , "_{[524-phineas]} said [Phineas]_524-phineas . " [You]_524-phineas make [allies]_9024-allies everywhere . [You]_524-phineas know [Violet Effingham]_351-violet of course ? "_{[524-phineas]} " Oh yes . [I]_{463-lord chiltern} know [her]_351-violet . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " Do n't [you]_{463-lord chiltern} think [her]_351-violet very charming ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . " Exceedingly charming . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [I]_{463-lord chiltern} have asked [that girl]_{9025-that girl} to marry [me]_{463-lord chiltern} three times , and [I]_{463-lord chiltern} shall never ask [her]_351-violet again . There is a point beyond which [a man]_{749-a man} should n't go . There are many reasons why it would be a good marriage . In the first place , [her]_351-violet money would be serviceable . Then it would heal matters in [[our]_9027-our family]_{9028-our family} , for [[my]_{463-lord chiltern} father]_{7296-my father} is as prejudiced in [her]_351-violet favour as [he]_{7296-my father} is against [me]_{463-lord chiltern} . And [I]_{463-lord chiltern} love [her]_351-violet dearly . [I]_{463-lord chiltern} 've loved [her]_351-violet all [my]_{463-lord chiltern} life , - since [I]_{463-lord chiltern} used to buy cakes for [her]_351-violet . But [I]_{463-lord chiltern} shall never ask [her]_351-violet again . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [I]_524-phineas would if [I]_524-phineas were [you]_524-phineas , "_{[524-phineas]} said [Phineas]_524-phineas , - hardly knowing what it might be best for [him]_524-phineas to say . " No ; [I]_524-phineas never will . But [I]_524-phineas 'll tell [you]_524-phineas what . [I]_524-phineas shall get into some desperate scrape about [her]_351-violet . Of course [she]_351-violet 'll marry , and that soon . Then [I]_524-phineas shall make a fool of [myself]_524-phineas . When [I]_524-phineas hear that [she]_351-violet is engaged [I]_524-phineas shall go and quarrel with [the man]_{7504-the man} , and kick [him]_{7504-the man} , - or get kicked . All [the world]_{756-the world} will turn against [me]_524-phineas , and [I]_524-phineas shall be called a wild beast . "_{[524-phineas]} " A dog in [the manger]_{9032-the manger} is what [you]_524-phineas should be called . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " Exactly ; - but how is [a man]_{749-a man} to help it ? If [you]_524-phineas loved [a girl]_{858-a girl} , could [you]_524-phineas see [another man]_{2246-another man} take [her]_{858-a girl} ? "_{[524-phineas]} [Phineas]_524-phineas remembered of course that [he]_524-phineas had lately come through this ordeal . " It is as though [he]_{7504-the man} were to come and put [his]_{7504-the man} hand upon [me]_{463-lord chiltern} , and wanted [my]_{463-lord chiltern} own heart out of [me]_{463-lord chiltern} . Though [I]_{463-lord chiltern} have no property in [her]_{858-a girl} at all , no right to [her]_{858-a girl} , - though [she]_{858-a girl} never gave [me]_{463-lord chiltern} a word of encouragement , it is as though [she]_{858-a girl} were the most private thing in [the world]_{756-the world} to [me]_{463-lord chiltern} . [I]_{463-lord chiltern} should be half mad , and in [my]_{463-lord chiltern} madness [I]_{463-lord chiltern} could not master the idea that [I]_{463-lord chiltern} was being robbed . [I]_{463-lord chiltern} should resent it as a personal interference . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [I]_524-phineas suppose it will come to that if [you]_{463-lord chiltern} give [her]_{858-a girl} up [yourself]_{463-lord chiltern} , "_{[524-phineas]} said [Phineas]_524-phineas . " It is no question of giving up . Of course [I]_524-phineas can not make [her]_{858-a girl} marry [me]_524-phineas . Light another cigar , [old fellow]_{7273-old fellow} . "_{[524-phineas]} [Phineas]_524-phineas , as [he]_524-phineas lit the other cigar , remembered that [he]_524-phineas owed a certain duty in this matter to [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . [She]_{344-lady laura} had commissioned [him]_524-phineas to persuade [[her]_{344-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} that [his]_524-phineas suit with [Violet Effingham]_351-violet would not be hopeless , if [he]_524-phineas could only restrain [himself]_524-phineas in [his]_524-phineas mode of conducting it . [Phineas]_524-phineas was disposed to do [his]_524-phineas duty , although [he]_524-phineas felt it to be very hard that [he]_524-phineas should be called upon to be eloquent against [his]_524-phineas own interest . [He]_524-phineas had been thinking for the last quarter of an hour how [he]_524-phineas must bear [himself]_524-phineas if it might turn out that [he]_524-phineas should be [the man whom [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was resolved to kick]_{2828-the man whom lord chiltern was resolved to kick} . [He]_524-phineas looked at [[his]_524-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} and [host]_2830-host , and became aware that a kicking - match with such a one would not be pleasant pastime . Nevertheless , [he]_524-phineas would be happy enough to be subject to [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} 's wrath for such a reason . [He]_524-phineas would do [his]_524-phineas duty by [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} ; and then , when that had been adequately done , [he]_524-phineas would , if occasion served , fight a battle for [himself]_524-phineas . " [You]_{463-lord chiltern} are too sudden with [her]_{857-his friend} , [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , "_{[524-phineas]} [he]_524-phineas said , after a pause . " What do [you]_{463-lord chiltern} mean by too sudden ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , almost angrily . " [You]_{463-lord chiltern} frighten [her]_{857-his friend} by being so impetuous . [You]_{463-lord chiltern} rush at [her]_{857-his friend} as though [you]_{463-lord chiltern} wanted to conquer [her]_{857-his friend} by a single blow . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " So [I]_524-phineas do . "_{[524-phineas]} " [You]_{463-lord chiltern} should be more gentle with [her]_{857-his friend} . [You]_{463-lord chiltern} should give [her]_{857-his friend} time to find out whether [she]_{857-his friend} likes [you]_{463-lord chiltern} or not . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [She]_{857-his friend} has known [me]_524-phineas all [her]_{857-his friend} life , and has found that out long ago . Not but what [you]_{463-lord chiltern} are right . [I]_524-phineas know [you]_{463-lord chiltern} are right . If [I]_524-phineas were [you]_{463-lord chiltern} , and had [your]_{463-lord chiltern} skill in pleasing , [I]_524-phineas should drop soft words into [her]_{857-his friend} ear till [I]_524-phineas had caught [her]_{857-his friend} . But [I]_524-phineas have no gifts in that way . [I]_524-phineas am as awkward as a pig at what is called flirting . And [I]_524-phineas have an accursed pride which stands in [my]_524-phineas own light . If [she]_{857-his friend} were in [this house]_{8214-this house} this moment , and if [I]_524-phineas knew [she]_{857-his friend} were to be had for asking , [I]_524-phineas do n't think [I]_524-phineas could bring [myself]_524-phineas to ask again . But [we]_9039-we 'll go to bed . It 's half - past two , and [we]_9039-we must be off at half - past nine , if [we]_9039-we 're to be at [Exton Park]_{174-exton park} gates at eleven . "_{[524-phineas]} [Phineas]_524-phineas , as [he]_524-phineas went up - [stairs]_7615-stairs , assured [himself]_524-phineas that [he]_524-phineas had done [his]_524-phineas duty . If there ever should come to be anything between [him]_524-phineas and [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} might quarrel with [him]_524-phineas , - might probably attempt that kicking encounter to which allusion had been made , - but [nobody]_1350-nobody could justly say that [he]_524-phineas had not behaved honourably to [[his]_524-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} . On the next morning there was a bustle and a scurry , as there always is on such occasions , and [the two men]_{2834-the two men} got off about ten minutes after time . But [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} drove hard , and [they]_{2834-the two men} reached the meet before [the master]_{2835-the master} had moved off . [They]_{2834-the two men} had a fair day 's sport with [the Cottesmore]_{166-the cottesmore} ; and [Phineas]_524-phineas , though [he]_524-phineas found that [Meg Merrilies]_{527-meg merrilies} did require a good deal of riding , went through [his]_524-phineas day 's work with credit . [He]_524-phineas had been riding since [he]_524-phineas was [a child]_{1658-a child} , as is the custom with [all boys in [Munster]_175-munster]_{2837-all boys in munster} , and had [an Irishman]_{1800-an irishman} 's natural aptitude for jumping . When [they]_{2834-the two men} got back to [the Willingford Bull]_{2806-the willingford bull} [he]_524-phineas felt pleased with the day and rather proud of [himself]_524-phineas . " It was n't fast , [you]_524-phineas know , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , " and [I]_{463-lord chiltern} do n't call that [a stiff country]_{9040-a stiff country} . Besides , [Meg]_{527-meg merrilies} is very handy when [you]_524-phineas 've got [her]_{527-meg merrilies} out of [the crowd]_{9041-the crowd} . [You]_524-phineas shall ride [Bonebreaker]_{340-bonebreaker} to - morrow at [Somerby]_169-somerby , and [you]_524-phineas 'll find that better fun . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [Bonebreaker]_{340-bonebreaker} ? Have n't [I]_{463-lord chiltern} heard [you]_{463-lord chiltern} say [he]_{340-bonebreaker} rushes like mischief ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " Well , [he]_{340-bonebreaker} does rush . But , by [George]_370-george ! [you]_524-phineas want a horse to rush in [that country]_{9042-that country} . When [you]_524-phineas have to go right through four or five feet of stiff green wood , like a bullet through a target , [you]_524-phineas want a little force , or [you]_524-phineas 're apt to be left up a tree . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " And what do [you]_{463-lord chiltern} ride ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " A brute [I]_{463-lord chiltern} never put [my]_{463-lord chiltern} leg on yet . [He]_{340-bonebreaker} was sent down to [Wilcox]_176-wilcox here , out of [Lincolnshire]_{177-lincolnshire} , because [they]_176-wilcox could n't get [anybody]_7318-anybody to ride [him]_{340-bonebreaker} [there]_7300-there . [They]_176-wilcox say [he]_{340-bonebreaker} goes with [his]_{340-bonebreaker} head up in the air , and wo n't look at a fence that is n't as high as [his]_{340-bonebreaker} breast . But [I]_{463-lord chiltern} think [he]_{340-bonebreaker} 'll do here . [I]_{463-lord chiltern} never saw a better made beast , or one with more power . Do [you]_524-phineas look at [his]_{340-bonebreaker} shoulders . [He]_{340-bonebreaker} 's to be had for seventy pounds , and these are the sort of horses [I]_{463-lord chiltern} like to buy . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} Again [they]_2840-they dined alone , and [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} explained to [Phineas]_524-phineas that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} rarely associated with [the men of either of the hunts in which [he]_{463-lord chiltern} rode]_{2841-the men of either of the hunts in which he rode} . " There is [a set of fellows down here who are poison to [me]_{463-lord chiltern}]_{9045-a set of fellows down here who are poison to me} , and there is another set , and [I]_{463-lord chiltern} am poison to [them]_2840-they . [Everybody]_{951-everybody} is very civil , as [you]_524-phineas see , but [I]_{463-lord chiltern} have [no associates]_{9047-no associates} . And gradually [I]_{463-lord chiltern} am getting to have a reputation as though [I]_{463-lord chiltern} were [the devil]_{7262-the devil} [himself]_{7262-the devil} . [I]_{463-lord chiltern} think [I]_{463-lord chiltern} shall come out next year dressed entirely in black . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " Are [you]_{463-lord chiltern} not wrong to give way to that kind of thing ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " What the deuce am [I]_{463-lord chiltern} to do ? [I]_{463-lord chiltern} ca n't make civil little speeches . When once [a man]_{749-a man} gets a reputation as [an ogre]_{9050-an ogre} , it is the most difficult thing in [the world]_{756-the world} to drop it . [I]_{463-lord chiltern} could have [a score of [men]_1025-men]_{9052-a score of men} here every day if [I]_{463-lord chiltern} liked it , - [my]_{463-lord chiltern} title would do that for [me]_{463-lord chiltern} ; - but [they]_{9052-a score of men} would be [men]_1025-men [I]_{463-lord chiltern} should loathe , and [I]_{463-lord chiltern} should be sure to tell [them]_{9052-a score of men} so , even though [I]_{463-lord chiltern} did not mean it . [Bonebreaker]_{340-bonebreaker} , and the new horse , and another , went on at twelve to - day . [You]_524-phineas must expect hard work to - morrow , as [I]_{463-lord chiltern} daresay [we]_2843-we sha n't be [home]_754-home before eight . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} The next day 's meet was in [Leicestershire]_{74-leicestershire} , [not far from [Melton]_178-melton]_{2842-not far from melton} , and [they]_2843-we started early . [Phineas]_524-phineas , to tell the truth of [him]_524-phineas , was rather afraid of [Bonebreaker]_{340-bonebreaker} , and looked forward to the probability of an accident . [He]_524-phineas had neither [wife]_2182-wife nor [child]_2845-child , and [nobody]_1350-nobody had a better right to risk [his]_524-phineas neck . " [We]_2843-we 'll put a gag on ' [i]_{2847-the groom} m , "_{[2847-the groom]} said [the groom]_{2847-the groom} , " and [you]_524-phineas 'll ride ' [i]_{2847-the groom} m in a ring , - so that [you]_524-phineas may well - nigh break [his]_524-phineas jaw ; but [he]_524-phineas is [a rum un]_{9056-a rum un} , [sir]_8579-sir . "_{[2847-the groom]} " [I]_524-phineas 'll do [my]_524-phineas best , "_{[524-phineas]} said [Phineas]_524-phineas . " [He]_524-phineas 'll take all that , "_{[2847-the groom]} said [the groom]_{2847-the groom} . " Just let [him]_524-phineas have [his]_524-phineas own way at everything , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , as [they]_2849-they moved away from the meet to [Pickwell Gorse]_{179-pickwell gorse} ; " and if [you]_524-phineas 'll only sit on [his]_524-phineas back , [he]_524-phineas 'll carry [you]_524-phineas through as safe as [a church]_{9058-a church} . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [Phineas]_524-phineas could not help thinking that the counsels of [the master]_{2835-the master} and of [the groom]_{2847-the groom} were very different . " [My]_{463-lord chiltern} idea is , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} continued [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , " that in hunting [you]_524-phineas should always avoid [a crowd]_{7418-a crowd} . [I]_{463-lord chiltern} do n't think a horse is worth riding that will go in a crowd . It 's just like yachting , - [you]_524-phineas should have plenty of sea - room . If [you]_524-phineas 're to pull [your]_524-phineas horse up at every fence till [somebody else]_{7432-somebody else} is over , [I]_{463-lord chiltern} think [you]_524-phineas 'd better come out on a donkey . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} And so [they]_2852-we went away to [Pickwell Gorse]_{179-pickwell gorse} . There were over [two hundred men]_{2853-two hundred men} out , and [Phineas]_524-phineas began to think that it might not be so easy to get out of [the crowd]_{9041-the crowd} . [A crowd]_{7418-a crowd} in a fast run no doubt quickly becomes small by degrees and beautifully less ; but it is very difficult , especially for [a stranger]_{8172-a stranger} , to free [himself]_{8172-a stranger} from the rush at the first start . [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} 's horse plunged about so violently , as [they]_2852-we stood on [a little hill - side]_{2857-a little hill - side} looking down upon the cover , that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} was obliged to take [him]_2858-he to a distance , and [Phineas]_524-phineas followed [him]_{463-lord chiltern} . " If [he]_2858-he breaks down wind , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , " [we]_2852-we ca n't be better than [we]_2852-we are here . If [he]_2858-he goes up wind , [he]_2858-he must turn before long , and [we]_2852-we shall be all right . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} As [he]_{463-lord chiltern} spoke [an old hound]_{2859-an old hound} opened true and sharp , - an old hound whom [all the pack]_{2860-all the pack} believed , - and in a moment there was no doubt that the fox had been found . " There are not above eight or nine acres in [it]_9061-it , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , " and [he]_2858-he ca n't hang long . Did [you]_524-phineas ever see such [an uneasy brute as this]_{9062-an uneasy brute as this} in [your]_524-phineas life ? But [I]_{463-lord chiltern} feel certain [he]_2858-he 'll go well when [he]_2858-he gets away . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [Phineas]_524-phineas was too much occupied with [his]_524-phineas own horse to think much of that on which [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was mounted . [Bonebreaker]_{340-bonebreaker} , the very moment that [he]_524-phineas heard [the old hound]_{2861-the old hound} 's note , stretched out [his]_524-phineas head , and put [his]_524-phineas mouth upon the bit , and began to tremble in every muscle . " [He]_2858-he 's a great deal more anxious for it than [you]_524-phineas and [I]_{463-lord chiltern} are , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . " [I]_{463-lord chiltern} see [they]_9063-they 've given [you]_524-phineas that gag . But do n't [you]_524-phineas ride [him]_2858-he on it till [he]_2858-he wants it . Give [him]_2858-he lots of room , and [he]_2858-he 'll go in the snaffle . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} All which caution made [Phineas]_524-phineas think that any [insurance office]_{2862-insurance office} would charge very dear on [his]_524-phineas life at the present moment . The fox took two rings of the gorse , and then [he]_{2861-the old hound} went , - up wind . " It 's not a vixen , [I]_{463-lord chiltern} 'll swear , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . " [A vixen in cub]_{9064-a vixen in cub} never went away like that yet . Now then , [Finn]_329-phineas , [[my]_{463-lord chiltern} boy]_{7278-my boy} , keep to the right . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} And [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , with the horse out of [Lincolnshire]_{177-lincolnshire} , went away across [the brow of [the hill]_{2864-the hill}]_{2863-the brow of the hill} , leaving the hounds to the left , and selected , as [his]_{463-lord chiltern} point of exit into [the next field]_{2865-the next field} , a stiff rail , which , had there been an accident , must have put a very wide margin of ground between [the rider]_{2866-the rider} and [his]_{463-lord chiltern} horse . " Go hard at [your]_329-phineas fences , and then [you]_329-phineas 'll fall clear , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had said to [Phineas]_329-phineas . [I]_0-i do n't think , however , that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} would have ridden at the rail as [he]_{463-lord chiltern} did , but that there was no help for [him]_{463-lord chiltern} . " [The brute]_{8737-the brute} began in [his]_{8737-the brute} own way , and carried on after in the same fashion all through , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [he]_{463-lord chiltern} said afterwards . [Phineas]_329-phineas took the fence a little lower down , and what it was at which [he]_329-phineas rode [he]_329-phineas never knew . [Bonebreaker]_{340-bonebreaker} sailed over it , whatever it was , and [he]_{340-bonebreaker} soon found [himself]_{340-bonebreaker} by [[his]_{340-bonebreaker} friend]_{857-his friend} 's side . The ruck of [the men]_{2525-the men} were lower down than [[our]_2869-our two heroes]_{2870-our two heroes} , and there were [others far away to the left]_{2871-others far away to the left} , and [others]_7342-others , again , who had been at the end of the gorse , and were now behind . [[Our]_2869-our friends]_{2873-our friends} were not near the hounds , not within [two fields of [them]_{2873-our friends}]_{2874-two fields of them} , but the hounds were below [them]_{2873-our friends} , and therefore could be seen . " Do n't be in a hurry , and [they]_{2873-our friends} 'll be round upon [us]_2869-our , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} said . " How [the deuce]_{9067-the deuce} is one to help being in a hurry ? "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , who was doing [his]_329-phineas very best to ride [Bonebreaker]_{340-bonebreaker} with the snaffle , but had already began to feel that [Bonebreaker]_{340-bonebreaker} cared nothing for that weak instrument . " By [George]_370-george , [I]_{463-lord chiltern} should like to change with [you]_329-phineas , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . [The Lincolnshire horse]_{2875-the lincolnshire horse} was going along with [his]_{2875-the lincolnshire horse} head very low , boring as [he]_{2875-the lincolnshire horse} galloped , but throwing [his]_{2875-the lincolnshire horse} neck up at [his]_{2875-the lincolnshire horse} fences , just when [he]_{2875-the lincolnshire horse} ought to have kept [himself]_{2875-the lincolnshire horse} steady . After this , though [Phineas]_329-phineas kept near [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} throughout the run , [they]_2876-they were not again near enough to exchange words ; and , indeed , [they]_2876-they had but little breath for such purpose . [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} rode still a little in advance , and [Phineas]_329-phineas , knowing [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} 's partiality for solitude when taking [his]_329-phineas fences , kept a little to [his]_329-phineas left . [He]_329-phineas began to find that [Bonebreaker]_{340-bonebreaker} knew pretty well what [he]_{340-bonebreaker} was about . As for not using the gag rein , that was impossible . When a horse puts out what strength [he]_{2875-the lincolnshire horse} has against [a man]_{749-a man} 's arm , [a man]_{749-a man} must put out what strength [he]_{749-a man} has against the horse 's mouth . But [Bonebreaker]_{340-bonebreaker} was cunning , and had had a gag rein on before . [He]_{340-bonebreaker} contracted [his]_{340-bonebreaker} lip here , and bent out [his]_{340-bonebreaker} jaw there , till [he]_{340-bonebreaker} had settled it to [his]_{340-bonebreaker} mind , and then went away after [his]_{340-bonebreaker} own fashion . [He]_{340-bonebreaker} seemed to have a passion for smashing through big , high - grown ox - fences , and by degrees [[his]_{340-bonebreaker} rider]_{2880-his rider} came to feel that if there was nothing worse coming , the fun was not bad . The fox ran up wind for a couple of miles or so , as [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} had prophesied , and then turned , - not to the right , as would best have served [him]_{463-lord chiltern} and [Phineas]_329-phineas , but to the left , - so that [they]_2881-they were forced to make [their]_2881-they way through the ruck of horses before [they]_2881-they could place [themselves]_2881-they again . [Phineas]_329-phineas found [himself]_329-phineas crossing [a road]_{2882-a road} , in and out of it , before [he]_329-phineas knew where [he]_329-phineas was , and for a while [he]_329-phineas lost sight of [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . But in truth [he]_329-phineas was leading now , whereas [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} had led before . The two horses having been together all the morning , and on the previous day , were willing enough to remain in company , if [they]_2881-they were allowed to do so . [They]_2881-they both crossed [the road]_{2811-the road} , not very far from [each other]_{7264-each other} , going in and out amidst [a crowd of horses]_{2885-a crowd of horses} , and before long were again placed well , now having the hunt on [their]_2881-they right , whereas hitherto it had been on [their]_2881-they left . [They]_2881-they went over [large pasture fields]_{2886-large pasture fields} , and [Phineas]_329-phineas began to think that as long as [Bonebreaker]_{340-bonebreaker} would be able to go through the thick grown - up hedges , all would be right . Now and again [he]_329-phineas came to a cut fence , a fence that had been cut and laid , and these were not so pleasant . Force was not sufficient for [them]_2881-they , and [they]_2881-they admitted of a mistake . But the horse , though [he]_329-phineas would rush at [them]_2881-they unpleasantly , took [them]_2881-they when [they]_2881-they came without touching [them]_2881-they . It might be all right yet , - unless the beast should tire with [him]_329-phineas ; and then , [Phineas]_329-phineas thought , a misfortune might probably occur . [He]_329-phineas remembered , as [he]_329-phineas flew over one such impediment , that [he]_329-phineas rode a stone heavier than [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} . At the end of forty - five minutes [Bonebreaker]_{340-bonebreaker} also might become aware of the fact . The hounds were running well in sight to [their]_2881-they right , and [Phineas]_329-phineas began to feel some of that pride which [a man]_{749-a man} indulges when [he]_{749-a man} becomes aware that [he]_{749-a man} has taken [his]_{749-a man} place comfortably , has left [the squad]_{2889-the squad} behind , and is going well . There were [men nearer the hounds]_{2890-men nearer the hounds} than [he]_329-phineas was , but [he]_329-phineas was near enough even for ambition . There had already been enough of the run to make [him]_329-phineas sure that it would be a " good thing "_{[329-phineas]} , and enough to make [him]_329-phineas aware also that probably it might be too good . When a run is over , [men]_1025-men are very apt to regret the termination , who a minute or two before were anxiously longing that the hounds might pull down [their]_1025-men game . To finish well is everything in hunting . To have led for over an hour is nothing , let the pace and country have been what [they]_1025-men might , if [you]_2892-you fall away during the last half mile . Therefore it is that [those behind]_{2893-those behind} hope that the fox may make this or that cover , while [the forward men]_{2894-the forward men} long to see [him]_329-phineas turned over in [every field]_{2895-every field} . To ride to hounds is very glorious ; but to have ridden to hounds is more glorious still . [They]_2881-they had now crossed [another road]_{2896-another road} , and [a larger one]_{2897-a larger one} , and had got into [a somewhat closer country]_{2898-a somewhat closer country} . [The fields]_{2899-the fields} were not so big , and the fences were not so high . [Phineas]_329-phineas got a moment to look about [him]_329-phineas , and saw [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} riding without [his]_{463-lord chiltern} cap . [He]_329-phineas was very red in the face , and [his]_329-phineas eyes seemed to glare , and [he]_329-phineas was tugging at [his]_329-phineas horse with all [his]_329-phineas might . But the animal seemed still to go with perfect command of strength , and [Phineas]_329-phineas had too much work on [his]_329-phineas own hands to think of offering Quixotic assistance to [any one else]_{1223-any one else} . [He]_329-phineas saw [some one]_{7387-some one} , [a farmer]_{2902-a farmer} , as [he]_329-phineas thought , speak to [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} as [they]_2903-they rode close together ; but [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} only shook [his]_{463-lord chiltern} head and pulled at [his]_{463-lord chiltern} horse . There were brooks in [those parts]_{735-those parts} . [The river Eye]_{180-the river eye} forms itself thereabouts , or [some of [its]_{180-the river eye} tributaries]_{2905-some of its tributaries} do so ; and [these tributaries]_{2906-these tributaries} , though small as [rivers]_2907-rivers , are considerable to [men on one side who are called by the exigencies of the occasion]_{2908-men on one side who are called by the exigencies of the occasion} to place [themselves]_{2908-men on one side who are called by the exigencies of the occasion} quickly on the other . [Phineas]_329-phineas knew nothing of [these brooks]_{2909-these brooks} ; but [Bonebreaker]_{340-bonebreaker} had gone gallantly over two , and now that there came a third in the way , it was to be hoped that [he]_{340-bonebreaker} might go gallantly over that also . [Phineas]_329-phineas , at any rate , had no power to decide otherwise . As long as [the brute]_{8737-the brute} would go straight with [him]_329-phineas [he]_329-phineas could sit [him]_329-phineas ; but [he]_329-phineas had long given up the idea of having a will of [his]_329-phineas own . Indeed , till [he]_329-phineas was within twenty yards of [the brook]_{2045-the brook} , [he]_329-phineas did not see that it was larger than the others . [He]_329-phineas looked around , and there was [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} close to [him]_329-phineas , still fighting with [his]_{463-lord chiltern} horse ; - but [the farmer]_{2912-the farmer} had turned away . [He]_329-phineas thought that [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} nodded to [him]_329-phineas , as much as to tell [him]_329-phineas to go on . On [he]_329-phineas went at any rate . [The brook]_{2045-the brook} , when [he]_329-phineas came to [it]_{2045-the brook} , seemed to be a huge black hole , yawning beneath [him]_329-phineas . [The banks]_{2914-the banks} were quite steep , and just where [he]_329-phineas was to take off there was an ugly stump . It was too late to think of anything . [He]_329-phineas stuck [his]_329-phineas knees against [his]_329-phineas saddle , - and in a moment was on the other side . [The brute , who had taken off a yard before the stump , knowing well the danger of striking it]_{2915-the brute , who had taken off a yard before the stump , knowing well the danger of striking it} with [his]_{2915-the brute , who had taken off a yard before the stump , knowing well the danger of striking it} foot , came down with a grunt , and did , [I]_0-i think , begin to feel the weight of that extra stone . [Phineas]_329-phineas , as soon as [he]_329-phineas was safe , looked back , and there was [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} 's horse in the very act of [his]_{463-lord chiltern} spring , - higher up [the rivulet]_{2916-the rivulet} , where it was even broader . At that distance [Phineas]_329-phineas could see that [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was wild with rage against the beast . But whether [he]_329-phineas wished to take the leap or wished to avoid it , there was no choice left to [him]_329-phineas . The animal rushed at [the brook]_{2045-the brook} , and in a moment the horse and [horseman]_{2918-horseman} were lost to sight . It was well then that that extra stone should tell , as it enabled [Phineas]_329-phineas to arrest [his]_329-phineas horse and to come back to [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} . The Lincolnshire horse had chested [the further bank]_{2920-the further bank} , and of course had fallen back into [the stream]_{8430-the stream} . When [Phineas]_329-phineas got down [he]_329-phineas found that [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was wedged in between the horse and [the bank]_{2922-the bank} , which was better , at any rate , than being under the horse in [the water]_{2923-the water} . " All right , [old fellow]_{7273-old fellow} , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [he]_{463-lord chiltern} said , with a smile , when [he]_{463-lord chiltern} saw [Phineas]_329-phineas . " [You]_329-phineas go on ; it 's too good to lose . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} But [he]_{463-lord chiltern} was very pale , and seemed to be quite helpless where [he]_{463-lord chiltern} lay . The horse did not move , - and never did move again . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} had smashed [his]_{463-lord chiltern} shoulder to pieces against a stump on [the bank]_{2922-the bank} , and was afterwards shot on that very spot . When [Phineas]_329-phineas got down [he]_329-phineas found that there was but little water where the horse lay . The depth of [the stream]_{8430-the stream} had been on the side from which [they]_2926-they had taken off , and the thick black mud lay within a foot of the surface , close to the bank against which [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was propped . " That 's the worst one [I]_{463-lord chiltern} ever was on , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} ; " but [I]_{463-lord chiltern} think [he]_{463-lord chiltern} 's gruelled now . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " Are [you]_{463-lord chiltern} hurt ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " Well ; - [I]_{463-lord chiltern} fancy there is something amiss . [I]_{463-lord chiltern} ca n't move [my]_{463-lord chiltern} arms ; and [I]_{463-lord chiltern} catch [my]_{463-lord chiltern} breath . [My]_{463-lord chiltern} legs are all right if [I]_{463-lord chiltern} could get away from [this accursed brute]_{9069-this accursed brute} . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [I]_{2912-the farmer} told [you]_{463-lord chiltern} so , "_{[2912-the farmer]} said [the farmer]_{2912-the farmer} , coming and looking down upon [them]_2926-they from [the bank]_{2922-the bank} . " [I]_{2912-the farmer} told [you]_{463-lord chiltern} so , but [you]_{463-lord chiltern} would n't be said . "_{[2912-the farmer]} Then [he]_{2912-the farmer} too got down , and between [them]_2926-they both [they]_2926-they extricated [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} from [his]_{463-lord chiltern} position , and got [him]_{2912-the farmer} on to [the bank]_{2922-the bank} . " That un 's [a dead un]_{9070-a dead un} , "_{[2912-the farmer]} said [the farmer]_{2912-the farmer} , pointing to the horse . " So much the better , "_{[8711-his lordship]} said [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} lordship]_{8711-his lordship} . " Give [us]_2926-they a drop of sherry , [Finn]_329-phineas . "_{[8711-his lordship]} [He]_{2912-the farmer} had broken [his]_{2912-the farmer} collar - bone and three of [his]_{2912-the farmer} ribs . [They]_2926-they got [a farmer]_{2902-a farmer} 's trap from [Wissindine]_{181-wissindine} and took [him]_{2912-the farmer} into [Oakham]_182-oakham . When [there]_7300-there , [he]_{2912-the farmer} insisted on being taken on through [Stamford]_170-stamford to [the Willingford Bull]_{151-the willingford bull} before [he]_{2912-the farmer} would have [his]_{2912-the farmer} bones set , - picking up , however , [a surgeon at [Stamford]_170-stamford]_{2934-a surgeon at stamford} . [Phineas]_329-phineas remained with [him]_{2934-a surgeon at stamford} for a couple of days , losing [his]_329-phineas run with [the Fitzwilliams]_{529-the fitzwilliams} and a day at the potted peas , and became very fond of [[his]_329-phineas patient]_{2935-his patient} as [he]_{2912-the farmer} sat by [his]_329-phineas bedside . " That was a good run , though , was n't it ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} as [Phineas]_329-phineas took [his]_329-phineas leave . " And , by [George]_370-george , [Phineas]_329-phineas , [you]_329-phineas rode [Bonebreaker]_{340-bonebreaker} so well , that [you]_329-phineas shall have [him]_{340-bonebreaker} as often as [you]_329-phineas 'll come down . [I]_{463-lord chiltern} do n't know how it is , but [[you]_329-phineas [Irish fellows]_{9072-irish fellows}]_{9071-you irish fellows} always ride . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} CHAPTER XXV [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} 's Carriage Stops the Way When [Phineas]_329-phineas got back to [London]_6-london , a day after [his]_329-phineas time , [he]_329-phineas found that there was already a great political commotion in [the metropolis]_{2936-the metropolis} . [He]_329-phineas had known that on Easter Monday and Tuesday there was to be a gathering of [the people]_{731-the people} in favour of the ballot , and that on Wednesday there was to be a procession with a petition which [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} was to receive from the hands of [the people]_{731-the people} on [Primrose Hill]_{183-primrose hill} . It had been at first intended that [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} should receive the petition at the door of [Westminster Hall]_{59-westminster hall} on the Thursday ; but [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} had been requested by [the Home Secretary]_{2939-the home secretary} to put aside this intention , and [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} had complied with the request made to [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} . [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} was to move the second reading of [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} Reform Bill on that day , the preliminary steps having been taken without any special notice ; but the bill of course included no clause in favour of the ballot ; and this petition was the consequence of that omission . [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} had predicted evil consequences , both in [the House]_{929-the house} and out of it , and was now doing the best in [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} power to bring about the verification of [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} own prophecies . [Phineas]_329-phineas , who reached [[his]_329-phineas lodgings]_{7887-his lodgings} late on the Thursday , found that [the town]_{866-the town} had been in a state of ferment for three days , that on the Wednesday [forty or fifty thousand persons]_{2943-forty or fifty thousand persons} had been collected at [Primrose Hill]_{183-primrose hill} , and that [the police]_{2944-the police} had been forced to interfere , - and that worse was expected on the Friday . Though [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} had yielded to [the Government]_{54-the government} as to receiving the petition , [the crowd]_{9041-the crowd} was resolved that [they]_{9041-the crowd} would see the petition carried into [the House]_{929-the house} . It was argued that [the Government]_{54-the government} would have done better to have refrained from interfering as to the previously intended arrangement . It would have been easier to deal with a procession than with a mob of [men gathered together without any semblance of form]_{2947-men gathered together without any semblance of form} . [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} had been asked to postpone the second reading of [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} bill ; but the request had come from [[his]_{334-mr. mildmay} opponents]_{2460-his opponents} , and [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} would not yield to it . [He]_{334-mr. mildmay} said that it would be a bad expedient to close Parliament from fear of [the people]_{731-the people} . [Phineas]_329-phineas found at [the Reform Club]_{7391-the reform club} on the Thursday evening that [members of the House of Commons]_{2951-members of the house of commons} were requested to enter on the Friday by the door usually used by [the peers]_{8852-the peers} , and to make [their]_{2951-members of the house of commons} way thence to [[their]_{2951-members of the house of commons} own House]_{8112-their own house} . [He]_329-phineas found that [[his]_329-phineas landlord]_{2954-his landlord} , [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} , had been out with [the people]_{731-the people} during the entire three days ; - and [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} , with a flood of tears , begged [Phineas]_329-phineas to interfere as to the Friday . " [He]_329-phineas 's that headstrong that [he]_329-phineas 'll be took if [anybody]_7318-anybody 's took ; and [they]_{731-the people} say that all [Westminster]_{60-westminster} is to be lined with [soldiers]_{2599-soldiers} . "_{[333-mrs. bunce]} [Phineas]_329-phineas on the Friday morning did have some conversation with [[his]_329-phineas landlord]_{2954-his landlord} ; but [his]_329-phineas first work on reaching [London]_6-london was to see [[Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} 's friends]_{7941-lord chiltern 's friends} , and tell [them]_{7941-lord chiltern 's friends} of the accident . [The potted peas Committee]_{2958-the potted peas committee} sat on the Thursday , and [he]_329-phineas ought to have been [there]_7300-there . [His]_329-phineas absence , however , was unavoidable , as [he]_329-phineas could not have left [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} 's bed - side so soon after the accident . On the Wednesday [he]_329-phineas had written to [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , and on the Thursday evening [he]_329-phineas went first to [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} and then to [Grosvenor Place]_{144-grosvenor place} . " Of course [he]_329-phineas will kill [himself]_329-phineas some day , "_{[733-the earl]} said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} , - with a tear , however , in each eye . " [I]_{733-the earl} hope not , [[my]_{733-the earl} lord]_{7277-my lord} . [He]_329-phineas is [a magnificent horseman]_{9076-a magnificent horseman} ; but accidents of course will happen . "_{[733-the earl]} " How many of [his]_329-phineas bones are there not broken , [I]_{8247-the father} wonder ? "_{[8247-the father]} said [the father]_{8247-the father} . " It is useless to talk , of course . [You]_{733-the earl} think [he]_329-phineas is not in danger ? "_{[8247-the father]} " Certainly not . "_{[733-the earl]} " [I]_{8247-the father} should fear that [he]_329-phineas would be so liable to inflammation . "_{[8247-the father]} " [The doctor]_{741-the doctor} says that there is none . [He]_329-phineas has been taking an enormous deal of exercise , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , " and drinking no wine . All that is in [his]_329-phineas favour . "_{[329-phineas]} " What does [he]_329-phineas drink , then ? "_{[733-the earl]} asked [the Earl]_{733-the earl} . " Nothing . [I]_{733-the earl} rather think , [[my]_{733-the earl} lord]_{7277-my lord} , [you]_{7277-my lord} are mistaken a little about [his]_329-phineas habits . [I]_{733-the earl} do n't fancy [he]_329-phineas ever drinks unless [he]_329-phineas is provoked to do it . "_{[733-the earl]} " Provoked ! Could anything provoke [you]_{7277-my lord} to make a brute of [yourself]_{7277-my lord} ? But [I]_{8247-the father} am glad that [he]_329-phineas is in no danger . If [you]_{7277-my lord} hear of [him]_329-phineas , let [me]_{8247-the father} know how [he]_329-phineas goes on . "_{[8247-the father]} [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} was of course full of concern . " [I]_{344-lady laura} wanted to go down to [him]_329-phineas , "_{[344-lady laura]} [she]_{344-lady laura} said , " but [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} thought that there was no occasion . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Nor is there any ; - [I]_{733-the earl} mean in regard to danger . [He]_329-phineas is very solitary [there]_7300-there . "_{[733-the earl]} " [You]_{7277-my lord} must go to [him]_329-phineas again . [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} will not let [me]_{733-the earl} go unless [I]_{733-the earl} can say that there is danger . [He]_329-phineas seems to think that because [Oswald]_516-oswald has had accidents before , it is nothing . Of course [I]_{733-the earl} can not leave [London]_6-london without [his]_329-phineas leave . "_{[733-the earl]} " [[Your]_{7277-my lord} brother]_{7311-your brother} makes very little of it , [you]_{7277-my lord} know . "_{[733-the earl]} " Ah ; - [he]_{7311-your brother} would make little of anything . But if [I]_{733-the earl} were ill [he]_{7311-your brother} would be in [London]_6-london by [the first train]_{9081-the first train} . "_{[733-the earl]} " [Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} would let [you]_{7277-my lord} go if [you]_{7277-my lord} asked [him]_{7311-your brother} . "_{[733-the earl]} " But [he]_{7311-your brother} advises [me]_2964-her not to go . [He]_{7311-your brother} says [my]_2964-her duty does not require it , unless [Oswald]_516-oswald be in danger . Do n't [you]_{7277-my lord} know , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , how hard it is for [a wife]_{1857-a wife} not to take advice when it is so given ? "_[2964-her] This [she]_2964-her said , within six months of [her]_2964-her marriage , to [the man who had been [[her]_2964-her husband 's rival]_{2966-her husband 's rival}]_{2965-the man who had been her husband 's rival} ! [Phineas]_329-phineas asked [her]_2964-her whether [Violet]_351-violet had heard the news , and learned that [she]_351-violet was still ignorant of it . " [I]_{344-lady laura} got [your]_329-phineas letter only this morning , and [I]_{344-lady laura} have not seen [her]_351-violet , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " Indeed , [I]_{344-lady laura} am so angry with [her]_351-violet that [I]_{344-lady laura} hardly wish to see [her]_351-violet . "_{[344-lady laura]} Thursday was [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} 's night , and [Phineas]_329-phineas went from [Grosvenor Place]_{144-grosvenor place} to [Berkeley Square]_{120-berkeley square} . There [he]_329-phineas saw [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} , and found that [she]_{341-lady baldock} had heard of the accident . " [I]_{341-lady baldock} am so glad to see [you]_329-phineas , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , "_{[341-lady baldock]} [she]_{341-lady baldock} said . " Do tell [me]_{341-lady baldock} ; - is it much ? "_{[341-lady baldock]} " Much in inconvenience , certainly ; but not much in danger . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} think [Laura]_{344-lady laura} was so unkind not to send [me]_{344-lady laura} word ! [I]_{344-lady laura} only heard it just now . Did [you]_329-phineas see it ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{341-lady baldock} was close to [him]_329-phineas , and helped [him]_329-phineas up . The horse jumped into [a river]_{9083-a river} with [him]_329-phineas , and crushed [him]_329-phineas up against [the bank]_{2922-the bank} . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " How lucky that [you]_329-phineas should be [there]_7300-there ! Had [you]_329-phineas jumped [the river]_{8409-the river} ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " Yes ; - almost unintentionally , for [my]_{344-lady laura} horse was rushing so that [I]_{344-lady laura} could not hold [him]_329-phineas . [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was riding a brute that [no one]_{939-no one} should have ridden . [No one]_{939-no one} will again . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Did [he]_329-phineas destroy [himself]_329-phineas ? "_{[341-lady baldock]} " [He]_329-phineas had to be killed afterwards . [He]_329-phineas broke [his]_329-phineas shoulder . "_{[344-lady laura]} " How very lucky that [you]_329-phineas should have been near [him]_329-phineas , - and , again , how lucky that [you]_329-phineas should not have been hurt [yourself]_329-phineas ! "_{[344-lady laura]} " It was not likely that [we]_9089-we should both come to grief at the same fence . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " But it might have been [you]_329-phineas . And [you]_329-phineas think there is no danger ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " None whatever , - if [I]_{344-lady laura} may believe [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} . [His]_329-phineas hunting is done for this year , and [he]_329-phineas will be very desolate . [I]_{344-lady laura} shall go down again to [him]_329-phineas in a few days , and try to bring [him]_329-phineas up to [town]_7455-town . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Do ; - do . If [he]_329-phineas is laid up in [[[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} 's house]_{9093-his father 's house} , [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} must see [him]_329-phineas . "_{[341-lady baldock]} [Phineas]_329-phineas had not looked at the matter in that light ; but [he]_329-phineas thought that [Miss Effingham]_351-violet might probably be right . Early on the next morning [he]_329-phineas saw [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} , and used all [his]_{425-mr. bunce} eloquence to keep [that respectable member of society]_{2967-that respectable member of society} at [home]_754-home ; - but in vain . " What good do [you]_{425-mr. bunce} expect to do , [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} ? "_{[425-mr. bunce]} [he]_{425-mr. bunce} said , with perhaps some little tone of authority in [his]_{425-mr. bunce} voice . " To carry [my]_{425-mr. bunce} point , "_{[425-mr. bunce]} said [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} . " And what is [your]_{425-mr. bunce} point ? "_{[425-mr. bunce]} " [My]_{425-mr. bunce} present point is the ballot , as a part of the Government measure . "_{[425-mr. bunce]} " And [you]_{425-mr. bunce} expect to carry that by going out into [the streets]_{2393-the streets} with [all the roughs of [London]_6-london]_{9096-all the roughs of london} , and putting [yourself]_{425-mr. bunce} in direct opposition to the authority of [the magistrates]_{9097-the magistrates} ? Do [you]_{425-mr. bunce} really believe that the ballot will become the law of [the land]_{2336-the land} any sooner because [you]_{425-mr. bunce} incur this danger and inconvenience ? "_{[425-mr. bunce]} " Look here , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ; [I]_{425-mr. bunce} do n't believe [the sea]_{9099-the sea} will become any fuller because [the Piddle]_{530-the piddle} runs into it out of [the Dorsetshire fields]_{9100-the dorsetshire fields} ; but [I]_{425-mr. bunce} do believe that the waters from [all the countries]_{9101-all the countries} is what makes [the ocean]_{9102-the ocean} . [I]_{425-mr. bunce} shall help ; and it 's [my]_{425-mr. bunce} duty to help . "_{[425-mr. bunce]} " It 's [your]_{425-mr. bunce} duty as [a respectable citizen]_{9103-a respectable citizen} , with [a wife]_{1857-a wife} and [family]_9105-family , to stay at [home]_754-home . "_{[425-mr. bunce]} " If [[everybody]_{951-everybody} with [a wife]_{1857-a wife} and [family]_9105-family]_{9108-everybody with a wife and family} was to say so , there 'd be none there but roughs , and then where should [we]_9111-we be ? What would [the Government people]_{9112-the government people} say to [us]_9111-we then ? If [every man with [a wife and family]_{9114-a wife and family}]_{9113-every man with a wife and family} was to show [hisself]_9115-hisself in [the streets]_{2393-the streets} to - night , [we]_9111-we should have the ballot before Parliament breaks up , and if none of 'em do n't do it , [we]_9111-we shall never have the ballot . Ai n't that so ? "_{[425-mr. bunce]} [Phineas]_329-phineas , who intended to be honest , was not prepared to dispute the assertion on the spur of the moment . " If that 's so , "_{[425-mr. bunce]} said [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} , triumphantly , " [a man]_{749-a man} 's duty 's clear enough . [He]_{749-a man} ought to go , though [he]_{749-a man} 'd [two wives]_{9118-two wives} and [families]_{9119-families} . "_{[425-mr. bunce]} And [he]_{425-mr. bunce} went . The petition was to be presented at six o'clock , but [the crowd , who collected to see it]_{2969-the crowd , who collected to see it} carried into [Westminster Hall]_{59-westminster hall} , began to form itself by noon . It was said afterwards that many of [the houses in [the neighbourhood of [Palace Yard]_{157-palace yard}]_{2971-the neighbourhood of palace yard} and [the Bridge]_{8448-the bridge}]_{2970-the houses in the neighbourhood of palace yard and the bridge} were filled with [soldiers]_{2599-soldiers} ; but if so , [the men]_{2525-the men} did not show [themselves]_{2525-the men} . In the course of the evening [three or four companies of [the Guards in [St. James 's Park]_{184-st. james 's park}]_{2976-the guards in st. james 's park}]_{2975-three or four companies of the guards in st. james 's park} did show [themselves]_{2975-three or four companies of the guards in st. james 's park} , and had some rough work to do , for [many of [the people]_{731-the people}]_{2977-many of the people} took [themselves]_{2977-many of the people} away from [Westminster]_{60-westminster} by that route . [The police]_{2944-the police} , who were very numerous in [Palace Yard]_{157-palace yard} , had a hard time of it all the afternoon , and it was said afterwards that it would have been much better to have allowed the petition to have been brought up by [the procession]_{2980-the procession} on Wednesday . A procession , let [it]_2981-it be who [it]_2981-it will that proceeds , has in it , of [its]_2981-it own nature something of order . But now there was no order . The petition , which was said to fill fifteen cabs , - though the absolute sheets of signatures were carried into [the House]_{929-the house} by [four men]_{2983-four men} , - was being dragged about half the day and it certainly would have been impossible for [a member]_{1041-a member} to have made [his]_{1041-a member} way into [the House]_{929-the house} through [Westminster Hall]_{59-westminster hall} between the hours of four and six . To effect an entrance at all [they]_{2983-four men} were obliged to go round at the back of [the Abbey]_{2986-the abbey} , as [all the spaces round [St. Margaret 's Church]_{185-st. margaret 's church} and [Canning]_531-canning 's monument]_{2987-all the spaces round st. margaret 's church and canning 's monument} were filled with [the crowd]_{9041-the crowd} . [Parliament Street]_{93-parliament street} was quite impassable at five o clock , and there was no traffic across [the bridge]_{8448-the bridge} from that hour till after eight . As the evening went on , [the mob]_{2990-the mob} extended [itself]_{2990-the mob} to [Downing Street]_{94-downing street} and the front of [the Treasury Chambers]_{7807-the treasury chambers} , and before the night was over all the hoardings round [the new Government offices]_{2992-the new government offices} had been pulled down . The windows also of [certain obnoxious members of Parliament]_{2993-certain obnoxious members of parliament} were broken , when [those obnoxious members]_{2994-those obnoxious members} lived within reach . [One gentleman who unfortunately held [a house in [Richmond Terrace]_{186-richmond terrace}]_{2996-a house in richmond terrace}]_{2995-one gentleman who unfortunately held a house in richmond terrace} , and [who was said to have said that the ballot was the resort of cowards]_{2997-who was said to have said that the ballot was the resort of cowards} , fared very badly ; - for [his]_{2995-one gentleman who unfortunately held a house in richmond terrace} windows were not only broken , but [his]_{2995-one gentleman who unfortunately held a house in richmond terrace} furniture and mirrors were destroyed by the stones that were thrown . [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , [I]_0-i say , was much blamed . But after all , it may be a doubt whether the procession on Wednesday might not have ended worse . [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} was heard to say afterwards that the number of [people]_1124-people collected would have been much greater . [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} moved the second reading of [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} bill , and made [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} speech . [He]_{334-mr. mildmay} made [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} speech with the knowledge that [the Houses of Parliament]_{2999-the houses of parliament} were surrounded by [a mob]_{3000-a mob} , and [I]_0-i think that the fact added to its efficacy . It certainly gave [him]_{334-mr. mildmay} an appropriate opportunity for a display which was not difficult . [His]_{334-mr. mildmay} voice faltered on two or three occasions , and faltered through real feeling ; but this sort of feeling , though it be real , is at the command of [orators]_3001-orators on certain occasions , and does [them]_3001-orators yeoman 's service . [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} was [an old man , nearly worn out in the service of [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} country]_{3002-an old man , nearly worn out in the service of his country} , who was known to have been true and honest , and to have loved [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} country well , - though there were of course [they]_3003-they who declared that [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} hand had been too weak for power , and that [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} services had been naught ; - and on this evening [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} virtues were remembered . Once when [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} voice failed [him]_{334-mr. mildmay} [the whole House]_{2184-the whole house} got up and cheered . The nature of [a Whig Prime Minister]_{3005-a whig prime minister} 's speech on such an occasion will be understood by most of [[my]_0-i readers]_{2252-my readers} without further indication . The bill itself had been read before , and it was understood that no objection would be made to the extent of the changes provided in it by the liberal side of [the House]_{929-the house} . The opposition coming from [liberal members]_{7761-liberal members} was to be confined to the subject of the ballot . And even as yet it was not known whether [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} and [[his]_{339-mr. turnbull} followers]_{3009-his followers} would vote against the second reading , or whether [they]_3003-they would take what was given , and declare [their]_3003-they intention of obtaining the remainder on a separate motion . The opposition of [a large party of Conservatives]_{3010-a large party of conservatives} was a matter of certainty ; but to this party [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} did not conceive [himself]_{334-mr. mildmay} bound to offer so large an amount of argument as [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} would have given had there been at the moment [no crowd in [Palace Yard]_{157-palace yard}]_{3011-no crowd in palace yard} . And [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} probably felt that [that crowd]_{3012-that crowd} would assist [him]_{334-mr. mildmay} with [[his]_{334-mr. mildmay} old Tory enemies]_{3013-his old tory enemies} . When , in the last words of [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} speech , [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} declared that under no circumstances would [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} disfigure the close of [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} political career by voting for the ballot , - not though [the people]_{731-the people} , on whose behalf [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} had been fighting battles all [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} life , should be there in any number to coerce [him]_{334-mr. mildmay} , - there came another round of applause from the opposition benches , and [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} began to fear that [some young horses in [[his]_{393-mr. daubeny} team]_{3016-his team}]_{3015-some young horses in his team} might get loose from [their]_{3015-some young horses in his team} traces . With great dignity [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} had kept aloof from [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} and from [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} 's tactics ; but [he]_{393-mr. daubeny} was not the less alive to the fact that [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , with [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} mob and [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} big petition , might be of considerable assistance to [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} in this present duel between [himself]_{339-mr. turnbull} and [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} . [I]_0-i think [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} was in the habit of looking at these contests as duels between [himself]_{339-mr. turnbull} and [the leader on the other side of [the House]_{929-the house}]_{3017-the leader on the other side of the house} , - in which assistance from any quarter might be accepted if offered . [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's speech did not occupy much over an hour , and at half - past seven [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} got up to reply . It was presumed that [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} would do so , and not [a member]_{1041-a member} left [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} place , though that time of the day is an interesting time , and though [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} was accustomed to be long . There soon came to be but little ground for doubting what would be the nature of [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} 's vote on the second reading . " How may [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} dare , "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} said [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} , " to accept so small a measure of reform as this with such a message from [the country]_{839-the country} as is now conveyed to [me]_{339-mr. turnbull} through the presence of [fifty thousand of [[my]_{339-mr. turnbull} countrymen]_{9122-my countrymen} , who are at this moment demanding [their]_{9121-fifty thousand of my countrymen , who are at this moment demanding their measure of reform just beyond the frail walls of this chamber} measure of reform just beyond the frail walls of [this chamber]_{9123-this chamber}]_{9121-fifty thousand of my countrymen , who are at this moment demanding their measure of reform just beyond the frail walls of this chamber} ? [The right honourable gentleman]_{9124-the right honourable gentleman} has told [us]_9125-us that [he]_{9124-the right honourable gentleman} will never be intimidated by [a concourse of [people]_1124-people]_{9126-a concourse of people} . [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} do not know that there was any need that [he]_{9124-the right honourable gentleman} should speak of intimidation . [No one]_{939-no one} has accused [the right honourable gentleman]_{9124-the right honourable gentleman} of political cowardice . But , as [he]_{9124-the right honourable gentleman} has so said , [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} will follow in [his]_{9124-the right honourable gentleman} footsteps . Neither will [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} be intimidated by the large majority which [this House]_{8214-this house} presented the other night against the wishes of [the people]_{731-the people} . [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} will support no great measure of reform which does not include the ballot among its clauses . "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} And so [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} threw down the gauntlet . [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} spoke for two hours , and then the debate was adjourned till the Monday . The adjournment was moved by [an independent member , who , as was known , would support [the Government]_{54-the government} , and at once received [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} 's assent]_{3020-an independent member , who , as was known , would support the government , and at once received mr. turnbull 's assent} . There was no great hurry with the bill , and it was felt that it would be well to let the ferment subside . Enough had been done for glory when [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} moved the second reading , and quite enough in the way of debate , - with such [an audience almost within hearing]_{3021-an audience almost within hearing} , - when [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} 's speech had been made . Then [the House]_{929-the house} emptied [itself]_{929-the house} at once . [The elderly , cautious members]_{3023-the elderly , cautious members} made [their]_{3023-the elderly , cautious members} exit through [the peers]_{8852-the peers} ' door . [The younger men]_{3025-the younger men} got out into [the crowd]_{9041-the crowd} through [Westminster Hall]_{59-westminster hall} , and were pushed about among [the roughs]_{3027-the roughs} for an hour or so . [Phineas]_329-phineas , who made [his]_329-phineas way through [the hall]_{8209-the hall} with [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , found [[Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} 's carriage]_{3029-mr. turnbull 's carriage} waiting at the entrance with a dozen policemen round [it]_{3029-mr. turnbull 's carriage} . " [I]_329-phineas hope [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} wo n't get [home]_754-home to dinner before midnight , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " [He]_{339-mr. turnbull} understands all about it , "_{[391-laurence fitzgibbon]} said [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . " [He]_{339-mr. turnbull} had a good meal at three , before [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} left [home]_754-home , and [you]_9134-you 'd find sandwiches and sherry in plenty if [you]_9134-you were to search [[his]_{339-mr. turnbull} carriage]_{9135-his carriage} . [He]_{339-mr. turnbull} knows how to remedy the costs of mob popularity . "_{[391-laurence fitzgibbon]} At that time [poor Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} was being hustled about in [the crowd in [the vicinity of [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} 's carriage]_{3031-the vicinity of mr. turnbull 's carriage}]_{3030-the crowd in the vicinity of mr. turnbull 's carriage} . [Phineas]_329-phineas and [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} made [their]_3032-their way out , and by degrees worked a passage for [themselves]_3032-their into [Parliament Street]_{93-parliament street} . [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} had been somewhat behind [them]_3032-their in coming down [the hall]_{8209-the hall} , and had not been without a sense of enjoyment in the ovation which was being given to [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} . There can be no doubt that [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} was wrong in what [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} was doing . That affair of [the carriage]_{3034-the carriage} was altogether wrong , and did [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} much harm for many a day afterwards . When [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} got outside the door , where were [the twelve policemen guarding [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} carriage]_{3035-the twelve policemen guarding his carriage} , [a great number of [[his]_{339-mr. turnbull} admirers]_{3037-his admirers}]_{3036-a great number of his admirers} endeavoured to shake hands with [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} . Among [them]_{3036-a great number of his admirers} was [the devoted Bunce]_{3038-the devoted bunce} . But [the policemen]_{3039-the policemen} seemed to think that [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} was to be guarded , even from the affection of [[his]_{339-mr. turnbull} friends]_{750-his friends} , and were as careful that [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} should be ushered into [[his]_{339-mr. turnbull} carriage]_{9135-his carriage} untouched , as though [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} had been the favourite object of political aversion for the moment . [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} [himself]_{339-mr. turnbull} , when [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} began to perceive that [men]_1025-men were crowding close upon the gates , and to hear the noise , and to feel , as it were , the breath of [the mob]_{2990-the mob} , stepped on quickly into [[his]_{339-mr. turnbull} carriage]_{9135-his carriage} . [He]_{339-mr. turnbull} said a word or two in a loud voice . " Thank [you]_{3039-the policemen} , [[my]_{339-mr. turnbull} friends]_{1591-my friends} . [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} trust [you]_{3039-the policemen} may obtain all [your]_{3039-the policemen} just demands . "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} But [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} did not pause to speak . Indeed , [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} could hardly have done so , as [the policemen]_{3039-the policemen} were manifestly in a hurry . [The carriage]_{3034-the carriage} was got away at a snail 's pace ; - but there remained in the spot where [the carriage]_{3034-the carriage} had stood the makings of [a very pretty street row]_{3048-a very pretty street row} . [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} had striven hard to shake hands with [[his]_{425-mr. bunce} hero]_{3049-his hero} , - [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} and [some other reformers]_{3050-some other reformers} as ardent and as decent as [himself]_{425-mr. bunce} . [The police]_{2944-the police} were very determinate that there should be no such interruption to [their]_{2944-the police} programme for getting [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} off the scene . [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} , who had [his]_{425-mr. bunce} own ideas as to [his]_{425-mr. bunce} right to shake hands with [any gentleman at [Westminster Hall]_{59-westminster hall} who might choose to shake hands with [him]_{425-mr. bunce}]_{3052-any gentleman at westminster hall who might choose to shake hands with him} , became uneasy under the impediments that were placed in [his]_{425-mr. bunce} way , and expressed [himself]_{425-mr. bunce} warmly as to [his]_{425-mr. bunce} civil rights . Now [a [London]_6-london policeman in [a political row]_{3054-a political row}]_{3053-a london policeman in a political row} is , [I]_0-i believe , [the most forbearing of [men]_1025-men]_{3055-the most forbearing of men} . So long as [he]_{3053-a london policeman in a political row} meets with no special political opposition , ordinary ill - usage does not even put [him]_{3053-a london policeman in a political row} out of temper . [He]_{3053-a london policeman in a political row} is paid for rough work among [roughs]_3057-roughs , and takes [his]_{3053-a london policeman in a political row} rubs gallantly . But [he]_{3053-a london policeman in a political row} feels [himself]_{3053-a london policeman in a political row} to be an instrument for the moment of despotic power as opposed to civil rights , and [he]_{3053-a london policeman in a political row} wo n't stand what [he]_{3053-a london policeman in a political row} calls " jaw . "_{[3053-a london policeman in a political row]} Trip up [a policeman]_{3058-a policeman} in such a scramble , and [he]_{3053-a london policeman in a political row} will take it in good spirit ; but mention the words " Habeas Corpus , "_{[3053-a london policeman in a political row]} and [he]_{3053-a london policeman in a political row} 'll lock [you]_3059-you up if [he]_{3053-a london policeman in a political row} can . As a rule , [his]_{3053-a london policeman in a political row} instincts are right ; for [the man who talks about " Habeas Corpus "_{[3060-the man who talks about " habeas corpus " in a political crowd]} in a political crowd]_{3060-the man who talks about " habeas corpus " in a political crowd} will generally do more harm than can be effected by the tripping up of [any constable]_{3061-any constable} . But these instincts may be the means of individual injustice . [I]_0-i think they were so when [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} was arrested and kept [a fast prisoner]_{3062-a fast prisoner} . [[His]_{425-mr. bunce} wife]_{947-his wife} had shown [her]_{947-his wife} knowledge of [his]_{425-mr. bunce} character when [she]_{947-his wife} declared that [he]_{425-mr. bunce} 'd be " took "_{[947-his wife]} if [any one]_{7313-any one} was " took . "_{[947-his wife]} [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} was taken into [custody]_3065-custody with [some three or four others like [himself]_{425-mr. bunce}]_{3066-some three or four others like himself} , - [decent men , who meant no harm]_{3067-decent men , who meant no harm} , but who thought that as [men]_1025-men [they]_1025-men were bound to show [their]_1025-men political opinions , perhaps at the expense of a little martyrdom , - and was carried into [a temporary stronghold , which had been provided for the necessities of [the police]_{2944-the police}]_{3069-a temporary stronghold , which had been provided for the necessities of the police} , under [the clock - tower]_{3071-the clock - tower} . " Keep [me]_{425-mr. bunce} , at [your]_{3072-the sergeant who had him in custody} peril ! "_{[425-mr. bunce]} said [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} , indignantly . " [We]_9137-we means it , "_{[3072-the sergeant who had him in custody]} said [the sergeant who had [him]_{425-mr. bunce} in [custody]_3065-custody]_{3072-the sergeant who had him in custody} . " [I]_{425-mr. bunce} 've done no ha'porth to break the law , "_{[425-mr. bunce]} said [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} . " [You]_{425-mr. bunce} was breaking the law when [you]_{425-mr. bunce} was upsetting [[my]_{3074-the sergeant} men]_{9138-my men} , as [I]_{3074-the sergeant} saw [you]_{425-mr. bunce} , "_{[3074-the sergeant]} said [the sergeant]_{3074-the sergeant} . " [I]_{425-mr. bunce} 've upset [nobody]_1350-nobody , "_{[425-mr. bunce]} said [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} . " Very well , "_{[3074-the sergeant]} rejoined [the sergeant]_{3074-the sergeant} ; " [you]_{425-mr. bunce} can say it all before [the magistrate]_{9140-the magistrate} , to - morrow . "_{[3074-the sergeant]} " And am [I]_{425-mr. bunce} to be locked up all night ? "_{[425-mr. bunce]} said [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} . " [I]_{3074-the sergeant} 'm afraid [you]_{425-mr. bunce} will , "_{[3074-the sergeant]} replied [the sergeant]_{3074-the sergeant} . [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} , who was not by nature [a very talkative man]_{3077-a very talkative man} , said no more ; but [he]_{425-mr. bunce} swore in [his]_{425-mr. bunce} heart that there should be vengeance . Between eleven and twelve [he]_{425-mr. bunce} was taken to [the regular police - station]_{3078-the regular police - station} , and from thence [he]_{425-mr. bunce} was enabled to send word to [[his]_{425-mr. bunce} wife]_{947-his wife} . " [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} has been taken , "_{[947-his wife]} said [she]_{947-his wife} , with something of [the tragic queen]_{3080-the tragic queen} , and something also of [the injured wife]_{3081-the injured wife} in the tone of [her]_{947-his wife} voice , as soon as [Phineas]_329-phineas let [himself]_329-phineas in with the latchkey between twelve and one . And then , mingled with , and at last dominant over , those severer tones , came the voice of [the loving woman whose beloved one]_{3082-the loving woman whose beloved one} was in trouble . " [I]_329-phineas knew how it 'd be , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . Did n't [I]_329-phineas ? And what must [we]_9141-we do ? [I]_329-phineas do n't suppose [he]_{425-mr. bunce} 'd had a bit to eat from the moment [he]_{425-mr. bunce} went out ; - and as for a drop of beer , [he]_{425-mr. bunce} never thinks of it , except what [I]_329-phineas puts down for [him]_{425-mr. bunce} at [his]_{425-mr. bunce} meals . [[Them]_9142-them nasty police]_{9143-them nasty police} always take the best . That 's why [I]_329-phineas was so afeard . "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas said all that [he]_329-phineas could to comfort [her]_{947-his wife} , and promised to go to [the police - office]_{3083-the police - office} early in the morning and look after [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} . No serious evil would , [he]_329-phineas thought , probably come of it ; but still [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} had been wrong to go . " But [you]_{333-mrs. bunce} might have been took [yourself]_{333-mrs. bunce} , "_{[333-mrs. bunce]} argued [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} , " just as well as [he]_{425-mr. bunce} . "_{[333-mrs. bunce]} Then [Phineas]_329-phineas explained that [he]_329-phineas had gone forth in the execution of a public duty . " [You]_{333-mrs. bunce} might have been took , all the same , "_{[333-mrs. bunce]} said [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} , " for [I]_{333-mrs. bunce} 'm sure [Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} did n't do nothing amiss . "_{[333-mrs. bunce]} CHAPTER XXVI " The First Speech "_{[333-mrs. bunce]} On the following morning , which was Saturday , [Phineas]_329-phineas was early at [the police - office at [Westminster]_{60-westminster}]_{3084-the police - office at westminster} looking after the interests of [[his]_329-phineas landlord]_{2954-his landlord} ; but there had been a considerable number of [men]_1025-men taken up during the row , and [[our]_3087-our friend]_{8691-our friend} could hardly procure that attention for [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} 's case to which [he]_{8691-our friend} thought the decency of [[his]_{8691-our friend} client]_{3089-his client} and [his]_{8691-our friend} own position as [a member of Parliament]_{7334-a member of parliament} were entitled . [The men who had been taken up]_{3091-the men who had been taken up} were taken in batches before [the magistrates]_{9097-the magistrates} ; but as [the soldiers]_{3093-the soldiers} in [the park]_{7798-the park} had been maltreated , and a considerable injury had been done in [the neighbourhood of [Downing Street]_{94-downing street}]_{3095-the neighbourhood of downing street} , there was a good deal of strong feeling against [the mob]_{2990-the mob} , and [the magistrates]_{9097-the magistrates} were disposed to be severe . If [decent men]_{3098-decent men} chose to go out among [such companions]_{3099-such companions} , and thereby get into trouble , [decent men]_{3098-decent men} must take the consequences . During the Saturday and Sunday a very strong feeling grew up against [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} . The story of [the carriage]_{3034-the carriage} was told , and [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} was declared to be [a turbulent demagogue]_{3102-a turbulent demagogue} , only desirous of getting popularity . And together with this feeling there arose a general verdict of " Serve [them]_{3103-all who had come into contact with the police in the great turnbull row} right "_{[333-mrs. bunce]} against [all who had come into contact with [the police]_{2944-the police} in [the great Turnbull row]_{3105-the great turnbull row}]_{3103-all who had come into contact with the police in the great turnbull row} ; and thus it came to pass that [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} had not been liberated up to the Monday morning . On the Sunday [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} was in hysterics , and declared [her]_{333-mrs. bunce} conviction that [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} would be imprisoned for life . [Poor Phineas]_532-phineas had an unquiet time with [her]_{333-mrs. bunce} on the morning of that day . In every ecstasy of [her]_{333-mrs. bunce} grief [she]_{333-mrs. bunce} threw [herself]_{333-mrs. bunce} into [his]_532-phineas arms , either metaphorically or materially , according to the excess of [her]_{333-mrs. bunce} agony at the moment , and expressed repeatedly an assured conviction that all [[her]_{333-mrs. bunce} children]_{7861-her children} would die of starvation , and that [she]_{333-mrs. bunce} [herself]_{333-mrs. bunce} would be picked up under the arches of [one of [the bridges]_{3108-the bridges}]_{3107-one of the bridges} . [Phineas]_532-phineas , who was soft - hearted , did what [he]_532-phineas could to comfort [her]_{333-mrs. bunce} , and allowed [himself]_532-phineas to be worked up to strong parliamentary anger against [the magistrates]_{9097-the magistrates} and [police]_3110-police . " When [they]_{9097-the magistrates} think that [they]_{9097-the magistrates} have public opinion on [their]_{9097-the magistrates} side , there is nothing in the way or arbitrary excess which is too great for [them]_{9097-the magistrates} . "_{[532-phineas]} This [he]_532-phineas said to [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} , who angered [him]_532-phineas and increased the warmth of [his]_532-phineas feeling by declaring that a little close confinement would be good for [the Bunces of the day]_{3111-the bunces of the day} . " If [we]_9144-we do n't keep [the mob]_{2990-the mob} down , [the mob]_{2990-the mob} will keep [us]_9144-we down , "_{[3112-the whig private secretary]} said [the Whig private secretary]_{3112-the whig private secretary} . [Phineas]_532-phineas had no opportunity of answering this , but declared to [himself]_532-phineas that [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} was no more [a Liberal at heart]_{3113-a liberal at heart} than was [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} . " [He]_{364-barrington erle} was born on that side of the question , and has been receiving Whig wages all [his]_{364-barrington erle} life . That is the history of [his]_{364-barrington erle} politics ! "_{[364-barrington erle]} On the Sunday afternoon [Phineas]_532-phineas went to [[Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} 's in [Portman Square]_{63-portman square}]_{3114-lord brentford 's in portman square} , intending to say a word or two about [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , and meaning also to induce , if possible , [the Cabinet Minister]_{3115-the cabinet minister} to take part with [him]_532-phineas against [the magistrates]_{9097-the magistrates} , - having a hope also , in which [he]_532-phineas was not disappointed , that [he]_532-phineas might find [Lady Laura Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} with [[her]_{344-lady laura} father]_{7464-her father} . [He]_532-phineas had come to understand that [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} was not to be visited at [[her]_{344-lady laura} own house]_{3118-her own house} on Sundays . So much indeed [she]_{344-lady laura} had told [him]_532-phineas in so many words . But [he]_532-phineas had come to understand also , without any plain telling , that [she]_{344-lady laura} rebelled in heart against this Sabbath tyranny , - and that [she]_{344-lady laura} would escape from it when escape was possible . [She]_{344-lady laura} had now come to talk to [[her]_{344-lady laura} father]_{7464-her father} about [[her]_{344-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} , and had brought [Violet Effingham]_351-violet with [her]_{344-lady laura} . [They]_3121-they had walked together across [the park]_{7798-the park} after [church]_2752-church , and intended to walk back again . [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} did not like to have [any carriage]_{3124-any carriage} out on a Sunday , and to this arrangement [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} wife]_{947-his wife} made no objection . [Phineas]_532-phineas had received a letter from [the Stamford surgeon]_{3126-the stamford surgeon} , and was able to report favourably of [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . " [The man]_{7504-the man} says that [he]_{7504-the man} had better not be moved for a month , "_{[532-phineas]} said [Phineas]_532-phineas . " But that means nothing . [They]_9148-they always say that . "_{[532-phineas]} " Will it not be best for [him]_{7504-the man} to remain where [he]_{7504-the man} is ? "_{[733-the earl]} said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} . " [He]_{7504-the man} has not a soul to speak to , "_{[532-phineas]} said [Phineas]_532-phineas . " [I]_{1119-his sister} wish [I]_{1119-his sister} were with [him]_{7504-the man} , "_{[1119-his sister]} said [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} sister]_{1119-his sister} . " That is , of course , out of the question , "_{[733-the earl]} said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} . " [They]_9148-they know [him]_{7504-the man} at [that inn]_{9149-that inn} , and it really seems to [me]_{733-the earl} best that [he]_{7504-the man} should stay [there]_7300-there . [I]_{733-the earl} do not think [he]_{7504-the man} would be so much at [his]_{7504-the man} ease [here]_1224-here . "_{[733-the earl]} " It must be dreadful for [a man]_{749-a man} to be confined to [[his]_{749-a man} room]_{9153-his room} without a creature near [him]_{749-a man} , except [the servants]_{1717-the servants} , "_[351-violet] said [Violet]_351-violet . [The Earl]_{733-the earl} frowned , but said nothing further . [They]_3131-they all perceived that as soon as [he]_{733-the earl} had learned that there was no real danger as to [[his]_{733-the earl} son]_{775-his son} 's life , [he]_{733-the earl} was determined that this accident should not work [him]_{775-his son} up to any show of tenderness . " [I]_351-violet do so hope [he]_{775-his son} will come up to [London]_6-london , "_[351-violet] continued [Violet]_351-violet , who was not afraid of [the Earl]_{733-the earl} , and was determined not to be put down . " [You]_351-violet do n't know what [you]_351-violet are talking about , [[my]_{332-lord brentford} dear]_{7306-my dear} , "_{[332-lord brentford]} said [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} . After this [Phineas]_532-phineas found it very difficult to extract any sympathy from [the Earl]_{733-the earl} on behalf of [the men who had been locked up]_{3135-the men who had been locked up} . [He]_532-phineas was moody and cross , and could not be induced to talk on the great subject of the day . [Violet Effingham]_351-violet declared that [she]_351-violet did not care how many [Bunces]_533-bunces were locked up ; nor for how long , - adding , however , a wish that [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} [himself]_{339-mr. turnbull} had been among [the number of [the prisoners]_{3137-the prisoners}]_{3136-the number of the prisoners} . [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} was somewhat softer than this , and consented to express pity in the case of [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} [himself]_{425-mr. bunce} ; but [Phineas]_532-phineas perceived that the pity was awarded to [him]_{425-mr. bunce} and not to [the sufferer]_{3138-the sufferer} . The feeling against [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} was at the present moment so strong among [all the upper classes]_{3139-all the upper classes} , that [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} and [[his]_{425-mr. bunce} brethren]_{3140-his brethren} might have been kept in [durance]_187-durance for a week without commiseration from [them]_{3140-his brethren} . " It is very hard certainly on [a man like [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce}]_{9156-a man like mr. bunce} , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " Why did not [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} stay at [home]_754-home and mind [his]_{425-mr. bunce} business ? "_{[733-the earl]} said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} . [Phineas]_532-phineas spent the remainder of that day alone , and came to a resolution that on the coming occasion [he]_532-phineas certainly would speak in [the House]_{929-the house} . The debate would be resumed on the Monday , and [he]_532-phineas would rise to [his]_532-phineas legs on the very first moment that it became possible for [him]_532-phineas to do so . And [he]_532-phineas would do nothing towards preparing a speech ; - nothing whatever . On this occasion [he]_532-phineas would trust entirely to such words as might come to [him]_532-phineas at the moment ; - ay , and to such thoughts . [He]_532-phineas had before burdened [his]_532-phineas memory with preparations , and the very weight of the burden had been too much for [his]_532-phineas mind . [He]_532-phineas had feared to trust [himself]_532-phineas to speak , because [he]_532-phineas had felt that [he]_532-phineas was not capable of performing the double labour of saying [his]_532-phineas lesson by heart , and of facing [the House]_{929-the house} for the first time . There should be nothing now for [him]_532-phineas to remember . [His]_532-phineas thoughts were full of [his]_532-phineas subject . [He]_532-phineas would support [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's bill with all [his]_532-phineas eloquence , but [he]_532-phineas would implore [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , and [the Home Secretary]_{2939-the home secretary} , and [the Government]_{7691-the government} generally , to abstain from animosity against [the populace of [London]_6-london]_{3146-the populace of london} , because [they]_{3146-the populace of london} desired one special boon which [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} did not think that it was [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} duty to give [them]_{3146-the populace of london} . [He]_532-phineas hoped that ideas and words would come to [him]_532-phineas . Ideas and words had been free enough with [him]_532-phineas in the old days of [the Dublin debating society]_{3147-the dublin debating society} . If [they]_{3146-the populace of london} failed [him]_532-phineas now , [he]_532-phineas must give the thing up , and go back to [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} . On the Monday morning [Phineas]_532-phineas was for two hours at [the police - court]_{3148-the police - court} in [Westminster]_{60-westminster} , and at about one on that day [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} was liberated . When [he]_{425-mr. bunce} was brought up before [the magistrate]_{9140-the magistrate} , [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} spoke [his]_{425-mr. bunce} mind very freely as to the usage [he]_{425-mr. bunce} had received , and declared [his]_{425-mr. bunce} intention of bringing an action against [the sergeant who had detained [him]_{425-mr. bunce}]_{3150-the sergeant who had detained him} . [The magistrate]_{9140-the magistrate} , of course , took the part of [the police]_{2944-the police} , and declared that , from the evidence of [two men who were examined]_{3153-two men who were examined} , [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} had certainly used such violence in the crowd as had justified [his]_{425-mr. bunce} arrest . " [I]_{425-mr. bunce} used no violence , "_{[425-mr. bunce]} said [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} . " According to [your]_{425-mr. bunce} own showing , [you]_{425-mr. bunce} endeavoured to make [your]_{425-mr. bunce} way up to [[Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} 's carriage]_{3029-mr. turnbull 's carriage} , "_{[9140-the magistrate]} said [the magistrate]_{9140-the magistrate} . " [I]_{425-mr. bunce} was close to [the carriage]_{3034-the carriage} before [the police]_{2944-the police} even saw [me]_{425-mr. bunce} , "_{[425-mr. bunce]} said [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} . " But [you]_{425-mr. bunce} tried to force [your]_{425-mr. bunce} way round to the door . "_{[425-mr. bunce]} " [I]_{9140-the magistrate} used no force till [a man]_{749-a man} had [me]_{9140-the magistrate} by the collar to push [me]_{9140-the magistrate} back ; and [I]_{9140-the magistrate} was n't violent , not then . [I]_{9140-the magistrate} told [him]_{749-a man} [I]_{9140-the magistrate} was doing what [I]_{9140-the magistrate} had a right to do , - and it was that as made [him]_{749-a man} hang on to [me]_{9140-the magistrate} . "_{[9140-the magistrate]} " [You]_{425-mr. bunce} were not doing what [you]_{425-mr. bunce} had a right to do . [You]_{425-mr. bunce} were assisting to create a riot , "_{[9140-the magistrate]} said [the magistrate]_{9140-the magistrate} , with that indignation which [a London magistrate]_{3156-a london magistrate} should always know how to affect . [Phineas]_532-phineas , however , was allowed to give evidence as to [[his]_532-phineas landlord]_{2954-his landlord} 's character , and then [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} was liberated . But before [he]_{425-mr. bunce} went [he]_{425-mr. bunce} again swore that that should not be the last of it , and [he]_{425-mr. bunce} told [the magistrate]_{9140-the magistrate} that [he]_{425-mr. bunce} had been ill - used . When liberated , [he]_{425-mr. bunce} was joined by [a dozen sympathising friends]_{3159-a dozen sympathising friends} , who escorted [him]_{425-mr. bunce} [home]_754-home , and among [them]_{3159-a dozen sympathising friends} were [one or two literary gentlemen , employed on those excellent penny papers , [the People]_{731-the people} 's Banner and the Ballot - box]_{3161-one or two literary gentlemen , employed on those excellent penny papers , the people 's banner and the ballot - box} . It was [their]_{3159-a dozen sympathising friends} intention that [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} 's case should not be allowed to sleep . [One of [these gentlemen]_{8033-these gentlemen}]_{3163-one of these gentlemen} made a distinct offer to [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas of unbounded popularity during life and of immortality afterwards , if [he]_329-phineas , as [a member of Parliament]_{7334-a member of parliament} , would take up [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} 's case with vigour . [Phineas]_329-phineas , not quite understanding the nature of the offer , and not as yet knowing the profession of [the gentleman]_{3166-the gentleman} , gave some general reply . " [You]_329-phineas come out strong , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , and [we]_9162-we 'll see that [you]_329-phineas are properly reported . [I]_329-phineas 'm on the Banner , [sir]_8579-sir , and [I]_329-phineas 'll answer for that . "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas , who had been somewhat eager in expressing [his]_329-phineas sympathy with [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} , and had not given very close attention to [the gentleman who was addressing [him]_329-phineas]_{3167-the gentleman who was addressing him} , was still in the dark . The nature of the Banner , which [the gentleman]_{3166-the gentleman} was on , did not at once come [home]_754-home to [him]_329-phineas . " Something ought to be done , certainly , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " [We]_9162-we shall take it up strong , "_{[3166-the gentleman]} said [the gentleman]_{3166-the gentleman} , " and [we]_9162-we shall be happy to have [you]_329-phineas among [us]_9162-we . [You]_329-phineas 'll find , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , that in public life there 's nothing like having [a horgan]_{9164-a horgan} to back [you]_329-phineas . What is the most [you]_329-phineas can do in the ' Ouse ? Nothing , if [you]_329-phineas 're not reported . [You]_329-phineas 're speaking to [the country]_{839-the country} ; - ai n't [you]_329-phineas ? And [you]_329-phineas ca n't do that without [a horgan]_{9164-a horgan} , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . [You]_329-phineas come among [us]_3173-us on the Banner , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . [You]_329-phineas ca n't do better . "_{[3166-the gentleman]} Then [Phineas]_329-phineas understood the nature of the offer made to [him]_329-phineas . As [they]_3171-they parted , [the literary gentleman]_{3172-the literary gentleman} gave [[our]_3173-us hero]_{1068-our hero} [his]_{3172-the literary gentleman} card . " [Mr. Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} . "_{[3172-the literary gentleman]} So much was printed . Then , on the corner of the card was written , " [Banner Office]_{9167-banner office} , [137]_9168-137 , [Fetter Lane]_{188-fetter lane} . "_{[345-mr. slide]} [Mr. Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} was [a young man , under thirty , not remarkable for clean linen , and who always talked of the " ' Ouse]_{9169-a young man , under thirty , not remarkable for clean linen , and who always talked of the " ' ouse} . "_{[345-mr. slide]} But [he]_{345-mr. slide} was [a well - known and not undistinguished member of [a powerful class of men]_{3176-a powerful class of men}]_{3175-a well - known and not undistinguished member of a powerful class of men} . [He]_{345-mr. slide} had been [a reporter]_{3177-a reporter} , and as such knew the " ' Ouse "_{[345-mr. slide]} well , and was [a writer for the press]_{3178-a writer for the press} . And , though [he]_{345-mr. slide} talked of " ' Ouses "_{[345-mr. slide]} and " horgans "_{[345-mr. slide]} , [he]_{345-mr. slide} wrote good English with great rapidity , and was possessed of that special sort of political fervour which shows itself in [a man]_{749-a man} 's work rather than in [his]_{749-a man} conduct . It was [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} 's taste to be [an advanced reformer]_{3180-an advanced reformer} , and in all [his]_{345-mr. slide} operations on behalf of [the People]_{731-the people} 's Banner [he]_{345-mr. slide} was [a reformer very much advanced]_{3182-a reformer very much advanced} . [No man]_{7759-no man} could do an article on [the people]_{731-the people} 's indefeasible rights with more pronounced vigour than [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} . But it had never occurred to [him]_{345-mr. slide} as yet that [he]_{345-mr. slide} ought to care for anything else than the fight , - than the advantage of having a good subject on which to write slashing articles . [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} was [an energetic but not a thoughtful man]_{3185-an energetic but not a thoughtful man} ; but in [his]_{345-mr. slide} thoughts on politics , as far as [they]_{731-the people} went with [him]_{345-mr. slide} , [he]_{345-mr. slide} regarded the wrongs of [the people]_{731-the people} as being of infinitely greater value than [their]_{731-the people} rights . It was not that [he]_{345-mr. slide} was insincere in all that [he]_{345-mr. slide} was daily saying ; - but simply that [he]_{345-mr. slide} never thought about it . Very early in life [he]_{345-mr. slide} had fallen among " [people 's friends]_{9170-people 's friends} , "_{[345-mr. slide]} and an opening on the liberal press had come in [his]_{345-mr. slide} way . To be a " [people 's friend]_{9171-people 's friend} "_{[345-mr. slide]} suited the turn of [his]_{345-mr. slide} ambition , and [he]_{345-mr. slide} was a " [people 's friend]_{9171-people 's friend} . "_{[345-mr. slide]} It was [his]_{345-mr. slide} business to abuse [Government]_{54-the government} , and to express on all occasions an opinion that as a matter of course [the ruling powers]_{3187-the ruling powers} were the " [[people]_1124-people 's enemies]_{9174-people 's enemies} . "_{[345-mr. slide]} Had [the ruling powers]_{3187-the ruling powers} ceased to be the " [[people]_1124-people 's enemies]_{9174-people 's enemies} , "_{[3187-the ruling powers]} [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} 's ground would have been taken from under [his]_{345-mr. slide} feet . But such a catastrophe was out of the question . That excellent old arrangement that had gone on since demagogues were first invented was in full vigour . There were [the ruling powers]_{3187-the ruling powers} and there were [the people]_{731-the people} , - devils on one side and [angels]_3191-angels on the other , - and as long as [[a people]_{3192-a people} 's friend]_{3193-a people 's friend} had a pen in [his]_{3193-a people 's friend} hand all was right . [Phineas]_329-phineas , when [he]_329-phineas left [the indignant Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} to go among [[his]_329-phineas friends]_{750-his friends} , walked to [the House]_{929-the house} thinking a good deal of what [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} had said to [him]_329-phineas . The potted peas Committee was again on , and [he]_329-phineas had intended to be in [the Committee Room]_{2593-the committee room} by twelve punctually : but [he]_329-phineas had been unable to leave [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} in the lurch , and it was now past one . Indeed , [he]_329-phineas had , from one unfortunate circumstance after another , failed hitherto in giving to the potted peas that resolute attention which the subject demanded . On the present occasion [his]_329-phineas mind was full of [Mr. Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} and [the People 's Banner]_{3197-the people 's banner} . After all , was there not something in [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} 's proposition ? [He]_329-phineas , [Phineas]_329-phineas , had come into Parliament as it were under the wing of [a Government pack]_{3198-a government pack} , and [his]_329-phineas friendships , which had been very successful , had been made with [Ministers]_{2450-ministers} , and with [the friends of [Ministers]_{2450-ministers}]_{3200-the friends of ministers} . [He]_329-phineas had made up [his]_329-phineas mind to be [Whig Ministerial]_{3202-whig ministerial} , and to look for [his]_329-phineas profession in that line . [He]_329-phineas had been specially fortified in this resolution by [his]_329-phineas dislike to the ballot , - which dislike had been the result of [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's teaching . Had [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} become [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} instead , it may well be that [he]_329-phineas would have liked the ballot . On such subjects [men]_1025-men must think long , and be sure that [they]_1025-men have thought in earnest , before [they]_1025-men are justified in saying that [their]_1025-men opinions are the results of [their]_1025-men own thoughts . But now [he]_329-phineas began to reflect how far this ministerial profession would suit [him]_329-phineas . Would it be much to be [a Lord of the Treasury]_{3205-a lord of the treasury} , subject to the dominion of [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} ? Such lordship and such subjection would be the result of success . [He]_329-phineas told [himself]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas was at heart [a true Liberal]_{3206-a true liberal} . Would it not be better for [him]_329-phineas to abandon the idea of office trammels , and go among [them]_3207-them on [the People 's Banner]_{3197-the people 's banner} ? A glow of enthusiasm came over [him]_329-phineas as [he]_329-phineas thought of it . But what would [Violet Effingham]_351-violet say to [the People]_{731-the people} 's Banner and [Mr. Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} ? And [he]_329-phineas would have liked the Banner better had not [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} talked about the ' Ouse . From [the Committee Room]_{2593-the committee room} , in which , alas ! [he]_329-phineas took no active part in reference to the potted peas , [he]_329-phineas went down to [the House]_{929-the house} , and was present when the debate was resumed . Not unnaturally , [one speaker]_{3212-one speaker} after another made some allusion to the row in [the streets]_{2393-the streets} , and the work which had fallen to the lot of [the magistrates]_{9097-the magistrates} . [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} had declared that [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} would vote against the second reading of [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's bill , and had explained that [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} would do so because [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} could consent to no Reform Bill which did not include the ballot as one of its measures . The debate fashioned [itself]_3215-itself after this speech of [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} 's , and turned again very much upon the ballot , - although it had been thought that the late debate had settled that question . [One or two of [[Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} 's followers]_{3217-mr. turnbull 's followers}]_{3216-one or two of mr. turnbull 's followers} declared that [they]_{3216-one or two of mr. turnbull 's followers} also would vote against the bill , - of course , as not going far enough ; and [one or two gentlemen from the Conservative benches]_{3218-one or two gentlemen from the conservative benches} extended a spoken welcome to [these new colleagues]_{3219-these new colleagues} . Then [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} got up and addressed [the House]_{929-the house} for an hour , struggling hard to bring back the real subject , and to make [the House]_{32-the house} understand that the ballot , whether good or bad , had been knocked on the head , and that [members]_7760-members had no right at the present moment to consider anything but the expediency or inexpediency of so much Reform as [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} presented to [them]_7760-members in the present bill . [Phineas]_329-phineas was determined to speak , and to speak on this evening if [he]_329-phineas could catch [the Speaker]_{8305-the speaker} 's eye . Again the scene before [him]_329-phineas was going round before [him]_329-phineas ; again things became dim , and again [he]_329-phineas felt [his]_329-phineas blood beating hard at [his]_329-phineas heart . But things were not so bad with [him]_329-phineas as they had been before , because [he]_329-phineas had nothing to remember . [He]_329-phineas hardly knew , indeed , what [he]_329-phineas intended to say . [He]_329-phineas had an idea that [he]_329-phineas was desirous of joining in earnest support of the measure , with a vehement protest against the injustice which had been done to [the people]_{731-the people} in general , and to [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} in particular . [He]_329-phineas had firmly resolved that no fear of losing favour with [the Government]_{54-the government} should induce [him]_329-phineas to hold [his]_329-phineas tongue as to the Buncean cruelties . Sooner than do so [he]_329-phineas would certainly " go among [them]_{731-the people} "_{[329-phineas]} at [the Banner office]_{3224-the banner office} . [He]_329-phineas started up , wildly , when [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} had completed [his]_{402-mr. palliser} speech ; but [the Speaker]_{8305-the speaker} 's eye , not unnaturally , had travelled to [the other side of [the House]_{929-the house}]_{3226-the other side of the house} , and there was [a Tory of the old school]_{3228-a tory of the old school} upon [his]_{3228-a tory of the old school} legs , - [Mr. Western]_{534-mr. western} , [the member for [East Barsetshire]_{191-east barsetshire}]_{3229-the member for east barsetshire} , [one of [the gallant few who dared to vote against [Sir Robert Peel]_{535-sir robert peel} 's bill for repealing the Corn Laws in 1846]_{3231-the gallant few who dared to vote against sir robert peel 's bill for repealing the corn laws in 1846}]_{3230-one of the gallant few who dared to vote against sir robert peel 's bill for repealing the corn laws in 1846} . [Mr. Western]_{534-mr. western} spoke with a slow , ponderous , unimpressive , but very audible voice , for some twenty minutes , disdaining to make reference to [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} and [his]_{534-mr. western} politics , but pleading against any Reform , with all the old arguments . [Phineas]_329-phineas did not hear a word that [he]_{534-mr. western} said ; - did not attempt to hear . [He]_329-phineas was keen in [his]_329-phineas resolution to make another attempt at [the Speaker]_{8305-the speaker} 's eye , and at the present moment was thinking of that , and of that only . [He]_329-phineas did not even give [himself]_329-phineas a moment 's reflection as to what [his]_329-phineas own speech should be . [He]_329-phineas would dash at it and take [his]_329-phineas chance , resolved that at least [he]_329-phineas would not fail in courage . Twice [he]_329-phineas was on [his]_329-phineas legs before [Mr. Western]_{534-mr. western} had finished [his]_{534-mr. western} slow harangue , and twice [he]_329-phineas was compelled to reseat [himself]_329-phineas , - thinking that [he]_329-phineas had subjected [himself]_329-phineas to ridicule . At last [the member for East Barset]_{3233-the member for east barset} sat down , and [Phineas]_329-phineas was conscious that [he]_329-phineas had lost a moment or two in presenting [himself]_329-phineas again to [the Speaker]_{8305-the speaker} . [He]_329-phineas held [his]_329-phineas ground , however , though [he]_329-phineas saw that [he]_329-phineas had [various rivals]_{3235-various rivals} for the right of speech . [He]_329-phineas held [his]_329-phineas ground , and was instantly aware that [he]_329-phineas had gained [his]_329-phineas point . There was a slight pause , and as [some other urgent member]_{3236-some other urgent member} did not reseat [himself]_{3236-some other urgent member} , [Phineas]_329-phineas heard [the president of that august assembly]_{3237-the president of that august assembly} call upon [himself]_329-phineas to address [the House]_{929-the house} . The thing was now to be done . There [he]_329-phineas was with [the House of Commons]_{1033-the house of commons} at [his]_329-phineas feet , - a crowded House , bound to be [[his]_329-phineas auditors]_{3240-his auditors} as long as [he]_329-phineas should think fit to address [them]_{3240-his auditors} , and reporters by tens and twenties in [the gallery]_{3241-the gallery} ready and eager to let [the country]_{839-the country} know what [the young member for Loughshane]_{3243-the young member for loughshane} would say in this [his]_329-phineas maiden speech . [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas had sundry gifts , a powerful and pleasant voice , which [he]_329-phineas had learned to modulate , a handsome presence , and a certain natural mixture of modesty and self - reliance , which would certainly protect [him]_329-phineas from the faults of arrogance and pomposity , and which , perhaps , might carry [him]_329-phineas through the perils of [his]_329-phineas new position . And [he]_329-phineas had also the great advantage of [friends in the House]_{3244-friends in the house} who were anxious that [he]_329-phineas should do well . But [he]_329-phineas had not that gift of slow blood which on the former occasion would have enabled [him]_329-phineas to remember [his]_329-phineas prepared speech , and which would now have placed all [his]_329-phineas own resources within [his]_329-phineas own reach . [He]_329-phineas began with the expression of an opinion that [every true reformer]_{3245-every true reformer} ought to accept [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's bill , even if it were accepted only as an instalment , - but before [he]_329-phineas had got through these sentences , [he]_329-phineas became painfully conscious that [he]_329-phineas was repeating [his]_329-phineas own words . [He]_329-phineas was cheered almost from the outset , and yet [he]_329-phineas knew as [he]_329-phineas went on that [he]_329-phineas was failing . [He]_329-phineas had certain arguments at [his]_329-phineas fingers ' ends , - points with which [he]_329-phineas was , in truth , so familiar that [he]_329-phineas need hardly have troubled [himself]_329-phineas to arrange them for special use , - and [he]_329-phineas forgot even these . [He]_329-phineas found that [he]_329-phineas was going on with one platitude after another as to the benefit of reform , in a manner that would have shamed [him]_329-phineas six or seven years ago at [a debating club]_{3246-a debating club} . [He]_329-phineas pressed on , fearing that words would fail [him]_329-phineas altogether if [he]_329-phineas paused ; - but [he]_329-phineas did in truth speak very much too fast , knocking [his]_329-phineas words together so that [no reporter]_{3247-no reporter} could properly catch them . But [he]_329-phineas had nothing to say for the bill except what [hundreds]_{3248-hundreds} had said before , and [hundreds]_{3248-hundreds} would say again . Still [he]_329-phineas was cheered , and still [he]_329-phineas went on ; and as [he]_329-phineas became more and more conscious of [his]_329-phineas failure there grew upon [him]_329-phineas the idea , - the dangerous hope , that [he]_329-phineas might still save [himself]_329-phineas from ignominy by the eloquence of [his]_329-phineas invective against [the police]_{2944-the police} . [He]_329-phineas tried it , and succeeded thoroughly in making [the House]_{32-the house} understand that [he]_329-phineas was very angry , - but [he]_329-phineas succeeded in nothing else . [He]_329-phineas could not catch the words to express the thoughts of [his]_329-phineas mind . [He]_329-phineas could not explain [his]_329-phineas idea that [the people out of [the House]_{32-the house}]_{3251-the people out of the house} had as much right to express [their]_{3251-the people out of the house} opinion in favour of the ballot as [members in [the House]_{929-the house}]_{3252-members in the house} had to express [theirs]_{3252-members in the house} against it ; and that animosity had been shown to [the people]_{731-the people} by [the authorities]_{3255-the authorities} because [they]_{3255-the authorities} had so expressed [their]_{3255-the authorities} opinion . Then [he]_329-phineas attempted to tell the story of [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} in a light and airy way , failed , and sat down in the middle of it . Again [he]_329-phineas was cheered by all around [him]_329-phineas , - cheered as [a new member]_{3256-a new member} is usually cheered , - and in the midst of the cheer would have blown out [his]_329-phineas brains had there been a pistol there ready for such an operation . That hour with [him]_329-phineas was very bad . [He]_329-phineas did not know how to get up and go away , or how to keep [his]_329-phineas place . For some time [he]_329-phineas sat with [his]_329-phineas hat off , forgetful of [his]_329-phineas privilege of wearing it ; and then put it on hurriedly , as though the fact of [his]_329-phineas not wearing it must have been observed by [everybody]_{951-everybody} . At last , at about two , the debate was adjourned , and then as [he]_329-phineas was slowly leaving [the House]_{929-the house} , thinking how [he]_329-phineas might creep away without companionship , [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} took [him]_329-phineas by the arm . " Are [you]_329-phineas going to walk ? "_{[346-mr. monk]} said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . " Yes "_{[346-mr. monk]} , said [Phineas]_329-phineas ; " [I]_{346-mr. monk} shall walk . "_{[346-mr. monk]} " Then [we]_3260-we may go together as far as [Pall Mall]_{80-pall mall} . Come along . "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas had no means of escape , and left [the House]_{929-the house} hanging on [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's arm , without a word . Nor did [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} speak till [they]_3260-we were out in [Palace Yard]_{157-palace yard} . " It was not much amiss , "_{[346-mr. monk]} said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} ; " but [you]_329-phineas 'll do better than that yet . "_{[346-mr. monk]} " [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , " [I]_329-phineas have made an ass of [myself]_329-phineas so thoroughly , that there will at any rate be this good result , that [I]_329-phineas shall never make an ass of [myself]_329-phineas again after the same fashion . "_{[329-phineas]} " Ah ! - [I]_329-phineas thought [you]_329-phineas had some such feeling as that , and therefore [I]_329-phineas was determined to speak to [you]_329-phineas . [You]_329-phineas may be sure , [Finn]_329-phineas , that [I]_329-phineas do not care to flatter [you]_329-phineas , and [I]_329-phineas think [you]_329-phineas ought to know that , as far as [I]_329-phineas am able , [I]_329-phineas will tell [you]_329-phineas the truth . [Your]_329-phineas speech , which was certainly nothing great , was about on a par with other maiden speeches in [the House of Commons]_{1033-the house of commons} . [You]_329-phineas have done [yourself]_329-phineas neither good nor harm . Nor was it desirable that [you]_329-phineas should . [My]_329-phineas advice to [you]_329-phineas now is , never to avoid speaking on any subject that interests [you]_329-phineas , but never to speak for above three minutes till [you]_329-phineas find [yourself]_329-phineas as much at [home]_754-home on [your]_329-phineas legs as [you]_329-phineas are when sitting . But do not suppose that [you]_329-phineas have made an ass of [yourself]_329-phineas , - that is , in any special degree . Now , good - night . "_{[329-phineas]} CHAPTER XXVII [Phineas Discussed]_329-phineas [Lady Laura Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} heard two accounts of [[her]_{344-lady laura} friend]_{1091-her friend} 's speech , - and both from [men who had been present]_{3262-men who had been present} . [[Her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} was in [his]_{968-her husband} place , in accordance with [his]_{968-her husband} constant practice , and [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} had been seated , perhaps unfortunately , in [[the peers]_{8852-the peers} ' gallery]_{3265-the peers ' gallery} . " And [you]_{968-her husband} think it was a failure ? "_{[344-lady laura]} [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} said to [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} . " It certainly was not a success . There was nothing particular about it . There was a good deal of it [you]_{968-her husband} could hardly hear . "_{[344-lady laura]} After that [she]_{344-lady laura} got the morning newspapers , and turned with great interest to the report . [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas had been , as it were , adopted by [her]_{344-lady laura} as [[her]_{344-lady laura} own political offspring]_{3267-her own political offspring} , - or at any rate as [[her]_{344-lady laura} political godchild]_{3268-her political godchild} . [She]_{344-lady laura} had made promises on [his]_329-phineas behalf to [various personages of high political standing]_{3269-various personages of high political standing} , - to [[her]_{344-lady laura} father]_{7464-her father} , to [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , to [the Duke of [St. Bungay]_{69-st. bungay}]_{7557-the duke of st. bungay} , and even to [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} [himself]_{334-mr. mildmay} . [She]_{344-lady laura} had thoroughly intended that [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas should be a political success from the first ; and since [her]_{344-lady laura} marriage , [she]_{344-lady laura} had , [I]_0-i think , been more intent upon it than before . Perhaps there was a feeling on [her]_{344-lady laura} part that having wronged [him]_329-phineas in one way , [she]_{344-lady laura} would repay [him]_329-phineas in another . [She]_{344-lady laura} had become so eager for [his]_329-phineas success , - for a while scorning to conceal [her]_{344-lady laura} feeling , - that [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} had unconsciously begun to entertain a dislike to [her]_{344-lady laura} eagerness . [We]_3273-we know how quickly [women]_7479-women arrive at an understanding of the feelings of those with whom [they]_7479-women live ; and now , on that very occasion , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} perceived that [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} did not take in good part [her]_{344-lady laura} anxiety on behalf of [[her]_{344-lady laura} friend]_{1091-her friend} . [She]_{344-lady laura} saw that it was so as [she]_{344-lady laura} turned over the newspaper looking for the report of the speech . It was given in six lines , and at the end of it there was an intimation , - expressed in the shape of advice , - that [the young orator]_{3277-the young orator} had better speak more slowly if [he]_{3277-the young orator} wished to be efficacious either with [the House]_{929-the house} or with [the country]_{839-the country} . " [He]_{3277-the young orator} seems to have been cheered a good deal , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " [All members]_{9179-all members} are cheered at [their]_{9179-all members} first speech , "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . " [I]_{344-lady laura} 've no doubt [he]_{3277-the young orator} 'll do well yet , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " Very likely , "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . Then [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} turned to [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} newspaper , and did not take [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} eyes off it as long as [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} wife]_{947-his wife} remained with [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} . Later in the day [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} saw [[her]_{344-lady laura} father]_{7464-her father} , and [Miss Effingham]_351-violet was with [her]_{344-lady laura} at the time . [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} said something which indicated that [he]_{332-lord brentford} had heard the debate on the previous evening , and [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} instantly began to ask [him]_{332-lord brentford} about [Phineas]_329-phineas . " The less said the better , "_{[733-the earl]} was [the Earl]_{733-the earl} 's reply . " Do [you]_{733-the earl} mean that it was so bad as that ? "_{[344-lady laura]} asked [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " It was not very bad at first ; - though indeed [nobody]_1350-nobody could say it was very good . But [he]_329-phineas got [himself]_329-phineas into a mess about [the police]_{2944-the police} and [the magistrates]_{9097-the magistrates} before [he]_329-phineas had done , and nothing but the kindly feeling always shown to a first effort saved [him]_329-phineas from being coughed down . "_{[344-lady laura]} [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} had not a word more to say about [Phineas]_329-phineas to [[her]_{344-lady laura} father]_{7464-her father} ; but , womanlike , [she]_{344-lady laura} resolved that [she]_{344-lady laura} would not abandon [him]_329-phineas . How many first failures in [the world]_{756-the world} had been the precursors of ultimate success ! " [Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} will lose [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} bill , "_{[733-the earl]} said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} , sorrowfully . " There does not seem to be a doubt about that . "_{[733-the earl]} " And what will [you]_{733-the earl} all do ? "_{[344-lady laura]} asked [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " [We]_{733-the earl} must go to [the country]_{839-the country} , [I]_{733-the earl} suppose , "_{[733-the earl]} said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} . " What 's the use ? [You]_{733-the earl} ca n't have a more liberal House than [you]_{733-the earl} have now , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " [We]_{733-the earl} may have one less liberal , - or rather less radical , - with [fewer men]_{9184-fewer men} to support [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} . [I]_{344-lady laura} do not see what else [we]_{733-the earl} can do . [They]_9185-they say that there are no less than [twenty - seven men on [our]_{733-the earl} side of [the House]_{929-the house}]_{9186-twenty - seven men on our side of the house} who will either vote with [Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} against [us]_{733-the earl} , or will decline to vote at all . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [Every one of [them]_{9186-twenty - seven men on our side of the house}]_{9188-every one of them} ought to lose [his]_{9188-every one of them} seat , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " But what can [we]_{733-the earl} do ? How is [the Queen]_{7412-the queen} 's Government to be carried on ? "_{[344-lady laura]} [We]_3287-we all know the sad earnestness which impressed itself on [the Earl]_{733-the earl} 's brow as [he]_{733-the earl} asked these momentous questions . " [I]_{733-the earl} do n't suppose that [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} can form [a Ministry]_{1303-a ministry} . "_{[733-the earl]} " With [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} as whipper - in , perhaps [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} might , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " And will [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas lose [his]_329-phineas seat ? "_{[344-lady laura]} asked [Violet Effingham]_351-violet . " Most probably , "_{[733-the earl]} said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} . " [He]_329-phineas only got it by an accident . "_{[733-the earl]} " [You]_{733-the earl} must find [him]_329-phineas a seat somewhere in [England]_26-england , "_[351-violet] said [Violet]_351-violet . " That might be difficult , "_{[733-the earl]} said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} , who then left [the room]_{7501-the room} . [The two women]_{3292-the two women} remained together for some quarter of an hour before [they]_{3292-the two women} spoke again . Then [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} said something about [[her]_{344-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} . " If there be a dissolution , [I]_{344-lady laura} hope [Oswald]_516-oswald will stand for [Loughton]_10-loughton . "_{[344-lady laura]} [Loughton]_10-loughton was [a borough close to [Saulsby]_127-saulsby , in which , as regarded [its]_10-loughton political interests , [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} was supposed to have considerable influence]_{3294-a borough close to saulsby , in which , as regarded its political interests , lord brentford was supposed to have considerable influence} . To this [Violet]_351-violet said nothing . " It is quite time , "_{[344-lady laura]} continued [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , " that [old Mr. Standish]_{9191-old mr. standish} should give way . [He]_{9191-old mr. standish} has had the seat for twenty - five years , and has never done anything , and [he]_{9191-old mr. standish} seldom goes to [the House]_{32-the house} now . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [He]_{9191-old mr. standish} is not [[your]_{344-lady laura} uncle]_{9192-your uncle} , is [he]_{9191-old mr. standish} ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " No ; [he]_{9191-old mr. standish} is [[papa]_7260-papa 's cousin]_{9194-papa 's cousin} ; but [he]_{9191-old mr. standish} is ever so much older than [papa]_7260-papa ; - nearly eighty , [I]_{344-lady laura} believe . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Would not that be just the place for [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ? "_[351-violet] said [Violet]_351-violet . Then [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} became very serious . " [Oswald]_516-oswald would of course have a better right to it than [anybody else]_{1419-anybody else} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " But would [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} go into [Parliament]_{49-parliament} ? [I]_{344-lady laura} have heard [him]_{463-lord chiltern} declare that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} would not . "_{[344-lady laura]} " If [we]_3295-we could get [papa]_7260-papa to ask [him]_{463-lord chiltern} , [I]_{344-lady laura} think [he]_{463-lord chiltern} would change [his]_{463-lord chiltern} mind , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . There was again silence for a few moments , after which [Violet]_351-violet returned to the original subject of [their]_3295-we conversation . " It would be a thousand pities that [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas should be turned out into the cold . Do n't [you]_{344-lady laura} think so ? "_[351-violet] " [I]_{344-lady laura} , for one , should be very sorry . "_{[344-lady laura]} " So should [I]_{344-lady laura} , - and the more so from what [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} says about [his]_{332-lord brentford} not speaking well last night . [I]_{344-lady laura} do n't think that it is very much of an accomplishment for [a gentleman]_{1306-a gentleman} to speak well . [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , [I]_{344-lady laura} suppose , speaks well ; and [they]_9199-they say that [that horrid man]_{9200-that horrid man} , [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} , can talk by the hour together . [I]_{344-lady laura} do n't think that it shows [a man]_{749-a man} to be clever at all . But [I]_{344-lady laura} believe [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas would do it , if [he]_329-phineas set [his]_329-phineas mind to it , and [I]_{344-lady laura} shall think it a great shame if [they]_9199-they turn [him]_329-phineas out . "_{[344-lady laura]} " It would depend very much , [I]_{344-lady laura} suppose , on [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_351-violet do n't know anything about [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} , "_[351-violet] said [Violet]_351-violet ; " but [I]_351-violet 'm quite sure that [he]_{373-lord tulla} might have [Loughton]_10-loughton , if [we]_9202-we manage it properly . Of course [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} should have it if [he]_{373-lord tulla} wants it , but [I]_351-violet do n't think [he]_{373-lord tulla} will stand in [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas 's way . "_[351-violet] " [I]_{344-lady laura} 'm afraid it 's out of the question , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , gravely . " [Papa]_376-papa thinks so much about [the borough]_{865-the borough} . "_{[344-lady laura]} [The reader]_{1125-the reader} will remember that both [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} and [[his]_{332-lord brentford} daughter]_{7468-his daughter} were [thorough reformers]_{3298-thorough reformers} ! The use of [a little borough]_{3299-a little borough} of [his]_{332-lord brentford} own , however , is a convenience to [a great peer]_{3300-a great peer} . " Those difficult things have always to be talked of for a long while , and then they become easy , "_[351-violet] said [Violet]_351-violet . " [I]_351-violet believe if [you]_351-violet were to propose to [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} to give all [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} property to [the Church Missionaries]_{9204-the church missionaries} and emigrate to [New Zealand]_{116-new zealand} , [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} 'd begin to consider it seriously after a time . "_[351-violet] " [I]_{344-lady laura} shall not try , at any rate . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Because [you]_351-violet do n't want to go to [New Zealand]_{116-new zealand} ; - but [you]_351-violet might try about [Loughton]_10-loughton for [poor Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . "_[351-violet] " [Violet]_351-violet , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , after a moment 's pause ; - and [she]_{344-lady laura} spoke sharply ; " [Violet]_351-violet , [I]_{344-lady laura} believe [you]_351-violet are in love with [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . "_{[344-lady laura]} " That 's just like [you]_{344-lady laura} , [Laura]_{344-lady laura} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} never made such an accusation against [you]_351-violet before , or against anybody else that [I]_{344-lady laura} can remember . But [I]_{344-lady laura} do begin to believe that [you]_351-violet are in love with [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Why should n't [I]_{344-lady laura} be in love with [him]_329-phineas , if [I]_{344-lady laura} like ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} say nothing about that ; - only [he]_329-phineas has not got a penny . "_{[344-lady laura]} " But [I]_{344-lady laura} have , [[my]_{344-lady laura} dear]_{7306-my dear} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " And [I]_{344-lady laura} doubt whether [you]_351-violet have any reason for supposing that [he]_329-phineas is in love with [you]_351-violet . "_{[344-lady laura]} " That would be [my]_{344-lady laura} affair , [[my]_{344-lady laura} dear]_{7306-my dear} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Then [you]_351-violet are in love with [him]_329-phineas ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " That is [my]_{344-lady laura} affair also . "_{[344-lady laura]} [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} shrugged [her]_{344-lady laura} shoulders . " Of course it is ; and if [you]_351-violet tell [me]_{344-lady laura} to hold [my]_{344-lady laura} tongue , of course [I]_{344-lady laura} will do so . If [you]_351-violet ask [me]_{344-lady laura} whether [I]_{344-lady laura} think it a good match , of course [I]_{344-lady laura} must say [I]_{344-lady laura} do not . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} do n't tell [you]_351-violet to hold [your]_351-violet tongue , and [I]_{344-lady laura} do n't ask [you]_351-violet what [you]_351-violet think about the match . [You]_351-violet are quite welcome to talk as much about [me]_{344-lady laura} as [you]_351-violet please ; - but as to [Mr. Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , [you]_351-violet have no business to think anything . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} should n't talk to [anybody]_7318-anybody but [yourself]_{344-lady laura} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} am growing to be quite indifferent as to what [people]_1124-people say . [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} asked [me]_{344-lady laura} the other day whether [I]_{344-lady laura} was going to throw [myself]_{344-lady laura} away on [Mr. Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " No ! "_{[344-lady laura]} " Indeed [she]_{341-lady baldock} did . "_{[344-lady laura]} " And what did [you]_{344-lady laura} answer ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} told [her]_{341-lady baldock} that it was not quite settled ; but that as [I]_{344-lady laura} had only spoken to [him]_329-phineas once during the last two years , and then for not more than half a minute , and as [I]_{344-lady laura} was n't sure whether [I]_{344-lady laura} knew [him]_329-phineas by sight , and as [I]_{344-lady laura} had reason to suppose [he]_329-phineas did n't know [my]_{344-lady laura} name , there might , perhaps , be a delay of a week or two before the thing came off . Then [she]_{341-lady baldock} flounced out of [the room]_{7501-the room} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " But what made [her]_{341-lady baldock} ask about [Mr. Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " [Somebody]_{1569-somebody} had been hoaxing [her]_{341-lady baldock} . [I]_{344-lady laura} am beginning to think that [Augusta]_455-augusta does it for [her]_{341-lady baldock} private amusement . If so , [I]_{344-lady laura} shall think more highly of [[my]_{344-lady laura} dear cousin]_{9211-my dear cousin} than [I]_{344-lady laura} have hitherto done . But , [Laura]_{344-lady laura} , as [you]_{344-lady laura} have made a similar accusation against [me]_{344-lady laura} , and as [I]_{344-lady laura} can not get out of it with [you]_{344-lady laura} as [I]_{344-lady laura} do with [[my]_{344-lady laura} aunt]_{1575-my aunt} , [I]_{344-lady laura} must ask [you]_{344-lady laura} to hear [my]_{344-lady laura} protestation . [I]_{344-lady laura} am not in love with [Mr. Phineas Finn]_329-phineas . [Heaven]_537-heaven help [me]_{344-lady laura} ; - as far as [I]_{344-lady laura} can tell , [I]_{344-lady laura} am not in love with [any one]_{7313-any one} , and never shall be . "_{[344-lady laura]} [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} looked pleased . " Do [you]_{344-lady laura} know , "_{[341-lady baldock]} continued [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} , " that [I]_{341-lady baldock} think [I]_{341-lady baldock} could be in love with [Mr. Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , if [I]_{341-lady baldock} could be in love with [anybody]_7318-anybody ? "_{[341-lady baldock]} Then [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} looked displeased . " In the first place , [he]_329-phineas is [a gentleman]_{1306-a gentleman} , "_{[341-lady baldock]} continued [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} . " Then [he]_329-phineas is [a man of spirit]_{9216-a man of spirit} . And then [he]_329-phineas has not too much spirit ; - not that kind of spirit which makes [some men]_{8717-some men} think that [they]_{8717-some men} are the finest things going . [His]_329-phineas manners are perfect ; - not [Chesterfieldian]_{538-chesterfieldian} , and yet never offensive . [He]_329-phineas never browbeats [any one]_{7313-any one} , and never toadies [any one]_{7313-any one} . [He]_329-phineas knows how to live easily with [men of all ranks]_{9220-men of all ranks} , without any appearance of claiming a special status for [himself]_329-phineas . If [he]_329-phineas were made Archbishop of [Canterbury]_{192-canterbury} to - morrow , [I]_{341-lady baldock} believe [he]_329-phineas would settle down into the place of [the first subject in [the land]_{2336-the land}]_{9221-the first subject in the land} without arrogance , and without false shame . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " [You]_{341-lady baldock} are [[his]_329-phineas eulogist]_{9223-his eulogist} with a vengeance . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} am [[his]_329-phineas eulogist]_{9223-his eulogist} ; but [I]_{344-lady laura} am not in love with [him]_329-phineas . If [he]_329-phineas were to ask [me]_{344-lady laura} to be [[his]_329-phineas wife]_{947-his wife} to - morrow , [I]_{344-lady laura} should be distressed , and should refuse [him]_329-phineas . If [he]_329-phineas were to marry [[my]_{344-lady laura} dearest friend in [the world]_{756-the world}]_{9226-my dearest friend in the world} , [I]_{344-lady laura} should tell [him]_329-phineas to kiss [me]_{344-lady laura} and be [[my]_{344-lady laura} brother]_{1251-my brother} . As to [Mr. Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , - those are [my]_{344-lady laura} sentiments . "_{[344-lady laura]} " What [you]_{344-lady laura} say is very odd . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " Why odd ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " Simply because [mine]_{344-lady laura} are the same . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Are they the same ? [I]_{341-lady baldock} once thought , [Laura]_{344-lady laura} , that [you]_{344-lady laura} did love [him]_329-phineas ; - that [you]_{344-lady laura} meant to be [[his]_329-phineas wife]_{947-his wife} . "_{[341-lady baldock]} [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} sat for a while without making any reply to this . [She]_{344-lady laura} sat with [her]_{344-lady laura} elbow on the table and with [her]_{344-lady laura} face leaning on [her]_{344-lady laura} hand , - thinking how far it would tend to [her]_{344-lady laura} comfort if [she]_{344-lady laura} spoke in true confidence . [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} during the time never took [her]_{341-lady baldock} eyes from [[her]_{341-lady baldock} friend]_{1091-her friend} 's face , but remained silent as though waiting for an answer . [She]_{341-lady baldock} had been very explicit as to [her]_{341-lady baldock} feelings . Would [Laura Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} be equally explicit ? [She]_{341-lady baldock} was too clever to forget that such plainness of speech would be , must be more difficult to [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} than to [herself]_{344-lady laura} . [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} was [a married woman]_{8505-a married woman} ; but [she]_{344-lady laura} felt that [[her]_{344-lady laura} friend]_{1091-her friend} would have been wrong to search for secrets , unless [she]_{344-lady laura} were ready to tell [her]_{344-lady laura} own . It was probably some such feeling which made [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} speak at last . " So [I]_{344-lady laura} did , nearly - "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} ; " very nearly . [You]_{344-lady laura} told [me]_{344-lady laura} just now that [you]_{344-lady laura} had money , and could therefore do as [you]_{344-lady laura} pleased . [I]_{344-lady laura} had no money , and could not do as [I]_{344-lady laura} pleased . "_{[344-lady laura]} " And [you]_{344-lady laura} told [me]_{344-lady laura} also that [I]_{344-lady laura} had no reason for thinking that [he]_{1091-her friend} cared for [me]_{344-lady laura} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Did [I]_{344-lady laura} ? Well ; - [I]_{344-lady laura} suppose [you]_{344-lady laura} have no reason . [He]_{1091-her friend} did care for [me]_{344-lady laura} . [He]_{1091-her friend} did love [me]_{344-lady laura} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [He]_{1091-her friend} told [you]_{344-lady laura} so ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " Yes ; - [he]_{1091-her friend} told [me]_{344-lady laura} so . "_{[344-lady laura]} " And how did [you]_{344-lady laura} answer [him]_{1091-her friend} ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} had that very morning become engaged to [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . That was [my]_{344-lady laura} answer . "_{[344-lady laura]} " And what did [he]_{1091-her friend} say when [you]_{344-lady laura} told [him]_{1091-her friend} ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} do not know . [I]_{344-lady laura} can not remember . But [he]_{1091-her friend} behaved very well . "_{[344-lady laura]} " And now , - if [he]_{1091-her friend} were to love [me]_{344-lady laura} , [you]_{344-lady laura} would grudge [me]_{344-lady laura} [his]_{1091-her friend} love ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " Not for that reason , - not if [I]_{344-lady laura} know [myself]_{344-lady laura} . Oh no ! [I]_{344-lady laura} would not be so selfish as that . "_{[344-lady laura]} " For what reason then ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " Because [I]_{344-lady laura} look upon it as written in heaven that [you]_{344-lady laura} are to be [[Oswald]_516-oswald 's wife]_{1677-oswald 's wife} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Heaven 's writings then are false , "_{[341-lady baldock]} said [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} , getting up and walking away . In the meantime [Phineas]_329-phineas was very wretched at [home]_754-home . When [he]_329-phineas reached [[his]_329-phineas lodgings]_{7887-his lodgings} after leaving [the House]_{929-the house} , - after [his]_329-phineas short conversation with [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , - [he]_329-phineas tried to comfort [himself]_329-phineas with what [that gentleman]_{7770-that gentleman} had said to [him]_329-phineas . For a while , while [he]_329-phineas was walking , there had been some comfort in [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's words . [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} had much experience , and doubtless knew what [he]_{346-mr. monk} was saying , - and there might yet be hope . But all this hope faded away when [Phineas]_329-phineas was in [[his]_329-phineas own rooms]_{3308-his own rooms} . There came upon [him]_329-phineas , as [he]_329-phineas looked round [them]_{3308-his own rooms} , an idea that [he]_329-phineas had no business to be in [Parliament]_{49-parliament} , that [he]_329-phineas was [an impostor]_{2134-an impostor} , that [he]_329-phineas was going about [the world]_{756-the world} under false pretences , and that [he]_329-phineas would never set [himself]_329-phineas aright , even unto [himself]_329-phineas , till [he]_329-phineas had gone through some terrible act of humiliation . [He]_329-phineas had been [a cheat even to [Mr. Quintus Slide of the Banner]_{345-mr. slide}]_{3311-a cheat even to mr. quintus slide of the banner} , in accepting an invitation to come among [them]_3312-them . [He]_329-phineas had been a cheat to [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , in that [he]_329-phineas had induced [her]_{344-lady laura} to think that [he]_329-phineas was fit to live with [her]_{344-lady laura} . [He]_329-phineas was a cheat to [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , in assuming that [he]_329-phineas was capable of making [himself]_329-phineas agreeable to [her]_351-violet . [He]_329-phineas was [a cheat to [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern}]_{3313-a cheat to lord chiltern} when riding [his]_329-phineas horses , and pretending to be [a proper associate for [a man of fortune]_{3315-a man of fortune}]_{3314-a proper associate for a man of fortune} . Why , - what was [his]_329-phineas income ? What [his]_329-phineas birth ? What [his]_329-phineas proper position ? And now [he]_329-phineas had got the reward which [all cheats]_{3316-all cheats} deserve . Then [he]_329-phineas went to bed , and as [he]_329-phineas lay there , [he]_329-phineas thought of [Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary . Had [he]_329-phineas plighted [his]_329-phineas troth to [Mary]_382-mary , and then worked like [a slave]_{3317-a slave} under [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} 's auspices , - [he]_329-phineas would not have been [a cheat]_{3318-a cheat} . It seemed to [him]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas had hardly been asleep when [the girl]_{2338-the girl} came into [[his]_329-phineas room]_{9153-his room} in the morning . " [Sir]_8579-sir , "_{[2338-the girl]} said [she]_{2338-the girl} , " there 's [that gentleman there]_{9232-that gentleman there} . "_{[2338-the girl]} " [What gentleman]_{9233-what gentleman} ? "_{[329-phineas]} " [The old gentleman]_{9234-the old gentleman} . "_{[2338-the girl]} Then [Phineas]_329-phineas knew that [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} was in [[his]_{517-mr. clarkson} sitting - room]_{3321-his sitting - room} , and that [he]_329-phineas would not leave [it]_{3321-his sitting - room} till [he]_329-phineas had seen [the owner of [the room]_{7501-the room}]_{3322-the owner of the room} . Nay , - [Phineas]_329-phineas was pretty sure that [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} would come into [the bedroom]_{3324-the bedroom} , if [he]_{517-mr. clarkson} were kept long waiting . " Damn [the old gentleman]_{9234-the old gentleman} , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas in [his]_329-phineas wrath ; - and [the maid - servant]_{3325-the maid - servant} heard [him]_329-phineas say so . In about twenty minutes [he]_{517-mr. clarkson} went out into [the sitting - room]_{3326-the sitting - room} , with [his]_{517-mr. clarkson} slippers on and in [his]_{517-mr. clarkson} dressing - gown . Suffering under the circumstances of such an emergency , how is [any man]_{1023-any man} to go through the work of dressing and washing with proper exactness ? As to the prayers which [he]_{517-mr. clarkson} said on that morning , [I]_0-i think that no question should be asked . [He]_{517-mr. clarkson} came out with a black cloud on [his]_{517-mr. clarkson} brow , and with [his]_{517-mr. clarkson} mind half made up to kick [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} out of [the room]_{7501-the room} . [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} , when [he]_{517-mr. clarkson} saw [him]_{517-mr. clarkson} , moved [his]_{517-mr. clarkson} chin round within [his]_{517-mr. clarkson} white cravat , as was a custom with [him]_{517-mr. clarkson} , and put [his]_{517-mr. clarkson} thumb and forefinger on [his]_{517-mr. clarkson} lips , and then shook [his]_{517-mr. clarkson} head . " Very bad , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ; very bad indeed ; very bad , ai n't it ? "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} " [You]_{517-mr. clarkson} coming [here]_1224-here in this way at all times in the day is very bad , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " And where would [you]_{517-mr. clarkson} have [me]_329-phineas go ? Would [you]_{517-mr. clarkson} like to see [me]_329-phineas down in [the lobby of [the House]_{929-the house}]_{2229-the lobby of the house} ? "_{[329-phineas]} " To tell [you]_{517-mr. clarkson} the truth , [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} , [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} do n't want to see [you]_{517-mr. clarkson} anywhere . "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} " Ah ; yes ; [I]_329-phineas daresay ! And that 's what [you]_{517-mr. clarkson} call honest , being [a Parliament gent]_{2191-a parliament gent} ! [You]_{517-mr. clarkson} had [my]_329-phineas money , and then [you]_{517-mr. clarkson} tell [me]_329-phineas [you]_{517-mr. clarkson} do n't want to see [me]_329-phineas any more ! "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_329-phineas have not had [your]_{517-mr. clarkson} money , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " But let [me]_{517-mr. clarkson} tell [you]_{517-mr. clarkson} , "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} continued [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} , " that [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} want to see [you]_{517-mr. clarkson} ; - and shall go on seeing [you]_{517-mr. clarkson} till the money is paid . "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} " [I]_329-phineas 've not had any of [your]_{517-mr. clarkson} money , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} again twitched [his]_{517-mr. clarkson} chin about on the top of [his]_{517-mr. clarkson} cravat and smiled . " [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} said [he]_{517-mr. clarkson} , showing the bill , " is that [your]_329-phineas name ? "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} " Yes , it is . "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} " Then [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} want [my]_{517-mr. clarkson} money . "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} " [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} have no money to give [you]_{517-mr. clarkson} . "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} " Do be punctual now . Why ai n't [you]_{517-mr. clarkson} punctual ? [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} 'd do anything for [you]_{517-mr. clarkson} if [you]_{517-mr. clarkson} were punctual . [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} would indeed . "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} , as [he]_{517-mr. clarkson} said this , sat down in the chair which had been placed for [[our]_3329-our hero]_{1068-our hero} 's breakfast , and cutting a slice off the loaf , began to butter it with great composure . " [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , " [I]_329-phineas can not ask [you]_{517-mr. clarkson} to breakfast here . [I]_329-phineas am engaged . "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} 'll just take a bit of bread and butter all the same , "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} said [Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} . " Where do [you]_{517-mr. clarkson} get [your]_{517-mr. clarkson} butter ? Now [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} could tell [you]_{517-mr. clarkson} [a woman who 'd give [it]_9241-it [you]_{517-mr. clarkson} cheaper and a deal better than this . This is all lard]_{9240-a woman who 'd give it you cheaper and a deal better than this . this is all lard} . Shall [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} send [her]_{9240-a woman who 'd give it you cheaper and a deal better than this . this is all lard} to [you]_{517-mr. clarkson} ? "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} " No , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . There was no tea ready , and therefore [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} emptied the milk into a cup and drank it . " After this , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , " [I]_329-phineas must beg , [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} , that [you]_{517-mr. clarkson} will never come to [[my]_329-phineas room]_{9242-my room} any more . [I]_329-phineas shall not be at [home]_754-home to [you]_{517-mr. clarkson} . "_{[329-phineas]} " [The lobby of [the House]_{929-the house}]_{2229-the lobby of the house} is the same thing to [me]_{517-mr. clarkson} , "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} said [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} . " [They]_9246-they know [me]_{517-mr. clarkson} there well . [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} wish [you]_{517-mr. clarkson} 'd be punctual , and then [we]_9247-we 'd be [the best of friends]_{9248-the best of friends} . "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} After that [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} , having finished [his]_{517-mr. clarkson} bread and butter , took [his]_{517-mr. clarkson} leave . CHAPTER XXVIII The Second Reading Is Carried The debate on the bill was prolonged during the whole of that week . [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} , who loved [his]_{332-lord brentford} seat in [the Cabinet]_{1372-the cabinet} and the glory of being [a Minister]_{8492-a minister} , better even than [he]_{332-lord brentford} loved [[his]_{332-lord brentford} borough]_{3333-his borough} , had taken a gloomy estimate when [he]_{332-lord brentford} spoke of [twenty - seven defaulters]_{3334-twenty - seven defaulters} , and of the bill as certainly lost . [Men who were better able than]_{3335-men who were better able than} [he]_{332-lord brentford} to make estimates , - [the Bonteens]_{496-the bonteens} and Fitzgibbons on each side of [the House]_{929-the house} , and above all , [the Ratlers]_{492-the ratlers} and [Robys]_539-robys , produced lists from day to day which varied now by three names in one direction , then by two in another , and which fluctuated at last by units only . [They]_{3335-men who were better able than} all concurred in declaring that it would be a very near division . A great effort was made to close the debate on the Friday , but it failed , and the full tide of speech was carried on till the following Monday . On that morning [Phineas]_329-phineas heard [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} declare at [the club]_{976-the club} that , as far as [his]_{417-mr. ratler} judgment went , the division at that moment was a fair subject for a bet . " There are [two men]_{9249-two men} doubtful in [the House]_{929-the house} , "_{[417-mr. ratler]} said [Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} , " and if one votes on one side and [one on the other]_{9251-one on the other} , or if neither votes at all , it will be a tie . "_{[417-mr. ratler]} [Mr. Roby]_{415-mr. roby} , however , [the whip on the other side]_{3338-the whip on the other side} , was quite sure that [one at least of [these gentlemen]_{8033-these gentlemen}]_{3339-one at least of these gentlemen} would go into [[his]_{415-mr. roby} lobby]_{3341-his lobby} , and that the other would not go into [[Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} 's lobby]_{3342-mr. ratler 's lobby} . [I]_0-i am inclined to think that [the town]_{866-the town} was generally inclined to put more confidence in the accuracy of [Mr. Roby]_{415-mr. roby} than in that of [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} ; and among [betting men]_{3344-betting men} there certainly was a point given by [those who backed [the Conservatives]_{420-the conservatives}]_{3345-those who backed the conservatives} . The odds , however , were lost , for on the division the numbers in [the two lobbies]_{3346-the two lobbies} were equal , and [the Speaker]_{8305-the speaker} gave [his]_{8305-the speaker} casting vote in favour of [the Government]_{54-the government} . The bill was read a second time , and was lost , as a matter of course , in reference to any subsequent action . [Mr. Roby]_{415-mr. roby} declared that even [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} could not go on with nothing but [the Speaker]_{8305-the speaker} 's vote to support [him]_{334-mr. mildmay} . [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} had no doubt felt that [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} could not go on with [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} bill from the moment in which [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} had declared [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} opposition ; but [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} could not with propriety withdraw it in deference to [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} 's opinion . During the week [Phineas]_329-phineas had had [his]_329-phineas hands sufficiently full . Twice [he]_329-phineas had gone to the potted peas inquiry ; but [he]_329-phineas had been at [the office of the People 's Banner]_{3349-the office of the people 's banner} more often than that . [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} had been very resolute in [his]_{425-mr. bunce} determination to bring an action against [the police]_{2944-the police} for false imprisonment , even though [he]_{425-mr. bunce} spent every shilling of [his]_{425-mr. bunce} savings in doing so . And when [[his]_{425-mr. bunce} wife]_{947-his wife} , in the presence of [Phineas]_329-phineas , begged that bygones might be bygones , reminding [him]_{425-mr. bunce} that spilt milk could not be recovered , [he]_{425-mr. bunce} called [her]_{947-his wife} [a mean - spirited woman]_{3352-a mean - spirited woman} . Then [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} wept a flood of tears , and told [[her]_{333-mrs. bunce} favourite lodger]_{3353-her favourite lodger} that for [her]_{333-mrs. bunce} all comfort in [this world]_{1633-this world} was over . " [Drat]_540-drat [the reformers]_{9252-the reformers} , [I]_329-phineas say . And [I]_329-phineas wish there was [no Parliament]_{9253-no parliament} ; so [I]_329-phineas do . What 's the use of all the voting , when it means nothing but dry bread and cross words ? "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas by no means encouraged [[his]_329-phineas landlord]_{2954-his landlord} in [his]_{2954-his landlord} litigious spirit , advising [him]_{2954-his landlord} rather to keep [his]_{2954-his landlord} money in [his]_{2954-his landlord} pocket , and leave the fighting of the battle to the columns of the Banner , - which would fight it , at any rate , with economy . But [Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} , though [he]_{2954-his landlord} delighted in the Banner , and showed an unfortunate readiness to sit at the feet of [Mr. Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} , would have [his]_{2954-his landlord} action at law ; - in which [resolution Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} did , [I]_0-i fear , encourage [him]_{2954-his landlord} behind the back of [[his]_{2954-his landlord} better friend]_{3356-his better friend} , [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas . [Phineas]_329-phineas went with [Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} to [[Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} 's chambers]_{2061-mr. low 's chambers} , - for [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} had in some way become acquainted with [the law - stationer 's journeyman]_{3358-the law - stationer 's journeyman} , - and there some very good advice was given . " Have [you]_{333-mrs. bunce} asked [yourself]_{333-mrs. bunce} what is [your]_{333-mrs. bunce} object , [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} ? "_{[399-mr. low]} said [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} . [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} declared [he]_{425-mr. bunce} had asked [himself]_{425-mr. bunce} that question , and had answered it . [His]_{425-mr. bunce} object was redress . " In the shape of compensation to [yourself]_{333-mrs. bunce} , "_{[399-mr. low]} suggested [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} . No ; [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} would not admit that [he]_{425-mr. bunce} personally required any compensation . [The redress]_{3359-the redress} wanted was punishment to [the man]_{7504-the man} . " Is it for vengeance ? "_{[399-mr. low]} asked [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} . No ; it was not for vengeance , [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} declared . " It ought not to be , "_{[399-mr. low]} continued [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} ; " because , though [you]_{333-mrs. bunce} think that [the man]_{7504-the man} exceeded in [his]_{7504-the man} duty , [you]_{333-mrs. bunce} must feel that [he]_{7504-the man} was doing so through no personal ill - will to [yourself]_{333-mrs. bunce} . "_{[399-mr. low]} " What [I]_{425-mr. bunce} want is , to have [the fellows]_{9255-the fellows} kept in [their]_{9255-the fellows} proper places , "_{[425-mr. bunce]} said [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} . " Exactly ; - and therefore these things , when they occur , are mentioned in the press and in Parliament , - and the attention of [a Secretary of State]_{9256-a secretary of state} is called to [them]_{9255-the fellows} . Thank [God]_387-god , [we]_9257-we do n't have very much of that kind of thing in [England]_26-england . "_{[425-mr. bunce]} " Maybe [we]_9257-we shall have more if [we]_9257-we do n't look to it , "_{[425-mr. bunce]} said [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} stoutly . " [We]_9257-we always are looking to it , "_{[399-mr. low]} said [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} ; - " looking to it very carefully . But [I]_{399-mr. low} do n't think anything is to be done in that way by indictment against [a single man]_{9258-a single man} , whose conduct has been already approved by [the magistrates]_{9097-the magistrates} . If [you]_{425-mr. bunce} want notoriety , [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} , and do n't mind what [you]_{425-mr. bunce} pay for it ; or have got [anybody else]_{1419-anybody else} to pay for it ; then indeed - "_{[399-mr. low]} " There ai n't [nobody to pay for it]_{9261-nobody to pay for it} , "_{[425-mr. bunce]} said [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} , waxing angry . " Then [I]_{399-mr. low} certainly should not pay for it [myself]_{399-mr. low} if [I]_{399-mr. low} were [you]_{425-mr. bunce} , "_{[399-mr. low]} said [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} . But [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} was not to be counselled out of [his]_{425-mr. bunce} intention . When [he]_{425-mr. bunce} was out in [the square]_{7511-the square} with [Phineas]_329-phineas [he]_{425-mr. bunce} expressed great anger against [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} . " [He]_{425-mr. bunce} do n't know what patriotism means , "_{[3362-the law scrivener]} said [the law scrivener]_{3362-the law scrivener} . " And then [he]_{425-mr. bunce} talks to [me]_{3362-the law scrivener} about notoriety ! It has always been the same way with ['em]_9262-'em . If [a man]_{749-a man} shows a spark of public feeling , it 's all hambition . [I]_{3362-the law scrivener} do n't want no notoriety . [I]_{3362-the law scrivener} wants to earn [my]_{3362-the law scrivener} bread peaceable , and to be let alone when [I]_{3362-the law scrivener} 'm about [my]_{3362-the law scrivener} own business . [I]_{3362-the law scrivener} pays rates for [the police]_{2944-the police} to look after [rogues]_9265-rogues , not to haul [folks]_9266-folks about and lock ['em]_9262-'em up for days and nights , who is doing what [they]_9266-folks has a legal right to do . "_{[3362-the law scrivener]} After that , [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} went to [[his]_{425-mr. bunce} attorney]_{3363-his attorney} , to the great detriment of the business at [[the stationer]_{3364-the stationer} 's shop]_{3365-the stationer 's shop} , and [Phineas]_329-phineas visited [the office of [the People 's Banner]_{3197-the people 's banner}]_{3349-the office of the people 's banner} . There [he]_329-phineas wrote a leading article about [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} 's case , for which [he]_329-phineas was in due time to be paid a guinea . After all , [the People]_{731-the people} 's Banner might do more for [him]_329-phineas in this way than ever would be done by [Parliament]_{49-parliament} . [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} , however , and [another gentleman at [the Banner office]_{3224-the banner office}]_{3369-another gentleman at the banner office} , much older than [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} , who announced [himself]_{345-mr. slide} as [the actual editor]_{3371-the actual editor} , were anxious that [Phineas]_329-phineas should rid [himself]_329-phineas of [his]_329-phineas heterodox political resolutions about the ballot . It was not that [they]_3372-they cared much about [his]_329-phineas own opinions ; and when [Phineas]_329-phineas attempted to argue with [the editor]_{3373-the editor} on the merits of the ballot , [the editor]_{3373-the editor} put [him]_329-phineas down very shortly . " [We]_3372-they go in for it , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , "_{[3373-the editor]} [he]_{3373-the editor} said . If [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas would go in for it too , [the editor]_{3373-the editor} seemed to think that [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas might make [himself]_329-phineas very useful at [the Banner Office]_{193-the banner office} . [Phineas]_329-phineas stoutly maintained that this was impossible , - and was therefore driven to confine [his]_329-phineas articles in the service of [the people]_{731-the people} to those open subjects on which [his]_329-phineas opinions agreed with those of [the People]_{731-the people} 's Banner . This was [his]_329-phineas second article , and [the editor]_{3373-the editor} seemed to think that , backward as [he]_329-phineas was about the ballot , [he]_329-phineas was too useful an aid to be thrown aside . [A member of [Parliament]_{912-parliament}]_{7334-a member of parliament} is not now all that [he]_{7334-a member of parliament} was once , but still there is a prestige in the letters affixed to [his]_{7334-a member of parliament} name which makes [him]_{7334-a member of parliament} loom larger in the eyes of [the world]_{756-the world} than [other men]_{1050-other men} . Get into [Parliament]_{49-parliament} , if it be but for [the borough of Loughshane]_{1069-the borough of loughshane} , and [the People]_{731-the people} 's Banners all round will be glad of [your]_3385-your assistance , as will also companies limited and unlimited to a very marvellous extent . [Phineas]_329-phineas wrote [his]_329-phineas article and promised to look in again , and so [they]_3386-they went on . [Mr. Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} continued to assure [him]_329-phineas that [a " horgan "]_{9267-a " horgan "[9267-a " horgan "]} was indispensable to [him]_329-phineas , and [Phineas]_329-phineas began to accommodate [his]_329-phineas ears to the sound which had at first been so disagreeable . [He]_329-phineas found that [[his]_329-phineas acquaintance]_{3387-his acquaintance} , [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} , had ideas of [his]_{345-mr. slide} own as to getting into the ' Ouse at some future time . " [I]_{345-mr. slide} always look upon the ' Ouse as [my]_{345-mr. slide} oyster , and ' ere 's [my]_{345-mr. slide} sword , "_{[345-mr. slide]} said [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} , brandishing an old quill pen . " And [I]_{345-mr. slide} feel that if once there [I]_{345-mr. slide} could get along . [I]_{345-mr. slide} do indeed . What is it [a man]_{749-a man} wants ? It 's only pluck , - that [he]_{749-a man} should n't funk because [a ' undred other men]_{9269-a ' undred other men} are looking at [him]_{749-a man} . "_{[345-mr. slide]} Then [Phineas]_329-phineas asked [him]_{345-mr. slide} whether [he]_{345-mr. slide} had any idea of a constituency , to which [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} replied that [he]_{345-mr. slide} had no absolutely formed intention . [Many boroughs]_{3388-many boroughs} , however , would doubtless be set free from aristocratic influence by the redistribution of seats which must take place , as [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} declared , at any rate in the next session . Then [he]_{345-mr. slide} named [the borough of Loughton]_{3389-the borough of loughton} ; and [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , thinking of [Saulsby]_476-phineas , thinking of [the Earl]_{733-the earl} , thinking of [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , and thinking of [Violet]_351-violet , walked away disgusted . Would it not be better that [the quiet town]_{3391-the quiet town} , clustering close round [the walls of [Saulsby]_127-saulsby]_{3392-the walls of saulsby} , should remain as [it]_{3391-the quiet town} was , than that [it]_{3391-the quiet town} should be polluted by the presence of [Mr. Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} ? On the last day of the debate , at a few moments before four o'clock , [Phineas]_329-phineas encountered another terrible misfortune . [He]_329-phineas had been at the potted peas since twelve , and had on this occasion targed [two or three commissariat officers]_{3393-two or three commissariat officers} very tightly with questions respecting cabbages and potatoes , and had asked whether [the officers on board [a certain ship]_{3395-a certain ship}]_{3394-the officers on board a certain ship} did not always eat preserved asparagus while [the men]_{2525-the men} had not even a bean . [I]_0-i fear that [he]_329-phineas had been put up to this business by [Mr. Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} , and that [he]_329-phineas made [himself]_329-phineas nasty . There was , however , so much nastiness of the kind going , that [his]_329-phineas little effort made no great difference . [The conservative members of the Committee]_{3397-the conservative members of the committee} , on whose side of [the House the inquiry]_{3398-the house the inquiry} had originated , did not scruple to lay all manner of charges to officers whom , were [they]_{3397-the conservative members of the committee} [themselves]_{3397-the conservative members of the committee} in power , [they]_{3397-the conservative members of the committee} would be bound to support and would support with all [their]_{3397-the conservative members of the committee} energies . About a quarter before four [the members of the Committee]_{3399-the members of the committee} had dismissed [[their]_{3399-the members of the committee} last witness]_{3400-their last witness} for the day , being desirous of not losing [their]_{3399-the members of the committee} chance of seats on so important an occasion , and hurried down into [the lobby]_{1211-the lobby} , - so that [they]_{3399-the members of the committee} might enter [the House]_{929-the house} before prayers . [Phineas]_329-phineas here was button - holed by [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} , who said something to [him]_329-phineas as to [the approaching division]_{3403-the approaching division} . [They]_3404-they were standing in front of the door of [the House]_{929-the house} , almost in the middle of [the lobby]_{1211-the lobby} , with [a crowd of members around [them]_3404-they]_{3407-a crowd of members around them} , - on a spot which , as [frequenters]_{3408-frequenters} know , is hallowed ground , and must not be trodden by [strangers]_{7996-strangers} . [He]_329-phineas was in the act of answering [Erle]_{364-barrington erle} , when [he]_329-phineas was touched on the arm , and on turning round , saw [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} . " About that little bill , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , "_{[3410-the horrible man]} said [the horrible man]_{3410-the horrible man} , turning [his]_{3410-the horrible man} chin round over [his]_{3410-the horrible man} white cravat . " [They]_9270-they always tell [me]_{3410-the horrible man} at [[your]_329-phineas lodgings]_{9271-your lodgings} that [you]_329-phineas ai n't at [home]_754-home . "_{[3410-the horrible man]} By this time [a policeman]_{3058-a policeman} was explaining to [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} with gentle violence that [he]_{517-mr. clarkson} must not stand there , - that [he]_{517-mr. clarkson} must go aside into one of the corners . " [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} know all that , "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} said [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} , retreating . " Of course [I]_{517-mr. clarkson} do . But what is [a man]_{749-a man} to do when [a gent]_{9274-a gent} wo n't see [him]_{749-a man} at [home]_754-home ? "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} stood aside in [his]_{517-mr. clarkson} corner quietly , giving [the policeman]_{7388-the policeman} no occasion for further action against [him]_{517-mr. clarkson} ; but in retreating [he]_{517-mr. clarkson} spoke loud , and there was a lull of voices around , and [twenty members at least]_{3413-twenty members at least} had heard what had been said . [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas no doubt had [his]_329-phineas privilege , but [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} was determined that the privilege should avail [him]_329-phineas as little as possible . It was very hard . [The real offender]_{3414-the real offender} , [the Lord of the Treasury]_{3415-the lord of the treasury} , [[the peer]_{2672-the peer} 's son]_{3417-the peer 's son} , with a thousand a year paid by [the country]_{839-the country} was not treated with this cruel persecution . [Phineas]_329-phineas had in truth never taken a farthing from [any one but [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father}]_{3419-any one but his father} ; and though doubtless [he]_329-phineas owed something at this moment , [he]_329-phineas had [no creditor of [his]_329-phineas own]_{3421-no creditor of his own} that was even angry with [him]_329-phineas . As [the world]_{756-the world} goes [he]_329-phineas was [a clear man]_{3423-a clear man} , - but for this debt of [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . [He]_329-phineas left [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} in [the lobby]_{1211-the lobby} , and hurried into [the House]_{929-the house} , blushing up to the eyes . [He]_329-phineas looked for [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} in [his]_329-phineas place , but [the Lord of the Treasury]_{3415-the lord of the treasury} was not as yet there . Doubtless [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} would be there for the division , and [Phineas]_329-phineas resolved that [he]_329-phineas would speak a bit of [his]_329-phineas mind before [he]_329-phineas let [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} out of [his]_329-phineas sight . There were some great speeches made on that evening . [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} delivered an oration of which [men]_1025-men said that it would be known in [England]_26-england as long as there were any words remaining of English eloquence . In it [he]_{431-mr. gresham} taunted [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} with being a recreant to [the people]_{731-the people} , of whom [he]_{431-mr. gresham} called [himself]_{431-mr. gresham} so often [the champion]_{3431-the champion} . But [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} was not in the least moved . [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} knew well enough that [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} was not to be moved by any words ; - but the words were not the less telling to [the House]_{929-the house} and to [the country]_{839-the country} . [Men , who heard it]_{3434-men , who heard it} , said that [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} forgot [himself]_{431-mr. gresham} in that speech , forgot [his]_{431-mr. gresham} party , forgot [his]_{431-mr. gresham} strategy , forgot [his]_{431-mr. gresham} long - drawn schemes , - even [his]_{431-mr. gresham} love of applause , and thought only of [his]_{431-mr. gresham} cause . [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} replied to [him]_{431-mr. gresham} with equal genius , and with equal skill , - if not with equal heart . [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} had asked for the approbation of all present and of [all future reformers]_{3435-all future reformers} . [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} denied [him]_{431-mr. gresham} both , - the one because [he]_{431-mr. gresham} would not succeed , and the other because [he]_{431-mr. gresham} would not have deserved success . Then [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} made [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} reply , getting up at about three o'clock , and uttered a prayer , - a futile prayer , - that this [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} last work on behalf of [[his]_{334-mr. mildmay} countrymen]_{3436-his countrymen} might be successful . [His]_{431-mr. gresham} bill was read a second time , as [I]_0-i have said before , in obedience to the casting vote of [the Speaker]_{8305-the speaker} , - but a majority such as that was tantamount to a defeat . There was , of course , on that night no declaration as to what [ministers]_{2450-ministers} would do . Without a meeting of [the Cabinet]_{78-the cabinet} , and without some further consideration , though [each]_3439-each might know that the bill would be withdrawn , [they]_3439-each could not say in what way [they]_3439-each would act . But late as was the hour , there were many words on the subject before [members]_7760-members were in [their]_7760-members beds . [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} and [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} left [the House]_{929-the house} together , and perhaps [no two gentlemen in [it]_{929-the house}]_{3442-no two gentlemen in it} had in former sessions been more in the habit of walking [home]_754-home arm - in - arm and discussing what [each]_3439-each had heard and what [each]_3439-each had said in that assembly . Latterly [these two men]_{3446-these two men} had gone strangely asunder in [[their]_{3446-these two men} paths]_{3447-their paths} , - very strangely for [men who had for years walked so closely together]_{3448-men who had for years walked so closely together} . And this separation had been marked by violent words spoken against [each other]_{7264-each other} , - by violent words , at least , spoken against [him]_3450-him in office by [the one who had never contaminated [his]_{3451-the one who had never contaminated his hands by the queen 's shilling} hands by [the Queen]_{7412-the queen} 's shilling]_{3451-the one who had never contaminated his hands by the queen 's shilling} . And yet , on such an occasion as this , [they]_{3446-these two men} were able to walk away from [the House]_{32-the house} arm - in - arm , and did not fly at [each other]_{7264-each other} 's throat by the way . " Singular enough , is it not , "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} said [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , " that the thing should have been so close ? "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} " Very odd , "_{[346-mr. monk]} said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} ; " but [men]_1025-men have said that it would be so all the week . "_{[346-mr. monk]} " [Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} was very fine , "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} said [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} . " Very fine , indeed . [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} never have heard anything like it before . "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} " [Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} was very powerful too , "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} said [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} . " Yes ; - no doubt . The occasion was great , and [he]_{431-mr. gresham} answered to the spur . But [Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} 's was the speech of the debate . "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} " Well ; - yes ; perhaps it was , "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} said [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , who was thinking of [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} own flight the other night , and who among [[his]_{339-mr. turnbull} special friends]_{3454-his special friends} had been much praised for what [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} had then done . But of course [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} made no allusion to [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} own doings , - or to those of [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . In this way [they]_3455-they conversed for some twenty minutes , till [they]_3455-they parted ; but neither of [them]_3455-they interrogated [the other]_{7702-the other} as to what either might be called upon to do in consequence of the division which had just been effected . [They]_3455-they might still be [intimate friends]_{3457-intimate friends} , but the days of confidence between [them]_3455-they were passed . [Phineas]_329-phineas had seen [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} enter [the House]_{929-the house} , - which [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} did quite late in the night , so as to be in time for the division . No doubt [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had dined in [the House]_{929-the house} , and had been all the evening in [the library]_{3460-the library} , - or in [the smoking - room]_{8342-the smoking - room} . When [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} was on [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} legs making [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} reply , [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had sauntered in , not choosing to wait till [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} might be rung up by the bell at the last moment . [Phineas]_329-phineas was near [him]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} as [they]_3455-they passed by [the tellers]_{3462-the tellers} , near [him]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} in [the lobby]_{1211-the lobby} , and near [him]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} again as [they]_3455-they all passed back into [the House]_{929-the house} . But at the last moment [he]_329-phineas thought that [he]_329-phineas would miss [[his]_329-phineas prey]_{3465-his prey} . In [the crowd]_{9041-the crowd} as [they]_3455-they left [the House]_{929-the house} [he]_329-phineas failed to get [his]_329-phineas hand upon [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} 's shoulder . But [he]_329-phineas hurried down [[the members]_{3469-the members} ' passage]_{3470-the members ' passage} , and just at the gate leading out into [Westminster Hall]_{59-westminster hall} [he]_329-phineas overtook [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} walking arm - in - arm with [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} . " [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas said , taking hold of [[his]_329-phineas countryman]_{3471-his countryman} 's arm with a decided grasp , " [I]_329-phineas want to speak to [you]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} for a moment , if [you]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} please . "_{[329-phineas]} " Speak away , "_{[391-laurence fitzgibbon]} said [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . Then [Phineas]_329-phineas , looking up into [his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} face , knew very well that [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had been - what [the world]_{756-the world} calls , dining . [Phineas]_329-phineas remembered at the moment that [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} had been close to [him]_329-phineas when [the odious money - lender]_{3473-the odious money - lender} had touched [his]_329-phineas arm and made [his]_{364-barrington erle} inquiry about that " little bill . "_{[329-phineas]} [He]_329-phineas much wished to make [Erle]_{364-barrington erle} understand that the debt was not [his]_{364-barrington erle} own , - that [he]_{364-barrington erle} was not in the hands of [usurers]_3474-usurers in reference to [his]_{364-barrington erle} own concerns . But there was a feeling within [him]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas still , - even still , - owed something to [his]_329-phineas friendship to [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . " Just give [me]_329-phineas [your]_{364-barrington erle} arm , and come on with [me]_329-phineas for a minute , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " [Erle]_{364-barrington erle} will excuse [us]_9277-us . "_{[329-phineas]} " Oh , blazes ! "_{[391-laurence fitzgibbon]} said [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , " what is it [you]_329-phineas 're after ? [I]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} ai n't good at private conferences at three in the morning . [We]_9277-us 're all out , and is n't that enough for [ye]_329-phineas ? "_{[391-laurence fitzgibbon]} " [I]_329-phineas have been dreadfully annoyed to - night , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , " and [I]_329-phineas wished to speak to [you]_{364-barrington erle} about it . "_{[329-phineas]} " [Bedad]_419-bedad , [Finn]_329-phineas , [[my]_329-phineas boy]_{7278-my boy} , and there are a good many of [us]_9277-us are annoyed ; - eh , [Barrington]_{364-barrington erle} ? "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas perceived clearly that though [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had been dining , there was as much of cunning in all this as of wine , and [he]_329-phineas was determined not to submit to such unlimited ill - usage . " [My]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} annoyance comes from [[your]_{364-barrington erle} friend]_{1248-your friend} , [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} , who had the impudence to address [me]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} in [the lobby of [the House]_{929-the house}]_{2229-the lobby of the house} . "_{[391-laurence fitzgibbon]} " And serve [you]_{364-barrington erle} right , too , [Finn]_329-phineas , [[my]_329-phineas boy]_{7278-my boy} . Why the devil did [you]_{364-barrington erle} sport [your]_{364-barrington erle} oak to [him]_{1248-your friend} ? [He]_{1248-your friend} has told [me]_329-phineas all about it . There ai n't such [a patient little fellow as [Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson}]_{9283-a patient little fellow as clarkson} anywhere , if [you]_{364-barrington erle} 'll only let [him]_{1248-your friend} have [his]_{1248-your friend} own way . [He]_{1248-your friend} 'll look in , as [he]_{1248-your friend} calls it , three times a week for a whole season , and do nothing further . Of course [he]_{1248-your friend} do n't like to be locked out . "_{[329-phineas]} " Is that [the gentleman with whom [the police]_{2944-the police} interfered in [the lobby]_{1211-the lobby}]_{9284-the gentleman with whom the police interfered in the lobby} ? "_{[364-barrington erle]} [Erle]_{364-barrington erle} inquired . " [A confounded bill discounter to whom [[our]_9288-our friend]_{8691-our friend} here has introduced [me]_329-phineas , - for [his]_{1248-your friend} own purposes]_{9287-a confounded bill discounter to whom our friend here has introduced me , - for his own purposes} , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " [A very gentleman - like fellow]_{9290-a very gentleman - like fellow} , "_{[391-laurence fitzgibbon]} said [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . " [Barrington]_{364-barrington erle} knows [him]_{364-barrington erle} , [I]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} daresay . Look here , [Finn]_329-phineas , [[my]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} boy]_{7278-my boy} , take [my]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} advice . Ask [him]_{364-barrington erle} to breakfast , and let [him]_{364-barrington erle} understand that [the house]_{929-the house} will always be open to [him]_{364-barrington erle} . "_{[391-laurence fitzgibbon]} After this [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} and [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} got into [a cab]_{7897-a cab} together , and were driven away . CHAPTER XXIX A Cabinet Meeting And now will [the Muses]_{3476-the muses} assist [me]_0-i while [I]_0-i sing an altogether new song ? On the Tuesday [the Cabinet]_{1372-the cabinet} met at [[the First Lord]_{3478-the first lord} 's official residence in [Downing Street]_{94-downing street}]_{3479-the first lord 's official residence in downing street} , and [I]_0-i will attempt to describe what , according to the bewildered brain of [a poor fictionist]_{3480-a poor fictionist} , was said or might have been said , what was done or might have been done , on so august an occasion . [The poor fictionist]_{3481-the poor fictionist} very frequently finds [himself]_{3481-the poor fictionist} to have been wrong in [his]_{3481-the poor fictionist} description of things in general , and is told so , roughly by [the critics]_{3482-the critics} , and tenderly by [the friends of [his]_{3481-the poor fictionist} bosom]_{3483-the friends of his bosom} . [He]_{3481-the poor fictionist} is moved to tell of things of which [he]_{3481-the poor fictionist} omits to learn the nature before [he]_{3481-the poor fictionist} tells of them - as should be done by [a strictly honest fictionist]_{3484-a strictly honest fictionist} . [He]_{3481-the poor fictionist} catches salmon in October ; or shoots [his]_{3481-the poor fictionist} partridges in March . [His]_{3481-the poor fictionist} dahlias bloom in June , and [his]_{3481-the poor fictionist} birds sing in the autumn . [He]_{3481-the poor fictionist} opens [the opera - houses]_{3485-the opera - houses} before Easter , and makes [Parliament]_{49-parliament} sit on a Wednesday evening . And then those terrible meshes of the Law ! How is [a fictionist]_{3486-a fictionist} , in these excited days , to create the needed biting interest without legal difficulties ; and how again is [he]_{3486-a fictionist} to steer [his]_{3486-a fictionist} little bark clear of so many rocks , - when the rocks and the shoals have been purposely arranged to make the taking of [a pilot on board a necessity]_{3487-a pilot on board a necessity} ? As to those law meshes , [a benevolent pilot]_{3488-a benevolent pilot} will , indeed , now and again give [a poor fictionist]_{3480-a poor fictionist} a helping hand , - not used , however , generally , with much discretion . But from whom is any assistance to come in the august matter of [a Cabinet assembly]_{3490-a cabinet assembly} ? There can be no such assistance . [No man]_{7759-no man} can tell aught but [they]_{7759-no man} who will tell nothing . But then , again , there is this safety , that let the story be ever so mistold , - let the fiction be ever so far removed from the truth , no critic short of [a Cabinet Minister]_{7336-a cabinet minister} [himself]_{7336-a cabinet minister} can convict [the narrator of error]_{3493-the narrator of error} . It was [a large dingy room]_{3494-a large dingy room} , covered with a Turkey carpet , and containing a dark polished mahogany dinner - table , on very heavy carved legs , which [an old messenger]_{3495-an old messenger} was preparing at two o'clock in the day for the use of [[her]_3496-her Majesty 's Ministers]_{3497-her majesty 's ministers} . The table would have been large enough for [fourteen guests]_{3498-fourteen guests} , and along the side further from the fire , there were placed some six heavy chairs , good comfortable chairs , stuffed at the back as well as the seat , - but on the side nearer to the fire the chairs were placed irregularly ; and there were four armchairs , - two on one side and two on the other . There were four windows to [the room]_{7501-the room} , which looked on to [St. James 's Park]_{184-st. james 's park} , and the curtains of the windows were dark and heavy , - as became the gravity of the purposes to which [that chamber]_{8304-that chamber} was appropriated . In old days [it]_{7501-the room} had been [the dining - room of [one Prime Minister]_{3502-one prime minister} after another]_{3501-the dining - room of one prime minister after another} . To [Pitt]_413-pitt [it]_{7501-the room} had been [the abode of [[his]_413-pitt own familiar prandial Penates]_{3504-his own familiar prandial penates}]_{3503-the abode of his own familiar prandial penates} , and [Lord Liverpool]_{541-lord liverpool} had been dull there among [[his]_413-pitt dull friends]_{3505-his dull friends} for long year after year . [The Ministers of the present day]_{3506-the ministers of the present day} find it more convenient to live in [private homes]_{3507-private homes} , and , indeed , not unfrequently carry [their]_{3506-the ministers of the present day} Cabinets with [them]_{3506-the ministers of the present day} . But , under [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's rule , the meetings were generally held in [the old room]_{3508-the old room} at [the official residence]_{3509-the official residence} . Thrice did [the aged messenger]_{3510-the aged messenger} move each armchair , now a little this way and now a little that , and then look at [them]_3511-them as though something of the tendency of the coming meeting might depend on the comfort of [its leading members]_{3512-its leading members} . If [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} should find [himself]_{334-mr. mildmay} to be quite comfortable , so that [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} could hear what was said without a struggle to [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} ear , and see [[his]_{334-mr. mildmay} colleagues]_{3513-his colleagues} ' faces clearly , and feel the fire without burning [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} shins , it might be possible that [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} would not insist upon resigning . If this were so , how important was the work now confided to the hands of [that aged messenger]_{3514-that aged messenger} ! When [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} anxious eyes had glanced round [the room]_{7501-the room} some half a dozen times , when [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} had touched each curtain , laid [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} hand upon every chair , and dusted certain papers which lay upon a side - table , - and which had been lying there for two years , and at which [no one]_{939-no one} ever looked or would look , - [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} gently crept away and ensconced [himself]_{334-mr. mildmay} in an easy chair not far from the door of [the chamber]_{2444-the chamber} . For it might be necessary to stop the attempt of [a rash intruder on those secret counsels]_{3518-a rash intruder on those secret counsels} . Very shortly there was heard the ring of various voices in [the passages]_{3519-the passages} , - the voices of [men speaking pleasantly]_{3520-men speaking pleasantly} , the voices of [men with whom it seemed]_{3521-men with whom it seemed} , from [their]_{3521-men with whom it seemed} tone , that things were doing well in [the world]_{756-the world} . And then [a cluster of four or five gentlemen]_{3523-a cluster of four or five gentlemen} entered [the room]_{7501-the room} . At first sight [they]_{3523-a cluster of four or five gentlemen} seemed to be as [ordinary gentlemen]_{3525-ordinary gentlemen} as [you]_3526-you shall meet anywhere about [Pall Mall]_{80-pall mall} on an afternoon . There was nothing about [their]_{3523-a cluster of four or five gentlemen} outward appearance of the august wiggery of statecraft , nothing of the ponderous dignity of ministerial position . [That little man in the square - cut coat]_{3527-that little man in the square - cut coat} , - [we]_3528-we may almost call it a shooting - coat , - swinging an umbrella and wearing no gloves , is no less [a person than [the Lord Chancellor]_{3530-the lord chancellor}]_{3529-a person than the lord chancellor} , - [Lord Weazeling]_{542-lord weazeling} , - who made a hundred thousand pounds as [Attorney - General]_{3531-attorney - general} , and is supposed to be [the best lawyer of [his]_{3530-the lord chancellor} age]_{3532-the best lawyer of his age} . [He]_{3527-that little man in the square - cut coat} is fifty , but [he]_{3527-that little man in the square - cut coat} looks to be hardly over forty , and one might take [him]_{3527-that little man in the square - cut coat} to be , from [his]_{3527-that little man in the square - cut coat} appearance , - perhaps [a clerk in [the War Office]_{2608-the war office} , well - to - do , and popular among [[his]_{3527-that little man in the square - cut coat} brother - clerks]_{3535-his brother - clerks}]_{3533-a clerk in the war office , well - to - do , and popular among his brother - clerks} . Immediately with [him]_{3527-that little man in the square - cut coat} is [Sir Harry Coldfoot]_{543-sir harry coldfoot} , also a lawyer by profession , though [he]_{543-sir harry coldfoot} has never practised . [He]_{543-sir harry coldfoot} has been in [the House]_{929-the house} for nearly thirty years , and is now at [the Home Office]_{196-the home office} . [He]_{543-sir harry coldfoot} is [a stout , healthy , grey - haired gentleman , who certainly does not wear the cares of office on [his]_{543-sir harry coldfoot} face]_{3537-a stout , healthy , grey - haired gentleman , who certainly does not wear the cares of office on his face} . Perhaps , however , [no minister]_{3538-no minister} gets more bullied than [he]_{543-sir harry coldfoot} by the press , and [men]_1025-men say that [he]_{543-sir harry coldfoot} will be very willing to give up to some political enemy the control of [the police]_{2944-the police} , and the onerous duty of judging in all criminal appeals . Behind these come [[our]_3541-our friend]_{8691-our friend} [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , [young Lord Cantrip]_{3543-young lord cantrip} from [the colonies next door]_{3544-the colonies next door} , than whom [no smarter young peer]_{3545-no smarter young peer} now does honour to [[our]_3541-our hereditary legislature]_{3546-our hereditary legislature} , and [Sir Marmaduke Morecombe]_{544-sir marmaduke morecombe} , [the Chancellor of [the Duchy of [Lancaster]_{198-lancaster}]_{197-the duchy of lancaster}]_{3547-the chancellor of the duchy of lancaster} . Why [Sir Marmaduke]_{544-sir marmaduke morecombe} has always been placed in [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's Cabinets [nobody]_1350-nobody ever knew . As [Chancellor of [the Duchy]_{3550-the duchy}]_{3549-chancellor of the duchy} [he]_{3549-chancellor of the duchy} has nothing to do , - and were there anything , [he]_{3549-chancellor of the duchy} would not do it . [He]_{3549-chancellor of the duchy} rarely speaks in [the House]_{929-the house} , and then does not speak well . [He]_{3549-chancellor of the duchy} is [a handsome man]_{8177-a handsome man} , or would be but for an assumption of grandeur in the carriage of [his]_{3549-chancellor of the duchy} eyes , giving to [his]_{3549-chancellor of the duchy} face a character of pomposity which [he]_{3549-chancellor of the duchy} [himself]_{3549-chancellor of the duchy} well deserves . [He]_{3549-chancellor of the duchy} was in [the Guards]_{3553-the guards} when young , and has been in Parliament since [he]_{3549-chancellor of the duchy} ceased to be young . It must be supposed that [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} has found something in [him]_{3549-chancellor of the duchy} , for [he]_{3549-chancellor of the duchy} has been included in three successive liberal Cabinets . [He]_{3549-chancellor of the duchy} has probably the virtue of being true to [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , and of being duly submissive to [one whom [he]_{3549-chancellor of the duchy} recognises as [[his]_{3549-chancellor of the duchy} superior]_{3555-his superior}]_{3554-one whom he recognises as his superior} . Within two minutes afterwards [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} followed , with [Plantagenet Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} . [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} , as all [the world]_{756-the world} knows , was [the Duke of [St. Bungay]_{69-st. bungay}]_{7557-the duke of st. bungay} , [the very front and head of [the aristocratic old Whigs of [the country]_{839-the country}]_{3561-the aristocratic old whigs of the country}]_{3560-the very front and head of the aristocratic old whigs of the country} , - [a man who has been thrice spoken of as [Prime Minister]_{1326-prime minister} , and who really might have filled the office had [he]_{3549-chancellor of the duchy} not known [himself]_{3549-chancellor of the duchy} to be unfit for it]_{3563-a man who has been thrice spoken of as prime minister , and who really might have filled the office had he not known himself to be unfit for it} . [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} has been consulted as to the making of Cabinets for the last five - and - thirty years , and is even now not [an old man in appearance]_{3566-an old man in appearance} ; - [a fussy , popular , clever , conscientious man]_{3567-a fussy , popular , clever , conscientious man} , whose digestion has been too good to make politics a burden to [him]_{3549-chancellor of the duchy} , but who has thought seriously about [[his]_{3549-chancellor of the duchy} country]_{1144-his country} , and is one who will be sure to leave memoirs behind [him]_{1449-the duke} . [He]_{1449-the duke} was born in the semi - purple of [ministerial influences]_{3569-ministerial influences} , and [men]_1025-men say of [him]_{1449-the duke} that [he]_{1449-the duke} is honester than [[his]_{1449-the duke} uncle]_{7573-his uncle} , who was [[Canning]_531-canning 's friend]_{3572-canning 's friend} , but not so great [a man as [[his]_{1449-the duke} grandfather]_{3574-his grandfather} , with whom [Fox]_523-fox once quarrelled , and whom [Burke]_545-burke loved]_{3573-a man as his grandfather , with whom fox once quarrelled , and whom burke loved} . [Plantagenet Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} , [himself]_{402-mr. palliser} [the heir to a dukedom]_{3575-the heir to a dukedom} , was [the young Chancellor of the Exchequer]_{3576-the young chancellor of the exchequer} , of whom [some statesmen]_{3577-some statesmen} thought much as [the rising star of the age]_{3578-the rising star of the age} . If industry , rectitude of purpose , and a certain clearness of intellect may prevail , [Planty Pall]_{500-planty pall} , as [he]_{500-planty pall} is familiarly called , may become [a great Minister]_{3579-a great minister} . Then came [Viscount Thrift]_{546-viscount thrift} by [himself]_{500-planty pall} ; - [the First Lord of the Admiralty]_{3580-the first lord of the admiralty} , with the whole weight of a new iron - clad fleet upon [his]_{500-planty pall} shoulders . [He]_{500-planty pall} has undertaken the Herculean task of cleansing [the dockyards]_{3581-the dockyards} , - and with it the lesser work of keeping afloat a navy that may be esteemed by [[his]_{500-planty pall} countrymen]_{3436-his countrymen} to be the best in [the world]_{756-the world} . And [he]_{500-planty pall} thinks that [he]_{500-planty pall} will do both , if only [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} will not resign ; - [an industrious , honest , self - denying nobleman , who works without ceasing from morn to night , and who hopes to rise in time to high things]_{3584-an industrious , honest , self - denying nobleman , who works without ceasing from morn to night , and who hopes to rise in time to high things} , - to the translating of [Homer]_547-homer , perhaps , and the wearing of the Garter . Close behind [him]_{500-planty pall} there was a ruck of [Ministers]_{2450-ministers} , with [the much - honoured grey - haired old Premier]_{3586-the much - honoured grey - haired old premier} in the midst of [them]_{2450-ministers} . There was [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} , [the Foreign Minister]_{3587-the foreign minister} , said to be [the greatest orator in [Europe]_65-europe]_{3588-the greatest orator in europe} , on whose shoulders it was thought that the mantle of [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} would fall , - to be worn , however , quite otherwise than [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} had worn it . For [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} is [a man with no feelings for the past , void of historical association , hardly with memories]_{3589-a man with no feelings for the past , void of historical association , hardly with memories} , - living altogether for the future which [he]_{431-mr. gresham} is anxious to fashion anew out of the vigour of [his]_{431-mr. gresham} own brain . Whereas , with [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , even [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} love of reform is an inherited passion for an old - world Liberalism . And there was with [them]_3590-them [Mr. Legge Wilson]_{548-mr. legge wilson} , [the brother of [a peer]_{8131-a peer}]_{3591-the brother of a peer} , [Secretary at War]_{3593-secretary at war} , [a great scholar]_{3594-a great scholar} and [a polished gentleman]_{3595-a polished gentleman} , very proud of [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} position as [a Cabinet Minister]_{7336-a cabinet minister} , but conscious that [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} has hardly earned it by political work . And [Lord Plinlimmon]_{549-lord plinlimmon} is with [them]_3590-them , [the Comptroller of [India]_51-india]_{3597-the comptroller of india} , - of [all working lords]_{3598-all working lords} the most jaunty , the most pleasant , and the most popular , very good at taking chairs at dinners , and making becoming speeches at the shortest notice , [a man apparently very free and open in [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} ways of life]_{3599-a man apparently very free and open in his ways of life} , - but cautious enough in truth as to every step , knowing well how hard it is to climb and how easy to fall . [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} entered [the room]_{7501-the room} leaning on [Lord Plinlimmon]_{549-lord plinlimmon} 's arm , and when [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} made [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} way up among the armchairs upon the rug before the fire , [the others]_{3601-the others} clustered around [him]_{334-mr. mildmay} with cheering looks and kindly questions . Then came [the Privy Seal]_{3602-the privy seal} , [[our]_3603-our old friend]_{3604-our old friend} [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} , last , - and [I]_0-i would say least , but that the words of [no councillor]_{3605-no councillor} could go for less in such an assemblage than will those of [Sir Marmaduke Morecombe]_{544-sir marmaduke morecombe} , [the Chancellor of the Duchy of [Lancaster]_{198-lancaster}]_{3547-the chancellor of the duchy of lancaster} . [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} was soon seated in one of the armchairs , while [Lord Plinlimmon]_{549-lord plinlimmon} leaned against the table close at [his]_{549-lord plinlimmon} elbow . [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} stood upright at the corner of the chimney - piece furthest from [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , and [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} at that nearest to [him]_{334-mr. mildmay} . [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} took the armchair close at [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's left hand . [Lord Plinlimmon]_{549-lord plinlimmon} was , as [I]_0-i have said , leaning against the table , but [the Lord Chancellor]_{3530-the lord chancellor} , who was next to [him]_{549-lord plinlimmon} , sat upon it . [Viscount Thrift]_{546-viscount thrift} and [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} occupied chairs on the further side of the table , near to [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's end , and [Mr. Legge Wilson]_{548-mr. legge wilson} placed [himself]_{548-mr. legge wilson} at the head of the table , thus joining [them]_3609-them as it were into a body . [The Home Secretary]_{2939-the home secretary} stood before [the Lord Chancellor]_{550-the lord chancellor} screening [him]_{334-mr. mildmay} from the fire , and [the Chancellor of [the Duchy]_{3550-the duchy}]_{3611-the chancellor of the duchy} , after waiting for a few minutes as though in doubt , took one of the vacant armchairs . [The young lord from the Colonies]_{3613-the young lord from the colonies} stood a little behind the shoulders of [[his]_{3613-the young lord from the colonies} great friend from [the Foreign Office]_{8070-the foreign office}]_{3614-his great friend from the foreign office} ; and [the Privy Seal]_{3602-the privy seal} , after moving about for a while uneasily , took a chair behind [the Chancellor of [the Duchy]_{3550-the duchy}]_{3611-the chancellor of the duchy} . One armchair was thus left vacant , but there was [no other comer]_{3619-no other comer} . " It is not so bad as [I]_{1449-the duke} thought it would be , "_{[1449-the duke]} said [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} , speaking aloud , but nevertheless addressing [himself]_{1449-the duke} specially to [[his]_{1449-the duke} chief]_{3621-his chief} . " It was bad enough , "_{[334-mr. mildmay]} said [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , laughing . " Bad enough indeed , "_{[544-sir marmaduke morecombe]} said [Sir Marmaduke Morecombe]_{544-sir marmaduke morecombe} , without any laughter . " And such a good bill lost , "_{[549-lord plinlimmon]} said [Lord Plinlimmon]_{549-lord plinlimmon} . " The worst of these failures is , that the same identical bill can never be brought in again . "_{[549-lord plinlimmon]} " So that if the lost bill was best , the bill that will not be lost can only be second best , "_{[3530-the lord chancellor]} said [the Lord Chancellor]_{3530-the lord chancellor} . " [I]_{334-mr. mildmay} certainly did think that after the debate before [Easter]_551-easter [we]_9293-we should not have come to shipwreck about the ballot , "_{[334-mr. mildmay]} said [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} . " It was brewing for [us]_9293-we all along , "_{[334-mr. mildmay]} said [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} , who then with a gesture of [his]_{431-mr. gresham} hand and a pressure of [his]_{431-mr. gresham} lips withheld words which [he]_{431-mr. gresham} was nearly uttering , and which would not , probably , have been complimentary to [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} . As it was , [he]_{431-mr. gresham} turned half round and said something to [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} which was not audible to [any one else in [the room]_{7501-the room}]_{3623-any one else in the room} . It was worthy of note , however , that [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} 's name was not once mentioned aloud at that meeting . " [I]_{544-sir marmaduke morecombe} am afraid it was brewing all along , "_{[544-sir marmaduke morecombe]} said [Sir Marmaduke Morecombe]_{544-sir marmaduke morecombe} gravely . " Well , [gentlemen]_{1375-gentlemen} , [we]_9293-we must take it as [we]_9293-we get it , "_{[334-mr. mildmay]} said [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , still smiling . " And now [we]_9293-we must consider what [we]_9293-we shall do at once . "_{[334-mr. mildmay]} Then [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} paused as though expecting that counsel would come to [him]_{334-mr. mildmay} first from [one colleague]_{3625-one colleague} and then from another . But [no such counsel]_{3626-no such counsel} came , and probably [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} did not in the least expect that it would come . " [We]_9293-we can not stay where [we]_9293-we are , of course , "_{[1449-the duke]} said [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} . [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} was privileged to say as much as that . But though [every man in [the room]_{7501-the room}]_{3629-every man in the room} knew that it must be so , [no one]_{939-no one} but [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} would have said it , before [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} had spoken plainly [himself]_{334-mr. mildmay} . " No , "_{[334-mr. mildmay]} said [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} ; " [I]_{334-mr. mildmay} suppose that [we]_9293-we can hardly stay where [we]_9293-we are . Probably none of [us]_9293-we wish it , [gentlemen]_{1375-gentlemen} . "_{[334-mr. mildmay]} Then [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} looked round upon [[his]_{334-mr. mildmay} colleagues]_{3513-his colleagues} , and there came a sort of an assent , though there were no spoken words . The sound from [Sir Marmaduke Morecombe]_{544-sir marmaduke morecombe} was louder than that from [the others]_{3601-the others} ; - but yet from [him]_{544-sir marmaduke morecombe} it was no more than an attesting grunt . " [We]_9293-we have two things to consider , "_{[334-mr. mildmay]} continued [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , - and though [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} spoke in a very low voice , every word was heard by [all present]_{3635-all present} , - " two things chiefly , that is ; the work of [the country]_{839-the country} and [the Queen]_{7412-the queen} 's comfort . [I]_{334-mr. mildmay} propose to see [[her]_{7412-the queen} Majesty]_{7653-her majesty} this afternoon at five , - that is , in something less than two hours ' time , and [I]_{334-mr. mildmay} hope to be able to tell [the House]_{929-the house} by seven what has taken place between [[her]_{7412-the queen} Majesty]_{7653-her majesty} and [me]_{334-mr. mildmay} . [[My]_{334-mr. mildmay} friend]_{922-my friend} , [[his]_{334-mr. mildmay} Grace]_{9302-his grace} , will do as much in [the House of [Lords]_7881-lords]_{7669-the house of lords} . If [you]_9305-you agree with [me]_{334-mr. mildmay} , [gentlemen]_{1375-gentlemen} , [I]_{334-mr. mildmay} will explain to [the Queen]_{7412-the queen} that it is not for the welfare of [the country]_{839-the country} that [we]_9309-we should retain [our]_9309-we places , and [I]_{334-mr. mildmay} will place [your]_9305-you resignations and [my]_{334-mr. mildmay} own in [[her]_{7412-the queen} Majesty]_{7653-her majesty} 's hands . "_{[334-mr. mildmay]} " [You]_{431-mr. gresham} will advise [[her]_{7412-the queen} Majesty]_{7653-her majesty} to send for [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} , "_{[431-mr. gresham]} said [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} . " Certainly ; - there will be no other course open to [me]_{431-mr. gresham} . "_{[431-mr. gresham]} " Or to [her]_{7412-the queen} , "_{[431-mr. gresham]} said [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} . To this remark from [the rising Minister of the day]_{3636-the rising minister of the day} , no word of reply was made ; but of those present in [the room]_{7501-the room} three or four of [the most experienced servants of the Crown]_{3638-the most experienced servants of the crown} felt that [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} had been imprudent . [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} , who had . ever been afraid of [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} , told [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} afterwards that such an observation should not have been made ; and [Sir Harry Coldfoot]_{543-sir harry coldfoot} pondered upon it uneasily , and [Sir Marmaduke Morecombe]_{544-sir marmaduke morecombe} asked [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} what [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} thought about it . " Times change so much , and with the times the feelings of [men]_1025-men , "_{[334-mr. mildmay]} said [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} . But [I]_0-i doubt whether [Sir Marmaduke]_{544-sir marmaduke morecombe} quite understood [him]_{334-mr. mildmay} . There was silence in [the room]_{7501-the room} for a moment or two after [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} had spoken , and then [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} again addressed [[his]_{334-mr. mildmay} friends]_{750-his friends} . " Of course it may be possible that [[my]_{334-mr. mildmay} [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier}]_{9313-my lord de terrier} may foresee difficulties , or may find difficulties which will oblige [him]_{366-lord de terrier} , either at once , or after an attempt has been made , to decline the task which [[her]_{9313-my lord de terrier} Majesty]_{7653-her majesty} will probably commit to [him]_{366-lord de terrier} . [All of [us]_{7272-all of us}]_{7272-all of us} , no doubt , know that the arrangement of [a government]_{1182-a government} is not the most easy task in [the world]_{756-the world} ; and that it is not made the more easy by an absence of [a majority in [the House of Commons]_{55-the house of commons}]_{9318-a majority in the house of commons} . "_{[334-mr. mildmay]} " [He]_{366-lord de terrier} would dissolve , [I]_{1449-the duke} presume , "_{[1449-the duke]} said [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} . " [I]_{334-mr. mildmay} should say so , "_{[334-mr. mildmay]} continued [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} . " But it may not improbably come to pass that [[her]_{9313-my lord de terrier} Majesty]_{7653-her majesty} will feel [herself]_{7653-her majesty} obliged to send again for [some one or two of [us]_{7272-all of us}]_{9320-some one or two of us} , that [we]_{7272-all of us} may tender to [[her]_{9313-my lord de terrier} Majesty]_{7653-her majesty} the advice which [we]_{7272-all of us} owe to [her]_{7653-her majesty} ; - for [me]_{334-mr. mildmay} , for instance , or for [[my]_{334-mr. mildmay} friend]_{922-my friend} [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} . In such a matter [she]_{7653-her majesty} would be much guided probably by what [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} might have suggested to [her]_{7653-her majesty} . Should this be so , and should [I]_{334-mr. mildmay} be consulted , [my]_{334-mr. mildmay} present feeling is that [we]_{7272-all of us} should resume [[our]_{7272-all of us} offices]_{9324-our offices} so that the necessary business of the session should be completed , and that [we]_{7272-all of us} should then dissolve [Parliament]_{912-parliament} , and thus ascertain the opinion of [the country]_{839-the country} . In such case , however , [we]_{7272-all of us} should of course meet again . "_{[334-mr. mildmay]} " [I]_{1449-the duke} quite think that the course proposed by [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} will be the best , "_{[1449-the duke]} said [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} , who had no doubt already discussed the matter with [[his]_{1449-the duke} friend]_{857-his friend} [the Prime Minister]_{734-the prime minister} in private . [No one else]_{7523-no one else} said a word either of argument or disagreement , and [the Cabinet Council]_{3647-the cabinet council} was broken up . [The old messenger]_{3648-the old messenger} , who had been asleep in [his]_{3648-the old messenger} chair , stood up and bowed as [the Ministers]_{1188-the ministers} walked by [him]_{3648-the old messenger} , and then went in and rearranged the chairs . " [He]_{3648-the old messenger} has as much idea of giving up as [you]_{552-lord cantrip} or [I]_{552-lord cantrip} have , "_{[552-lord cantrip]} said [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} to [[his]_{552-lord cantrip} friend]_{857-his friend} [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} , as [they]_3651-they walked arm - in - arm together from [the Treasury Chambers]_{7807-the treasury chambers} across [St. James 's Park]_{184-st. james 's park} towards [the clubs]_{8024-the clubs} . " [I]_{431-mr. gresham} am not sure that [he]_{3648-the old messenger} is not right , "_{[431-mr. gresham]} said [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} . " Do [you]_{552-lord cantrip} mean for [himself]_{3648-the old messenger} or for [the country]_{839-the country} ? "_{[552-lord cantrip]} asked [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} . " For [his]_{3648-the old messenger} future fame . [[They]_3651-they who have abdicated and have clung to [their]_3651-they abdication]_{9328-they who have abdicated and have clung to their abdication} have always lost by it . [Cincinnatus]_{553-cincinnatus} was brought back again , and [Charles V.]_{554-charles v.} is felt to have been foolish . The peaches of [retired ministers of which [we]_9330-we hear]_{9329-retired ministers of which we hear} so often have generally been cultivated in a constrained seclusion ; - or at least [the world]_{756-the world} so believes . "_[3651-they] [They]_3651-they were talking probably of [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , as to whom some of [[his]_{334-mr. mildmay} colleagues]_{3513-his colleagues} had thought it probable , knowing that [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} would now resign , that [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} would have to - day declared [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} intention of laying aside for ever the cares of office . [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} walked [home]_754-home alone , and as [he]_{346-mr. monk} went there was something of a feeling of disappointment at heart , which made [him]_{346-mr. monk} ask [himself]_{346-mr. monk} whether [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} might not have been right in rebuking [him]_{346-mr. monk} for joining [the Government]_{54-the government} . But this , [I]_0-i think , was in no way due to [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's resignation , but rather to a conviction on [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's part that that [he]_{346-mr. monk} had contributed but little to [[his]_{346-mr. monk} country]_{1144-his country} 's welfare by sitting in [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's Cabinet . CHAPTER XXX [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} 's Luck After the holding of that Cabinet Council of which [the author]_{3657-the author} has dared to attempt a slight sketch in the last chapter , there were various visits made to [the Queen]_{7412-the queen} , first by [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , and then by [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} , afterwards by [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} and [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} together , and then again by [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} ; and there were various explanations made to Parliament in [each House]_{3660-each house} , and [rivals]_3661-rivals were very courteous to [each other]_{7264-each other} , promising assistance ; - and at the end of it [the old men]_{3663-the old men} held [their]_{3663-the old men} seats . The only change made was effected by the retirement of [Sir Marmaduke Morecombe]_{544-sir marmaduke morecombe} , who was raised to the peerage , and by the selection of - [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} to fill [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} place in [the Cabinet]_{78-the cabinet} . [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} during the late debate had made one of those speeches , few and far between , by which [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had created for [himself]_{343-mr. kennedy} a Parliamentary reputation ; but , nevertheless , [all men]_{7407-all men} expressed [their]_{7407-all men} great surprise , and [no one]_{939-no one} could quite understand why [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} had been made [a Cabinet Minister]_{7336-a cabinet minister} . " It is impossible to say whether [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} is pleased or not , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , speaking of [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} to [Phineas]_329-phineas . " [I]_{344-lady laura} am pleased , of course . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [His]_{343-mr. kennedy} ambition must be gratified , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " It would be , if [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had any , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " [I]_{344-lady laura} do not believe in [a man]_{749-a man} lacking ambition . "_{[344-lady laura]} " It is hard to say . There are men who by no means wear [their]_{3663-the old men} hearts upon [their]_{3663-the old men} sleeves , and [[my]_{3663-the old men} husband]_{8529-my husband} is one of [them]_{3663-the old men} . [He]_{8529-my husband} told [me]_{3663-the old men} that it would be unbecoming in [him]_{8529-my husband} to refuse , and that was all [he]_{8529-my husband} said to [me]_{3663-the old men} about it . "_{[3663-the old men]} [The old men]_{3663-the old men} held [their]_{3663-the old men} seats , but [they]_{3663-the old men} did so as it were only upon further trial . [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} took the course which [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} had indicated to [[his]_{334-mr. mildmay} colleagues]_{3513-his colleagues} at the Cabinet meeting . Before all the explanations and journeyings were completed , April was over , and the much - needed Whitsuntide holidays were coming on . But little of the routine work of the session had been done ; and , as [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} told [the House]_{929-the house} more than once , [the country]_{839-the country} would suffer were [the Queen]_{7412-the queen} to dissolve Parliament at this period of the year . [The old Ministers]_{3672-the old ministers} would go on with the business of [the country]_{839-the country} , [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} with [[his]_{366-lord de terrier} followers]_{3009-his followers} having declined to take affairs into [their]_{3672-the old ministers} hands ; and at the close of the session , which should be made as short as possible , writs should be issued for new elections . This was [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's programme , and it was one of which [no one]_{939-no one} dared to complain very loudly . [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , indeed , did speak a word of caution . [He]_{339-mr. turnbull} told [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} that [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} had lost [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} bill , good in other respects , because [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} had refused to introduce the ballot into [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} measure . Let [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} promise to be wiser for the future , and to obey the manifested wishes of [the country]_{839-the country} , and then all would be well with [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} . In answer to this , [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} declared that to the best of [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} power of reading [the country]_{839-the country} , [[his]_{334-mr. mildmay} countrymen]_{3436-his countrymen} had manifested no such wish ; and that if [they]_{3436-his countrymen} did so , if by the fresh election it should be shown that the ballot was in truth desired , [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} would at once leave the execution of [their]_{3436-his countrymen} wishes to [abler and younger hands]_{3679-abler and younger hands} . [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} expressed [himself]_{339-mr. turnbull} perfectly satisfied with [the Minister]_{3680-the minister} 's answers , and said that the coming election would show whether [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} or [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} were right . [Many men]_{7674-many men} , and among [them]_{7674-many men} [some of [[his]_{339-mr. turnbull} colleagues]_{3513-his colleagues}]_{3682-some of his colleagues} , thought that [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} had been imprudent . " [No man]_{7759-no man} ought ever to pledge [himself]_{7759-no man} to anything , "_{[543-sir harry coldfoot]} said [Sir Harry Coldfoot]_{543-sir harry coldfoot} to [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} ; - " that is , to anything unnecessary . "_{[543-sir harry coldfoot]} [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} , who was very true to [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , made no reply to this , but even [he]_{1449-the duke} thought that [[his]_{1449-the duke} old friend]_{7633-his old friend} had been betrayed into a promise too rapidly . But the pledge was given , and [some people]_{2687-some people} already began to make much of it . [There]_555-there appeared [leader]_3688-leader after leader in [the People]_{731-the people} 's Banner urging [the constituencies]_{3690-the constituencies} to take advantage of [the Prime Minister]_{734-the prime minister} 's words , and to show clearly at the hustings that [they]_{3690-the constituencies} desired the ballot . " [You]_{334-mr. mildmay} had better come over to [us]_9335-us , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ; [you]_{334-mr. mildmay} had indeed , "_{[345-mr. slide]} said [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} . " Now 's the time to do it , and show [yourself]_{334-mr. mildmay} [[a people]_{3192-a people} 's friend]_{3193-a people 's friend} . [You]_{334-mr. mildmay} 'll have to do it sooner or later , - whether or no . Come to [us]_9335-us and [we]_9335-us 'll be [[your]_{334-mr. mildmay} horgan]_{9338-your horgan} . "_{[345-mr. slide]} But in those days [Phineas]_329-phineas was something less in love with [Mr. Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} than [he]_329-phineas had been at the time of the great debate , for [he]_329-phineas was becoming more and more closely connected with people who in [their]_{3690-the constituencies} [ways of living and modes of expression]_{3692-ways of living and modes of expression} were very unlike [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} . This advice was given to [him]_329-phineas about the end of [May]_{527-meg merrilies} , and at that time [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was living with [him]_{463-lord chiltern} in [the lodgings in [Great Marlborough Street]_{61-great marlborough street}]_{3693-the lodgings in great marlborough street} . [Miss Pouncefoot]_{499-miss pouncefoot} had temporarily vacated [[her]_{499-miss pouncefoot} rooms]_{7776-her rooms} on [the first floor]_{3695-the first floor} , and [the Lord with the broken bones]_{3696-the lord with the broken bones} had condescended to occupy them . " [I]_{425-mr. bunce} do n't know that [I]_{425-mr. bunce} like having [a Lord]_{2433-a lord} , "_{[425-mr. bunce]} [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} had said to [[his]_{425-mr. bunce} wife]_{947-his wife} . " It 'll soon come to [you]_{425-mr. bunce} not liking [anybody decent anywhere]_{9340-anybody decent anywhere} , "_{[425-mr. bunce]} [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} had replied ; " but [I]_{333-mrs. bunce} sha n't ask any questions about it . When [you]_{425-mr. bunce} 're wasting so much time and money at [your]_{425-mr. bunce} dirty law proceedings , it 's well that [somebody]_{1569-somebody} should earn something at [home]_754-home . "_{[333-mrs. bunce]} There had been many discussions about the bringing of [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} up to [London]_6-london , in all of which [Phineas]_329-phineas had been concerned . [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} had thought that [[his]_{332-lord brentford} son]_{775-his son} had better remain down at [the Willingford Bull]_{151-the willingford bull} ; and although [he]_{332-lord brentford} said that [the rooms]_{1220-the rooms} were at [[his]_{332-lord brentford} son]_{775-his son} 's disposal should [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} choose to come to [London]_6-london , still [he]_{332-lord brentford} said it in such a way that [Phineas]_329-phineas , who went down to [Willingford]_524-phineas , could not tell [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} that [he]_329-phineas would be made welcome in [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} . " [I]_{463-lord chiltern} think [I]_{463-lord chiltern} shall leave those diggings altogether , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} said to [him]_329-phineas . " [[My]_{463-lord chiltern} father]_{7296-my father} annoys [me]_{463-lord chiltern} by everything [he]_{7296-my father} says and does , and [I]_{463-lord chiltern} annoy [him]_{7296-my father} by saying and doing nothing . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} Then there came an invitation to [him]_329-phineas from [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} and [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . Would [he]_329-phineas come to [Grosvenor Place]_{144-grosvenor place} ? [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} pressed this very much , though in truth [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} had hardly done more than give a cold assent . But [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} would not hear of it . " There is some reason for [my]_329-phineas going to [[[my]_329-phineas father]_{7296-my father} 's house]_{9345-my father 's house} , "_{[329-phineas]} said [he]_329-phineas , " though [he]_{7296-my father} and [I]_329-phineas are not [the best friends in [the world]_{756-the world}]_{8109-the best friends in the world} ; but there can be no reason for [my]_329-phineas going to [the house of [a man [I]_329-phineas dislike so much as [I]_329-phineas do [Robert Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy}]_{9349-a man i dislike so much as i do robert kennedy}]_{9348-the house of a man i dislike so much as i do robert kennedy} . "_{[329-phineas]} The matter was settled in the manner told above . [[Miss Pouncefoot]_{499-miss pouncefoot} 's rooms]_{3702-miss pouncefoot 's rooms} were prepared for [him]_329-phineas at [[Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} 's house]_{3703-mr. bunce 's house} , and [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas went down to [Willingford]_524-phineas and brought [him]_329-phineas up . " [I]_329-phineas 've sold [Bonebreaker]_{340-bonebreaker} , "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas said , - " to [a young fellow whose neck will certainly be the sacrifice if [he]_{9350-a young fellow whose neck will certainly be the sacrifice if he attempts to ride him} attempts to ride [him]_{9350-a young fellow whose neck will certainly be the sacrifice if he attempts to ride him}]_{9350-a young fellow whose neck will certainly be the sacrifice if he attempts to ride him} . [I]_329-phineas 'd have given [him]_329-phineas to [you]_329-phineas , [Phineas]_329-phineas , only [you]_329-phineas would n't have known what to do with [him]_329-phineas . "_{[329-phineas]} [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} when [he]_{463-lord chiltern} came up to [London]_6-london was still in bandages , though , as [the surgeon]_{3704-the surgeon} said , [his]_{463-lord chiltern} bones seemed to have been made to be broken and set again ; and [his]_{463-lord chiltern} bandages of course were a sufficient excuse for [his]_{463-lord chiltern} visiting [the house]_{929-the house} neither of [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} father]_{784-his father} nor [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} brother - in - law]_{3707-his brother - in - law} . But [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} went to [him]_{463-lord chiltern} frequently , and thus became acquainted with [[[our]_3708-our hero]_{1068-our hero} 's home]_{3710-our hero 's home} and with [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} . And there were messages taken from [Violet]_351-violet to [the man in bandages , some of which lost nothing in the carrying]_{3711-the man in bandages , some of which lost nothing in the carrying} . Once [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} tried to make [Violet]_351-violet think that it would be right , or rather not wrong , that [they]_3712-they two should go together to [[Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} 's rooms]_{3713-lord chiltern 's rooms} . " And would [you]_{344-lady laura} have [me]_351-violet tell [[my]_351-violet aunt]_{1575-my aunt} , or would [you]_{344-lady laura} have [me]_351-violet not tell [her]_{1575-my aunt} ? "_[351-violet] [Violet]_351-violet asked . " [I]_351-violet would have [you]_351-violet do just as [you]_351-violet pleased , "_[351-violet] [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} answered . " So [I]_351-violet shall , "_[351-violet] [Violet]_351-violet replied , " but [I]_351-violet will do nothing that [I]_351-violet should be ashamed to tell [any one]_{7313-any one} . [[Your]_{344-lady laura} brother]_{7311-your brother} professes to be in love with [me]_351-violet . "_[351-violet] " [He]_{7311-your brother} is in love with [you]_{344-lady laura} , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " Even [you]_{344-lady laura} do not pretend to doubt [his]_{7311-your brother} faith . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Very well . In those circumstances [a girl]_{858-a girl} should not go to [[a man]_{749-a man} 's rooms]_{9356-a man 's rooms} unless [she]_{858-a girl} means to consider [herself]_{858-a girl} as engaged to [him]_{7311-your brother} , even with [[his]_{7311-your brother} sister]_{1119-his sister} ; - not though [he]_{7311-your brother} had broken every bone in [his]_{7311-your brother} skin . [I]_351-violet know what [I]_351-violet may do , [Laura]_{344-lady laura} , and [I]_351-violet know what [I]_351-violet may n't ; and [I]_351-violet wo n't be led either by [you]_{344-lady laura} or by [[my]_351-violet aunt]_{1575-my aunt} . "_[351-violet] " May [I]_{344-lady laura} give [him]_{7311-your brother} [your]_{344-lady laura} love ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " No ; - because [you]_{344-lady laura} 'll give it in a wrong spirit . [He]_{7311-your brother} knows well enough that [I]_{344-lady laura} wish [him]_{7311-your brother} well ; - but [you]_{344-lady laura} may tell [him]_{7311-your brother} that from [me]_{344-lady laura} , if [you]_{344-lady laura} please . [He]_{7311-your brother} has from [me]_{344-lady laura} all those wishes which [one friend]_{8320-one friend} owes to [another]_886-another . "_{[344-lady laura]} But there were other messages sent from [Violet]_351-violet through [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas which [she]_351-violet worded with more show of affection , - perhaps as much for the discomfort of [Phineas]_329-phineas as for the consolation of [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . " Tell [him]_{7311-your brother} to take care of [himself]_{7311-your brother} , "_[351-violet] said [Violet]_351-violet , " and bid [him]_{7311-your brother} not to have any more of those wild brutes that are not fit for [any Christian to ride]_{9361-any christian to ride} . Tell [him]_{7311-your brother} that [I]_351-violet say so . It 's a great thing to be brave ; but what 's the use of being foolhardy ? "_[351-violet] The session was to be closed at the end of June , to the great dismay of [[London]_6-london [tradesmen]_{3715-tradesmen}]_{3714-london tradesmen} and of [young ladies who had not been entirely successful in the early season]_{3716-young ladies who had not been entirely successful in the early season} . But before the old Parliament was closed , and the writs for the new election were despatched , there occurred an incident which was of very much importance to [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas . Near the end of June , when the remaining days of the session were numbered by three or four , [he]_329-phineas had been dining at [[Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} 's house in [Portman Square]_{63-portman square}]_{3717-lord brentford 's house in portman square} in company with [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . But [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} had not been [there]_7300-there . At this time [he]_329-phineas saw [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} not unfrequently , and there was always a word said about [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . [The father]_{8247-the father} would ask how [the son]_{8205-the son} occupied [himself]_{8247-the father} , and [Phineas]_329-phineas would hope , - though hitherto [he]_329-phineas had hoped in vain , - that [he]_329-phineas would induce [the Earl]_{733-the earl} to come and see [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} could never be brought to that ; but it was sufficiently evident that [he]_{332-lord brentford} would have done so , had [he]_{332-lord brentford} not been afraid to descend so far from the altitude of [his]_{332-lord brentford} paternal wrath . On this evening , at about eleven , [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} and [Phineas]_329-phineas left [the house]_{929-the house} together , and walked from [the Square]_{7511-the square} through [Orchard Street]_{199-orchard street} into [Oxford Street]_{86-oxford street} . Here [their]_3724-their ways parted , but [Phineas]_329-phineas crossed [the road]_{2811-the road} with [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , as [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} was making some reply to a second invitation to [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} . [Phineas]_329-phineas , considering what had been said before on the subject , thought that the invitation came late , and that it was not warmly worded . [He]_329-phineas had , therefore , declined it , and was in the act of declining it , when [he]_329-phineas crossed [the road]_{2811-the road} with [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . In walking down [Orchard Street]_{199-orchard street} from [the Square]_{7511-the square} [he]_329-phineas had seen [two men standing in the shadow]_{3728-two men standing in the shadow} a few yards up a mews or small alley that was there , but had thought nothing of [them]_{3728-two men standing in the shadow} . It was just that period of the year when there is hardly any of the darkness of night ; but at this moment there were symptoms of coming rain , and heavy drops began to fall ; and there were big clouds coming and going before the young moon . [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} had said that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} would get [a cab]_{7897-a cab} , but [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had seen none as [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} crossed [Oxford Street]_{86-oxford street} , and had put up [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} umbrella as [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} made [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} way towards [Park Street]_{200-park street} . [Phineas]_329-phineas as [he]_329-phineas left [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} distinctly perceived [the same two figures]_{3730-the same two figures} on the other side of [Oxford Street]_{86-oxford street} , and then turning into the shadow of [[a butcher]_{3731-a butcher} 's porch]_{3732-a butcher 's porch} , [he]_329-phineas saw [them]_{3730-the same two figures} cross [the street]_{2530-the street} in the wake of [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . It was now raining in earnest , and [the few passengers who were out]_{3734-the few passengers who were out} were scudding away quickly , this way and that . It hardly occurred to [Phineas]_329-phineas to think that any danger was imminent to [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} from [the men]_{2525-the men} , but it did occur to [him]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas might as well take some notice of the matter . [Phineas]_329-phineas knew that [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} would make [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} way down [Park Street]_{200-park street} , that being [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} usual route from [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} towards [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} own home]_{3736-his own home} , and knew also that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} [himself]_{343-mr. kennedy} could again come across [[Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} 's track]_{3737-mr. kennedy 's track} by going down [North Audley Street]_{201-north audley street} to [the corner of [Grosvenor Square]_{202-grosvenor square}]_{3738-the corner of grosvenor square} , and thence by [Brook Street]_{203-brook street} into [Park Street]_{200-park street} . Without much thought , therefore , [he]_329-phineas went out of [his]_329-phineas own course down to [the corner of [the Square]_{7511-the square}]_{3739-the corner of the square} , hurrying [his]_329-phineas steps till [he]_329-phineas was running , and then ran along [Brook Street]_{203-brook street} , thinking as [he]_329-phineas went of some special word that [he]_329-phineas might say to [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} as an excuse , should [he]_329-phineas again come across [[his]_329-phineas late companion]_{3741-his late companion} . [He]_329-phineas reached [the corner of [Park Street]_{200-park street}]_{3742-the corner of park street} before [that gentleman]_{7770-that gentleman} could have been there unless [he]_329-phineas also had run ; but just in time to see [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} as [he]_329-phineas was coming on , - and also to see in the dark glimmering of the slight uncertain moonlight that [the two men]_{2834-the two men} were behind [him]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas retreated a step backwards in the corner , resolving that when [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} came up , [they]_{2834-the two men} two would go on together ; for now it was clear that [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} was followed . But [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} did not reach [the corner]_{3745-the corner} . When [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} was within two doors of [it]_{3745-the corner} , [one of [the men]_{2525-the men}]_{3746-one of the men} had followed [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} up quickly , and had thrown something round [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} throat from behind [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} . [Phineas]_329-phineas understood well now that [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} was in the act of being garrotted , and that [his]_329-phineas instant assistance was needed . [He]_329-phineas rushed forward , and as [the second ruffian]_{3749-the second ruffian} had been close upon the footsteps of [the first]_{3750-the first} , there was almost instantaneously a concourse of [the four men]_{3751-the four men} . But there was no fight . [The man who had already nearly succeeded in putting [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} on to [his]_{3752-the man who had already nearly succeeded in putting mr. kennedy on to his back} back]_{3752-the man who had already nearly succeeded in putting mr. kennedy on to his back} , made no attempt to seize [his]_{3752-the man who had already nearly succeeded in putting mr. kennedy on to his back} prey when [he]_{3752-the man who had already nearly succeeded in putting mr. kennedy on to his back} found that so unwelcome an addition had joined [the party]_{7268-the party} , but instantly turned to fly . [[His]_{3752-the man who had already nearly succeeded in putting mr. kennedy on to his back} companion]_{7362-his companion} was turning also , but [Phineas]_329-phineas was too quick for [him]_{3752-the man who had already nearly succeeded in putting mr. kennedy on to his back} , and having seized on to [his]_{3752-the man who had already nearly succeeded in putting mr. kennedy on to his back} collar , held to [him]_{3752-the man who had already nearly succeeded in putting mr. kennedy on to his back} with all [his]_{3752-the man who had already nearly succeeded in putting mr. kennedy on to his back} power . " Dash it all , "_{[7504-the man]} said [the man]_{7504-the man} , " did n't [yer]_329-phineas see as how [I]_{7504-the man} was a - hurrying up to help [the gen'leman]_{9362-the gen'leman} [myself]_{7504-the man} ? "_{[7504-the man]} [Phineas]_329-phineas , however , had n't seen this , and held on gallantly , and in a couple of minutes [the first ruffian]_{3756-the first ruffian} was back again upon the spot in the custody of [a policeman]_{3058-a policeman} . " [You]_329-phineas 've done it uncommon neat , [sir]_8579-sir , "_{[7388-the policeman]} said [the policeman]_{7388-the policeman} , complimenting [Phineas]_329-phineas upon [his]_329-phineas performance . " If [the gen'leman]_{9362-the gen'leman} ai n't none the worst for it , it 'll have been a very pretty evening 's amusement . "_{[7388-the policeman]} [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} was now leaning against the railings , and hitherto had been unable to declare whether [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} was really injured or not , and it was not till [a second policeman]_{3759-a second policeman} came up that [the hero of the night]_{3760-the hero of the night} was at liberty to attend closely to [[his]_{3759-a second policeman} friend]_{857-his friend} . [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , when [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} was able to speak , declared that for a minute or two [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had thought that [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} neck had been broken ; and [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} was not quite convinced till [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} found [himself]_{343-mr. kennedy} in [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} own house]_{2739-his own house} , that nothing more serious had really happened to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} than certain bruises round [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} throat . [The policeman]_{7388-the policeman} was for a while anxious that at any rate [Phineas]_329-phineas should go with [him]_{7388-the policeman} to [the police - office]_{3083-the police - office} ; but at last consented to take the addresses of [the two gentlemen]_{3765-the two gentlemen} . When [he]_{7388-the policeman} found that [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} was [a member of [Parliament]_{49-parliament}]_{7334-a member of parliament} , and that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} was designated as [Right Honourable]_{448-the right honourable} , [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} respect for [the garrotter]_{3767-the garrotter} became more great , and [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} began to feel that the night was indeed a night of great importance . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} expressed unbounded admiration at [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas 's success in [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} own line , and made repeated promises that [the men]_{2525-the men} should be forthcoming on the morrow . Could [a cab]_{7897-a cab} be got ? Of course [a cab]_{7897-a cab} could be got . [A cab]_{7897-a cab} was got , and within a quarter of an hour of the making of the attack , [the two members of Parliament]_{3772-the two members of parliament} were on [their]_{3772-the two members of parliament} way to [Grosvenor Place]_{144-grosvenor place} . There was hardly a word spoken in [the cab]_{7899-the cab} , for [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} was in pain . When , however , [they]_{3772-the two members of parliament} reached the door in [Grosvenor Place]_{144-grosvenor place} , [Phineas]_329-phineas wanted to go , and leave [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} with [the servants]_{1717-the servants} , but this [the Cabinet Minister]_{3115-the cabinet minister} would not allow . " Of course [you]_{857-his friend} must see [[my]_329-phineas wife]_{8524-my wife} , "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas said . So [they]_{3772-the two members of parliament} went up - stairs into [the drawing - room]_{1115-the drawing - room} , and then upon the stairs , by the lights of [the house]_{929-the house} , [Phineas]_329-phineas could perceive that [[his]_329-phineas companion]_{7362-his companion} 's face was bruised and black with dirt , and that [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} cravat was gone . " [I]_{3115-the cabinet minister} have been garrotted , "_{[3115-the cabinet minister]} said [the Cabinet Minister]_{3115-the cabinet minister} to [[his]_{3115-the cabinet minister} wife]_{947-his wife} . " What ? "_{[3115-the cabinet minister]} " Simply that ; - or should have been , if [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had not been [there]_7300-there . How [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} came [there]_7300-there , God only knows . "_{[7469-the wife]} [The wife]_{7469-the wife} 's anxiety , and then [her]_{7469-the wife} gratitude , need hardly be described , - nor the astonishment of [the husband]_{2242-the husband} , which by no means decreased on reflection , at the opportune re - appearance in the nick of time of [the man whom three minutes before the attack [he]_{2242-the husband} had left in the act of going in the opposite direction]_{3784-the man whom three minutes before the attack he had left in the act of going in the opposite direction} . " [I]_329-phineas had seen [the men]_{2525-the men} , and thought it best to run round by [the corner of [Grosvenor Square]_{202-grosvenor square}]_{3738-the corner of grosvenor square} , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " May [God]_387-god bless [you]_{2242-the husband} , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " Amen , "_{[3115-the cabinet minister]} said [the Cabinet Minister]_{3115-the cabinet minister} . " [I]_{344-lady laura} think [he]_{3115-the cabinet minister} was born to be [[my]_{344-lady laura} friend]_{922-my friend} , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . [The Cabinet Minister]_{3115-the cabinet minister} said nothing more that night . [He]_{3115-the cabinet minister} was never given to much talking , and the little accident which had just occurred to [him]_{3115-the cabinet minister} did not tend to make words easy to [him]_{3115-the cabinet minister} . But [he]_{3115-the cabinet minister} pressed [[our]_3787-our hero]_{1068-our hero} 's hand , and [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} said that of course [Phineas]_329-phineas would come to [them]_3787-our on the morrow . [Phineas]_329-phineas remarked that [his]_329-phineas first business must be to go to [the police - office]_{3083-the police - office} , but [he]_329-phineas promised that [he]_329-phineas would come down to [Grosvenor Place]_{144-grosvenor place} immediately afterwards . Then [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} also pressed [his]_329-phineas hand , and looked - ; [she]_{344-lady laura} looked , [I]_0-i think , as though [she]_{344-lady laura} thought that [Phineas]_329-phineas would only have done right had [he]_329-phineas repeated the offence which [he]_329-phineas had committed under [the waterfall of [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter}]_{3790-the waterfall of loughlinter} . " [Garrotted]_{556-garrotted} ! "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , when [Phineas]_329-phineas told [him]_329-phineas the story before [they]_3791-they went to bed that night . [He]_329-phineas had been smoking , sipping brandy - and - water , and waiting for [Finn]_329-phineas 's return . " [Robert Kennedy garrotted]_{343-mr. kennedy} ! "_{[329-phineas]} " [The fellow]_{9371-the fellow} was in the act of doing it . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " And [you]_329-phineas stopped [him]_329-phineas ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " Yes ; - [I]_329-phineas got [there]_7300-there just in time . Was n't it lucky ? "_{[329-phineas]} " [You]_329-phineas ought to be garrotted [yourself]_329-phineas . [I]_{463-lord chiltern} should have lent [the man]_{7504-the man} a hand had [I]_{463-lord chiltern} been [there]_7300-there . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " How can [you]_329-phineas say anything so horrible ? But [you]_329-phineas are drinking too much , [old fellow]_{7273-old fellow} , and [I]_{463-lord chiltern} shall lock the bottle up . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " If there were [no one in]_{9376-no one in} [London]_6-london drank more than [I]_329-phineas do , [the wine merchants]_{9377-the wine merchants} would have a bad time of it . And so [the new Cabinet Minister]_{9378-the new cabinet minister} has been garrotted in [the street]_{2530-the street} . Of course [I]_329-phineas 'm sorry for poor [Laura]_{344-lady laura} 's sake . "_{[329-phineas]} " Luckily [he]_{7504-the man} 's not much the worse for it ; - only a little bruised . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [I]_{463-lord chiltern} wonder whether it 's on the cards [he]_{7504-the man} should be improved by it ; - worse , except in the way of being strangled , [he]_{7504-the man} could not be . However , as [he]_{7504-the man} 's [[my]_{463-lord chiltern} brother - in - law]_{9380-my brother - in - law} , [I]_{463-lord chiltern} 'm obliged to [you]_9381-you for rescuing [him]_{7504-the man} . Come , [I]_{463-lord chiltern} 'll go to bed . [I]_{463-lord chiltern} must say , if [he]_{7504-the man} was to be garrotted [I]_{463-lord chiltern} should like to have been there to see it . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} That was the manner in which [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} received the tidings of the terrible accident which had occurred to [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} near relative]_{3792-his near relative} . CHAPTER XXXI [Finn]_329-phineas for [Loughton]_10-loughton By three o'clock in the day after the little accident which was told in the last chapter , all [the world]_{756-the world} knew that [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , [the new Cabinet Minister]_{9378-the new cabinet minister} , had been garrotted , or half garrotted , and that [that child of fortune]_{3795-that child of fortune} , [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , had dropped upon the scene out of heaven at the exact moment of time , had taken [the two garrotters prisoners]_{3796-the two garrotters prisoners} , and saved [the Cabinet Minister]_{3115-the cabinet minister} 's neck and valuables , - if not [his]_{3115-the cabinet minister} life . " [Bedad]_419-bedad , "_{[391-laurence fitzgibbon]} said [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , when [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} came to hear this , " [that fellow'll]_{9382-that fellow'll} marry [an heiress]_{8137-an heiress} , and be Secretary for [Oireland]_204-oireland yet . "_{[391-laurence fitzgibbon]} A good deal was said about it to [Phineas]_329-phineas at [the clubs]_{8024-the clubs} , but a word or two that was said to [him]_329-phineas by [Violet Effingham]_351-violet was worth all the rest . " Why , what [a Paladin]_{9384-a paladin} [you]_{9382-that fellow'll} are ! But [you]_{9382-that fellow'll} succour [men in distress]_{9385-men in distress} instead of [maidens]_9386-maidens . "_[351-violet] " That 's [my]_329-phineas bad luck , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " [The other]_{7702-the other} will come no doubt in time , "_{[329-phineas]} [Violet]_351-violet replied ; " and then [you]_{9382-that fellow'll} 'll get [your]_{9382-that fellow'll} reward . "_[351-violet] [He]_329-phineas knew that such words from [a girl]_{858-a girl} mean nothing , - especially from [such a girl as [Violet Effingham]_351-violet]_{3800-such a girl as violet effingham} ; but nevertheless they were very pleasant to [him]_329-phineas . " Of course [you]_{9382-that fellow'll} will come to [us]_9388-us at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} when Parliament is up ? "_{[344-lady laura]} [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} said the same day . " [I]_{344-lady laura} do n't know really . [You]_{9382-that fellow'll} see [I]_{344-lady laura} must go over to [Ireland]_25-ireland about [my]_{344-lady laura} re - election . "_{[344-lady laura]} " What has that to do with it ? [You]_{9382-that fellow'll} are only making out excuses . [We]_9388-us go down on the first of July , and the English elections wo n't begin till the middle of the month . It will be August before [the men of [Loughshane]_3-loughshane]_{7352-the men of loughshane} are ready for [you]_{9382-that fellow'll} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " To tell [you]_{344-lady laura} the truth , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , " [I]_329-phineas doubt whether [the men of [Loughshane]_3-loughshane]_{7352-the men of loughshane} , - or rather [the man of [Loughshane]_3-loughshane]_{9391-the man of loughshane} , will have anything more to say to [me]_329-phineas . "_{[329-phineas]} " What man do [you]_{9382-that fellow'll} mean ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} . [He]_{373-lord tulla} was in a passion with [[his]_{373-lord tulla} brother]_{7261-his brother} before , and [I]_{344-lady laura} got the advantage of it . Since that [he]_{373-lord tulla} has paid [[his]_{373-lord tulla} brother]_{7261-his brother} 's debts for the fifteenth time , and of course is ready to fight any battle for [the forgiven prodigal]_{9394-the forgiven prodigal} . Things are not as they were , and [[my]_{344-lady laura} father]_{7296-my father} tells [me]_{344-lady laura} that [he]_{7296-my father} thinks [I]_{344-lady laura} shall be beaten . "_{[344-lady laura]} " That is bad news . "_{[329-phineas]} " It is what [I]_{344-lady laura} have a right to expect . "_{[344-lady laura]} Every word of information that had come to [Phineas]_329-phineas about [Loughshane]_{354-dr. finn} since [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} had decided upon a dissolution , had gone towards making [him]_329-phineas feel at first that there was a great doubt as to [his]_329-phineas re - election , and at last that there was almost a certainty against [him]_329-phineas . And as these tidings reached [him]_329-phineas they made [him]_329-phineas very unhappy . Since [he]_329-phineas had been in [Parliament]_{912-parliament} [he]_329-phineas had very frequently regretted that [he]_329-phineas had left the shades of [the Inns of Court]_{7816-the inns of court} for the glare of [Westminster]_{60-westminster} ; and [he]_329-phineas had more than once made up [his]_329-phineas mind that [he]_329-phineas would desert the glare and return to the shade . But now , when the moment came in which such desertion seemed to be compulsory on [him]_329-phineas , when there would be no longer a choice , the seat in [Parliament]_{49-parliament} was dearer to [him]_329-phineas than ever . If [he]_329-phineas had gone of [his]_329-phineas own free will , - so [he]_329-phineas told [himself]_329-phineas , - there would have been something of nobility in such going . [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} would have respected [him]_329-phineas , and even [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} might have taken [him]_329-phineas back to the friendship of [her]_{331-mrs. low} severe bosom . But [he]_329-phineas would go back now as a cur with [his]_329-phineas tail between [his]_329-phineas legs , - kicked out , as it were , from [Parliament]_{49-parliament} . Returning to [Lincoln 's Inn]_{42-lincoln 's inn} soiled with failure , having accomplished nothing , having broken down on the only occasion on which [he]_329-phineas had dared to show [himself]_329-phineas on [his]_329-phineas legs , not having opened a single useful book during the two years in which [he]_329-phineas had sat in [Parliament]_{912-parliament} , burdened with [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} 's debt , and not quite free from debt of [his]_329-phineas own , how could [he]_329-phineas start [himself]_329-phineas in any way by which [he]_329-phineas might even hope to win success ? [He]_329-phineas must , [he]_329-phineas told [himself]_329-phineas , give up all thought of practising in [London]_6-london and betake [himself]_329-phineas to [Dublin]_29-dublin . [He]_329-phineas could not dare to face [[his]_329-phineas friends]_{750-his friends} in [London]_6-london as [a young briefless barrister]_{3805-a young briefless barrister} . On this evening , the evening subsequent to that on which [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} had been attacked , [the House]_{929-the house} was sitting in [Committee of Ways]_{205-committee of ways} and Means , and there came on a discussion as to a certain vote for [the army]_{2544-the army} . It had been known that there would be such discussion ; and [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} having heard from [Phineas]_329-phineas a word or two now and again about the potted peas , had recommended [him]_329-phineas to be ready with a few remarks if [he]_329-phineas wished to support [the Government]_{54-the government} in the matter of that vote . [Phineas]_329-phineas did so wish , having learned quite enough in [the Committee Room up - stairs]_{3808-the committee room up - stairs} to make [him]_329-phineas believe that a large importation of the potted peas from [Holstein]_160-holstein would not be for the advantage of [the army]_{2544-the army} or navy , - or for that of [the country at large]_{8708-the country at large} . [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} had made [his]_{346-mr. monk} suggestion without the slightest allusion to the former failure , - just as though [Phineas]_329-phineas were [a practised speaker]_{3811-a practised speaker} accustomed to be on [his]_329-phineas legs three or four times a week . " If [I]_329-phineas find a chance , [I]_329-phineas will , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , taking the advice just as it was given . Soon after prayers , a word was said in [the House]_{929-the house} as to the ill - fortune which had befallen [the new Cabinet Minister]_{9378-the new cabinet minister} . [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} had asked [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} whether violent hands had not been laid in the dead of night on the sacred throat , - the throat that should have been sacred , - of [the new Chancellor of [the Duchy of [Lancaster]_{198-lancaster}]_{3815-the duchy of lancaster}]_{3814-the new chancellor of the duchy of lancaster} ; and had expressed regret that [the Ministry]_{8582-the ministry} , - which was , [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} feared , in other respects somewhat infirm , - should now have been further weakened by this injury to [that new bulwark with which [it]_{8582-the ministry} had endeavoured to support [itself]_{8582-the ministry}]_{3817-that new bulwark with which it had endeavoured to support itself} . [The Prime Minister]_{734-the prime minister} , answering [[his]_{734-the prime minister} old rival]_{3819-his old rival} in the same strain , said that the calamity might have been very severe , both to [the country]_{839-the country} and to [the Cabinet]_{78-the cabinet} ; but that fortunately for [the community at large]_{3821-the community at large} , [a gallant young member of that House]_{3822-a gallant young member of that house} , - and [he]_{3822-a gallant young member of that house} was proud to say [a supporter of [the Government]_{54-the government}]_{3823-a supporter of the government} , - had appeared upon the spot at the nick of time ; - " As a god out of a machine , "_{[393-mr. daubeny]} said [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} , interrupting [him]_{334-mr. mildmay} ; - " By no means as a god out of [a machine]_{9396-a machine} , "_{[334-mr. mildmay]} continued [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , " but as a real help in a very real trouble , and succeeded not only in saving [[my]_{334-mr. mildmay} right honourable friend]_{9397-my right honourable friend} , [the Chancellor of [the Duchy]_{3550-the duchy}]_{3611-the chancellor of the duchy} , but in arresting [the two malefactors who attempted to rob [him]_{9397-my right honourable friend} in [the street]_{2530-the street}]_{9400-the two malefactors who attempted to rob him in the street} . "_{[334-mr. mildmay]} Then there was a cry of " name ; "_{[334-mr. mildmay]} and [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} of course named [the member for [Loughshane]_3-loughshane]_{8292-the member for loughshane} . It so happened that [Phineas]_329-phineas was not in [the House]_{929-the house} , but [he]_329-phineas heard it all when [he]_329-phineas came down to attend [the Committee of Ways and Means]_{3826-the committee of ways and means} . Then came on the discussion about provisions in [the army]_{2544-the army} , the subject being mooted by [one of [[Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} 's close allies]_{3829-mr. turnbull 's close allies}]_{3828-one of mr. turnbull 's close allies} . [The gentleman on the other side of the House]_{3830-the gentleman on the other side of the house} who had moved for the Potted Peas Committee , was silent on the occasion , having felt that the result of that committee had not been exactly what [he]_{3830-the gentleman on the other side of the house} had expected . The evidence respecting such of the Holstein potted peas as had been used in [this country]_{7544-this country} was not very favourable to [them]_3832-them . But , nevertheless , the rebound from [that committee]_{3833-that committee} , - the very fact that such a committee had been made to sit , - gave ground for a hostile attack . To attack is so easy , when a complete refutation barely suffices to save [the Minister]_{3680-the minister} attacked , - does not suffice to save [him]_{3680-the minister} from future dim memories of something having been wrong , - and brings down no disgrace whatsoever on [the promoter of the false charge]_{3835-the promoter of the false charge} . [The promoter of the false charge]_{3835-the promoter of the false charge} simply expresses [his]_{3835-the promoter of the false charge} gratification at finding that [he]_{3835-the promoter of the false charge} had been misled by erroneous information . It is not customary for [him]_{3835-the promoter of the false charge} to express gratification at the fact , that out of all the mud which [he]_{3835-the promoter of the false charge} has thrown , some will probably stick ! [Phineas]_329-phineas , when the time came , did get on [his]_329-phineas legs , and spoke perhaps two or three dozen words . The doing so seemed to come to [him]_329-phineas quite naturally . [He]_329-phineas had thought very little about it beforehand , - having resolved not to think of it . And indeed the occasion was one of no great importance . [The Speaker]_{8305-the speaker} was not in the chair , and [the House]_{929-the house} was thin , and [he]_{8305-the speaker} intended to make no speech , - merely to say something which [he]_{8305-the speaker} had to say . Till [he]_{8305-the speaker} had finished [he]_{8305-the speaker} hardly remembered that [he]_{8305-the speaker} was doing that , in attempting to do which [he]_{8305-the speaker} had before failed so egregiously . It was not till [he]_{8305-the speaker} sat down that [he]_{8305-the speaker} began to ask [himself]_{8305-the speaker} whether the scene was swimming before [his]_{8305-the speaker} eyes as it had done on former occasions ; as it had done even when [he]_{8305-the speaker} had so much as thought of making a speech . Now [he]_{8305-the speaker} was astonished at the easiness of the thing , and as [he]_{8305-the speaker} left [the House]_{929-the house} told [himself]_{8305-the speaker} that [he]_{8305-the speaker} had overcome the difficulty just when the victory could be of no avail to [him]_{8305-the speaker} . Had [he]_{8305-the speaker} been more eager , more constant in [his]_{8305-the speaker} purpose , [he]_{8305-the speaker} might at any rate have shown [the world]_{756-the world} that [he]_{8305-the speaker} was fit for [the place which [he]_{8305-the speaker} had presumed to take before [he]_{8305-the speaker} was cast out of [it]_{3841-the place which he had presumed to take before he was cast out of it}]_{3841-the place which he had presumed to take before he was cast out of it} . On the next morning [he]_{8305-the speaker} received a letter from [[his]_{8305-the speaker} father]_{784-his father} . [Dr. Finn]_{354-dr. finn} had seen [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} , having been sent for to relieve [[his]_{354-dr. finn} lordship]_{8711-his lordship} in a fit of the gout , and had been informed by [the Earl]_{733-the earl} that [he]_{354-dr. finn} meant to fight [the borough]_{865-the borough} to [the last man]_{3846-the last man} ; - had [he]_{354-dr. finn} said to the last shilling [he]_{354-dr. finn} would have spoken with perhaps more accuracy . " [You]_{733-the earl} see , [doctor]_9402-doctor , [[your]_{733-the earl} son]_{7293-your son} has had it for two years , as [you]_{733-the earl} may say for nothing , and [I]_{354-dr. finn} think [he]_{7293-your son} ought to give way . [He]_{7293-your son} ca n't expect that [he]_{7293-your son} 's to go on there as though it were [his]_{7293-your son} own . "_{[354-dr. finn]} And then [[his]_{354-dr. finn} lordship]_{8711-his lordship} , upon whom this touch of the gout had come somewhat sharply , expressed [himself]_{8711-his lordship} with considerable animation . [The old doctor]_{827-the old doctor} behaved with much spirit . " [I]_{827-the old doctor} told [the Earl]_{733-the earl} , "_{[827-the old doctor]} [he]_{827-the old doctor} said , " that [I]_{827-the old doctor} could not undertake to say what [you]_{733-the earl} might do ; but that as [you]_{733-the earl} had come forward at first with [my]_{827-the old doctor} sanction , [I]_{827-the old doctor} could not withdraw it now . [He]_{733-the earl} asked [me]_{827-the old doctor} if [I]_{827-the old doctor} should support [you]_{733-the earl} with money ; [I]_{827-the old doctor} said that [I]_{827-the old doctor} should to a moderate extent . ' By G - - , ' said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} , ' a moderate extent will go a very little way , [I]_{827-the old doctor} can tell [you]_{733-the earl} . ' Since that [he]_{733-the earl} has had [Duggin]_{356-dr. duggin} with [him]_{733-the earl} ; so , [I]_{827-the old doctor} suppose , [I]_{827-the old doctor} shall not see [him]_{733-the earl} any more . [You]_{733-the earl} can do as [you]_{733-the earl} please now ; but , from what [I]_{827-the old doctor} hear , [I]_{827-the old doctor} fear [you]_{733-the earl} will have no chance . "_{[827-the old doctor]} Then with much bitterness of spirit [Phineas]_329-phineas resolved that [he]_329-phineas would not interfere with [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} at [Loughshane]_3-loughshane . [He]_329-phineas would go at once to [the Reform Club]_{7391-the reform club} and explain [his]_329-phineas reasons to [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} and others there who would be interested . But [he]_329-phineas first went to [Grosvenor Place]_{144-grosvenor place} . Here [he]_329-phineas was shown up into [[Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} 's room]_{3850-mr. kennedy 's room} . [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} was up and seated in an arm - chair by an open window looking over into [the Queen 's garden]_{3851-the queen 's garden} ; but [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} was in [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} dressing - gown , and was to be regarded as [an invalid]_{2796-an invalid} . And indeed as [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} could not turn [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} neck , or thought that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} could not do so , [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} was not very fit to go out about [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} work . Let [us]_3853-us hope that the affairs of [the Duchy of]_{3854-the duchy of} [Lancaster]_{198-lancaster} did not suffer materially by [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} absence . [We]_3853-us may take it for granted that with [a man]_{749-a man} so sedulous as to all [his]_{749-a man} duties there was no arrear of work when the accident took place . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} put out [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} hand to [Phineas]_329-phineas , and said some word in a whisper , - some word or two among which [Phineas]_329-phineas caught the sound of " potted peas , "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} - and then continued to look out of the window . There are [men who are utterly prostrated by any bodily ailment]_{3856-men who are utterly prostrated by any bodily ailment} , and it seemed that [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} was one of [them]_{3856-men who are utterly prostrated by any bodily ailment} . [Phineas]_329-phineas , who was full of [his]_329-phineas own bad news , had intended to tell [his]_329-phineas sad story at once . But [he]_329-phineas perceived that the neck of [the Chancellor of the Duchy]_{3611-the chancellor of the duchy} was too stiff to allow of [his]_329-phineas taking any interest in external matters , and so [he]_329-phineas refrained . " What does [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} say about it ? "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , perceiving that just for the present there could be only one possible subject for remark . [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} was beginning to describe in a long whisper what [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} did think about it , when [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} came into [the room]_{7501-the room} . Of course [they]_3860-they began at first to talk about [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . It would not have been kind to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} not to have done so . And [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} made much of the injury , as it behoves [a wife]_{1857-a wife} to do in such circumstances for the sake both of [the sufferer]_{3138-the sufferer} and of [the hero]_{3863-the hero} . [She]_{344-lady laura} declared [her]_{344-lady laura} conviction that had [Phineas]_329-phineas been a moment later [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} 's neck would have been irredeemably broken . " [I]_329-phineas do n't think [they]_9407-they ever do kill [the people]_{731-the people} , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " At any rate [they]_9407-they do n't mean to do so . "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} thought [they]_9407-they did , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " [I]_329-phineas fancy not , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , eager in the cause of truth . " [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} think [this man]_{1588-this man} was very clumsy , "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} whispered [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . " Perhaps [he]_{1588-this man} was [a beginner]_{9410-a beginner} , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , " and that may make a difference . If so , [I]_329-phineas 'm afraid [we]_9411-we have interfered with [his]_{1588-this man} education . "_{[329-phineas]} Then , by degrees , the conversation got away to other things , and [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} asked [him]_329-phineas after [Loughshane]_{354-dr. finn} . " [I]_329-phineas 've made up [my]_329-phineas mind to give it up , "_{[329-phineas]} said [he]_329-phineas , smiling as [he]_329-phineas spoke . " [I]_{344-lady laura} was afraid there was but a bad chance , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , smiling also . " [[My]_329-phineas father]_{7296-my father} has behaved so well ! "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " [He]_{7296-my father} has written to say [he]_{7296-my father} 'll find the money , if [I]_329-phineas determine to contest [the borough]_{865-the borough} . [I]_329-phineas mean to write to [him]_{7296-my father} by to - night 's post to decline the offer . [I]_329-phineas have no right to spend the money , and [I]_329-phineas should n't succeed if [I]_329-phineas did spend it . Of course it makes [me]_329-phineas a little down in the mouth . "_{[329-phineas]} And then [he]_329-phineas smiled again . " [I]_{344-lady laura} 've got a plan of [my]_{344-lady laura} own , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " What plan ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " Or rather it is n't [mine]_{344-lady laura} , but [papa]_7260-papa 's . [Old Mr. Standish]_{9415-old mr. standish} is going to give up [Loughton]_10-loughton , and [papa]_7260-papa wants [you]_{344-lady laura} to come and try [your]_{344-lady laura} luck [there]_7300-there . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} ! "_{[344-lady laura]} " It is n't quite a certainty , [you]_{344-lady laura} know , but [I]_{344-lady laura} suppose it 's as near a certainty as anything left . "_{[344-lady laura]} And this came from a strong Radical Reformer ! " [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , [I]_{344-lady laura} could n't accept such a favour from [[your]_{344-lady laura} father]_{1238-your father} . "_{[344-lady laura]} Then [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} nodded [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} head very slightly and whispered , " Yes , yes . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " [I]_329-phineas could n't think of it , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas . " [I]_329-phineas have no right to such a favour . "_{[329-phineas]} " That is a matter entirely for [papa]_7260-papa 's consideration , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , with an affectation of solemnity in [her]_{344-lady laura} voice . " [I]_{344-lady laura} think it has always been felt that [any politician]_{9420-any politician} may accept such an offer as that when it is made to [him]_7260-papa , but that [no politician]_{9421-no politician} should ask for it . [[My]_{344-lady laura} father]_{7296-my father} feels that [he]_{7296-my father} has to do the best [he]_{7296-my father} can with [his]_{7296-my father} influence in [the borough]_{865-the borough} , and therefore [he]_{7296-my father} comes to [you]_329-phineas . "_{[344-lady laura]} " It is n't that , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , somewhat rudely . " Of course private feelings have their weight , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " It is not probable that [papa]_7260-papa would have gone to [a perfect stranger]_{9425-a perfect stranger} . And perhaps , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , [I]_{344-lady laura} may own that [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} and [I]_{344-lady laura} would both be very sorry that [you]_329-phineas should not be in [the House]_{929-the house} , and that that feeling on [our]_9427-our part has had some weight with [[my]_{344-lady laura} father]_{7296-my father} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Of course [you]_329-phineas 'll stand ? "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} whispered [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , still looking straight out of the window , as though the slightest attempt to turn [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} neck would be fraught with danger to [himself]_{343-mr. kennedy} and [the Duchy]_{3550-the duchy} . " [Papa]_376-papa has desired [me]_{344-lady laura} to ask [you]_329-phineas to call upon [him]_376-papa , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " [I]_{344-lady laura} do n't suppose there is very much to be said , as each of [you]_329-phineas know so well the other 's way of thinking . But [you]_329-phineas had better see [him]_376-papa to - day or to - morrow . "_{[344-lady laura]} Of course [Phineas]_329-phineas was persuaded before [he]_329-phineas left [[Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} 's room]_{3850-mr. kennedy 's room} . Indeed , when [he]_329-phineas came to think of it , there appeared to [him]_329-phineas to be no valid reason why [he]_329-phineas should not sit for [Loughton]_10-loughton . The favour was of a kind that had prevailed from time out of mind in [England]_26-england , between [the most respectable of [the great land magnates]_{3868-the great land magnates}]_{3867-the most respectable of the great land magnates} , and [young rising liberal politicians]_{3869-young rising liberal politicians} . [Burke]_545-burke , [Fox]_523-fox , and [Canning]_531-canning had all been placed in [Parliament]_{912-parliament} by similar influence . Of course [he]_329-phineas , [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , desired earnestly , - longed in [his]_329-phineas very heart of hearts , - to extinguish all such Parliamentary influence , to root out for ever the last vestige of close borough nominations ; but while the thing remained it was better that the thing should contribute to [the liberal]_{3871-the liberal} than to the conservative strength of [the House]_{929-the house} , - and if to [the liberal]_{3871-the liberal} , how was this to be achieved but by the acceptance of such influence by [some liberal candidate]_{3874-some liberal candidate} ? And if it were right that it should be accepted by [any liberal candidate]_{3875-any liberal candidate} , - then , why not by [him]_329-phineas ? The logic of this argument seemed to [him]_329-phineas to be perfect . [He]_329-phineas felt something like a sting of reproach as [he]_329-phineas told [himself]_329-phineas that in truth this great offer was made to [him]_329-phineas , not on account of the excellence of [his]_329-phineas politics , but because [he]_329-phineas had been instrumental in saving [[Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} 's son - in - law]_{3876-lord brentford 's son - in - law} from the violence of garrotters . But [he]_329-phineas crushed these qualms of conscience as being over - scrupulous , and , as [he]_329-phineas told [himself]_329-phineas , not practical . [You]_3877-you must take [the world]_{756-the world} as [you]_3877-you find it , with a struggle to be something more honest than those around [you]_3877-you . [Phineas]_329-phineas , as [he]_329-phineas preached to [himself]_329-phineas this sermon , declared to [himself]_329-phineas that [they]_3879-they who attempted more than this flew too high in the clouds to be of service to [men]_1025-men and [women upon earth]_{3881-women upon earth} . As [he]_329-phineas did not see [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} that day [he]_329-phineas postponed writing to [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} for twenty - four hours . On the following morning [he]_329-phineas found [the Earl]_{733-the earl} at [home]_754-home in [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} , having first discussed the matter fully with [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . " Do not scruple about [me]_{463-lord chiltern} , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} ; " [you]_329-phineas are quite welcome to [the borough]_{865-the borough} for [me]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " But if [I]_{463-lord chiltern} did not stand , would [you]_329-phineas do so ? There are so many reasons which ought to induce [you]_329-phineas to accept a seat in Parliament ! "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " Whether that be true or not , [Phineas]_329-phineas , [I]_{463-lord chiltern} shall not accept [[my]_{463-lord chiltern} father]_{7296-my father} 's interest at [Loughton]_10-loughton , unless it be offered to [me]_{463-lord chiltern} in a way in which it never will be offered . [You]_329-phineas know [me]_{463-lord chiltern} well enough to be sure that [I]_{463-lord chiltern} shall not change [my]_{463-lord chiltern} mind . Nor will [he]_{7296-my father} . And , therefore , [you]_329-phineas may go down to [Loughton]_10-loughton with a pure conscience as far as [I]_{463-lord chiltern} am concerned . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [Phineas]_329-phineas had [his]_329-phineas interview with [the Earl]_{733-the earl} , and in ten minutes everything was settled . On [his]_329-phineas way to [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} there had come across [his]_329-phineas mind the idea of a grand effort of friendship . What if [he]_329-phineas could persuade [the father]_{8247-the father} so to conduct [himself]_{8247-the father} towards [[his]_{8247-the father} son]_{775-his son} , that [the son]_{8205-the son} should consent to be [a member for [the borough]_{865-the borough}]_{3889-a member for the borough} ? And [he]_329-phineas did say a word or two to this effect , setting forth that [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} would condescend to become [a legislator]_{3891-a legislator} , if only [[his]_{8205-the son} father]_{784-his father} would condescend to acknowledge [[his]_{8247-the father} son]_{775-his son} 's fitness for such work without any comments on [the son]_{8205-the son} 's past life . But [the Earl]_{733-the earl} simply waived the subject away with [his]_{733-the earl} hand . [He]_{733-the earl} could be as obstinate as [[his]_{733-the earl} son]_{775-his son} . [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} had been the Mercury between [them]_3897-them on this subject , and [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} had failed . [He]_{733-the earl} would not now consent to employ [another Mercury]_{3898-another mercury} . Very little , - hardly a word indeed , - was said between [the Earl]_{733-the earl} and [Phineas]_329-phineas about politics . [Phineas]_329-phineas was to be [the Saulsby candidate at [Loughton]_10-loughton]_{3900-the saulsby candidate at loughton} for the next election , and was to come to [Saulsby]_476-phineas with [the Kennedys]_{557-the kennedys} from [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , - either with [the Kennedys]_{557-the kennedys} or somewhat in advance of [them]_{557-the kennedys} . " [I]_{733-the earl} do not say that there will be no opposition , "_{[733-the earl]} said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} , " but [I]_{733-the earl} expect none . "_{[733-the earl]} [He]_{733-the earl} was very courteous , - nay , [he]_{733-the earl} was kind , feeling doubtless that [[his]_{733-the earl} family]_{8327-his family} owed a great debt of gratitude to [the young man with whom [he]_{733-the earl} was conversing]_{3903-the young man with whom he was conversing} ; but , nevertheless , there was not absent on [his]_{733-the earl} part a touch of that high condescension which , perhaps , might be thought to become [the Earl]_{733-the earl} , [the Cabinet Minister]_{3115-the cabinet minister} , and [the great borough patron]_{3906-the great borough patron} . [Phineas]_329-phineas , who was sensitive , felt this and winced . [He]_329-phineas had never quite liked [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} , and could not bring [himself]_329-phineas to do so now in spite of the kindness which [the Earl]_{733-the earl} was showing [him]_329-phineas . But [he]_329-phineas was very happy when [he]_329-phineas sat down to write to [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} from [the club]_{976-the club} . [[His]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} had told [him]_329-phineas that the money should be forthcoming for the election at [Loughshane]_3-loughshane , if [he]_329-phineas resolved to stand , but that the chance of success would be very slight , - indeed that , in [his]_329-phineas opinion , there would be no chance of success . Nevertheless , [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} had evidently believed , when writing , that [Phineas]_329-phineas would not abandon [his]_329-phineas seat without a useless and expensive contest . [He]_329-phineas now thanked [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} with many expressions of gratitude , - declared [his]_329-phineas conviction that [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} was right about [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} , and then , in the most modest language that [he]_329-phineas could use , went on to say that [he]_329-phineas had found [another borough open to [him]_329-phineas in [England]_26-england]_{3914-another borough open to him in england} . [He]_329-phineas was going to stand for [Loughton]_10-loughton , with the assistance of [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} , and thought that the election would probably not cost [him]_329-phineas above a couple of hundred pounds at the outside . Then [he]_329-phineas wrote a very pretty note to [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} , thanking [him]_{373-lord tulla} for [his]_{373-lord tulla} former kindness , and telling [the Irish Earl]_{3915-the irish earl} that it was not [his]_{373-lord tulla} intention to interfere with [the borough of Loughshane]_{1069-the borough of loughshane} at the next election . A few days after this [Phineas]_329-phineas was very much surprised at a visit that was made to [him]_329-phineas at [[his]_329-phineas lodgings]_{7887-his lodgings} . [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} , after that scene in [the lobby of [the House]_{929-the house}]_{2229-the lobby of the house} , called again in [Great Marlborough Street]_{61-great marlborough street} , - and was admitted . " [You]_329-phineas had better let [him]_{7504-the man} sit in [your]_329-phineas armchair for half an hour or so , "_{[391-laurence fitzgibbon]} [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had said ; and [Phineas]_329-phineas almost believed that it would be better . [The man]_{7504-the man} was a terrible nuisance to [him]_329-phineas , and [he]_329-phineas was beginning to think that [he]_329-phineas had better undertake to pay the debt by degrees . It was , [he]_329-phineas knew , quite on the cards that [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} should have [him]_329-phineas arrested while at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby . Since that scene in [the lobby]_{1211-the lobby} [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} had been with [him]_329-phineas twice , and there had been a preliminary conversation as to real payment . [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} wanted a hundred pounds down , and another bill for two hundred and twenty at three months ' date . " Think of [my]_{517-mr. clarkson} time and trouble in coming [here]_1224-here , "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} had urged when [Phineas]_329-phineas had objected to these terms . " Think of [my]_{517-mr. clarkson} time and trouble , and do be punctual , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . "_{[517-mr. clarkson]} [Phineas]_329-phineas had offered [him]_329-phineas ten pounds a quarter , the payments to be marked on the back of the bill , a tender which [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} had not seemed to regard as strong evidence of punctuality . [He]_{517-mr. clarkson} had not been angry , but had simply expressed [his]_{517-mr. clarkson} intention of calling again , - giving [Phineas]_329-phineas to understand that business would probably take [him]_329-phineas to [the west of [Ireland]_25-ireland]_{748-the west of ireland} in the autumn . If only business might not take [him]_329-phineas down either to [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} or to [Saulsby]_476-phineas ! But [the strange visitor who came to [Phineas]_329-phineas in the midst of these troubles]_{3923-the strange visitor who came to phineas in the midst of these troubles} put an end to [them]_3924-them all . [The strange visitor]_{3925-the strange visitor} was [Miss Aspasia Fitzgibbon]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} . " [You]_329-phineas 'll be very much surprised at [my]_{3925-the strange visitor} coming to [[your]_329-phineas chambers]_{9432-your chambers} , no doubt , "_{[3925-the strange visitor]} [she]_{3925-the strange visitor} said , as [she]_{3925-the strange visitor} sat down in the chair which [Phineas]_329-phineas placed for [her]_{3925-the strange visitor} . [Phineas]_329-phineas could only say that [he]_329-phineas was very proud to be so highly honoured , and that [he]_329-phineas hoped [she]_{3925-the strange visitor} was well . " Pretty well , [I]_329-phineas thank [you]_329-phineas . [I]_329-phineas have just come about a little business , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , and [I]_329-phineas hope [you]_329-phineas 'll excuse [me]_329-phineas . "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_329-phineas 'm quite sure that there is no need for excuses , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , when [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} hears about it , will say that [I]_329-phineas 've been [an impertinent old fool]_{9433-an impertinent old fool} ; but [I]_329-phineas never care what [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} says , either this way or that . [I]_329-phineas 've been to that [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , and [I]_329-phineas 've paid [him]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} the money . "_{[329-phineas]} " No ! "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " But [I]_329-phineas have , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . [I]_329-phineas happened to hear what occurred that night at the door of [the House of Commons]_{1033-the house of commons} . "_{[329-phineas]} " Who told [you]_329-phineas , [Miss Fitzgibbon]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Never mind who told [me]_329-phineas . [I]_329-phineas heard it . [I]_329-phineas knew before that [you]_329-phineas had been foolish enough to help [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} about money , and so [I]_329-phineas put two and two together . It is n't the first time [I]_329-phineas have had to do with [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} . So [I]_329-phineas sent to [him]_{517-mr. clarkson} , and [I]_329-phineas 've bought the bill . There it is . "_{[329-phineas]} And [Miss Fitzgibbon]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} produced the document which bore the name of [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas across the front of it . " And did [you]_329-phineas pay [him]_{517-mr. clarkson} two hundred and fifty pounds for it ? "_{[401-miss fitzgibbon]} " Not quite . [I]_329-phineas had a very hard tussle , and got it at last for two hundred and twenty pounds . "_{[329-phineas]} " And did [you]_329-phineas do it [yourself]_329-phineas ? "_{[329-phineas]} " [All]_9435-all [myself]_329-phineas . If [I]_329-phineas had employed [a lawyer]_{9436-a lawyer} [I]_329-phineas should have had to pay two hundred and forty pounds and five pounds for costs . And now , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , [I]_329-phineas hope [you]_329-phineas wo n't have any more money engagements with [[my]_329-phineas brother]_{1251-my brother} [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas said that [he]_329-phineas thought [he]_329-phineas might promise that [he]_329-phineas would have no more . " Because , if [you]_329-phineas do , [I]_329-phineas sha n't interfere . If [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} began to find that [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} could get money out of [me]_329-phineas in that way , there would be no end to it . [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} would very soon be spending [his]_{517-mr. clarkson} spare time in [[my]_329-phineas drawing - room]_{9438-my drawing - room} . Good - bye , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . If [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} says anything , just tell [him]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} that [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} 'd better come to [me]_329-phineas . "_{[329-phineas]} Then [Phineas]_329-phineas was left looking at the bill . It was certainly a great relief to [him]_329-phineas , - that [he]_329-phineas should be thus secured from the domiciliary visits of [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} ; a great relief to [him]_329-phineas to be assured that [Mr. Clarkson]_{517-mr. clarkson} would not find [him]_329-phineas out down at [Loughton]_10-loughton ; but nevertheless , [he]_329-phineas had to suffer a pang of shame as [he]_329-phineas felt that [Miss Fitzgibbon]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} had become acquainted with [his]_329-phineas poverty and had found [herself]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} obliged to satisfy [his]_329-phineas pecuniary liabilities . CHAPTER XXXII [Lady Laura Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} 's Headache [Phineas]_329-phineas went down to [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} early in July , taking [Loughton]_10-loughton in [his]_329-phineas way . [He]_329-phineas stayed [there]_7300-there one night at [the inn]_{7779-the inn} , and was introduced to [sundry influential inhabitants of [the borough]_{865-the borough}]_{3928-sundry influential inhabitants of the borough} by [Mr. Grating]_{558-mr. grating} , [the ironmonger]_{3930-the ironmonger} , who was known by [those who knew [Loughton]_10-loughton to be [a very strong supporter of [the Earl]_{477-lady glencora} 's interest]_{3932-a very strong supporter of the earl 's interest} . [Mr. Grating]_{558-mr. grating} and about half a dozen others of [the tradesmen of [the town]_{866-the town}]_{3933-the tradesmen of the town}]_{3931-those who knew loughton to be a very strong supporter of the earl 's interest . mr. grating and about half a dozen others of the tradesmen of the town} came to [the inn]_{7779-the inn} , and met [Phineas]_329-phineas in [the parlour]_{3936-the parlour} . [He]_329-phineas told [them]_{3931-those who knew loughton to be a very strong supporter of the earl 's interest . mr. grating and about half a dozen others of the tradesmen of the town} [he]_329-phineas was [a good sound Liberal]_{3937-a good sound liberal} and [a supporter of [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's Government , of which [[their]_{3931-those who knew loughton to be a very strong supporter of the earl 's interest . mr. grating and about half a dozen others of the tradesmen of the town} neighbour]_{3939-their neighbour} [the Earl]_{733-the earl} was so conspicuous an ornament]_{3938-a supporter of mr. mildmay 's government , of which their neighbour the earl was so conspicuous an ornament} . This was almost all that was said about [the Earl]_{733-the earl} out loud ; but [each individual man of Loughton then present]_{3942-each individual man of loughton then present} took an opportunity during the meeting of whispering into [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas 's ear a word or two to show that [he]_329-phineas also was admitted to [the secret councils of [the borough]_{865-the borough}]_{3943-the secret councils of the borough} , - that [he]_329-phineas too could see the inside of the arrangement . " Of course [we]_{3931-those who knew loughton to be a very strong supporter of the earl 's interest . mr. grating and about half a dozen others of the tradesmen of the town} must support [the Earl]_{733-the earl} , "_[1102-one] [one]_1102-one said . " Never mind what [you]_329-phineas hear about [a Tory candidate]_{9440-a tory candidate} , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , "_[1102-one] whispered a second ; " [the Earl]_{733-the earl} can do what [he]_{733-the earl} pleases [here]_1224-here . "_[1102-one] And it seemed to [Phineas]_329-phineas that it was thought by [them]_{3931-those who knew loughton to be a very strong supporter of the earl 's interest . mr. grating and about half a dozen others of the tradesmen of the town} all to be rather a fine thing to be thus held in the hand by [an English nobleman]_{3946-an english nobleman} . [Phineas]_329-phineas could not but reflect much upon this as [he]_329-phineas lay in [his]_329-phineas bed at [the Loughton inn]_{3947-the loughton inn} . The great political question on which the political world was engrossed up in [London]_6-london was the enfranchisement of [Englishmen]_{1021-englishmen} , - of [Englishmen]_{1021-englishmen} down to the rank of [artisans]_{3950-artisans} and [labourers]_{3951-labourers} ; - and yet when [he]_329-phineas found [himself]_329-phineas in contact with [individual Englishmen]_{3952-individual englishmen} , with [men]_1025-men even very much above [the artisan]_{3954-the artisan} and [the labourer]_{3955-the labourer} , [he]_329-phineas found that [they]_{3952-individual englishmen} rather liked being bound hand and foot , and being kept as tools in the political pocket of [a rich man]_{1893-a rich man} . [Every one of [those Loughton tradesmen]_{3958-those loughton tradesmen}]_{3957-every one of those loughton tradesmen} was proud of [his]_{3957-every one of those loughton tradesmen} own personal subjection to [the Earl]_{733-the earl} ! From [Loughton]_10-loughton [he]_329-phineas went to [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , having promised to be back in [the borough]_{865-the borough} for the election . [Mr. Grating]_{558-mr. grating} would propose [him]_329-phineas , and [he]_329-phineas was to be seconded by [Mr. Shortribs]_{559-shortribs} , [the butcher and grazier]_{3961-the butcher and grazier} . Mention had been made of [a Conservative candidate]_{3962-a conservative candidate} , and [Mr. Shortribs]_{559-shortribs} had seemed to think that a good stand - up fight upon English principles , with a clear understanding , of course , that victory should prevail on [the liberal side]_{3963-the liberal side} , would be a good thing for [the borough]_{865-the borough} . But [[the Earl]_{733-the earl} 's man of business]_{3966-the earl 's man of business} saw [Phineas]_329-phineas on the morning of [his]_329-phineas departure , and told [him]_329-phineas not to regard [Mr. Shortribs]_{559-shortribs} . " [They]_9443-they 'd all like it , "_{[3967-the man of business]} said [the man of business]_{3967-the man of business} ; " and [I]_{3967-the man of business} daresay [they]_9443-they 'll have enough of it when this Reform Bill is passed ; but at present [no one]_{939-no one} will be fool enough to come and spend [his]_{939-no one} money here . [We]_9445-we have [them]_9443-they all in hand too well for that , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ! "_{[3967-the man of business]} [He]_329-phineas found [the great house at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter}]_{3968-the great house at loughlinter} nearly empty . [[Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} 's mother]_{3969-mr. kennedy 's mother} was [there]_7300-there , and [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} was [there]_7300-there , and [[Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} 's private secretary]_{3972-lord brentford 's private secretary} , and [[Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} 's private secretary]_{3973-mr. kennedy 's private secretary} . At present that was [the entire party]_{3974-the entire party} . [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} was expected [there]_7300-there , with [[her]_{341-lady baldock} daughter]_{8271-her daughter} and [Violet Effingham]_351-violet ; but , as well as [Phineas]_329-phineas could learn , [they]_3977-they would not be at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} until after [he]_329-phineas had left [it]_{404-loughlinter} . There had come up lately a rumour that there would be an autumn session , - that [the Houses]_{8060-the houses} would sit through October and a part of November , in order that [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} might try the feeling of [the new Parliament]_{3979-the new parliament} . If this were to be so , [Phineas]_329-phineas had resolved that , in the event of [his]_329-phineas election at [Loughton]_10-loughton , [he]_329-phineas would not return to [Ireland]_25-ireland till after this autumn session should be over . [He]_329-phineas gave an account to [the Earl]_{733-the earl} , in the presence of [[the Earl]_{733-the earl} 's son - in - law]_{3982-the earl 's son - in - law} , of what had taken place at [Loughton]_10-loughton , and [the Earl]_{733-the earl} expressed [himself]_{733-the earl} as satisfied . It was manifestly a great satisfaction to [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} that [he]_{332-lord brentford} should still have a borough in [[his]_{332-lord brentford} pocket]_{3984-his pocket} , and the more so because there were so very few noblemen left who had such property belonging to [them]_3985-them . [He]_329-phineas was very careful in [his]_329-phineas speech , never saying in so many words that the privilege of returning [a member]_{1041-a member} was [his]_329-phineas own ; but [his]_329-phineas meaning was not the less clear . Those were dreary days at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} . There was fishing , - if [Phineas]_329-phineas chose to fish ; and [he]_329-phineas was told that [he]_329-phineas could shoot a deer if [he]_329-phineas was minded to go out alone . But it seemed as though it were the intention of [the host]_{2086-the host} that [[his]_329-phineas guests]_{3988-his guests} should spend [their]_{3988-his guests} time profitably . [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} [himself]_{404-loughlinter} was shut up with books and papers all the morning , and always took up a book after dinner . [The Earl]_{733-the earl} also would read a little , - and then would sleep a good deal . [Old Mrs. Kennedy]_{560-old mrs. kennedy} slept also , and [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} looked as though [she]_{344-lady laura} would like to sleep if it were not that [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} 's eye was upon [her]_{344-lady laura} . As it was , [she]_{344-lady laura} administered tea , [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} not liking the practice of having it handed round by [a servant]_{8344-a servant} when none were there but [members of the family circle]_{3992-members of the family circle} , and [she]_{344-lady laura} read novels . [Phineas]_329-phineas got hold of a stiff bit of reading for [himself]_329-phineas , and tried to utilise [his]_329-phineas time . [He]_329-phineas took [Alison]_561-alison in hand , and worked [his]_329-phineas way gallantly through a couple of volumes . But even [he]_329-phineas , more than once or twice , found [himself]_329-phineas on the very verge of slumber . Then [he]_329-phineas would wake up and try to think about things . Why was [he]_329-phineas , [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , [an Irishman from [Killaloe]_5-killaloe]_{3993-an irishman from killaloe} , living in [that great house of [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter}]_{3994-that great house of loughlinter} as though [he]_329-phineas were [one of [the family]_{3996-the family}]_{3995-one of the family} , striving to kill the hours , and feeling that [he]_329-phineas was in some way subject to the dominion of [[his]_329-phineas host]_{8446-his host} ? Would it not be better for [him]_329-phineas to get up and go away ? In [his]_329-phineas heart of hearts [he]_329-phineas did not like [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} , though [he]_329-phineas believed [him]_{404-loughlinter} to be [a good man]_{1361-a good man} . And of what service to [him]_{404-loughlinter} was it to like [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , now that [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} was a possession in the hands of [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} ? Then [he]_{404-loughlinter} would tell [himself]_{404-loughlinter} that [he]_{404-loughlinter} owed [his]_{404-loughlinter} position in [the world]_{756-the world} entirely to [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , and that [he]_{404-loughlinter} was ungrateful to feel [himself]_{404-loughlinter} ever dull in [her]_{344-lady laura} society . And , moreover , there was something to be done in [the world]_{756-the world} beyond making love and being merry . [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} could occupy [himself]_{404-loughlinter} with a blue book for hours together without wincing . So [Phineas]_329-phineas went to work again with [[his]_329-phineas [Alison]_561-alison]_{4001-his alison} , and read away till [he]_329-phineas nodded . In those days [he]_329-phineas often wandered up and down [the Linter]_{132-the linter} and across [the moor]_{2011-the moor} to [the Linn]_133-linn , and so down to [the lake]_{8408-the lake} . [He]_{404-loughlinter} would take a book with [him]_{404-loughlinter} , and would seat [himself]_{404-loughlinter} down on spots which [he]_{404-loughlinter} loved , and would pretend to read ; - but [I]_0-i do not think that [he]_{404-loughlinter} got much advantage from [his]_{404-loughlinter} book . [He]_{404-loughlinter} was thinking of [his]_{404-loughlinter} life , and trying to calculate whether the wonderful success which [he]_{404-loughlinter} had achieved would ever be of permanent value to [him]_{404-loughlinter} . Would [he]_{404-loughlinter} be nearer to earning [his]_{404-loughlinter} bread when [he]_{404-loughlinter} should be member for [Loughton]_10-loughton than [he]_{404-loughlinter} had been when [he]_{404-loughlinter} was member for [Loughshane]_3-loughshane ? Or was there before [him]_{404-loughlinter} any slightest probability that [he]_{404-loughlinter} would ever earn [his]_{404-loughlinter} bread ? And then [he]_{404-loughlinter} thought of [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , and was angry with [himself]_{404-loughlinter} for remembering at that moment that [Violet Effingham]_351-violet was [the mistress of a large fortune]_{4004-the mistress of a large fortune} . Once before when [he]_{404-loughlinter} was sitting beside [the Linter]_{2009-the linter} [he]_{404-loughlinter} had made up [his]_{404-loughlinter} mind to declare [his]_{404-loughlinter} passion to [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} ; - and [he]_{404-loughlinter} had done so on the very spot . Now , within a twelvemonth of that time , [he]_{404-loughlinter} made up [his]_{404-loughlinter} mind on the same spot to declare [his]_{404-loughlinter} passion to [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , and [he]_{404-loughlinter} thought [his]_{404-loughlinter} best mode of carrying [his]_{404-loughlinter} suit would be to secure the assistance of [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , no doubt , had been very anxious that [[her]_{344-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} should marry [Violet]_351-violet ; but [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , as [Phineas]_329-phineas knew , had asked for [Violet]_351-violet 's hand twice in vain ; and , moreover , [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} [himself]_{463-lord chiltern} had declared to [Phineas]_329-phineas that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} would never ask for it again . [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , who was always reasonable , would surely perceive that there was no hope of success for [[her]_{344-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} . That [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} would quarrel with [him]_{463-lord chiltern} , - would quarrel with [him]_{463-lord chiltern} to the knife , - [he]_{463-lord chiltern} did not doubt ; but [he]_{463-lord chiltern} felt that no fear of such a quarrel as that should deter [him]_{463-lord chiltern} . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} loved [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , and [he]_{463-lord chiltern} must indeed be pusillanimous if , loving [her]_351-violet as [he]_{463-lord chiltern} did , [he]_{463-lord chiltern} was deterred from expressing [his]_{463-lord chiltern} love from any fear of [a suitor whom [she]_{344-lady laura} did not favour]_{4008-a suitor whom she did not favour} . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} would not willingly be untrue to [his]_{463-lord chiltern} friendship for [[Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} 's brother]_{4009-lady laura 's brother} . Had there been a chance for [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} [he]_{463-lord chiltern} would have abstained from putting [himself]_{463-lord chiltern} forward . But what was the use of [his]_{463-lord chiltern} abstaining , when by doing so [he]_{463-lord chiltern} could in no wise benefit [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} friend]_{857-his friend} , - when the result of [his]_{463-lord chiltern} doing so would be that [some interloper]_{4011-some interloper} would come in and carry off the prize ? [He]_{463-lord chiltern} would explain all this to [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , and , if the prize would be kind to [him]_{463-lord chiltern} , [he]_{463-lord chiltern} would disregard the anger of [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , even though it might be anger to the knife . As [he]_{463-lord chiltern} was thinking of all this [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} stood before [him]_{463-lord chiltern} where [he]_{463-lord chiltern} was sitting at [the top of [the falls]_{2261-the falls}]_{4012-the top of the falls} . At this moment [he]_{463-lord chiltern} remembered well all the circumstances of the scene when [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had been there with [her]_{344-lady laura} at [his]_{463-lord chiltern} last visit to [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} . How things had changed since then ! Then [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had loved [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} with all [his]_{463-lord chiltern} heart , and [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had now already brought [himself]_{463-lord chiltern} to regard [her]_{344-lady laura} as [a discreet matron whom to love]_{4014-a discreet matron whom to love} would be almost as unreasonable as though [he]_{463-lord chiltern} were to entertain a passion for [the Lord Chancellor]_{3530-the lord chancellor} . [The reader]_{1125-the reader} will understand how thorough had been the cure effected by [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} 's marriage and the interval of a few months , when [the swain]_{4017-the swain} was already prepared to make [this lady]_{4018-this lady} the depositary of [his]_{463-lord chiltern} confidence in another matter of love . " [You]_{463-lord chiltern} are often here , [I]_{344-lady laura} suppose ? "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , looking down upon [him]_{463-lord chiltern} as [he]_{463-lord chiltern} sat upon [the rock]_{4019-the rock} . " Well ; - yes ; not very often ; [I]_{344-lady laura} come here sometimes because the view down upon [the lake]_{8408-the lake} is so fine . "_{[344-lady laura]} " It is [the prettiest spot about [the place]_{1437-the place}]_{9447-the prettiest spot about the place} . [I]_{344-lady laura} hardly ever get [here]_1224-here now . Indeed this is only the second time that [I]_{344-lady laura} have been up since [we]_9450-we have been at [home]_754-home , and then [I]_{344-lady laura} came to bring [papa]_376-papa [here]_1224-here . "_{[344-lady laura]} There was a little wooden seat near to the rock upon which [Phineas]_329-phineas had been lying , and upon this [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} sat down . [Phineas]_329-phineas , with [his]_329-phineas eyes turned upon [the lake]_{8408-the lake} , was considering how [he]_329-phineas might introduce the subject of [his]_329-phineas love for [Violet Effingham]_351-violet ; but [he]_329-phineas did not find the matter very easy . [He]_329-phineas had just resolved to begin by saying that [Violet]_351-violet would certainly never accept [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , when [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} spoke a word or two which stopped [him]_329-phineas altogether . " How well [I]_{344-lady laura} remember , "_{[344-lady laura]} [she]_{344-lady laura} said , " the day when [you]_329-phineas and [I]_{344-lady laura} were [here]_1224-here last autumn ! "_{[344-lady laura]} " So do [I.]_{344-lady laura} [You]_{344-lady laura} told [me]_{344-lady laura} then that [you]_{344-lady laura} were going to marry [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} . How much has happened since then ! "_{[344-lady laura]} " Much indeed ! Enough for a whole lifetime . And yet how slow the time has gone ! "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_329-phineas do not think it has been slow with [me]_329-phineas , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " No ; [you]_{344-lady laura} have been active . [You]_{344-lady laura} have had [your]_{344-lady laura} hands full of work . [I]_329-phineas am beginning to think that it is a great curse to have been born [a woman]_{1381-a woman} . "_{[329-phineas]} " And yet [I]_{344-lady laura} have heard [you]_{344-lady laura} say that [a woman]_{1381-a woman} may do as much as [a man]_{749-a man} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " That was before [I]_329-phineas had learned [my]_329-phineas lesson properly . [I]_329-phineas know better than that now . Oh dear ! [I]_329-phineas have no doubt it is all for the best as it is , but [I]_329-phineas have a kind of wish that [I]_329-phineas might be allowed to go out and milk the cows . "_{[329-phineas]} " And may [you]_{344-lady laura} not milk the cows if [you]_{344-lady laura} wish it , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " By no means ; - not only not milk them , but hardly look at them . At any rate , [I]_329-phineas must not talk about them . "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas of course understood that [she]_4021-she was complaining of [[her]_4021-she husband]_{968-her husband} , and hardly knew how to reply to [her]_{968-her husband} . [He]_329-phineas had been sharp enough to perceive already that [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} was [an autocrat in [[his]_{404-loughlinter} own house]_{2739-his own house}]_{4023-an autocrat in his own house} , and [he]_329-phineas knew [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} well enough to be sure that such masterdom would be very irksome to [her]_{344-lady laura} . But [he]_329-phineas had not imagined that [she]_4021-she would complain to [him]_329-phineas . " It was so different at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby , "_{[344-lady laura]} [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} continued . " Everything there seemed to be [my]_{344-lady laura} own . "_{[344-lady laura]} " And everything here is [your]_{344-lady laura} own . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Yes , - according to the prayer - book . And everything in truth is [my]_{344-lady laura} own , - as [all the dainties at [the banquet]_{9458-the banquet}]_{9457-all the dainties at the banquet} belonged to [Sancho the Governor]_{562-sancho the governor} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [You]_{344-lady laura} mean , "_{[329-phineas]} said [he]_329-phineas , - and then [he]_329-phineas hesitated ; " [you]_{344-lady laura} mean that [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} stands over [you]_{344-lady laura} , guarding [you]_{344-lady laura} for [your]_{344-lady laura} own welfare , as [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} stood over [Sancho]_{562-sancho the governor} and guarded [him]_{562-sancho the governor} ? "_{[329-phineas]} There was a pause before [she]_{344-lady laura} answered , - a long pause , during which [he]_329-phineas was looking away over [the lake]_{8408-the lake} , and thinking how [he]_329-phineas might introduce the subject of [his]_329-phineas love . But long as was the pause , [he]_329-phineas had not begun when [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} was again speaking . " The truth is , [[my]_{344-lady laura} friend]_{922-my friend} , "_{[344-lady laura]} [she]_{344-lady laura} said , " that [I]_{344-lady laura} have made a mistake . "_{[344-lady laura]} " A mistake ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " Yes , [Phineas]_329-phineas , a mistake . [I]_{344-lady laura} have blundered as fools blunder , thinking that [I]_{344-lady laura} was clever enough to pick [my]_{344-lady laura} footsteps aright without asking counsel from [any one]_{7313-any one} . [I]_{344-lady laura} have blundered and stumbled and fallen , and now [I]_{344-lady laura} am so bruised that [I]_{344-lady laura} am not able to stand upon [my]_{344-lady laura} feet . "_{[344-lady laura]} The word that struck [him]_329-phineas most in all this was [his]_329-phineas own Christian name . [She]_{344-lady laura} had never called [him]_329-phineas [Phineas]_329-phineas before . [He]_329-phineas was aware that [the circle of [his]_329-phineas acquaintance]_{4026-the circle of his acquaintance} had fallen into a way of miscalling [him]_329-phineas by [his]_329-phineas Christian name , as one observes to be done now and again in reference to [some special young man]_{4027-some special young man} . [Most of the men whom [he]_329-phineas called [[his]_329-phineas friends]_{750-his friends}]_{4028-most of the men whom he called his friends} called [him]_329-phineas [Phineas]_329-phineas . Even [the Earl]_{733-the earl} had done so more than once on occasions in which the greatness of [his]_329-phineas position had dropped for a moment out of [his]_329-phineas mind . [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} had called [him]_329-phineas [Phineas]_329-phineas when [she]_{331-mrs. low} regarded [him]_329-phineas as [[her]_{331-mrs. low} husband 's most cherished pupil]_{4031-her husband 's most cherished pupil} ; and [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} had called [him]_329-phineas [Mr. Phineas]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas had always been [Phineas]_329-phineas to [everybody at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe]_{4032-everybody at killaloe} . But still [he]_329-phineas was quite sure that [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} had never so called [him]_329-phineas before . Nor would [she]_{344-lady laura} have done so now in [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} 's presence . [He]_329-phineas was sure of that also . " [You]_{344-lady laura} mean that [you]_{344-lady laura} are unhappy ? "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas said , still looking away from [her]_{344-lady laura} towards [the lake]_{8408-the lake} . " Yes , [I]_329-phineas do mean that . Though [I]_329-phineas do not know why [I]_329-phineas should come and tell [you]_{344-lady laura} so , - except that [I]_329-phineas am still blundering and stumbling , and have fallen into a way of hurting [myself]_329-phineas at every step . "_{[329-phineas]} " [You]_{344-lady laura} can tell [no one who is more anxious for [your]_{344-lady laura} happiness]_{9462-no one who is more anxious for your happiness} , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " That is a very pretty speech , but what would [you]_{344-lady laura} do for [my]_329-phineas happiness ? Indeed , what is it possible that [you]_{344-lady laura} should do ? [I]_329-phineas mean it as no rebuke when [I]_329-phineas say that [my]_329-phineas happiness or unhappiness is a matter as to which [you]_{344-lady laura} will soon become perfectly indifferent . "_{[329-phineas]} " Why should [you]_329-phineas say so , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Because it is natural that it should be so . [You]_{344-lady laura} and [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} might have been [friends]_7328-friends . Not that [you]_{344-lady laura} will be , because [you]_{344-lady laura} are unlike each other in all [your]_{344-lady laura} ways . But it might have been so . "_{[329-phineas]} " And are not [you]_{344-lady laura} and [I]_329-phineas to be [friends]_7328-friends ? "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas asked . " No . In a very few months [you]_{344-lady laura} will not think of telling [me]_329-phineas what are [your]_{344-lady laura} desires or what [your]_{344-lady laura} sorrows ; - and as for [me]_329-phineas , it will be out of the question that [I]_329-phineas should tell mine to [you]_{344-lady laura} . How can [you]_{344-lady laura} be [[my]_329-phineas friend]_{922-my friend} ? "_{[329-phineas]} " If [you]_{344-lady laura} were not quite sure of [my]_329-phineas friendship , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , [you]_{344-lady laura} would not speak to [me]_329-phineas as [you]_{344-lady laura} are speaking now . "_{[329-phineas]} Still [he]_329-phineas did not look at [her]_4035-she , but lay with [his]_329-phineas face supported on [his]_329-phineas hands , and [his]_329-phineas eyes turned away upon [the lake]_{8408-the lake} . But [she]_4035-she , where [she]_4035-she was sitting , could see [him]_329-phineas , and was aided by [her]_4035-she sight in making comparisons in [her]_4035-she mind between [the two men who had been [[her]_4035-she lovers]_{4038-her lovers} , - between [him]_329-phineas whom [she]_4035-she had taken and [him]_329-phineas whom [she]_4035-she had left]_{4037-the two men who had been her lovers , - between him whom she had taken and him whom she had left} . There was something in the hard , dry , unsympathising , unchanging virtues of [[her]_4035-she husband]_{968-her husband} which almost revolted [her]_4035-she . [He]_329-phineas had not a fault , but [she]_4035-she had tried [him]_329-phineas at every point and had been able to strike no spark of fire from [him]_329-phineas . Even by disobeying [she]_4035-she could produce no heat , - only an access of firmness . How would it have been with [her]_4035-she had [she]_4035-she thrown all ideas of fortune to the winds , and linked [her]_4035-she lot to that of [the young Phoebus who was lying at [her]_4035-she feet]_{4040-the young phoebus who was lying at her feet} ? If [she]_4035-she had ever loved [any one]_{7313-any one} [she]_4035-she had loved [him]_329-phineas . And [she]_4035-she had not thrown away [her]_4035-she love for money . So [she]_4035-she swore to [herself]_4035-she over and over again , trying to console [herself]_4035-she in [her]_4035-she cold unhappiness . [She]_4035-she had married [a rich man]_{1893-a rich man} in order that [she]_4035-she might be able to do something in [the world]_{756-the world} ; - and now that [she]_4035-she was [[this rich man]_{4044-this rich man} 's wife]_{4045-this rich man 's wife} [she]_4035-she found that [she]_4035-she could do nothing . [The rich man]_{4046-the rich man} thought it to be quite enough for [her]_4035-she to sit at [home]_754-home and look after [his]_{4046-the rich man} welfare . In the meantime [young [Phoebus]_563-phoebus]_{4048-young phoebus} , - [[her]_4035-she Phoebus]_{4049-her phoebus} as [he]_{4048-young phoebus} had been once , - was thinking altogether of [some one else]_{934-some one else} . " [Phineas]_329-phineas , "_[4035-she] [she]_4035-she said , slowly , " [I]_4035-she have in [you]_329-phineas such perfect confidence that [I]_4035-she will tell [you]_329-phineas the truth ; - as [one man]_{8376-one man} may tell it to another . [I]_4035-she wish [you]_329-phineas would go from here . "_[4035-she] " What , at once ? "_{[4049-her phoebus]} " Not to - day , or to - morrow . Stay here now till the election ; but do not return . [He]_{4046-the rich man} will ask [you]_329-phineas to come , and press [you]_329-phineas hard , and will be hurt ; - for , strange to say , with all [his]_{4046-the rich man} coldness , [he]_{4046-the rich man} really likes [you]_329-phineas . [He]_{4046-the rich man} has a pleasure in seeing [you]_329-phineas here . But [he]_{4046-the rich man} must not have that pleasure at the expense of trouble to [me]_4035-she . "_[4035-she] " And why is it a trouble to [you]_4054-i ? "_[4051-he] [he]_4051-he asked . [Men]_1025-men are [such fools]_{4053-such fools} ; - so awkward , so unready , with [their]_1025-men wits ever behind the occasion by a dozen seconds or so ! As soon as the words were uttered , [he]_4051-he knew that they should not have been spoken . " Because [I]_4054-i am [a fool]_{8087-a fool} , "_[4054-i] [she]_4054-i said . " Why else ? Is not that enough for [you]_4051-he ? "_[4054-i] " [Laura]_{344-lady laura} - , "_[4051-he] [he]_4051-he said . " No , - no ; [I]_4054-i will have none of that . [I]_4054-i am [a fool]_{8087-a fool} , but not such a fool as to suppose that any cure is to be found there . "_[4054-i] " Only say what [I]_4054-i can do for [you]_4051-he , though it be with [my]_4054-i entire life , and [I]_4054-i will do it . "_[4054-i] " [You]_4051-he can do nothing , - except to keep away from [me]_4054-i . "_[4054-i] " Are [you]_4051-he earnest in telling [me]_4054-i that ? "_[4054-i] Now at last [he]_4051-he had turned [himself]_4051-he round and was looking at [her]_4054-i , and as [he]_4051-he looked [he]_4051-he saw the hat of [a man]_{749-a man} appearing up [the path]_{8447-the path} , and immediately afterwards the face . It was the hat and face of [the laird of [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter}]_{1907-the laird of loughlinter} . " Here is [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , in a tone of voice not devoid of dismay and trouble . " So [I]_{344-lady laura} perceive , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . But there was no dismay or trouble in the tone of [her]_{344-lady laura} voice . In the countenance of [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} , as [he]_{404-loughlinter} approached closer , there was not much to be read , - only , perhaps , some slight addition of gloom , or rather , perhaps , of that frigid propriety of moral demeanour for which [he]_{404-loughlinter} had always been conspicuous , which had grown upon [him]_{404-loughlinter} at [his]_{404-loughlinter} marriage , and which had been greatly increased by the double action of being made [a Cabinet Minister]_{7336-a cabinet minister} and being garrotted . " [I]_{404-loughlinter} am glad that [your]_{947-his wife} headache is better , "_{[404-loughlinter]} [he]_{404-loughlinter} said to [[his]_{404-loughlinter} wife]_{947-his wife} , who had risen from [her]_{947-his wife} seat to meet [him]_{404-loughlinter} . [Phineas]_329-phineas also had risen , and was now looking somewhat sheepish where [he]_329-phineas stood . " [I]_{947-his wife} came out because it was worse , "_{[947-his wife]} [she]_{947-his wife} said . " It irritated [me]_{947-his wife} so that [I]_{947-his wife} could not stand [the house]_{929-the house} any longer . "_{[947-his wife]} " [I]_{947-his wife} will send to [Callender]_{564-callender} for [Dr. Macnuthrie]_{565-dr. macnuthrie} . "_{[947-his wife]} " Pray do nothing of the kind , [Robert]_{343-mr. kennedy} . [I]_{947-his wife} do not want [Dr. Macnuthrie]_{565-dr. macnuthrie} at all . "_{[947-his wife]} " Where there is illness , medical advice is always expedient . "_{[947-his wife]} " [I]_{947-his wife} am not ill . A headache is not illness . "_{[947-his wife]} " [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} had thought it was , "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , very drily . " At any rate , [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} would rather not have [Dr. Macnuthrie]_{565-dr. macnuthrie} . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " [I]_{947-his wife} am sure it can not do [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} any good to climb up here in the heat of the sun . Had [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} been here long , [Finn]_329-phineas ? "_{[947-his wife]} " All the morning ; - here , or hereabouts . [I]_{947-his wife} clambered up from [the lake]_{8408-the lake} and had a book in [my]_{947-his wife} pocket . "_{[947-his wife]} " And [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} happened to come across [him]_{565-dr. macnuthrie} by accident ? "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} asked . There was something so simple in the question that its very simplicity proved that there was no suspicion . " Yes ; - by chance , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " But [every one at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter}]_{9471-every one at loughlinter} always comes up here . If [any one]_{7313-any one} ever were missing whom [I]_{344-lady laura} wanted to find , this is where [I]_{344-lady laura} should look . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} am going on towards [Linter forest]_{9473-linter forest} to meet [Blane]_566-blane , "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . [Blane]_566-blane was [the gamekeeper]_{4060-the gamekeeper} . " If [you]_329-phineas do n't mind the trouble , [Finn]_329-phineas , [I]_566-blane wish [you]_329-phineas 'd take [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} down to [the house]_{929-the house} . Do not let [her]_{344-lady laura} stay out in the heat . [I]_566-blane will take care that [somebody]_{1569-somebody} goes over to [Callender]_{564-callender} for [Dr. Macnuthrie]_{565-dr. macnuthrie} . "_[566-blane] Then [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} went on , and [Phineas]_329-phineas was left with the charge of taking [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} back to [the house]_{929-the house} . When [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} 's hat had first appeared coming up [the walk]_{4062-the walk} , [Phineas]_329-phineas had been ready to proclaim [himself]_329-phineas prepared for any devotion in the service of [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . Indeed , [he]_329-phineas had begun to reply with criminal tenderness to the indiscreet avowal which [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} had made to [him]_329-phineas . But [he]_329-phineas felt now , after what had just occurred in [the husband]_{2242-the husband} 's presence , that any show of tenderness , - of criminal tenderness , - was impossible . The absence of all suspicion on the part of [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} had made [Phineas]_329-phineas feel that [he]_329-phineas was bound by all social laws to refrain from such tenderness . [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} began to descend the path before [him]_329-phineas without a word ; - and went on , and on , as though [she]_{344-lady laura} would have reached [the house]_{929-the house} without speaking , had [he]_329-phineas not addressed [her]_{344-lady laura} . " Does [your]_{344-lady laura} head still pain [you]_{344-lady laura} ? "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas asked . " Of course it does . "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} suppose [he]_329-phineas is right in saying that [you]_{344-lady laura} should not be out in the heat . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} do not know . It is not worth while to think about that . [He]_329-phineas sends [me]_{344-lady laura} in , and so of course [I]_{344-lady laura} must go . And [he]_329-phineas tells [you]_{344-lady laura} to take [me]_{344-lady laura} , and so of course [you]_{344-lady laura} must take [me]_{344-lady laura} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Would [you]_329-phineas wish that [I]_329-phineas should let [you]_329-phineas go alone ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Yes , [I]_{344-lady laura} would . Only [he]_329-phineas will be sure to find it out ; and [you]_{344-lady laura} must not tell [him]_329-phineas that [you]_{344-lady laura} left [me]_{344-lady laura} at [my]_{344-lady laura} request . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Do [you]_329-phineas think that [I]_329-phineas am afraid of [him]_329-phineas ? "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Yes ; - [I]_329-phineas think [you]_329-phineas are . [I]_329-phineas know that [I]_329-phineas am , and that [papa]_7260-papa is ; and that [[his]_7260-papa mother]_{769-his mother} hardly dares to call [her]_{769-his mother} soul [her]_{769-his mother} own . [I]_329-phineas do not know why [you]_329-phineas should escape . "_{[329-phineas]} " [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} is nothing to [me]_329-phineas . "_{[329-phineas]} " [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} is something to [me]_329-phineas , and so [I]_329-phineas suppose [I]_329-phineas had better go on . And now [I]_329-phineas shall have [that horrid man from [the little town]_{9479-the little town}]_{9478-that horrid man from the little town} pawing [me]_329-phineas and covering everything with snuff , and bidding [me]_329-phineas take Scotch physic , - which seems to increase in quantity and nastiness as doses in [England]_26-england decrease . And [he]_{9478-that horrid man from the little town} will stand over [me]_329-phineas to see that [I]_329-phineas take it . "_{[329-phineas]} " What ; - [the doctor from [Callender]_{564-callender}]_{9480-the doctor from callender} ? "_{[329-phineas]} " No ; - but [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} will . If [he]_{9478-that horrid man from the little town} advised [me]_329-phineas to have a hole in [my]_329-phineas glove mended , [he]_{9478-that horrid man from the little town} would ask [me]_329-phineas before [he]_{9478-that horrid man from the little town} went to bed whether it was done . [He]_{9478-that horrid man from the little town} never forgot anything in [his]_{9478-that horrid man from the little town} life , and was never unmindful of anything . That [I]_329-phineas think will do , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . [You]_329-phineas have brought [me]_329-phineas out from the trees , and that may be taken as bringing [me]_329-phineas [home]_754-home . [We]_9482-we shall hardly get scolded if [we]_9482-we part here . Remember what [I]_329-phineas told [you]_329-phineas up above . And remember also that it is in [your]_329-phineas power to do nothing else for [me]_329-phineas . Good - bye . "_{[329-phineas]} So [he]_4065-he turned away towards [the lake]_{8408-the lake} , and let [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} go across [the wide lawn]_{4067-the wide lawn} to [the house]_{929-the house} by [herself]_{344-lady laura} . [He]_4065-he had failed altogether in [his]_4065-he intention of telling [[his]_4065-he friend]_{857-his friend} of [his]_4065-he love for [Violet]_{331-mrs. low} , and had come to perceive that [he]_4065-he could not for the present carry out that intention . After what had passed it would be impossible for [him]_4065-he to go to [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} with a passionate tale of [his]_4065-he longing for [Violet Effingham]_351-violet . If [he]_4065-he were even to speak to [her]_{344-lady laura} of love at all , it must be quite of another love than that . But [he]_4065-he never would speak to [her]_{344-lady laura} of love ; nor , - as [he]_4065-he felt quite sure , - would [she]_{344-lady laura} allow [him]_4065-he to do so . But what astounded [him]_4065-he most as [he]_4065-he thought of the interview which had just passed , was the fact that [the Lady Laura whom [he]_4065-he had known , - whom [he]_4065-he had thought [he]_4065-he had known]_{344-lady laura} , - should have become so subject to [such a man]_{892-such a man} as [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , [a man whom [he]_4065-he had despised as being weak , irresolute , and without a purpose]_{4071-a man whom he had despised as being weak , irresolute , and without a purpose} ! For the day or two that [he]_4065-he remained at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , [he]_4065-he watched [the family]_{3996-the family} closely , and became aware that [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} had been right when [she]_{344-lady laura} declared that [[her]_{344-lady laura} father]_{7464-her father} was afraid of [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . " [I]_{733-the earl} shall follow [you]_329-phineas almost immediately , "_{[733-the earl]} said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} confidentially to [Phineas]_329-phineas , when [the candidate for [the borough]_{865-the borough}]_{4075-the candidate for the borough} took [his]_329-phineas departure from [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} . " [I]_{733-the earl} do n't like to be [there]_7300-there just when the election is going on , but [I]_{733-the earl} 'll be at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby to receive [you]_329-phineas the day afterwards . "_{[733-the earl]} [Phineas]_329-phineas took [his]_329-phineas leave from [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , with a warm expression of friendship on the part of [[his]_329-phineas host]_{8446-his host} , and from [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} with a mere touch of the hand . [He]_329-phineas tried to say a word ; but [she]_{344-lady laura} was sullen , or , if not , [she]_{344-lady laura} put on some mood like to sullenness , and said never a word to [him]_329-phineas . On the day after the departure of [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas for [Loughton]_10-loughton [Lady Laura Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} still had a headache . [She]_{344-lady laura} had complained of a headache ever since [she]_{344-lady laura} had been at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , and [Dr. Macnuthrie]_{565-dr. macnuthrie} had been over more than once . " [I]_{968-her husband} wonder what it is that ails [you]_{344-lady laura} , "_{[968-her husband]} said [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} , standing over [her]_{344-lady laura} in [[her]_{344-lady laura} own sitting - room up - stairs]_{4079-her own sitting - room up - stairs} . It was [a pretty room]_{4080-a pretty room} , looking away to [the mountains]_{1831-the mountains} , with just a glimpse of [the lake]_{8408-the lake} to be caught from the window , and [it]_{4080-a pretty room} had been prepared for [her]_{344-lady laura} with all the skill and taste of an accomplished upholsterer . [She]_{344-lady laura} had selected [the room]_{7501-the room} for [herself]_{344-lady laura} soon after [her]_{344-lady laura} engagement , and had thanked [[her]_{344-lady laura} future husband]_{4084-her future husband} with [her]_{344-lady laura} sweetest smile for giving [her]_{344-lady laura} the choice . [She]_{344-lady laura} had thanked [him]_{968-her husband} and told [him]_{968-her husband} that [she]_{344-lady laura} always meant to be happy , - so happy in [that room]_{2494-that room} ! [He]_{968-her husband} was [a man not much given to romance]_{4086-a man not much given to romance} , but [he]_{968-her husband} thought of this promise as [he]_{968-her husband} stood over [her]_{344-lady laura} and asked after [her]_{344-lady laura} health . As far as [he]_{968-her husband} could see [she]_{344-lady laura} had never been even comfortable since [she]_{344-lady laura} had been at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} . A shadow of the truth came across [his]_{968-her husband} mind . Perhaps [[his]_{968-her husband} wife]_{947-his wife} was bored . If so , what was to be the future of [his]_{968-her husband} life and of [hers]_{344-lady laura} ? [He]_{968-her husband} went up to [London]_6-london every year , and to Parliament , as a duty ; and then , during some period of the recess , would have [[his]_{968-her husband} house full of [guests]_4089-guests]_{4088-his house full of guests} , - as another duty . But [his]_{968-her husband} happiness was to consist in such hours as these which seemed to inflict upon [[his]_{968-her husband} wife]_{947-his wife} the penalty of a continual headache . A shadow of the truth came upon [him]_{968-her husband} . What if [[his]_{968-her husband} wife]_{947-his wife} did not like living quietly at [home]_754-home as the mistress of [[[her]_{947-his wife} husband]_{968-her husband} 's house]_{4094-her husband 's house} ? What if a headache was always to be the result of a simple performance of domestic duties ? More than a shadow of truth had come upon [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} [herself]_{344-lady laura} . The dark cloud created by the entire truth was upon [her]_{344-lady laura} , making everything black and wretched around [her]_{344-lady laura} . [She]_{344-lady laura} had asked [herself]_{344-lady laura} a question or two , and had discovered that [she]_{344-lady laura} had no love for [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} , that the kind of life which [he]_{968-her husband} intended to exact from [her]_{344-lady laura} was insupportable to [her]_{344-lady laura} , and that [she]_{344-lady laura} had blundered and fallen in [her]_{344-lady laura} entrance upon life . [She]_{344-lady laura} perceived that [[her]_{344-lady laura} father]_{7464-her father} had already become weary of [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , and that , lonely and sad as [he]_{968-her husband} would be at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby by [himself]_{968-her husband} , it was [his]_{968-her husband} intention to repudiate the idea of making [a home at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter}]_{4097-a home at loughlinter} . Yes ; - [she]_{344-lady laura} would be deserted by [everyone]_{4098-everyone} , except of course by [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} ; and then - Then [she]_{344-lady laura} would throw [herself]_{344-lady laura} on some early morning into [the lake]_{8408-the lake} , for life would be insupportable . " [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} wonder what it is that ails [you]_{344-lady laura} , "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . " Nothing serious . One ca n't always help having a headache , [you]_{344-lady laura} know . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " [I]_4101-i do n't think [you]_{344-lady laura} take enough exercise , [Laura]_{344-lady laura} . [I]_4101-i would propose that [you]_{344-lady laura} should walk four miles every day after breakfast . [I]_4101-i will always be ready to accompany [you]_{344-lady laura} . [I]_4101-i have spoken to [Dr. Macnuthrie]_{565-dr. macnuthrie} - "_[4101-i] " [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} hate [Dr. Macnuthrie]_{565-dr. macnuthrie} . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " Why should [you]_{344-lady laura} hate [Dr. Macnuthrie]_{565-dr. macnuthrie} , [Laura]_{344-lady laura} ? "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " How can [I]_4101-i tell why ? [I]_4101-i do . That is quite reason enough why [you]_{344-lady laura} should not send for [him]_{565-dr. macnuthrie} to [me]_4101-i . "_[4101-i] " [You]_{344-lady laura} are unreasonable , [Laura]_{344-lady laura} . [One]_1102-one chooses [a doctor]_{7743-a doctor} on account of [his]_1102-one reputation in [his]_1102-one profession , and that of [Dr. Macnuthrie]_{565-dr. macnuthrie} stands high . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} do not want [any doctor]_{9486-any doctor} . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " But if [you]_{344-lady laura} are ill , [[my]_4101-i dear]_{7306-my dear} - "_[4101-i] " [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} am not ill . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " But [you]_{344-lady laura} said [you]_{344-lady laura} had a headache . [You]_{344-lady laura} have said so for the last ten days . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " Having a headache is not being ill . [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} only wish [you]_{344-lady laura} would not talk of it , and then perhaps [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} should get rid of it . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " [I]_4101-i can not believe that . Headache in nine cases out of ten comes from the stomach . "_[4101-i] Though [he]_4101-i said this , - saying it because it was the common - place common - sense sort of thing to say , still at the very moment there was the shadow of the truth before [his]_4101-i eyes . What if this headache meant simple dislike to [him]_4101-i , and to [his]_4101-i modes of life ? " It is nothing of that sort , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , impatient at having [her]_{344-lady laura} ailment inquired into with so much accuracy . " Then what is it ? [You]_{344-lady laura} can not think that [I]_{344-lady laura} can be happy to hear [you]_{344-lady laura} complaining of headache every day , - making it an excuse for absolute idleness . "_{[344-lady laura]} " What is it that [you]_{344-lady laura} want [me]_{344-lady laura} to do ? "_{[344-lady laura]} [she]_{344-lady laura} said , jumping up from [her]_{344-lady laura} seat . " Set [me]_{344-lady laura} a task , and if [I]_{344-lady laura} do n't go mad over it , [I]_{344-lady laura} 'll get through it . There are the account books . Give them to [me]_{344-lady laura} . [I]_{344-lady laura} do n't suppose [I]_{344-lady laura} can see the figures , but [I]_{344-lady laura} 'll try to see them . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [Laura]_{344-lady laura} , this is unkind of [you]_{344-lady laura} , - and ungrateful . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Of course ; - it is everything that is bad . What a pity that [you]_{344-lady laura} did not find it out last year ! Oh dear , oh dear ! what am [I]_{344-lady laura} to do ? "_{[344-lady laura]} Then [she]_{344-lady laura} threw [herself]_{344-lady laura} down upon the sofa , and put both [her]_{344-lady laura} hands up to [her]_{344-lady laura} temples . " [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} will send for [Dr. Macnuthrie]_{565-dr. macnuthrie} at once , "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , walking towards the door very slowly , and speaking as slowly as [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} walked . " No ; - do no such thing , "_{[344-lady laura]} [she]_{344-lady laura} said , springing to [her]_{344-lady laura} feet again and intercepting [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} before [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} reached the door . " If [he]_{565-dr. macnuthrie} comes [I]_{344-lady laura} will not see [him]_{565-dr. macnuthrie} . [I]_{344-lady laura} give [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} [my]_{344-lady laura} word that [I]_{344-lady laura} will not speak to [him]_{565-dr. macnuthrie} if [he]_{565-dr. macnuthrie} comes . [You]_{343-mr. kennedy} do not understand , "_{[344-lady laura]} [she]_{344-lady laura} said ; " [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} do not understand at all . "_{[344-lady laura]} " What is it that [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} ought to understand ? "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} asked . " That [a woman]_{1381-a woman} does not like to be bothered . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} made no reply at once , but stood there twisting the handle of the door , and collecting [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} thoughts . " Yes , "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} said [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} at last ; " [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} am beginning to find that out ; - and to find out also what it is that bothers [a woman]_{1381-a woman} , as [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} call it . [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} can see now what it is that makes [your]_{343-mr. kennedy} head ache . It is not the stomach . [You]_{343-mr. kennedy} are quite right there . It is the prospect of a quiet decent life , to which would be attached the performance of certain homely duties . [Dr. Macnuthrie]_{565-dr. macnuthrie} is [a learned man]_{9490-a learned man} , but [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} doubt whether [he]_{565-dr. macnuthrie} can do anything for such a malady . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " [You]_{343-mr. kennedy} are quite right , [Robert]_{343-mr. kennedy} ; [he]_{565-dr. macnuthrie} can do nothing . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " It is a malady [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} must cure for [yourself]_{343-mr. kennedy} , [Laura]_{344-lady laura} ; - and which is to be cured by perseverance . If [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} can bring [yourself]_{343-mr. kennedy} to try - "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " But [I]_4102-i can not bring [myself]_4102-i to try at all , "_[4102-i] [she]_4102-i said . " Do [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} mean to tell [me]_4102-i , [Laura]_{344-lady laura} , that [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} will make no effort to do [your]_{343-mr. kennedy} duty as [[my]_4102-i wife]_{8524-my wife} ? "_[4102-i] " [I]_4103-he mean to tell [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} that [I]_4103-he will not try to cure a headache by doing sums . That is all that [I]_4103-he mean to say at this moment . If [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} will leave [me]_4103-he for awhile , so that [I]_4103-he may lie down , perhaps [I]_4103-he shall be able to come to dinner . "_[4103-he] [He]_4103-he still hesitated , standing with the door in [his]_4103-he hand . " But if [you]_4103-he go on scolding [me]_4102-i , "_[4102-i] [she]_4102-i continued , " what [I]_4102-i shall do is to go to bed directly [you]_4103-he go away . "_[4102-i] [He]_4103-he hesitated for a moment longer , and then left [the room]_{7501-the room} without another word . CHAPTER XXXIII [[Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} 's Grievance [[Our]_4106-our hero]_{1068-our hero}]_{4105-mr. slide 's grievance our hero} was elected [member for [Loughton]_10-loughton]_{4108-member for loughton} without any trouble to [him]_{1068-our hero} or , as far as [he]_{1068-our hero} could see , to [any one else]_{1223-any one else} . [He]_{1068-our hero} made one speech from a small raised booth that was called a platform , and that was all that [he]_{1068-our hero} was called upon to do . [Mr. Grating]_{558-mr. grating} made a speech in proposing [him]_{1068-our hero} , and [Mr. Shortribs]_{559-shortribs} another in seconding [him]_{1068-our hero} ; and these were all the speeches that were required . The thing seemed to be so very easy that [he]_4103-he was afterwards almost offended when [he]_4103-he was told that the bill for so insignificant a piece of work came to L247 13s . 9d . [He]_4103-he had seen no occasion for spending even the odd forty - seven pounds . But then [he]_4103-he was [member for [Loughton]_10-loughton]_{4108-member for loughton} ; and as [he]_4103-he passed the evening alone at [the inn]_{7779-the inn} , having dined in company with [Messrs. Grating]_{567-messrs. grating} , [Shortribs]_{559-shortribs} , and [sundry other influential electors]_{4112-sundry other influential electors} , [he]_4103-he began to reflect that , after all , it was not so very great a thing to be [a member of Parliament]_{7334-a member of parliament} . It almost seemed that that which had come to [him]_4103-he so easily could not be of much value . On the following day [he]_4103-he went to [the castle]_{8407-the castle} , and was there when [the Earl]_{733-the earl} arrived . [[They]_4116-they two]_{4117-they two} were alone together , and [the Earl]_{733-the earl} was very kind to [him]_4103-he . " So [you]_4103-he had [no opponent]_{9492-no opponent} after all , "_{[4119-the great man of loughton]} said [the great man of [Loughton]_10-loughton]_{4119-the great man of loughton} , with a slight smile . " Not the ghost of [another candidate]_{9493-another candidate} . "_{[4119-the great man of loughton]} " [I]_329-phineas did not think there would be . [They]_9494-they have tried it once or twice and have always failed . There are only [one or two in [the place]_{1437-the place} who like to go one way just because [[their]_9494-they neighbours]_{9497-their neighbours} go the other . But , in truth , there is no conservative feeling in [the place]_{1437-the place}]_{9495-one or two in the place who like to go one way just because their neighbours go the other . but , in truth , there is no conservative feeling in the place} ! "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas , although [he]_329-phineas was at the present moment [the member for [Loughton]_10-loughton [himself]_329-phineas]_{4120-the member for loughton himself} , could not but enjoy the joke of this . Could there be any liberal feeling in such a place , or , indeed , any political feeling whatsoever ? Would not [Messrs. Grating]_{567-messrs. grating} and [Shortribs]_{559-shortribs} have done just the same had it happened that [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} had been [a Tory peer]_{4121-a tory peer} ? " [They]_9494-they all seemed to be very obliging , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , in answer to [the Earl]_{733-the earl} . " Yes , [they]_9494-they are . There is n't [a house in [the town]_{866-the town}]_{9499-a house in the town} , [you]_{733-the earl} know , let for longer than seven years , and most of [them]_9494-they merely from year to year . And , do [you]_{733-the earl} know , [I]_329-phineas have n't [a farmer on [the property]_{9502-the property}]_{9501-a farmer on the property} with a lease , - not one ; and [they]_{9501-a farmer on the property} do n't want leases . [They]_{9501-a farmer on the property} know [they]_{9501-a farmer on the property} 're safe . But [I]_329-phineas do like [the people round [me]_329-phineas]_{9503-the people round me} to be of the same way of thinking as [myself]_329-phineas about politics . "_{[329-phineas]} On the second day after dinner , - the last evening of [Finn]_329-phineas 's visit to [Saulsby]_127-saulsby , - [the Earl]_{733-the earl} fell suddenly into a confidential conversation about [[his]_{733-the earl} daughter]_{7468-his daughter} and [[his]_{733-the earl} son]_{775-his son} , and about [Violet Effingham]_351-violet . So sudden , indeed , and so confidential was the conversation , that [Phineas]_329-phineas was almost silenced for awhile . A word or two had been said about [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , of the beauty of [the place]_{1437-the place} and of the vastness of [the property]_{9502-the property} . " [I]_{332-lord brentford} am almost afraid , "_{[332-lord brentford]} said [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} , " that [Laura]_{344-lady laura} is not happy [there]_7300-there . "_{[332-lord brentford]} " [I]_329-phineas hope [she]_{344-lady laura} is , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " [He]_{404-loughlinter} is so hard and dry , and what [I]_329-phineas call exacting . That is just the word for it . Now [Laura]_{344-lady laura} has never been used to that . With [me]_329-phineas [she]_{344-lady laura} always had [her]_{344-lady laura} own way in everything , and [I]_329-phineas always found [her]_{344-lady laura} fit to have it . [I]_329-phineas do not understand why [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} should treat [her]_{344-lady laura} differently . "_{[329-phineas]} " Perhaps it is the temper of [the man]_{7504-the man} . "_{[332-lord brentford]} " Temper , yes ; but what a bad prospect is that for [her]_{344-lady laura} ! And [she]_{344-lady laura} , too , has a temper , and so [he]_{7504-the man} will find if [he]_{7504-the man} tries [her]_{344-lady laura} too far . [I]_{332-lord brentford} can not stand [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} . [I]_{332-lord brentford} told [Laura]_{344-lady laura} so fairly . It is one of [those houses in which [a man]_{749-a man} can not call [his]_{749-a man} hours [his]_{749-a man} own]_{9507-those houses in which a man can not call his hours his own} . [I]_{332-lord brentford} told [Laura]_{344-lady laura} that [I]_{332-lord brentford} could not undertake to remain [there]_7300-there for above a day or two . "_{[332-lord brentford]} " It is very sad , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Yes , indeed ; it is sad for [her]_{344-lady laura} , [poor girl]_{9510-poor girl} ; and very sad for [me]_329-phineas too . [I]_329-phineas have [no one else]_{7523-no one else} but [Laura]_{344-lady laura} , - literally [no one]_{939-no one} ; and now [I]_329-phineas am divided from [her]_{344-lady laura} ! It seems that [she]_{344-lady laura} has been taken as much away from [me]_329-phineas as though [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} lived in [China]_207-china . [I]_329-phineas have lost [them]_9514-them both now ! "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_{332-lord brentford} hope not , [[my]_{332-lord brentford} lord]_{7277-my lord} . "_{[332-lord brentford]} " [I]_{332-lord brentford} say [I]_{332-lord brentford} have . As to [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , [I]_{332-lord brentford} can perceive that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} becomes more and more indifferent to [me]_{332-lord brentford} every day . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} thinks of [me]_{332-lord brentford} only as a man in [his]_{463-lord chiltern} way who [must die some day and may die soon]_{9516-must die some day and may die soon} . "_{[332-lord brentford]} " [You]_{332-lord brentford} wrong [him]_{463-lord chiltern} , [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} . "_{[332-lord brentford]} " [I]_{332-lord brentford} do not wrong [him]_{463-lord chiltern} at all . Why has [he]_{463-lord chiltern} answered every offer [I]_{332-lord brentford} have made [him]_{463-lord chiltern} with so much insolence as to make it impossible for [me]_{332-lord brentford} to put [myself]_{332-lord brentford} into further communion with [him]_{463-lord chiltern} ? "_{[332-lord brentford]} " [He]_{463-lord chiltern} thinks that [you]_{332-lord brentford} have wronged [him]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_{[332-lord brentford]} " Yes ; - because [I]_{332-lord brentford} have been unable to shut [my]_{332-lord brentford} eyes to [his]_{463-lord chiltern} mode of living . [I]_{332-lord brentford} was to go on paying [his]_{463-lord chiltern} debts , and taking no other notice whatsoever of [his]_{463-lord chiltern} conduct ! "_{[332-lord brentford]} " [I]_{332-lord brentford} do not think [he]_{463-lord chiltern} is in debt now . "_{[332-lord brentford]} " Because [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} sister]_{1119-his sister} the other day spent every shilling of [her]_{1119-his sister} fortune in paying [them]_9518-them . [She]_{1119-his sister} gave [him]_{463-lord chiltern} L40,000 ! Do [you]_{332-lord brentford} think [she]_{1119-his sister} would have married [Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} but for that ? [I]_{332-lord brentford} do n't . [I]_{332-lord brentford} could not prevent [her]_{1119-his sister} . [I]_{332-lord brentford} had said that [I]_{332-lord brentford} would not cripple [my]_{332-lord brentford} remaining years of life by raising the money , and [I]_{332-lord brentford} could not go back from [my]_{332-lord brentford} word . "_{[332-lord brentford]} " [You]_{332-lord brentford} and [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} might raise the money between [you]_{332-lord brentford} . "_{[332-lord brentford]} " It would do no good now . [She]_{1119-his sister} has married [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , and the money is nothing to [her]_{1119-his sister} or to [him]_{463-lord chiltern} . [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} might have put things right by marrying [Miss Effingham]_351-violet if [he]_{463-lord chiltern} pleased . "_{[332-lord brentford]} " [I]_{332-lord brentford} think [he]_{463-lord chiltern} did [his]_{463-lord chiltern} best there . "_{[332-lord brentford]} " No ; - [he]_{463-lord chiltern} did [his]_{463-lord chiltern} worst . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} asked [her]_{1119-his sister} to be [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} wife]_{947-his wife} as [a man]_{749-a man} asks for a railway - ticket or a pair of gloves , which [he]_{463-lord chiltern} buys with a price ; and because [she]_{1119-his sister} would not jump into [his]_{463-lord chiltern} mouth [he]_{463-lord chiltern} gave it up . [I]_{332-lord brentford} do n't believe [he]_{463-lord chiltern} even really wanted to marry [her]_{1119-his sister} . [I]_{332-lord brentford} suppose [he]_{463-lord chiltern} has some disreputable connection to prevent it . "_{[332-lord brentford]} " Nothing of the kind . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} would marry [her]_{1119-his sister} to - morrow if [he]_{463-lord chiltern} could . [My]_{332-lord brentford} belief is that [Miss Effingham]_351-violet is sincere in refusing [him]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_{[332-lord brentford]} " [I]_{332-lord brentford} do n't doubt [her]_351-violet sincerity . "_{[332-lord brentford]} " And that [she]_351-violet will never change . "_{[332-lord brentford]} " Ah , well ; [I]_{332-lord brentford} do n't agree with [you]_{332-lord brentford} , and [I]_{332-lord brentford} daresay [I]_{332-lord brentford} know [them]_9521-them both better than [you]_{332-lord brentford} do . But everything goes against [me]_{332-lord brentford} . [I]_{332-lord brentford} had set [my]_{332-lord brentford} heart upon it , and therefore of course [I]_{332-lord brentford} shall be disappointed . What is [he]_{463-lord chiltern} going to do this autumn ? "_{[332-lord brentford]} " [He]_{463-lord chiltern} is yachting now . "_{[332-lord brentford]} " And who are with [him]_{463-lord chiltern} ? "_{[332-lord brentford]} " [I]_{332-lord brentford} think [the boat]_{1152-the boat} belongs to [Captain Colepepper]_{568-captain colepepper} . "_{[332-lord brentford]} " [The greatest blackguard in all [England]_26-england]_{9523-the greatest blackguard in all england} ! [A man who shoots pigeons and rides steeple - chases]_{9524-a man who shoots pigeons and rides steeple - chases} ! And the worst of [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} is this , that even if [he]_{463-lord chiltern} did n't like [the man]_{7504-the man} , and if [he]_{463-lord chiltern} were tired of this sort of life , [he]_{463-lord chiltern} would go on just the same because [he]_{463-lord chiltern} thinks it a fine thing not to give way . "_{[332-lord brentford]} This was so true that [Phineas]_329-phineas did not dare to contradict the statement , and therefore said nothing . " [I]_{733-the earl} had some faint hope , "_{[733-the earl]} continued [the Earl]_{733-the earl} , " while [Laura]_{344-lady laura} could always watch [him]_{463-lord chiltern} ; because , in [his]_{463-lord chiltern} way , [he]_{463-lord chiltern} was fond of [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} sister]_{1119-his sister} . But that is all over now . [She]_{344-lady laura} will have enough to do to watch [herself]_{344-lady laura} ! "_{[733-the earl]} [Phineas]_329-phineas had felt that [the Earl]_{733-the earl} had put [him]_329-phineas down rather sharply when [he]_{733-the earl} had said that [Violet]_351-violet would never accept [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , and [he]_329-phineas was therefore not a little surprised when [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} spoke again of [Miss Effingham]_351-violet the following morning , holding in [his]_{332-lord brentford} hand a letter which [he]_{332-lord brentford} had just received from [her]_351-violet . " [They]_9527-they are to be at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} on the tenth , "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas said , " and [she]_{344-lady laura} purposes to come here for a couple of nights on [her]_{344-lady laura} way . "_{[329-phineas]} " [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} and all ? "_{[332-lord brentford]} " Well , yes ; [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} and all . [I]_329-phineas am not very fond of [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} , but [I]_329-phineas will put up with [her]_{341-lady baldock} for a couple of days for the sake of having [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} . [She]_{341-lady baldock} is more like [a child of [my]_329-phineas own]_{9528-a child of my own} now than [anybody else]_{1419-anybody else} . [I]_329-phineas shall not see [her]_{341-lady baldock} all the autumn afterwards . [I]_329-phineas can not stand [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} . "_{[329-phineas]} " It will be better when [the house]_{929-the house} is full . "_{[329-phineas]} " [You]_329-phineas will be [there]_7300-there , [I]_{332-lord brentford} suppose ? "_{[332-lord brentford]} " Well , no ; [I]_329-phineas think not , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " [You]_329-phineas have had enough of it , have [you]_329-phineas ? "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas made no reply to this , but smiled slightly . " By Jove , [I]_{733-the earl} do n't wonder at it , "_{[733-the earl]} said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} . [Phineas]_329-phineas , who would have given all [he]_329-phineas had in [the world]_{756-the world} to be staying in [the same country house]_{4132-the same country house} with [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , could not explain how it had come to pass that [he]_329-phineas was obliged to absent [himself]_329-phineas . " [I]_{733-the earl} suppose [you]_329-phineas were asked ? "_{[733-the earl]} said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} . " Oh , yes , [I]_{733-the earl} was asked . Nothing can be kinder than they are . "_{[733-the earl]} " [Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} told [me]_{733-the earl} that [you]_329-phineas were coming as a matter of course . "_{[733-the earl]} " [I]_329-phineas explained to [him]_{404-loughlinter} after that , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , " that [I]_329-phineas should not return . [I]_329-phineas shall go over to [Ireland]_25-ireland . [I]_329-phineas have a deal of hard reading to do , and [I]_329-phineas can get through it [there]_7300-there without interruption . "_{[329-phineas]} [He]_329-phineas went up from [Saulsby]_127-saulsby to [London]_6-london on that day , and found [himself]_329-phineas quite alone in [[Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} 's lodgings]_{7762-mrs. bunce 's lodgings} . [I]_0-i mean not only that [he]_329-phineas was alone at [[his]_329-phineas lodgings]_{7887-his lodgings} , but [he]_329-phineas was alone at [[his]_329-phineas club]_{7415-his club} , and alone in [the streets]_{2393-the streets} . July was not quite over , and yet [all the birds of passage]_{4138-all the birds of passage} had migrated . [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , by [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} short session , had half ruined [the [London]_6-london tradesmen]_{4139-the london tradesmen} , and had changed the summer mode of life of [all those who account [themselves]_{4140-all those who account themselves to be anybody} to be [anybody]_7318-anybody]_{4140-all those who account themselves to be anybody} . [Phineas]_329-phineas , as [he]_329-phineas sat alone in [[his]_329-phineas room]_{9153-his room} , felt [himself]_329-phineas to be [nobody]_1350-nobody . [He]_329-phineas had told [the Earl]_{733-the earl} that [he]_329-phineas was going to [Ireland]_25-ireland , and to [Ireland]_25-ireland [he]_329-phineas must go ; - because [he]_329-phineas had nothing else to do . [He]_329-phineas had been asked indeed to join one or two parties in [their]_4145-their autumn plans . [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} had wanted [him]_329-phineas to go to [the Pyrenees]_{4146-the pyrenees} , and [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} had suggested that [he]_329-phineas should join [the yacht]_{4147-the yacht} ; - but neither plan suited [him]_329-phineas . It would have suited [him]_329-phineas to be at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} with [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , but [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} was [a barred house to [him]_329-phineas]_{4148-a barred house to him} . [[His]_329-phineas old friend]_{7633-his old friend} , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , had told [him]_329-phineas not to come thither , explaining , with sufficient clearness , [her]_{344-lady laura} reasons for excluding [him]_329-phineas from the number of [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} 's guests . As [he]_329-phineas thought of it the past scenes of [his]_329-phineas life became very marvellous to [him]_329-phineas . Twelve months since [he]_329-phineas would have given all [the world]_{756-the world} for a word of love from [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , and had barely dared to hope that such a word , at some future day , might possibly be spoken . Now such a word had in truth been spoken , and it had come to be simply a trouble to [him]_329-phineas . [She]_{344-lady laura} had owned to [him]_329-phineas , - for , in truth , such had been the meaning of [her]_{344-lady laura} warning to [him]_329-phineas , - that , though [she]_{344-lady laura} had married [another man]_{2246-another man} , [she]_{344-lady laura} had loved and did love [him]_329-phineas . But in thinking of this [he]_329-phineas took no pride in it . It was not till [he]_329-phineas had thought of it long that [he]_329-phineas began to ask [himself]_329-phineas whether [he]_329-phineas might not be justified in gathering from what happened some hope that [Violet]_351-violet also might learn to love [him]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas had thought so little of [himself]_329-phineas as to have been afraid at first to press [his]_329-phineas suit with [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . Might [he]_329-phineas not venture to think more of [himself]_329-phineas , having learned how far [he]_329-phineas had succeeded ? But how was [he]_329-phineas to get at [Violet Effingham]_351-violet ? From the moment at which [he]_329-phineas had left [Saulsby]_127-saulsby [he]_329-phineas had been angry with [himself]_329-phineas for not having asked [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} to allow [him]_329-phineas to remain [there]_7300-there till after the Baldock party should have gone on to [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} . [The Earl]_{733-the earl} , who was very lonely in [[his]_329-phineas house]_{1694-his house} , would have consented at once . [Phineas]_329-phineas , indeed , was driven to confess to [himself]_329-phineas that success with [Violet]_351-violet would at once have put an end to all [his]_329-phineas friendship with [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} ; - as also to all [his]_329-phineas friendship with [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . [He]_329-phineas would , in such case , be bound in honour to vacate [his]_329-phineas seat and give back [Loughton]_10-loughton to [[his]_329-phineas offended patron]_{4156-his offended patron} . But [he]_329-phineas would have given up much more than [his]_329-phineas seat for [Violet Effingham]_351-violet ! At present , however , [he]_329-phineas had no means of getting at [her]_351-violet to ask [her]_351-violet the question . [He]_329-phineas could hardly go to [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} in opposition to the wishes of [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . A little adventure happened to [him]_329-phineas in [London]_6-london which somewhat relieved the dulness of the days of the first week in August . [He]_329-phineas remained in [London]_6-london till the middle of August , half resolving to rush down to [Saulsby]_127-saulsby when [Violet Effingham]_351-violet should be [there]_7300-there , - endeavouring to find some excuse for such a proceeding , but racking [his]_329-phineas brains in vain , - and then there came about [his]_329-phineas little adventure . The adventure was commenced by the receipt of the following letter : - Banner of [the People Office]_{4158-the people office} , 3rd August , 186 - . [MY]_0-i DEAR [FINN]_329-phineas , [I]_0-i must say [I]_0-i think [you]_329-phineas have treated [me]_0-i badly , and without that sort of brotherly fairness which [we]_4159-we on the public press expect from [one another]_{1843-one another} . However , perhaps [we]_4159-we can come to an understanding , and if so , things may yet go smoothly . Give [me]_0-i a turn and [I]_0-i am not at all adverse to give [you]_329-phineas one . Will [you]_329-phineas come to [me]_0-i here , or shall [I]_0-i call upon [you]_329-phineas ? [Yours]_329-phineas always , [Q. S. Phineas]_{569-q. s. phineas} was not only surprised , but disgusted also , at the receipt of this letter . [He]_329-phineas could not imagine what was the deed by which [he]_329-phineas had offended [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} . [He]_329-phineas thought over all the circumstances of [his]_329-phineas short connection with [the People]_{731-the people} 's Banner , but could remember nothing which might have created offence . But [his]_329-phineas disgust was greater than [his]_329-phineas surprise . [He]_329-phineas thought that [he]_329-phineas had done nothing and said nothing to justify [Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} in calling [him]_329-phineas " dear [Finn]_329-phineas . "_{[329-phineas]} [He]_329-phineas , who had [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} 's secret in [his]_329-phineas keeping ; [he]_329-phineas who hoped to be [the possessor of [Violet Effingham]_351-violet 's affections]_{4162-the possessor of violet effingham 's affections} , - [he]_329-phineas to be called " dear [Finn]_329-phineas "_{[329-phineas]} by such a one as [Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} ! [He]_329-phineas soon made up [his]_329-phineas mind that [he]_329-phineas would not answer the note , but would go at once to [the People 's Banner office]_{4163-the people 's banner office} at the hour at which [Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} was always there . [He]_329-phineas certainly would not write to " [dear Slide]_{345-mr. slide} ; "_{[329-phineas]} and , until [he]_329-phineas had heard something more of this cause of offence , [he]_329-phineas would not make [an enemy]_{4164-an enemy} for ever by calling [the man]_{7504-the man} " [dear Sir]_{9533-dear sir} . "_{[329-phineas]} [He]_329-phineas went to [the office of the People 's Banner]_{3349-the office of the people 's banner} , and found [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} ensconced in a little glass cupboard , writing an article for the next day 's copy . " [I]_329-phineas suppose [you]_{345-mr. slide} 're very busy , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , inserting [himself]_329-phineas with some difficulty on to a little stool in the corner of the cupboard . " Not so particular but what [I]_329-phineas 'm glad to see [you]_{345-mr. slide} . [You]_{345-mr. slide} shoot , do n't [you]_{345-mr. slide} ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Shoot ! "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . It could not be possible that [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} was intending , after this abrupt fashion , to propose a duel with pistols . " Grouse and pheasants , and them sort of things ? "_{[345-mr. slide]} asked [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} . " Oh , ah ; [I]_{345-mr. slide} understand . Yes , [I]_{345-mr. slide} shoot sometimes . "_{[345-mr. slide]} " Is it the 12th or 20th for grouse in [Scotland]_136-scotland ? "_{[345-mr. slide]} " The 12th , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " What makes [you]_{345-mr. slide} ask that just now ? "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_329-phineas 'm doing a letter about it , - advising [men]_1025-men not to shoot too many of the young birds , and showing that [they]_1025-men 'll have none next year if [they]_1025-men do . [I]_329-phineas had [a fellow]_{1195-a fellow} here just now who knew all about it , and [he]_{1195-a fellow} put down a lot ; but [I]_329-phineas forgot to make [him]_{1195-a fellow} tell [me]_329-phineas the day of beginning . What 's a good place to date from ? "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas suggested [Callender]_{564-callender} or [Stirling]_209-stirling . " [[Stirling]_209-stirling 's too much of [a town]_{9537-a town}]_{9536-stirling 's too much of a town} , is n't it ? [Callender]_{564-callender} sounds better for game , [I]_329-phineas think . "_{[329-phineas]} So the letter which was to save [the young grouse]_{4167-the young grouse} was dated from [Callender]_{564-callender} ; and [Mr. Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} having written the word , threw down [his]_{345-mr. slide} pen , came off [his]_{345-mr. slide} stool , and rushed at once at [his]_{345-mr. slide} subject . " Well , now , [Finn]_329-phineas , "_{[345-mr. slide]} [he]_{345-mr. slide} said , " do n't [you]_329-phineas know that [you]_329-phineas 've treated [me]_{345-mr. slide} badly about [Loughton]_10-loughton ? "_{[345-mr. slide]} " Treated [you]_329-phineas badly about [Loughton]_10-loughton ! "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas , as [he]_329-phineas repeated the words , was quite in the dark as to [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} 's meaning . Did [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} intend to convey a reproach because [Phineas]_329-phineas had not personally sent some tidings of the election to [the People]_{731-the people} 's Banner ? " Very badly , "_{[345-mr. slide]} said [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} , with [his]_{345-mr. slide} arms akimbo , - " very badly indeed ! [Men on the press together]_{9538-men on the press together} do expect that [they]_{9538-men on the press together} 're to be stuck by , and not thrown over . Damn it , [I]_{345-mr. slide} say ; what 's the good of [a brotherhood]_{9539-a brotherhood} if it ai n't to be [brotherhood]_{9540-brotherhood} ? "_{[345-mr. slide]} " Upon [my]_329-phineas word , [I]_329-phineas do n't know what [you]_{345-mr. slide} mean , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Did n't [I]_{345-mr. slide} tell [you]_{345-mr. slide} that [I]_{345-mr. slide} had [Loughton]_10-loughton in [[my]_{345-mr. slide} heye]_{9541-my heye} ? "_{[345-mr. slide]} said [Quintus]_{345-mr. slide} . " Oh - h ! "_{[345-mr. slide]} " It 's very well to say ho , and look guilty , but did n't [I]_{345-mr. slide} tell [you]_{345-mr. slide} ? "_{[345-mr. slide]} " [I]_{345-mr. slide} never heard such nonsense in [my]_{345-mr. slide} life . "_{[345-mr. slide]} " Nonsense ? "_{[345-mr. slide]} " How on earth could [you]_{345-mr. slide} have stood for [Loughton]_10-loughton ? What interest would [you]_{345-mr. slide} have there ? [You]_{345-mr. slide} could not even have found [an elector]_{9542-an elector} to propose [you]_{345-mr. slide} . "_{[345-mr. slide]} " Now , [I]_{345-mr. slide} 'll tell [you]_{345-mr. slide} what [I]_{345-mr. slide} 'll do , [Finn]_329-phineas . [I]_{345-mr. slide} think [you]_{345-mr. slide} have thrown [me]_{345-mr. slide} over most shabby , but [I]_{345-mr. slide} wo n't stand about that . [You]_{345-mr. slide} shall have [Loughton]_10-loughton this session if [you]_{345-mr. slide} 'll promise to make way for [me]_{345-mr. slide} after the next election . If [you]_{345-mr. slide} 'll agree to that , [we]_9543-we 'll have [a special leader]_{9544-a special leader} to say how well [Lord]_9545-lord What's - [his]_9545-lord - name has done with [the borough]_{865-the borough} ; and [we]_9543-we 'll be [your]_{345-mr. slide} horgan through the whole session . "_{[345-mr. slide]} " [I]_{345-mr. slide} never heard such nonsense in [my]_{345-mr. slide} life . In the first place , [Loughton]_10-loughton is safe to be in the schedule of [reduced boroughs]_{9547-reduced boroughs} . [It]_10-loughton will be thrown into [the county]_{1004-the county} , or joined with [a group]_{9549-a group} . "_{[345-mr. slide]} " [I]_{345-mr. slide} 'll stand the chance of that . Will [you]_{345-mr. slide} agree ? "_{[345-mr. slide]} " Agree ! No ! It 's the most absurd proposal that was ever made . [You]_{345-mr. slide} might as well ask [me]_{345-mr. slide} whether [I]_{345-mr. slide} would agree that [you]_{345-mr. slide} should go to heaven . Go to [heaven]_1530-heaven if [you]_{345-mr. slide} can , [I]_{345-mr. slide} should say . [I]_{345-mr. slide} have not the slightest objection . But it 's nothing to [me]_{345-mr. slide} . "_{[345-mr. slide]} " Very well , "_{[345-mr. slide]} said [Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} . " Very well ! Now [we]_9551-we understand [each other]_{7264-each other} , and that 's all that [I]_{345-mr. slide} desire . [I]_{345-mr. slide} think that [I]_{345-mr. slide} can show [you]_{345-mr. slide} what it is to come among [gentlemen of the press]_{9553-gentlemen of the press} , and then to throw [them]_{9553-gentlemen of the press} over . Good morning . "_{[345-mr. slide]} [Phineas]_329-phineas , quite satisfied at the result of the interview as regarded [himself]_329-phineas , and by no means sorry that there should have arisen a cause of separation between [Mr. Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} and [his]_{345-mr. slide} " dear [Finn]_329-phineas , "_{[345-mr. slide]} shook off a little dust from [his]_329-phineas foot as [he]_329-phineas left [the office of [the People]_{731-the people} 's Banner]_{3349-the office of the people 's banner} , and resolved that in future [he]_329-phineas would attempt to make no connection in that direction . As [he]_329-phineas returned [home]_754-home [he]_329-phineas told [himself]_329-phineas that [a member of Parliament]_{7334-a member of parliament} should be altogether independent of the press . On the second morning after [his]_329-phineas meeting with [[his]_329-phineas late friend]_{4173-his late friend} , [he]_329-phineas saw the result of [his]_329-phineas independence . There was a startling article , a tremendous article , showing the pressing necessity of immediate reform , and proving the necessity by an illustration of the borough - mongering rottenness of the present system . When [such a patron as [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford}]_{4174-such a patron as lord brentford} , - [himself]_{332-lord brentford} [a Cabinet Minister]_{7336-a cabinet minister} with a sinecure , - could by [his]_{332-lord brentford} mere word put into [the House]_{929-the house} such a stick as [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , - [a man who had struggled to stand on [his]_329-phineas legs before [the Speaker]_{8305-the speaker}]_{4177-a man who had struggled to stand on his legs before the speaker} , but had wanted both the courage and the capacity , nothing further could surely be wanted to prove that the Reform Bill of 1832 required to be supplemented by some more energetic measure . [Phineas]_329-phineas laughed as [he]_329-phineas read the article , and declared to [himself]_329-phineas that the joke was a good joke . But , nevertheless , [he]_329-phineas suffered . [Mr. Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} , when [he]_{345-mr. slide} was really anxious to use [his]_{345-mr. slide} thong earnestly , could generally raise a wale . CHAPTER XXXIV Was [He]_329-phineas Honest ? On the 10th of August , [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas did return to [Loughton]_10-loughton . [He]_329-phineas went down by [the mail train]_{4179-the mail train} on the night of the 10th , having telegraphed to [the inn]_{7779-the inn} for a bed , and was up eating [his]_329-phineas breakfast in [that hospitable house]_{4181-that hospitable house} at nine o'clock . [The landlord]_{2814-the landlord} and [landlady]_{4183-landlady} with all [[their]_4184-their staff]_{4185-their staff} were at a loss to imagine what had brought down [[their]_4184-their member]_{4186-their member} again so quickly to [[his]_329-phineas borough]_{3333-his borough} ; but [the reader]_{1125-the reader} , who will remember that [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} with [[her]_{341-lady baldock} daughter]_{8271-her daughter} and [Violet Effingham]_351-violet were to pass the 11th of the month at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby , may perhaps be able to make a guess on the subject . [Phineas]_329-phineas had been thinking of making this sudden visit to [Loughton]_10-loughton ever since [he]_329-phineas had been up in [town]_7455-town , but [he]_329-phineas could suggest to [himself]_329-phineas no reason to be given to [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} for [his]_329-phineas sudden reappearance . [The Earl]_{733-the earl} had been very kind to [him]_329-phineas , but [he]_{733-the earl} had said nothing which could justify [[his]_{733-the earl} young friend]_{8384-his young friend} in running in and out of [Saulsby Castle]_{210-saulsby castle} at pleasure , without invitation and without notice . [Phineas]_329-phineas was so well aware of this [himself]_329-phineas that often as [he]_329-phineas had half resolved during the last ten days to return to [Saulsby]_127-saulsby , so often had [he]_329-phineas determined that [he]_329-phineas could not do so . [He]_329-phineas could think of no excuse . Then the heavens favoured [him]_329-phineas , and [he]_329-phineas received a letter from [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , in which there was a message for [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} . " If [you]_{733-the earl} see [[my]_{332-lord brentford} father]_{7296-my father} , tell [him]_{7296-my father} that [I]_{332-lord brentford} am ready at any moment to do what is necessary for raising the money for [Laura]_{344-lady laura} . "_{[332-lord brentford]} Taking this as [his]_329-phineas excuse [he]_329-phineas returned to [Loughton]_10-loughton . As chance arranged it , [he]_329-phineas met [the Earl]_{733-the earl} standing on the great steps before [[his]_329-phineas own castle]_{4194-his own castle} doors . " What , [Finn]_329-phineas ; is this [you]_329-phineas ? [I]_{733-the earl} thought [you]_329-phineas were in [Ireland]_25-ireland . "_{[733-the earl]} " Not yet , [[my]_329-phineas lord]_{7277-my lord} , as [you]_{733-the earl} see . "_{[329-phineas]} Then [he]_329-phineas opened [his]_329-phineas budget at once , and blushed at [his]_329-phineas own hypocrisy as [he]_329-phineas went on with [his]_329-phineas story . [He]_329-phineas had , [he]_329-phineas said , felt the message from [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} to be so all - important that [he]_329-phineas could not bring [himself]_329-phineas to go over to [Ireland]_25-ireland without delivering it . [He]_329-phineas urged upon [the Earl]_{733-the earl} that [he]_329-phineas might learn from this how anxious [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was to effect a reconciliation . When it occurred to [him]_329-phineas , [he]_329-phineas said , that there might be a hope of doing anything towards such an object , [he]_329-phineas could not go to [Ireland]_25-ireland leaving the good work behind [him]_329-phineas . In love and war all things are fair . So [he]_329-phineas declared to [himself]_329-phineas ; but as [he]_329-phineas did so [he]_329-phineas felt that [his]_329-phineas story was so weak that it would hardly gain for [him]_329-phineas an admittance into [the Castle]_{8407-the castle} . In this [he]_329-phineas was completely wrong . [The Earl]_{733-the earl} , swallowing the bait , put [his]_{733-the earl} arm through that of [the intruder]_{4198-the intruder} , and , walking with [him]_{733-the earl} through the paths of the shrubbery , at length confessed that [he]_{733-the earl} would be glad to be reconciled to [[his]_{733-the earl} son]_{775-his son} if it were possible . " Let [him]_{463-lord chiltern} come here , and [she]_351-violet shall be here also , "_{[733-the earl]} said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} , speaking of [Violet]_351-violet . To this [Phineas]_329-phineas could say nothing out loud , but [he]_329-phineas told [himself]_329-phineas that all should be fair between [them]_4201-them . [He]_329-phineas would take no dishonest advantage of [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . [He]_329-phineas would give [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} the whole message as it was given to [him]_329-phineas by [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} . But should it so turn out that [he]_329-phineas [himself]_329-phineas got an opportunity of saying to [Violet]_351-violet all that [he]_329-phineas had come to say , and should it also turn out , - an event which [he]_329-phineas acknowledged to [himself]_329-phineas to be most unlikely , - that [Violet]_351-violet did not reject [him]_329-phineas , then how could [he]_329-phineas write [his]_329-phineas letter to [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} ? So [he]_329-phineas resolved that the letter should be written before [he]_329-phineas saw [Violet]_351-violet . But how could [he]_329-phineas write such a letter and instantly afterwards do that which would be false to the spirit of a letter so written ? Could [he]_329-phineas bid [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} come [home]_754-home to woo [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , and instantly go forth to woo [her]_351-violet for [himself]_329-phineas ? [He]_329-phineas found that [he]_329-phineas could not do so , - unless [he]_329-phineas told the whole truth to [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . In no other way could [he]_329-phineas carry out [his]_329-phineas project and satisfy [his]_329-phineas own idea of what was honest . [The Earl]_{733-the earl} bade [him]_329-phineas send to [the hotel]_{4204-the hotel} for [his]_329-phineas things . " [The Baldock people]_{8244-the baldock people} are all here , [you]_{733-the earl} know , but [they]_{8244-the baldock people} go very early to - morrow . "_{[733-the earl]} Then [Phineas]_329-phineas declared that [he]_329-phineas also must return to [London]_6-london very early on the morrow ; - but in the meantime [he]_329-phineas would go to [the inn]_{7779-the inn} and fetch [his]_329-phineas things . [The Earl]_{733-the earl} thanked [him]_329-phineas again and again for [his]_329-phineas generous kindness ; and [Phineas]_329-phineas , blushing as [he]_329-phineas received the thanks , went back and wrote [his]_329-phineas letter to [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . It was an elaborate letter , written , as regards the first and larger portion of it , with words intended to bring [the prodigal son]_{4207-the prodigal son} back to [[the father]_{8247-the father} 's home]_{4209-the father 's home} . And everything was said about [Miss Effingham]_351-violet that could or should have been said . Then , on the last page , [he]_329-phineas told [his]_329-phineas own story . " Now , "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas said , " [I]_329-phineas must speak of [myself]_329-phineas : "_{[329-phineas]} - and [he]_329-phineas went on to explain to [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} , in the plainest language that [he]_329-phineas could use , [his]_329-phineas own position . " [I]_329-phineas have loved [her]_351-violet , "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas said , " for six months , and [I]_329-phineas am here with the express intention of asking [her]_351-violet to take [me]_329-phineas . The chances are ten to one that [she]_351-violet refuses [me]_329-phineas . [I]_329-phineas do not deprecate [your]_{857-his friend} anger , - if [you]_{857-his friend} choose to be angry . But [I]_329-phineas am endeavouring to treat [you]_{857-his friend} well , and [I]_329-phineas ask [you]_{857-his friend} to do the same by [me]_329-phineas . [I]_329-phineas must convey to [you]_{857-his friend} [[your]_{857-his friend} father]_{1238-your father} 's message , and after doing so [I]_329-phineas can not address [myself]_329-phineas to [Miss Effingham]_351-violet without telling [you]_{857-his friend} . [I]_329-phineas should feel [myself]_329-phineas to be false were [I]_329-phineas to do so . In the event , - the probable , nay , almost certain event of [my]_329-phineas being refused , - [I]_329-phineas shall trust [you]_{857-his friend} to keep [my]_329-phineas secret . Do not quarrel with [me]_329-phineas if [you]_{857-his friend} can help it ; - but if [you]_{857-his friend} must [I]_329-phineas will be ready . "_{[329-phineas]} Then [he]_4211-he posted the letter and went up to [the Castle]_{211-the castle} . [He]_4211-he had only the one day for [his]_4211-he action , and [he]_4211-he knew that [Violet]_351-violet was watched by [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} as by [a dragon]_{4212-a dragon} . [He]_4211-he was told that [the Earl]_{733-the earl} was out with [the young ladies]_{4214-the young ladies} , and was shown to [[his]_4211-he room]_{9153-his room} . On going to [the drawing - room]_{1115-the drawing - room} [he]_4211-he found [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} , with whom [he]_4211-he had been , to a certain degree , [a favourite]_{4217-a favourite} , and was soon deeply engaged in a conversation as to the practicability of shutting up all the breweries and distilleries by Act of Parliament . But lunch relieved [him]_4211-he , and brought [the young ladies]_{4214-the young ladies} in at two . [Miss Effingham]_351-violet seemed to be really glad to see [him]_4211-he , and even [Miss Boreham]_{570-miss boreham} , [[Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} 's daughter]_{4219-lady baldock 's daughter} , was very gracious to [him]_4211-he . For [the Earl]_{733-the earl} had been speaking well of [[his]_{733-the earl} young member]_{4221-his young member} , and [Phineas]_329-phineas had in a way grown into the good graces of [sober and discreet people]_{4222-sober and discreet people} . After lunch [they]_4223-they were to ride ; - [the Earl]_{733-the earl} , that is , and [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} . [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} and [[her]_{341-lady baldock} daughter]_{8271-her daughter} were to have [the carriage]_{3034-the carriage} . " [I]_{733-the earl} can mount [you]_329-phineas , [Finn]_329-phineas , if [you]_329-phineas would like it , "_{[733-the earl]} said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} . " Of course [he]_{733-the earl} 'll like it , "_{[341-lady baldock]} said [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} ; " do [you]_{733-the earl} suppose [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas will object to ride with [me]_{341-lady baldock} in [Saulsby Woods]_{212-saulsby woods} ? It wo n't be the first time , will it ? "_{[341-lady baldock]} " [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} , "_{[341-lady baldock]} said [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} , " [you]_{341-lady baldock} have the most singular way of talking . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " [I]_{341-lady baldock} suppose [I]_{341-lady baldock} have , "_{[341-lady baldock]} said [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} ; " but [I]_{341-lady baldock} do n't think [I]_{341-lady baldock} can change it now . [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas knows [me]_{341-lady baldock} too well to mind it much . "_{[341-lady baldock]} It was past five before [they]_4228-they were on horseback , and up to that time [Phineas]_329-phineas had not found [himself]_329-phineas alone with [Violet Effingham]_351-violet for a moment . [They]_4228-they had sat together after lunch in [the dining - room]_{7698-the dining - room} for nearly an hour , and had sauntered into [the hall]_{8209-the hall} and knocked about the billiard balls , and then stood together at the open doors of [a conservatory]_{4231-a conservatory} . But [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} or [Miss Boreham]_{570-miss boreham} had always been [there]_7300-there . Nothing could be more pleasant than [Miss Effingham]_351-violet 's words , or more familiar than [her]_351-violet manner to [Phineas]_329-phineas . [She]_351-violet had expressed strong delight at [his]_329-phineas success in getting a seat in [Parliament]_{49-parliament} , and had talked to [him]_329-phineas about [the Kennedys]_{557-the kennedys} as though [they]_4228-they had created some special bond of union between [her]_351-violet and [Phineas]_329-phineas which ought to make [them]_4228-they intimate . But , for all that , [she]_351-violet could not be got to separate [herself]_351-violet from [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} ; - and when [she]_351-violet was told that if [she]_351-violet meant to ride [she]_351-violet must go and dress [herself]_351-violet , [she]_351-violet went at once . But [he]_329-phineas thought that [he]_329-phineas might have a chance on horseback ; and after [they]_4228-they had been out about half an hour , chance did favour [him]_329-phineas . For awhile [he]_329-phineas rode behind with [the carriage]_{3034-the carriage} , calculating that by [his]_329-phineas so doing [the Earl]_{733-the earl} would be put off [his]_{733-the earl} guard , and would be disposed after awhile to change places with [him]_329-phineas . And so it fell out . At a certain fall of ground in [the park]_{7798-the park} , where [the road]_{2811-the road} turned round and crossed [a bridge]_{4237-a bridge} over [the little river]_{4238-the little river} , [the carriage]_{3034-the carriage} came up with the first two horses , and [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} spoke a word to [the Earl]_{733-the earl} . Then [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} pulled up , allowing [the vehicle]_{4241-the vehicle} to pass [the bridge]_{8448-the bridge} first , and in this way [she]_{341-lady baldock} and [Phineas]_329-phineas were brought together , - and in this way [they]_4228-they rode on . But [he]_329-phineas was aware that [he]_329-phineas must greatly increase the distance between [them]_4228-they and [the others of [their]_4228-they party]_{4243-the others of their party} before [he]_329-phineas could dare to plead [his]_329-phineas suit , and even were that done [he]_329-phineas felt that [he]_329-phineas would not know how to plead it on horseback . [They]_4228-they had gone on some half mile in this way when [they]_4228-they reached a spot on which a green ride led away from [the main road]_{4244-the main road} through the trees to the left . " [You]_329-phineas remember [this place]_{1905-this place} , do [you]_329-phineas not ? "_{[341-lady baldock]} said [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} . [Phineas]_329-phineas declared that [he]_329-phineas remembered it well . " [I]_329-phineas must go round by [[the woodman]_{9559-the woodman} 's cottage]_{9560-the woodman 's cottage} . [You]_329-phineas wo n't mind coming ? "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas said that [he]_329-phineas would not mind , and trotted on to tell [them]_4228-they in [the carriage]_{3034-the carriage} . " Where is [she]_{341-lady baldock} going ? "_{[329-phineas]} asked [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} ; and then , when [Phineas]_329-phineas explained , [she]_{341-lady baldock} begged [the Earl]_{733-the earl} to go back to [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} . [The Earl]_{733-the earl} , feeling the absurdity of this , declared that [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} knew [her]_{341-lady baldock} way very well [herself]_{341-lady baldock} , and thus [Phineas]_329-phineas got [his]_329-phineas opportunity . [They]_4228-they rode on almost without speaking for nearly a mile , cantering through the trees , and then [they]_4228-they took another turn to the right , and came upon [the cottage]_{4248-the cottage} . [They]_4228-they rode to the door , and spoke a word or two to [the woman there]_{4249-the woman there} , and then passed on . " [I]_{341-lady baldock} always come here when [I]_{341-lady baldock} am at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby , "_{[341-lady baldock]} said [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} , " that [I]_{341-lady baldock} may teach [myself]_{341-lady baldock} to think kindly of [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " [I]_329-phineas understand it all , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " [He]_{463-lord chiltern} used to be so nice ; - and is so still , [I]_329-phineas believe , only that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} has taught [himself]_{463-lord chiltern} to be so rough . Will [he]_{463-lord chiltern} ever change , do [you]_329-phineas think ? "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas knew that in this emergency it was [his]_329-phineas especial duty to be honest . " [I]_329-phineas think [he]_{463-lord chiltern} would be changed altogether if [we]_9561-we could bring [him]_{463-lord chiltern} [here]_1224-here , - so that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} should live among [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} friends]_{750-his friends} . "_{[329-phineas]} " Do [you]_329-phineas think [he]_{463-lord chiltern} would ? [We]_9561-we must put [our]_9561-we heads together , and do it . Do n't [you]_4250-you think that it is to be done ? "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas replied that [he]_329-phineas thought it was to be done . " [I]_329-phineas 'll tell [you]_4250-you the truth at once , [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas said . " [You]_4250-you can do it by a single word . "_{[329-phineas]} " Yes ; - yes ; "_[4250-you] [she]_4250-you said ; " but [I]_4250-you do not mean that ; - without that . It is absurd , [you]_4250-you know , that [a father]_{7284-a father} should make such a condition as that . "_[4250-you] [Phineas]_329-phineas said that [he]_329-phineas thought it was absurd ; and then [they]_4251-they rode on again , cantering through the wood . [He]_329-phineas had been bold to speak to [her]_4250-you about [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} as [he]_329-phineas had done , and [she]_4250-you had answered just as [he]_329-phineas would have wished to be answered . But how could [he]_329-phineas press [his]_329-phineas suit for [himself]_329-phineas while [she]_4250-you was cantering by [his]_329-phineas side ? Presently [they]_4251-they came to rough ground over which [they]_4251-they were forced to walk , and [he]_329-phineas was close by [her]_4250-you side . " [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , "_[4250-you] [she]_4250-you said , " [I]_4250-you wonder whether [I]_4250-you may ask a question ? "_[4250-you] " Any question , "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas replied . " Is there any quarrel between [you]_4250-you and [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} ? "_[4250-you] " None . "_[4250-you] " Or between [you]_4250-you and [him]_329-phineas ? "_[4250-you] " No ; - none . [We]_4251-they are greater allies than ever . "_[4250-you] " Then why are [you]_4250-you not going to be at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} ? [She]_4250-you has written to [me]_329-phineas expressly saying [you]_4250-you would not be [there]_7300-there . "_{[329-phineas]} [He]_329-phineas paused a moment before [he]_329-phineas replied . " It did not suit , "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas said at last . " It is a secret then ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Yes ; - it is a secret . [You]_4250-you are not angry with [me]_4250-you ? "_[4250-you] " Angry ; no . "_[4250-you] " It is not a secret of [my]_4250-you own , or [I]_4250-you should not keep it from [you]_4250-you . "_[4250-you] " Perhaps [I]_4252-i can guess it , "_[4252-i] [she]_4252-i said . " But [I]_4252-i will not try . [I]_4252-i will not even think of it . "_[4252-i] " The cause , whatever it be , has been full of sorrow to [me]_4250-you . [I]_4250-you would have given [my]_4250-you left hand to have been at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} this autumn . "_[4250-you] " Are [you]_4250-you so fond of it ? "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_329-phineas should have been staying there with [you]_4252-i , "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas said . [He]_329-phineas paused , and for a moment there was no word spoken by either of [them]_4253-them ; but [he]_329-phineas could perceive that the hand in which [she]_4252-i held [her]_4252-i whip was playing with [her]_4252-i horse 's mane with a nervous movement . " When [I]_4252-i found how it must be , and that [I]_4252-i must miss [you]_4252-i , [I]_4252-i rushed down here that [I]_4252-i might see [you]_4252-i for a moment . And now [I]_4252-i am [here]_1224-here [I]_4252-i do not dare to speak to [you]_4252-i of [myself]_4252-i . "_[4252-i] [They]_4253-them were now beyond [the rocks]_{4254-the rocks} , and [Violet]_351-violet , without speaking a word , again put [her]_351-violet horse into a trot . [He]_329-phineas was by [her]_351-violet side in a moment , but [he]_329-phineas could not see [her]_351-violet face . " Have [you]_351-violet not a word to say to [me]_329-phineas ? "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas asked . " No ; - no ; - no ; "_[351-violet] [she]_351-violet replied , " not a word when [you]_329-phineas speak to [me]_351-violet like that . There is [the carriage]_{3034-the carriage} . Come ; - [we]_4253-them will join [them]_4253-them . "_[351-violet] Then [she]_351-violet cantered on , and [he]_329-phineas followed [her]_351-violet till [they]_4253-them reached [the Earl]_{733-the earl} and [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} and [Miss Boreham]_{570-miss boreham} . " [I]_351-violet have done [my]_351-violet devotions now , "_[351-violet] said [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , " and am ready to return to ordinary life . "_[351-violet] [Phineas]_329-phineas could not find another moment in which to speak to [her]_351-violet . Though [he]_329-phineas spent the evening with [her]_351-violet , and stood over [her]_351-violet as [she]_351-violet sang at [the Earl]_{733-the earl} 's request , and pressed [her]_351-violet hand as [she]_351-violet went to bed , and was up to see [her]_351-violet start in the morning , [he]_329-phineas could not draw from [her]_351-violet either a word or a look . CHAPTER XXXV [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} upon [Reform Phineas Finn]_571-phineas went to [Ireland]_25-ireland immediately after [his]_329-phineas return from [Saulsby]_127-saulsby , having said nothing further to [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , and having heard nothing further from [her]_351-violet than what is recorded in the last chapter . [He]_329-phineas felt very keenly that [his]_329-phineas position was unsatisfactory , and brooded over it all the autumn and early winter ; but [he]_329-phineas could form no plan for improving it . A dozen times [he]_329-phineas thought of writing to [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , and asking for an explicit answer . [He]_329-phineas could not , however , bring [himself]_329-phineas to write the letter , thinking that written expressions of love are always weak and vapid , - and deterred also by a conviction that [Violet]_351-violet , if driven to reply in writing , would undoubtedly reply by a refusal . Fifty times [he]_329-phineas rode again in [his]_329-phineas imagination [his]_329-phineas ride in [Saulsby Wood]_{121-saulsby wood} , and [he]_329-phineas told [himself]_329-phineas as often that [the syren]_{4257-the syren} 's answer to [him]_329-phineas , - [her]_351-violet no , no , no , - had been , of all possible answers , the most indefinite and provoking . The tone of [her]_351-violet voice as [she]_351-violet galloped away from [him]_329-phineas , the bearing of [her]_351-violet countenance when [he]_329-phineas rejoined [her]_351-violet , [her]_351-violet manner to [him]_329-phineas when [he]_329-phineas saw [her]_351-violet start from [the Castle]_{8407-the castle} in the morning , all forbade [him]_329-phineas to believe that [his]_329-phineas words to [her]_351-violet had been taken as an offence . [She]_351-violet had replied to [him]_329-phineas with a direct negative , simply with the word " no ; "_[351-violet] but [she]_351-violet had so said it that there had hardly been any sting in the no ; and [he]_329-phineas had known at the moment that whatever might be the result of [his]_329-phineas suit , [he]_329-phineas need not regard [Violet Effingham]_351-violet as [[his]_329-phineas enemy]_{4259-his enemy} . But the doubt made [his]_329-phineas sojourn in [Ireland]_25-ireland very wearisome to [him]_329-phineas . And there were other matters which tended also to [his]_329-phineas discomfort , though [he]_329-phineas was not left even at this period of [his]_329-phineas life without a continuation of success which seemed to be very wonderful . And , first , [I]_0-i will say a word of [his]_329-phineas discomfort . [He]_329-phineas heard not a line from [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} in answer to the letter which [he]_329-phineas had written to [[his]_329-phineas lordship]_{8711-his lordship} . From [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} [he]_329-phineas did hear frequently . [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} wrote to [him]_329-phineas exactly as though [she]_{344-lady laura} had never warned [him]_329-phineas away from [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , and as though there had been no occasion for such warning . [She]_{344-lady laura} sent [him]_329-phineas letters filled chiefly with politics , saying something also of [the guests at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter}]_{4261-the guests at loughlinter} , something of the game , and just a word or two here and there of [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} . The letters were very good letters , and [he]_329-phineas preserved them carefully . It was manifest to [him]_329-phineas that they were intended to be good letters , and , as such , to be preserved . In one of these , which [he]_329-phineas received about the end of November , [she]_{344-lady laura} told [him]_329-phineas that [[her]_{344-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} was again in [[his]_{7474-her brother} old haunt]_{4264-his old haunt} , at [the Willingford Bull]_{2806-the willingford bull} , and that [he]_{7474-her brother} had sent to [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} for all property of [his]_{7474-her brother} own that had been left there . But there was no word in that letter of [Violet Effingham]_351-violet ; and though [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} did speak more than once of [Violet]_351-violet , [she]_{344-lady laura} always did so as though [Violet]_351-violet were simply [a joint acquaintance of [herself]_351-violet and [[her]_351-violet correspondent]_{4267-her correspondent}]_{4266-a joint acquaintance of herself and her correspondent} . There was no allusion to the existence of any special regard on [his]_329-phineas part for [Miss Effingham]_351-violet . [He]_329-phineas had thought that [Violet]_351-violet might probably tell [[her]_351-violet friend]_{1091-her friend} what had occurred at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby ; - but if [she]_351-violet did so , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} was happy in [her]_{344-lady laura} powers of reticence . [Our hero]_{1068-our hero} was disturbed also when [he]_329-phineas reached [home]_754-home by finding that [Mrs. Flood Jones]_{379-mrs. flood jones} and [Miss Flood Jones]_382-mary had retired from [Killaloe]_5-killaloe for the winter . [I]_0-i do not know whether [he]_329-phineas might not have been more disturbed by the presence of [the young lady]_{4271-the young lady} , for [he]_329-phineas would have found [himself]_329-phineas constrained to exhibit towards [her]_{4271-the young lady} some tenderness of manner ; and any such tenderness of manner would , in [his]_329-phineas existing circumstances , have been dangerous . But [he]_329-phineas was made to understand that [Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary had been taken away from [Killaloe]_5-killaloe because it was thought that [he]_329-phineas had ill - treated [the lady]_{7484-the lady} , and the accusation made [him]_329-phineas unhappy . In the middle of the heat of the last session [he]_329-phineas had received a letter from [[his]_329-phineas sister]_{1119-his sister} , in which some pushing question had been asked as to [his]_329-phineas then existing feeling about poor [Mary]_382-mary . This [he]_329-phineas had answered petulantly . Nothing more had been written to [him]_329-phineas about [Miss Jones]_382-mary , and nothing was said to [him]_329-phineas when [he]_329-phineas reached [home]_754-home . [He]_329-phineas could not , however , but ask after [Mary]_382-mary , and when [he]_329-phineas did ask , the accusation was made again in that quietly severe manner with which , perhaps , most of [us]_4275-us have been made acquainted at some period of [our]_4275-us lives . " [I]_{1119-his sister} think , [Phineas]_329-phineas , "_{[1119-his sister]} said [[his]_329-phineas sister]_{1119-his sister} , " [we]_4275-us had better say nothing about dear [Mary]_382-mary . [She]_382-mary is not here at present , and probably [you]_329-phineas may not see [her]_382-mary while [you]_329-phineas remain with [us]_4275-us . "_{[1119-his sister]} " What 's all that about ? "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas had demanded , - understanding the whole matter thoroughly . Then [[his]_329-phineas sister]_{1119-his sister} had demurely refused to say a word further on the subject , and not a word further was said about [Miss Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary . [They]_4278-they were at [Floodborough]_{50-floodborough} , living , [he]_329-phineas did not doubt , in a very desolate way , - and quite willing , [he]_329-phineas did not doubt also , to abandon [their]_4278-they desolation if [he]_329-phineas would go over there in the manner that would become [him]_329-phineas after what had passed on one or two occasions between [him]_329-phineas and [the young lady]_{4271-the young lady} . But how was [he]_329-phineas to do this with such work on [his]_329-phineas hands as [he]_329-phineas had undertaken ? Now that [he]_329-phineas was in [Ireland]_25-ireland , [he]_329-phineas thought that [he]_329-phineas did love [dear Mary]_382-mary very dearly . [He]_329-phineas felt that [he]_329-phineas had two identities , - that [he]_329-phineas was , as it were , [two separate persons]_{4280-two separate persons} , - and that [he]_329-phineas could , without any real faithlessness , be very much in love with [Violet Effingham]_351-violet in [his]_329-phineas position of [man of fashion]_{4281-man of fashion} and member of Parliament in [England]_26-england , and also warmly attached to [dear little Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary as [an Irishman of [Killaloe]_5-killaloe]_{4282-an irishman of killaloe} . [He]_329-phineas was aware , however , that there was a prejudice against such fulness of heart , and , therefore , resolved sternly that it was [his]_329-phineas duty to be constant to [Miss Effingham]_351-violet . How was it possible that [he]_329-phineas should marry [dear Mary]_382-mary , - [he]_329-phineas , with such extensive jobs of work on [his]_329-phineas hands ! It was not possible . [He]_329-phineas must abandon all thought of making [dear [Mary]_382-mary [his]_329-phineas own]_{4283-dear mary his own} . No doubt [they]_4284-they had been right to remove [her]_382-mary . But , still , as [he]_329-phineas took [his]_329-phineas solitary walks along [the Shannon]_{142-the shannon} , and up on [the hills that overhung [the lake]_{8408-the lake} above [the town]_{866-the town}]_{4285-the hills that overhung the lake above the town} , [he]_329-phineas felt somewhat ashamed of [himself]_329-phineas , and dreamed of giving up Parliament , of leaving [Violet]_351-violet to [some noble suitor]_{4288-some noble suitor} , - to [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , if [she]_{4288-some noble suitor} would take [him]_329-phineas , - and of going to [Floodborough]_{50-floodborough} with an honest proposal that [he]_329-phineas should be allowed to press [Mary]_382-mary to [his]_329-phineas heart . [Miss Effingham]_351-violet would probably reject [him]_329-phineas at last ; whereas [Mary]_382-mary , dear [Mary]_382-mary , would come to [his]_329-phineas heart without a scruple of doubt . [Dear Mary]_382-mary ! In these days of dreaming , [he]_329-phineas told [himself]_329-phineas that , after all , [dear Mary]_382-mary was [his]_329-phineas real love . But , of course , such days were days of dreaming only . [He]_329-phineas had letters in [his]_329-phineas pocket from [Lady Laura Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} which made it impossible for [him]_329-phineas to think in earnest of giving up [Parliament]_{49-parliament} . And then there came a wonderful piece of luck in [his]_329-phineas way . There lived , or had lived , in [the town of]_{4289-the town of} [Galway]_24-galway [a very eccentric old lady]_{4290-a very eccentric old lady} , [one [Miss Marian Persse]_{572-miss marian persse} , who was [the aunt of [Mrs. Finn]_{357-mrs. finn}]_{4292-the aunt of mrs. finn} , the mother of [[our]_4293-our hero]_{1068-our hero}]_{4291-one miss marian persse , who was the aunt of mrs. finn , the mother of our hero} . With [this lady]_{4018-this lady} [Dr. Finn]_{354-dr. finn} had quarrelled persistently ever since [his]_{354-dr. finn} marriage , because [the lady]_{7484-the lady} had expressed [her]_{7484-the lady} wish to interfere in the management of [[his]_{354-dr. finn} family]_{8327-his family} , - offering to purchase such right by favourable arrangements in reference to [her]_{7484-the lady} will . This [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} had resented , and there had been quarrels . [Miss Persse]_{572-miss marian persse} was not [a very rich old lady]_{4299-a very rich old lady} , but [she]_{572-miss marian persse} thought a good deal of [her]_{572-miss marian persse} own money . And now [she]_{572-miss marian persse} died , leaving L3,000 to [[her]_{572-miss marian persse} nephew]_{4300-her nephew} [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas . Another sum of about equal amount [she]_{572-miss marian persse} bequeathed to [a Roman Catholic seminary]_{4301-a roman catholic seminary} ; and thus was [her]_{572-miss marian persse} worldly wealth divided . " [She]_{572-miss marian persse} could n't have done better with it , "_{[827-the old doctor]} said [the old doctor]_{827-the old doctor} ; " and as far as [we]_9568-we are concerned , the windfall is the more pleasant as being wholly unexpected . "_{[827-the old doctor]} In these days [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} was undoubtedly gratified by [[his]_{827-the old doctor} son]_{775-his son} 's success in life , and never said much about the law . [Phineas]_329-phineas in truth did do some work during the autumn , reading blue - books , reading law books , reading perhaps a novel or two at the same time , - but shutting [himself]_329-phineas up very carefully as [he]_329-phineas studied , so that [[his]_329-phineas sisters]_{1398-his sisters} were made to understand that for a certain four hours in the day not a sound was to be allowed to disturb [him]_329-phineas . On the receipt of [his]_329-phineas legacy [he]_329-phineas at once offered to repay [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} all money that had been advanced [him]_329-phineas over and above [his]_329-phineas original allowance ; but this [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} refused to take . " It comes to the same thing , [Phineas]_329-phineas , "_{[827-the old doctor]} [he]_{827-the old doctor} said . " What [you]_329-phineas have of [your]_329-phineas share now [you]_329-phineas ca n't have hereafter . As regards [my]_{827-the old doctor} present income , it has only made [me]_{827-the old doctor} work a little longer than [I]_{827-the old doctor} had intended ; and [I]_{827-the old doctor} believe that the later in life [a man]_{749-a man} works , the more likely [he]_{749-a man} is to live . "_{[827-the old doctor]} [Phineas]_329-phineas , therefore , when [he]_329-phineas returned to [London]_6-london , had [his]_329-phineas 3,000 in [his]_329-phineas pocket . [He]_329-phineas owed some L500 ; and the remainder [he]_329-phineas would , of course , invest . There had been some talk of an autumnal session , but [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's decision had at last been against it . Who can not understand that such would be the decision of [any Minister to whom was left the slightest fraction of free will in the matter]_{4308-any minister to whom was left the slightest fraction of free will in the matter} ? Why should [any Minister]_{8665-any minister} court the danger of unnecessary attack , submit [himself]_{8665-any minister} to unnecessary work , and incur the odium of summoning all [[his]_{8665-any minister} friends]_{750-his friends} from [their]_{750-his friends} rest ? In the midst of the doubts as to [the new and old Ministry]_{4311-the new and old ministry} , when the political needle was vacillating so tremulously on its pivot , pointing now to one set of [men]_1025-men as the coming Government and then to another , vague suggestions as to an autumn session might be useful . And [they]_4313-they were thrown out in all good faith . [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , when [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} spoke on the subject to [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} , was earnest in thinking that the question of Reform should not be postponed even for six months . " Do n't pledge [yourself]_{334-mr. mildmay} , "_{[1449-the duke]} said [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} ; - and [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} did not pledge [himself]_{334-mr. mildmay} . Afterwards , when [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} found that [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} was once more assuredly [Prime Minister]_{1326-prime minister} , [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} changed [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} mind , and felt [himself]_{334-mr. mildmay} to be under a fresh obligation to [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} . [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} had altogether failed , and [the country]_{839-the country} might very well wait till February . [The country]_{839-the country} did wait till February , somewhat to the disappointment of [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , who had become tired of blue - books at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe . The difference between [his]_329-phineas English life and [his]_329-phineas life at [home]_754-home was so great , that it was hardly possible that [he]_329-phineas should not become weary of the latter . [He]_329-phineas did become weary of it , but strove gallantly to hide [his]_329-phineas weariness from [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} and [mother]_4322-mother . At this time [the world]_{756-the world} was talking much about Reform , though [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} had become placidly patient . The feeling was growing , and [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , with [[his]_{339-mr. turnbull} friends]_{750-his friends} , was doing all [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} could to make it grow fast . There was a certain amount of excitement on the subject ; but the excitement had grown downwards , from [the leaders]_{4325-the leaders} to [the people]_{731-the people} , - from [the self - instituted leaders of popular politics down , by means of the press]_{4327-the self - instituted leaders of popular politics down , by means of the press} , to [the ranks of [working men]_{4329-working men}]_{4328-the ranks of working men} , instead of growing upwards , from the dissatisfaction of [the masses]_{4330-the masses} , till it expressed itself by this mouthpiece and that , chosen by [the people]_{731-the people} [themselves]_{731-the people} . There was no strong throb through [the country]_{839-the country} , making [men]_1025-men feel that safety was to be had by Reform , and could not be had without [Reform]_571-phineas . But there was an understanding that [the press]_{4334-the press} and [the orators]_{4335-the orators} were too strong to be ignored , and that some new measure of Reform must be conceded to [them]_4336-them . The sooner the concession was made , the less it might be necessary to concede . And [all men of all parties]_{4337-all men of all parties} were agreed on this point . That Reform was in itself odious to [many of those who spoke of it freely , who offered [themselves]_{4338-many of those who spoke of it freely , who offered themselves willingly to be its promoters} willingly to be [its promoters]_{4339-its promoters}]_{4338-many of those who spoke of it freely , who offered themselves willingly to be its promoters} , was acknowledged . It was not only odious to [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} and to [most of those who worked with [him]_{366-lord de terrier} , but was equally so to many of [[Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's most constant supporters]_{4341-mr. mildmay 's most constant supporters}]_{4340-most of those who worked with him , but was equally so to many of mr. mildmay 's most constant supporters} . [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} had no wish for Reform . Indeed it is hard to suppose that [such a Duke]_{4343-such a duke} can wish for any change in a state of things that must seem to [him]_{4343-such a duke} to be so salutary . [Workmen]_4344-workmen were getting full wages . [Farmers]_4345-farmers were paying [their]_4345-farmers rent . [Capitalists by the dozen]_{4346-capitalists by the dozen} were creating [capitalists by the hundreds]_{4347-capitalists by the hundreds} . Nothing was wrong in [the country]_{839-the country} , but the over - dominant spirit of speculative commerce ; - and there was nothing in Reform to check that . Why should [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} want Reform ? As for [such men]_{1149-such men} as [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} , [Sir Harry Coldfoot]_{543-sir harry coldfoot} , [Lord Plinlimmon]_{549-lord plinlimmon} , and [Mr. Legge Wilson]_{548-mr. legge wilson} , it was known to [all men]_{7407-all men} that [they]_{1149-such men} advocated Reform as [we]_4352-us all of [us]_4352-us advocate [doctors]_4353-doctors . Some amount of doctoring is necessary for [us]_4352-us . [We]_4352-us may hardly hope to avoid it . But let [us]_4352-us have as little of [the doctor as possible]_{4354-the doctor as possible} . [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , and the cheap press , and the rising spirit of the loudest among [the people]_{731-the people} , made it manifest that something must be conceded . Let [us]_4352-us be generous in [our]_4352-us concession . That was now the doctrine of [many]_740-many , - perhaps of [most of [the leading politicians of the day]_{4358-the leading politicians of the day}]_{4357-most of the leading politicians of the day} . Let [us]_4352-us be generous . Let [us]_4352-us at any rate seem to be generous . Let [us]_4352-us give with an open hand , - but still with a hand which , though open , shall not bestow too much . [The coach]_{7304-the coach} must be allowed to run down [the hill]_{2864-the hill} . Indeed , unless [the coach]_{7304-the coach} goes on running no journey will be made . But let [us]_4352-us have the drag on both the hind wheels . And [we]_4352-us must remember that coaches running down hill without drags are apt to come to serious misfortune . But there were [men]_1025-men , even in [the Cabinet , who had other ideas of public service than that of dragging the wheels of]_{4363-the cabinet , who had other ideas of public service than that of dragging the wheels of} [the coach]_{7304-the coach} . [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} was in earnest . [Plantagenet Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} was in earnest . [That exceedingly intelligent young nobleman]_{4365-that exceedingly intelligent young nobleman} [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} was in earnest . [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} threw , perhaps , as much of earnestness into the matter as was compatible with [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} age and [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} full appreciation of the manner in which the present cry for Reform had been aroused . [He]_{334-mr. mildmay} was thoroughly honest , thoroughly patriotic , and thoroughly ambitious that [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} should be written of hereafter as [one who to the end of a long life]_{4366-one who to the end of a long life} had worked sedulously for the welfare of [the people]_{731-the people} ; - but [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} disbelieved in [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , and in the bottom of [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} heart indulged an aristocratic contempt for the penny press . And there was [no man in [England]_26-england]_{4368-no man in england} more in earnest , more truly desirous of Reform , than [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . It was [his]_{346-mr. monk} great political idea that political advantages should be extended to [the people]_{731-the people} , whether [the people]_{731-the people} clamoured for [them]_{731-the people} or did not clamour for [them]_{731-the people} , - even whether [they]_{731-the people} desired [them]_{731-the people} or did not desire [them]_{731-the people} . " [You]_9570-you do not ask [a child]_{1658-a child} whether [he]_{1658-a child} would like to learn [his]_{1658-a child} lesson , "_{[346-mr. monk]} [he]_{346-mr. monk} would say . " At any rate , [you]_9570-you do not wait till [he]_{1658-a child} cries for [his]_{1658-a child} book . "_{[346-mr. monk]} When , therefore , [men]_1025-men said to [him]_{346-mr. monk} that there was no earnestness in the cry for Reform , that the cry was a false cry , got up for factious purposes by [interested persons]_{4372-interested persons} , [he]_{346-mr. monk} would reply that the thing to be done should not be done in obedience to any cry , but because it was demanded by justice , and was a debt due to [the people]_{731-the people} . [[Our]_4374-we hero]_{1068-our hero} in the autumn had written to [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} on the politics of the moment , and the following had been [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's reply : - [Longroyston]_{214-longroyston} , October 12 , 186 - . [[MY]_0-i DEAR [FINN]_571-phineas]_{4376-my dear finn} , [I]_0-i am staying [here]_1224-here with [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} and [Duchess of [St. Bungay]_{69-st. bungay}]_{4379-duchess of st. bungay} . [The house]_{929-the house} is very full , and [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} was [here]_1224-here last week ; but as [I]_0-i do n't shoot , and ca n't play billiards , and have no taste for charades , [I]_0-i am becoming tired of the gaieties , and shall leave them to - morrow . Of course [you]_571-phineas know that [we]_4374-we are not to have the autumn session . [I]_0-i think that [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} is right . Could [we]_4374-we have been sure of passing [our]_4374-we measure , it would have been very well ; but [we]_4374-we could not have been sure , and failure with [our]_4374-we bill in a session convened for the express purpose of passing it would have injured the cause greatly . [We]_4374-we could hardly have gone on with it again in the spring . Indeed , [we]_4374-we must have resigned . And though [I]_0-i may truly say that [I]_0-i would as lief have a good measure from [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} as from [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , and that [I]_0-i am indifferent to [my]_0-i own present personal position , still [I]_0-i think that [we]_4374-we should endeavour to keep [our]_4374-we seats as long as [we]_4374-we honestly believe [ourselves]_4374-we to be more capable of passing a good measure than are [[our]_4374-we opponents]_{4382-our opponents} . [I]_0-i am astonished by the difference of opinion which exists about Reform , - not only as to the difference in the extent and exact tendency of the measure that is needed , - but that there should be such a divergence of ideas as to the grand thing to be done and the grand reason for doing it . [We]_4374-we are all agreed that [we]_4374-we want Reform in order that [the House of Commons]_{55-the house of commons} may be returned by a larger proportion of [the people]_{731-the people} than is at present employed upon that work , and that [each member when returned]_{4384-each member when returned} should represent [a somewhat more equal section of [the whole constituencies of [the country]_{839-the country}]_{4386-the whole constituencies of the country} than [[our]_4374-we members]_{4388-our members} generally do at present]_{4385-a somewhat more equal section of the whole constituencies of the country than our members generally do at present} . [All men]_{7407-all men} confess that a L50 county franchise must be too high , and that [a borough]_{4390-a borough} with less than [two hundred registered voters]_{4391-two hundred registered voters} must be wrong . But it seems to [me]_0-i that but few among [us]_4374-we perceive , or at any rate acknowledge , the real reasons for changing these things and reforming what is wrong without delay . [One great authority]_{4392-one great authority} told [us]_4374-we the other day that the sole object of legislation on this subject should be to get together [the best possible 658 members of Parliament]_{4393-the best possible 658 members of parliament} . That to [me]_0-i would be a most repulsive idea if it were not that by its very vagueness it becomes inoperative . Who shall say what is best ; or what characteristic constitutes excellence in [a member of Parliament]_{7334-a member of parliament} ? If [the gentleman]_{3166-the gentleman} means excellence in general wisdom , or in statecraft , or in skill in talking , or in private character , or even excellence in patriotism , then [I]_0-i say that [he]_{3166-the gentleman} is utterly wrong , and has never touched with [his]_{3166-the gentleman} intellect the true theory of representation . One only excellence may be acknowledged , and that is the excellence of likeness . As a portrait should be like [the person portrayed]_{4396-the person portrayed} , so should [a representative House]_{4397-a representative house} be like [the people whom it represents]_{4398-the people whom it represents} . Nor in arranging a franchise does it seem to [me]_0-i that [we]_4374-we have a right to regard any other view . If [a country]_{4399-a country} be unfit for [representative government]_{4400-representative government} , - and it may be that there are still [peoples unable to use properly that greatest of all blessings]_{4401-peoples unable to use properly that greatest of all blessings} , - the question as to what state policy may be best for [them]_{4401-peoples unable to use properly that greatest of all blessings} is a different question . But if [we]_4374-we do have representation , let [the representative assembly]_{4402-the representative assembly} be like [the people]_{731-the people} , whatever else may be its virtues , - and whatever else its vices . Another great authority has told [us]_4374-we that [[our]_4374-we House of Commons]_{55-the house of commons} should be the mirror of [the people]_{731-the people} . [I]_0-i say , not its mirror , but its miniature . And let [the artist]_{4405-the artist} be careful to put in every line of the expression of that ever - moving face . To do this is a great work , and [the artist]_{4405-the artist} must know [his]_{4405-the artist} trade well . In [America]_148-america the work has been done with so coarse a hand that nothing is shown in the picture but the broad , plain , unspeaking outline of the face . As [you]_4407-you look from the represented to the representation [you]_4407-you can not but acknowledge the likeness ; - but there is in that portrait more of the body than of the mind . The true portrait should represent more than the body . With [us]_4374-we , hitherto , there have been snatches of the countenance of [the nation]_{1711-the nation} which have been inimitable , - a turn of the eye here and a curl of the lip there , which have seemed to denote a power almost divine . There have been marvels on the canvas so beautiful that [one]_1102-one approaches the work of remodelling it with awe . But not only is the picture imperfect , - a thing of snatches , - but with years it becomes less and still less like its original . The necessity for remodelling it is imperative , and [we]_4374-we shall be cowards if [we]_4374-we decline the work . But let [us]_4374-we be specially careful to retain as much as possible of those lines which [we]_4374-we all acknowledge to be so faithfully representative of [[our]_4374-we nation]_{4410-our nation} . To give to [a bare numerical majority of [the people]_{731-the people}]_{4411-a bare numerical majority of the people} that power which [the numerical majority]_{4413-the numerical majority} has in [the United States]_{105-the united states} , would not be to achieve representation . [The nation]_{1711-the nation} as it now exists would not be known by such a portrait ; - but neither can it now be known by that which exists . It seems to [me]_0-i that [they]_{731-the people} [who are adverse to change]_{4415-who are adverse to change} , looking back with an unmeasured respect on what [[our]_4374-we old Parliaments]_{4416-our old parliaments} have done for [us]_4374-we , ignore the majestic growth of [the English people]_{4417-the english people} , and forget the present in [their]_{731-the people} worship of the past . [They]_{731-the people} think that [we]_4374-we must be what [we]_4374-we were , - at any rate , what [we]_4374-we were thirty years since . [They]_{731-the people} have not , perhaps , gone into [the houses of [artisans]_{3950-artisans}]_{4418-the houses of artisans} , or , if there , [they]_{731-the people} have not looked into the breasts of [the men]_{2525-the men} . With population vice has increased , and [these politicians , with ears but no eyes]_{4421-these politicians , with ears but no eyes} , hear of drunkenness and sin and ignorance . And then [they]_{731-the people} declare to [themselves]_{731-the people} that [this wicked , half - barbarous , idle people]_{4422-this wicked , half - barbarous , idle people} should be controlled and not represented . [A wicked , half - barbarous , idle people]_{4423-a wicked , half - barbarous , idle people} may be controlled ; - but not [a people]_{3192-a people} thoughtful , educated , and industrious . [We]_4374-we must look to it that [we]_4374-we do not endeavour to carry [our]_4374-we control beyond the wickedness and the barbarity , and that [we]_4374-we be ready to submit to control from thoughtfulness and industry . [I]_0-i hope [we]_4374-we shall find [you]_4425-you helping at the good work early in the spring . [Yours]_4425-you , always faithfully , [JOSHUA MONK]_{495-joshua monk} . [Phineas]_571-phineas was up in [London]_6-london before the end of January , but did not find there [many of those whom [he]_571-phineas wished to see]_{4426-many of those whom he wished to see} . [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} was [there]_7300-there , and to [him]_{399-mr. low} [he]_571-phineas showed [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's letter , thinking that it must be convincing even to [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} . This [he]_571-phineas did in [[Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} 's drawing - room]_{7632-mrs. low 's drawing - room} , knowing that [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} would also condescend to discuss politics on an occasion . [He]_571-phineas had dined with [them]_4429-them , and [they]_4429-them had been glad to see [him]_571-phineas , and [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} had been less severe than hitherto against the great sin of [[her]_{331-mrs. low} husband 's late pupil]_{4430-her husband 's late pupil} . [She]_{331-mrs. low} had condescended to congratulate [him]_571-phineas on becoming member for [an English borough]_{4431-an english borough} instead of an Irish one , and had asked [him]_571-phineas questions about [Saulsby Castle]_{210-saulsby castle} . But , nevertheless , [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's letter was not received with that respectful admiration which [Phineas]_571-phineas thought that it deserved . [Phineas]_571-phineas , foolishly , had read it out loud , so that the attack came upon [him]_571-phineas simultaneously from [the husband]_{2242-the husband} and from [the wife]_{7469-the wife} . " It is just the usual claptrap , "_{[399-mr. low]} said [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} , " only put into language somewhat more grandiloquent than usual . "_{[399-mr. low]} " Claptrap ! "_{[571-phineas]} said [Phineas]_571-phineas . " It 's what [I]_{331-mrs. low} call downright Radical nonsense , "_{[331-mrs. low]} said [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} , nodding [her]_{331-mrs. low} head energetically . " Portrait indeed ! Why should [we]_9572-we want to have a portrait of ignorance and ugliness ? What [we]_9572-we all want is to have things quiet and orderly . "_{[331-mrs. low]} " Then [you]_{331-mrs. low} 'd better have a paternal government at once , "_{[571-phineas]} said [Phineas]_571-phineas . " Just so , "_{[399-mr. low]} said [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} , - " only that what [you]_571-phineas call a paternal government is not always quiet and orderly . National order [I]_{399-mr. low} take to be submission to the law . [I]_{399-mr. low} should not think it quiet and orderly if [I]_{399-mr. low} were sent to [Cayenne]_216-cayenne without being brought before [a jury]_{9573-a jury} . "_{[399-mr. low]} " But such [a man]_{749-a man} as [you]_{331-mrs. low} would not be sent to [Cayenne]_216-cayenne , "_{[571-phineas]} said [Phineas]_571-phineas , " [[My]_571-phineas next - door neighbour]_{9575-my next - door neighbour} might be , - which would be almost as bad . Let [him]_{9575-my next - door neighbour} be sent to [Cayenne]_216-cayenne if [he]_{9575-my next - door neighbour} deserves it , but let [a jury]_{9573-a jury} say that [he]_{9575-my next - door neighbour} has deserved it . [My]_571-phineas idea of government is this , - that [we]_9577-we want to be governed by law and not by caprice , and that [we]_9577-we must have a legislature to make [our]_9577-we laws . If [I]_571-phineas thought that Parliament as at present established made the laws badly , [I]_571-phineas would desire a change ; but [I]_571-phineas doubt whether [we]_9577-we shall have them better from any change in Parliament which Reform will give [us]_9577-we . "_{[571-phineas]} " Of course not , "_{[331-mrs. low]} said [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} . " But [we]_9577-we shall have a lot of [beggars]_9578-beggars put on horseback , and [we]_9577-we all know where [they]_9578-beggars ride to . "_{[331-mrs. low]} Then [Phineas]_571-phineas became aware that it is not easy to convince [any man]_{1023-any man} or [any woman]_{7628-any woman} on a point of politics , - not even though [he]_571-phineas who argues may have an eloquent letter from [a philosophical Cabinet Minister in [his]_571-phineas pocket]_{4436-a philosophical cabinet minister in his pocket} to assist [him]_571-phineas . CHAPTER XXXVI [Phineas Finn Makes Progress February]_474-phineas was far advanced and the new Reform Bill had already been brought forward , before [Lady Laura Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} came up to [town]_7455-town . [Phineas]_474-phineas had of course seen [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} and had heard from [him]_{404-loughlinter} tidings of [[his]_{404-loughlinter} wife]_{947-his wife} . [She]_{947-his wife} was at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby with [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} and [Miss Boreham]_{570-miss boreham} and [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , but was to be in [London]_6-london soon . [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} , as it appeared , did not quite know when [he]_{404-loughlinter} was to expect [[his]_{404-loughlinter} wife]_{947-his wife} ; and [Phineas]_474-phineas thought that [he]_474-phineas could perceive from the tone of [the husband]_{2242-the husband} 's voice that something was amiss . [He]_474-phineas could not however ask any questions excepting such as referred to the expected arrival . Was [Miss Effingham]_351-violet to come to [London]_6-london with [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} ? [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} believed that [Miss Effingham]_351-violet would be up before Easter , but [he]_{404-loughlinter} did not know whether [she]_351-violet would come with [[his]_{404-loughlinter} wife]_{947-his wife} . " [Women]_7479-women , "_{[404-loughlinter]} [he]_{404-loughlinter} said , " are so fond of mystery that [one]_1102-one can never quite know what [they]_7479-women intend to do . "_{[404-loughlinter]} [He]_{404-loughlinter} corrected [himself]_{404-loughlinter} at once however , perceiving that [he]_{404-loughlinter} had seemed to say something against [[his]_{404-loughlinter} wife]_{947-his wife} , and explained that [his]_{404-loughlinter} general accusation against the sex was not intended to apply to [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . This , however , [he]_{404-loughlinter} did so awkwardly as to strengthen the feeling with [Phineas]_474-phineas that something assuredly was wrong . " [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , "_{[404-loughlinter]} said [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} , " never seems to know [her]_351-violet own mind . "_{[404-loughlinter]} " [I]_474-phineas suppose [she]_351-violet is like [other beautiful girls who are petted on all sides]_{9581-other beautiful girls who are petted on all sides} , "_{[474-phineas]} said [Phineas]_474-phineas . " As for [her]_351-violet beauty , [I]_{404-loughlinter} do n't think much of it , "_{[404-loughlinter]} said [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} ; " and as for petting , [I]_{404-loughlinter} do not understand it in reference to [grown persons]_{9582-grown persons} . [Children]_{7329-children} may be petted , and dogs , - though that too is bad ; but what [you]_474-phineas call petting for [grown persons]_{9582-grown persons} is [I]_{404-loughlinter} think frivolous and almost indecent . "_{[404-loughlinter]} [Phineas]_474-phineas could not help thinking of [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} 's opinion that it would have been wise to have left [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} in the hands of the garrotters . The debate on the second reading of the bill was to be commenced on the 1st of March , and two days before that [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} arrived in [Grosvenor Place]_{144-grosvenor place} . [Phineas]_474-phineas got a note from [her]_{344-lady laura} in three words to say that [she]_{344-lady laura} was at [home]_754-home and would see [him]_474-phineas if [he]_474-phineas called on Sunday afternoon . The Sunday to which [she]_{344-lady laura} alluded was the last day of February . [Phineas]_474-phineas was now more certain than ever that something was wrong . Had there been nothing wrong between [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} and [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} , [she]_{344-lady laura} would not have rebelled against [him]_474-phineas by asking [visitors]_{4445-visitors} to [the house]_{929-the house} on a Sunday . [He]_474-phineas had nothing to do with that , however , and of course [he]_474-phineas did as [he]_474-phineas was desired . [He]_474-phineas called on the Sunday , and found [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} sitting with [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " [I]_{344-lady laura} am just in time for the debate , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , when the first greeting was over . " [You]_{407-mrs. bonteen} do n't mean to say that [you]_{407-mrs. bonteen} intend to sit it out , "_{[407-mrs. bonteen]} said [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} . " Every word of it , - unless [I]_{407-mrs. bonteen} lose [my]_{407-mrs. bonteen} seat . What else is there to be done at present ? "_{[407-mrs. bonteen]} " But the place [they]_9585-they give [us]_9586-us is so unpleasant , "_{[407-mrs. bonteen]} said [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} . " There are worse places even than [the Ladies ' Gallery]_{9587-the ladies ' gallery} , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " And perhaps it is as well to make [oneself]_9588-oneself used to inconveniences of all kinds . [You]_{407-mrs. bonteen} will speak , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{407-mrs. bonteen} intend to do so . "_{[407-mrs. bonteen]} " Of course [you]_{407-mrs. bonteen} will . The great speeches will be [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} 's , [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} 's , and [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} intends to be very strong , "_{[407-mrs. bonteen]} said [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} . " [A man]_{749-a man} can not be strong or not as [he]_{749-a man} likes it , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} [I]_{344-lady laura} believe to be [a most useful man]_{9590-a most useful man} , but [he]_{402-mr. palliser} never can become [an orator]_{9591-an orator} . [He]_{402-mr. palliser} is of the same class as [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} , - only of course higher in the class . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [We]_9592-we all look for a great speech from [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} , "_{[407-mrs. bonteen]} said [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} . " [I]_{344-lady laura} have not the slightest idea whether [he]_{402-mr. palliser} will open [his]_{402-mr. palliser} lips , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . Immediately after that [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} took [her]_{407-mrs. bonteen} leave . " [I]_{344-lady laura} hate [that woman]_{9593-that woman} like poison , "_{[344-lady laura]} continued [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " [She]_{9593-that woman} is always playing a game , and it is such a small game that [she]_{9593-that woman} plays ! And [she]_{9593-that woman} contributes so little to society . [She]_{9593-that woman} is not witty nor well - informed , - not even sufficiently ignorant or ridiculous to be [a laughing - stock]_{9594-a laughing - stock} . [One]_1102-one gets nothing from [her]_{9593-that woman} , and yet [she]_{9593-that woman} has made [her]_{9593-that woman} footing good in [the world]_{756-the world} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} thought [she]_{9593-that woman} was [a friend of yours]_{9597-a friend of yours} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [You]_{344-lady laura} did not think so ! [You]_{344-lady laura} could not have thought so ! How can [you]_{344-lady laura} bring such an accusation against [me]_{344-lady laura} , knowing [me]_{344-lady laura} as [you]_{344-lady laura} do ? But never mind [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} now . On what day shall [you]_{344-lady laura} speak ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " On Tuesday if [I]_{344-lady laura} can . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} suppose [you]_{344-lady laura} can arrange it ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} shall endeavour to do so , as far as any arrangement can go . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [We]_9598-we shall carry the second reading , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " Yes , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas ; " [I]_329-phineas think [we]_9598-we shall ; but by the votes of [men who are determined so to pull the bill to pieces in committee]_{9599-men who are determined so to pull the bill to pieces in committee} , that [its own parents]_{9600-its own parents} will not know it . [I]_329-phineas doubt whether [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} will have the temper to stand it . "_{[329-phineas]} " [They]_{9600-its own parents} tell [me]_{344-lady laura} that [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} will abandon the custody of the bill to [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} after [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} first speech . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_329-phineas do n't know that [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} 's temper is more enduring than [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Well ; - [we]_9598-we shall see . [My]_329-phineas own impression is that nothing would save [the country]_{839-the country} so effectually at the present moment as the removal of [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} to a higher and a better sphere . "_{[329-phineas]} " Let [us]_9598-we say [the House of [Lords]_7881-lords]_{7669-the house of lords} , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " God forbid ! "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . [Phineas]_329-phineas sat there for half an hour and then got up to go , having spoken no word on any other subject than that of politics . [He]_329-phineas longed to ask after [Violet]_351-violet . [He]_329-phineas longed to make some inquiry respecting [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . And , to tell the truth , [he]_329-phineas felt painfully curious to hear [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} say something about [her]_{344-lady laura} own self . [He]_329-phineas could not but remember what had been said between [them]_4447-them up over [the waterfall]_{4448-the waterfall} , and how [he]_329-phineas had been warned not to return to [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} . And then again , did [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} know anything of what had passed between [him]_329-phineas and [Violet]_351-violet ? " Where is [[your]_{344-lady laura} brother]_{7311-your brother} ? "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas said , as [he]_329-phineas rose from [his]_329-phineas chair . " [Oswald]_516-oswald is in [London]_6-london . [He]_516-oswald was here not an hour before [you]_{344-lady laura} came in . "_{[329-phineas]} " Where is [he]_516-oswald staying ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " At [Moroni 's]_436-moroni . [He]_516-oswald goes down on Tuesday , [I]_{344-lady laura} think . [He]_516-oswald is to see [[his]_516-oswald father]_{784-his father} to - morrow morning . "_{[344-lady laura]} " By agreement ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Yes ; - by agreement . There is a new trouble , - about money that [they]_9606-they think to be due to [me]_{344-lady laura} . But [I]_{344-lady laura} can not tell [you]_{344-lady laura} all now . There have been some words between [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} and [papa]_7260-papa . But [I]_{344-lady laura} wo n't talk about it . [You]_{344-lady laura} would find [Oswald]_516-oswald at [Moroni 's]_436-moroni at any hour before eleven to - morrow . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Did [he]_516-oswald say anything about [me]_329-phineas ? "_{[329-phineas]} asked [Phineas]_329-phineas . " [We]_9608-we mentioned [your]_{344-lady laura} name certainly . "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} do not ask from vanity , but [I]_{344-lady laura} want to know whether [he]_516-oswald is angry with [me]_{344-lady laura} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Angry with [you]_329-phineas ! Not in the least . [I]_{344-lady laura} 'll tell [you]_329-phineas just what [he]_516-oswald said . [He]_516-oswald said [he]_516-oswald should not wish to live even with [you]_329-phineas , but that [he]_516-oswald would sooner try it with [you]_329-phineas than with [any man [he]_516-oswald ever knew]_{9609-any man he ever knew} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [He]_516-oswald had got a letter from [me]_329-phineas ? "_{[329-phineas]} " [He]_516-oswald did not say so ; - but [he]_516-oswald did not say [he]_516-oswald had not . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} will see [him]_516-oswald to - morrow if [I]_{344-lady laura} can . "_{[344-lady laura]} And then [Phineas]_329-phineas prepared to go . " One word , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , hardly looking [him]_329-phineas in the face and yet making an effort to do so . " [I]_{344-lady laura} wish [you]_329-phineas to forget what [I]_{344-lady laura} said to [you]_329-phineas at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " It shall be as though it were forgotten , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Let it be absolutely forgotten . In such a case [a man]_{749-a man} is bound to do all that [a woman]_{1381-a woman} asks [him]_{749-a man} , and [no man]_{7759-no man} has [a truer spirit of chivalry]_{9613-a truer spirit of chivalry} than [yourself]_329-phineas . That is all . Look in when [you]_329-phineas can . [I]_329-phineas will not ask [you]_329-phineas to dine [here]_1224-here as yet , because [we]_9615-we are so frightfully dull . Do [your]_329-phineas best on Tuesday , and then let [us]_9615-we see [you]_329-phineas on Wednesday . Good - bye . "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas as [he]_329-phineas walked across [the park]_{7798-the park} towards [[his]_329-phineas club]_{7415-his club} made up [his]_329-phineas mind that [he]_329-phineas would forget the scene by [the waterfall]_{4448-the waterfall} . [He]_329-phineas had never quite known what it had meant , and [he]_329-phineas would wipe it away from [his]_329-phineas mind altogether . [He]_329-phineas acknowledged to [himself]_329-phineas that chivalry did demand of [him]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas should never allow [himself]_329-phineas to think of [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} 's rash words to [him]_329-phineas . That [she]_{344-lady laura} was not happy with [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} was very clear to [him]_329-phineas ; - but that was altogether another affair . [She]_{344-lady laura} might be unhappy with [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} without indulging any guilty love . [He]_329-phineas had never thought it possible that [she]_{344-lady laura} could be happy living with [such a husband as [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter}]_{4454-such a husband as mr. kennedy} . All that , however , was now past remedy , and [she]_{344-lady laura} must simply endure the mode of life which [she]_{344-lady laura} had prepared for [herself]_{344-lady laura} . There were [other men and women in [London]_6-london]_{4455-other men and women in london} tied together for better and worse , in reference to whose union [[their]_{4455-other men and women in london} friends]_{4456-their friends} knew that there would be no better ; - that it must be all worse . [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} must bear it , as it was borne by [many another married woman]_{4457-many another married woman} . On the Monday morning [Phineas]_329-phineas called at [[Moroni]_436-moroni 's Hotel]_{4458-moroni 's hotel} at ten o'clock , but in spite of [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} 's assurance to the contrary , [he]_329-phineas found that [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was out . [He]_329-phineas had felt some palpitation at the heart as [he]_329-phineas made [his]_329-phineas inquiry , knowing well the fiery nature of [the man [he]_329-phineas expected to see]_{4459-the man he expected to see} . It might be that there would be some actual personal conflict between [him]_329-phineas and [this half - mad lord]_{4460-this half - mad lord} before [he]_329-phineas got back again into [the street]_{2530-the street} . What [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} had said about [[her]_{344-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} did not in the estimation of [Phineas]_329-phineas make this at all the less probable . [The half - mad lord]_{4463-the half - mad lord} was so singular in [his]_{4463-the half - mad lord} ways that it might well be that [he]_{4463-the half - mad lord} should speak handsomely of [a rival behind [his]_{4463-the half - mad lord} back]_{4464-a rival behind his back} and yet take [him]_{4460-this half - mad lord} by the throat as soon as [they]_4465-they were together , face to face . And yet , as [Phineas]_329-phineas thought , it was necessary that [he]_329-phineas should see [the half - mad lord]_{4463-the half - mad lord} . [He]_329-phineas had written a letter to which [he]_329-phineas had received no reply , and [he]_329-phineas considered it to be incumbent on [him]_329-phineas to ask whether it had been received and whether any answer to it was intended to be given . [He]_329-phineas went therefore to [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} at once , - as [I]_0-i have said , with some feeling at [his]_329-phineas heart that there might be violence , at any rate of words , before [he]_329-phineas should find [himself]_329-phineas again in [the street]_{2530-the street} . But [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was not [there]_7300-there . All that [the porter]_{7775-the porter} knew was that [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} intended to leave [the house]_{929-the house} on the following morning . Then [Phineas]_329-phineas wrote a note and left it with [the porter]_{7775-the porter} . [DEAR CHILTERN]_{573-dear chiltern} , [I]_0-i particularly want to see [you]_{573-dear chiltern} with reference to a letter [I]_0-i wrote to [you]_{573-dear chiltern} last summer . [I]_0-i must be in [the House]_{929-the house} to - day from four till the debate is over . [I]_0-i will be at [the Reform Club]_{7391-the reform club} from two till half - past three , and will come if [you]_{573-dear chiltern} will send for [me]_0-i , or [I]_0-i will meet [you]_{573-dear chiltern} anywhere at any hour to - morrow morning . [Yours]_{573-dear chiltern} , always , P. F. No message came to [him]_329-phineas at [the Reform Club]_{7391-the reform club} , and [he]_329-phineas was in [his]_329-phineas seat in [the House]_{929-the house} by four o'clock . During the debate a note was brought to [him]_329-phineas , which ran as follows : - [I]_0-i have got [your]_{573-dear chiltern} letter this moment . Of course [we]_4476-we must meet . [I]_0-i hunt on Tuesday , and go down by [the early train]_{7323-the early train} ; but [I]_0-i will come to [town]_7455-town on Wednesday . [We]_4476-we shall require to be private , and [I]_0-i will therefore be at [[your]_{573-dear chiltern} rooms]_{4479-your rooms} at one o'clock on that day . - C. [Phineas]_329-phineas at once perceived that the note was a hostile note , written in an angry spirit , - written to [one whom [the writer]_{4481-the writer} did not at the moment acknowledge to be [[his]_{4481-the writer} friend]_{857-his friend}]_{4480-one whom the writer did not at the moment acknowledge to be his friend} . This was certainly the case , whatever [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} may have said to [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} sister]_{1119-his sister} as to [his]_{463-lord chiltern} friendship for [Phineas]_329-phineas . [Phineas]_329-phineas crushed the note into [his]_329-phineas pocket , and of course determined that [he]_329-phineas would be in [[his]_329-phineas rooms]_{1816-his rooms} at the hour named . The debate was opened by a speech from [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , in which [that gentleman]_{7770-that gentleman} at great length and with much perspicuity explained [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} notion of that measure of Parliamentary Reform which [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} thought to be necessary . [He]_{334-mr. mildmay} was listened to with the greatest attention to the close , - and perhaps , at the end of [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} speech , with more attention than usual , as there had gone abroad a rumour that [the Prime Minister]_{734-the prime minister} intended to declare that this would be the last effort of [his]_{734-the prime minister} life in that course . But , if [he]_{734-the prime minister} ever intended to utter such a pledge , [his]_{734-the prime minister} heart misgave [him]_{734-the prime minister} when the time came for uttering it . [He]_{734-the prime minister} merely said that as the management of the bill in committee would be an affair of much labour , and probably spread over many nights , [he]_{734-the prime minister} would be assisted in [his]_{734-the prime minister} work by [[his]_{734-the prime minister} colleagues]_{3513-his colleagues} , and especially by [[his]_{734-the prime minister} right honourable friend [the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs]_{574-the secretary of state for foreign affairs}]_{4488-his right honourable friend the secretary of state for foreign affairs} . It was then understood that [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} would take the lead should the bill go into committee ; - but it was understood also that no resignation of leadership had been made by [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} . The measure now proposed to [the House]_{929-the house} was very much the same as that which had been brought forward in the last session . The existing theory of British representation was not to be changed , but the actual practice was to be brought nearer to the ideal theory . The ideas of manhood suffrage , and of [electoral districts]_{4490-electoral districts} , were to be as for ever removed from [the bulwarks of the British Constitution]_{4491-the bulwarks of the british constitution} . There were to be counties with [agricultural constituencies]_{4492-agricultural constituencies} , purposely arranged to be purely agricultural , whenever the nature of [the counties]_{8697-the counties} would admit of its being so . [No artificer at Reform]_{4494-no artificer at reform} , let [him]_{4494-no artificer at reform} be Conservative or Liberal , can make [Middlesex]_{218-middlesex} or [Lancashire]_{219-lancashire} agricultural ; but [Wiltshire]_{220-wiltshire} and [Suffolk]_221-suffolk were to be preserved inviolable to the plough , - and the apples of [Devonshire]_{222-devonshire} were still to have [their]_4495-their sway . [[Every town]_{4496-every town} in [the three kingdoms with a certain population]_{4498-the three kingdoms with a certain population}]_{4497-every town in the three kingdoms with a certain population} was to have [two members]_{4499-two members} . But here there was much room for [cavil]_4500-cavil , - as [all men]_{7407-all men} knew would be the case . Who shall say what is [a town]_{9537-a town} , or where shall be [its]_{9537-a town} limits ? [Bits of [counties]_{4504-counties}]_{4503-bits of counties} might be borrowed , so as to lessen the Conservatism of [the county]_{1004-the county} without endangering the Liberalism of [the borough]_{865-the borough} . And then there were the boroughs with [one member]_{4507-one member} , - and then [the groups of [little boroughs]_{4509-little boroughs}]_{4508-the groups of little boroughs} . In the discussion of any such arrangement how easy is the picking of holes ; how impossible the fabrication of a garment that shall be impervious to such picking ! Then again there was that great question of the ballot . On that there was to be no mistake . [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} again pledged [himself]_{334-mr. mildmay} to disappear from the Treasury bench should any motion , clause , or resolution be carried by [that House]_{7673-that house} in favour of the ballot . [He]_{334-mr. mildmay} spoke for three hours , and then left the carcass of [his]_{334-mr. mildmay} bill to be fought for by [the opposing armies]_{4511-the opposing armies} . [No reader of these pages]_{4512-no reader of these pages} will desire that the speeches in the debate should be even indicated . It soon became known that [the Conservatives]_{4513-the conservatives} would not divide the House against the second reading of the bill . [They]_{4513-the conservatives} declared , however , very plainly [their]_{4513-the conservatives} intention of so altering the clauses of the bill in committee , - or at least of attempting so to do , - as to make the bill [their]_{4513-the conservatives} bill , rather than the bill of [[their]_{4513-the conservatives} opponents]_{2213-their opponents} . To this [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} replied that as long as nothing vital was touched , [the Government]_{54-the government} would only be too happy to oblige [[their]_{54-the government} friends]_{4456-their friends} opposite . If anything vital were touched , [the Government]_{54-the government} could only fall back upon [[their]_{54-the government} friends]_{4456-their friends} on that side . And in this way [men]_1025-men were very civil to [each other]_{7264-each other} . But [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , who opened the debate on the Tuesday , thundered out an assurance to [gods]_4519-gods and [men]_1025-men that [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} would divide the House on the second reading of the bill itself . [He]_{339-mr. turnbull} did not doubt but that there were [many good men]_{4521-many good men} and true to go with [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} into [the lobby]_{1211-the lobby} , but into [the lobby]_{1211-the lobby} [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} would go if [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} had no more than [a single friend to support [him]_{339-mr. turnbull}]_{4524-a single friend to support him} . And [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} warned [the Sovereign]_{4525-the sovereign} , and [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} warned [the House]_{32-the house} , and [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} warned [the people of [England]_26-england]_{4526-the people of england} , that the measure of Reform now proposed by [a so - called liberal Minister]_{4527-a so - called liberal minister} was a measure prepared in concert with [the ancient enemies of [the people]_{731-the people}]_{4528-the ancient enemies of the people} . [He]_{339-mr. turnbull} was very loud , very angry , and quite successful in hallooing down sundry attempts which were made to interrupt [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} . " [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} find , "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} said , " that there are [many members here who do not know [me]_{339-mr. turnbull} yet]_{9616-many members here who do not know me yet} , - [young members , probably , who are green from [the waste lands]_{9618-the waste lands} and [road - sides of private life]_{9619-road - sides of private life}]_{9617-young members , probably , who are green from the waste lands and road - sides of private life} . [They]_{9616-many members here who do not know me yet} will know [me]_{339-mr. turnbull} soon , and then , may be , there will be less of this foolish noise , less of this elongation of unnecessary necks . [[Our]_9620-our Rome]_{9621-our rome} must be aroused to a sense of its danger by other voices than these . "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} [He]_{339-mr. turnbull} was called to order , but it was ruled that [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} had not been out of order , - and [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} was very triumphant . [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} answered [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} , and it was declared afterwards that [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's speech was one of the finest pieces of oratory that had ever been uttered in [that House]_{7673-that house} . [He]_{339-mr. turnbull} made one remark personal to [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} . " [I]_{339-mr. turnbull} quite agreed with [the right honourable gentleman in the chair]_{9622-the right honourable gentleman in the chair} , "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} said , " when [he]_{9622-the right honourable gentleman in the chair} declared that [the honourable member]_{9623-the honourable member} was not out of order just now . [[We]_9620-our all of [us]_9620-our]_{9624-we all of us} agree with [him]_{9622-the right honourable gentleman in the chair} always on such points . The rules of [[our]_9620-our House]_{9625-our house} have been laid down with the utmost latitude , so that the course of [our]_9620-our debates may not be frivolously or too easily interrupted . But [a member]_{1041-a member} may be so in order as to incur the displeasure of [the House]_{929-the house} , and to merit the reproaches of [[his]_{1041-a member} countrymen]_{3436-his countrymen} . "_{[339-mr. turnbull]} This little duel gave great life to the debate ; but it was said that [those two great Reformers]_{4531-those two great reformers} , [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} and [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , could never again meet as [friends]_7328-friends . In the course of the debate on Tuesday , [Phineas]_329-phineas got upon [his]_329-phineas legs . [The reader]_{1125-the reader} , [I]_0-i trust , will remember that hitherto [he]_329-phineas had failed altogether as [a speaker]_{4534-a speaker} . On one occasion [he]_329-phineas had lacked even the spirit to use and deliver an oration which [he]_329-phineas had prepared . On a second occasion [he]_329-phineas had broken down , - woefully , and past all redemption , as said [those who were not [[his]_329-phineas friends]_{750-his friends} , - unfortunately , but not past redemption , as said those who were [[his]_329-phineas true friends]_{4537-his true friends}]_{4535-those who were not his friends , - unfortunately , but not past redemption , as said those who were his true friends} . After that once again [he]_329-phineas had arisen and said a few words which had called for no remark , and had been spoken as though [he]_329-phineas were in the habit of addressing [the House]_{929-the house} daily . It may be doubted whether there were [half - a - dozen men now present]_{4539-half - a - dozen men now present} who recognised the fact that [this man]_{1588-this man} , who was so well known to [so many of [them]_{4539-half - a - dozen men now present}]_{4541-so many of them} , was now about to make another attempt at a first speech . [Phineas]_329-phineas [himself]_329-phineas diligently attempted to forget that such was the case . [He]_329-phineas had prepared for [himself]_329-phineas a few headings of what [he]_329-phineas intended to say , and on one or two points had arranged [his]_329-phineas words . [His]_329-phineas hope was that even though [he]_329-phineas should forget the words , [he]_329-phineas might still be able to cling to the thread of [his]_329-phineas discourse . When [he]_329-phineas found [himself]_329-phineas again upon [his]_329-phineas legs amidst those crowded seats , for a few moments there came upon [him]_329-phineas that old sensation of awe . Again things grew dim before [his]_329-phineas eyes , and again [he]_329-phineas hardly knew at which end of [that long chamber]_{4542-that long chamber} [the Speaker]_{8305-the speaker} was sitting . But there arose within [him]_329-phineas a sudden courage , as soon as the sound of [his]_329-phineas own voice in [that room]_{2494-that room} had made itself intimate to [his]_329-phineas ear ; and after the first few sentences , all fear , all awe , was gone from [him]_329-phineas . When [he]_329-phineas read [his]_329-phineas speech in the report afterwards , [he]_329-phineas found that [he]_329-phineas had strayed very wide of [his]_329-phineas intended course , but [he]_329-phineas had strayed without tumbling into ditches , or falling into sunken pits . [He]_329-phineas had spoken much from [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's letter , but had had the grace to acknowledge whence had come [his]_329-phineas inspiration . [He]_329-phineas hardly knew , however , whether [he]_329-phineas had failed again or not , till [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} came up to [him]_329-phineas as [they]_4545-they were leaving [the House]_{929-the house} , with [his]_{364-barrington erle} old easy pressing manner . " So [you]_329-phineas have got into form at last , "_{[364-barrington erle]} [he]_{364-barrington erle} said . " [I]_{364-barrington erle} always thought that it would come . [I]_{364-barrington erle} never for a moment believed but that it would come sooner or later . "_{[364-barrington erle]} [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas answered not a word ; but [he]_329-phineas went [home]_754-home and lay awake all night triumphant . The verdict of [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} sufficed to assure [him]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas had succeeded . CHAPTER XXXVII A Rough Encounter [Phineas]_329-phineas , when [he]_329-phineas woke , had two matters to occupy [his]_329-phineas mind , - [his]_329-phineas success of the previous night , and [his]_329-phineas coming interview with [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . [He]_329-phineas stayed at [home]_754-home the whole morning , knowing that nothing could be done before the hour [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} had named for [his]_329-phineas visit . [He]_329-phineas read every word of the debate , studiously postponing the perusal of [his]_329-phineas own speech till [he]_329-phineas should come to it in due order . And then [he]_329-phineas wrote to [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} , commencing [his]_329-phineas letter as though [his]_329-phineas writing had no reference to the affairs of the previous night . But [he]_329-phineas soon found [himself]_329-phineas compelled to break into some mention of it . " [I]_329-phineas send [you]_{784-his father} a Times , "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas said , " in order that [you]_{784-his father} may see that [I]_329-phineas have had [my]_329-phineas finger in the pie . [I]_329-phineas have hitherto abstained from putting [myself]_329-phineas forward in [the House]_{929-the house} , partly through a base fear for which [I]_329-phineas despise [myself]_329-phineas , and partly through a feeling of prudence that [a man of [my]_329-phineas age]_{9630-a man of my age} should not be in a hurry to gather laurels . This is literally true . There has been the fear , and there has been the prudence . [My]_329-phineas wonder is , that [I]_329-phineas have not incurred more contempt from [others]_7342-others because [I]_329-phineas have been [a coward]_{9632-a coward} . [People]_1124-people have been so kind to [me]_329-phineas that [I]_329-phineas must suppose [them]_1124-people to have judged [me]_329-phineas more leniently than [I]_329-phineas have judged [myself]_329-phineas . "_{[329-phineas]} Then , as [he]_4550-he was putting up the paper , [he]_4550-he looked again at [his]_4550-he own speech , and of course read every word of it once more . As [he]_4550-he did so it occurred to [him]_4550-he that [the reporters]_{2310-the reporters} had been more than courteous to [him]_4550-he . [The man who had followed [him]_4550-he]_{4552-the man who had followed him} had been , [he]_4550-he thought , at any rate as long - winded as [himself]_{4552-the man who had followed him} ; but to [this orator]_{4553-this orator} less than half a column had been granted . To [him]_{4552-the man who had followed him} had been granted ten lines in big type , and after that a whole column and a half . Let [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} come and do [his]_{463-lord chiltern} worst ! When it wanted but twenty minutes to one , and [he]_4550-he was beginning to think in what way [he]_4550-he had better answer [the half - mad lord]_{4463-the half - mad lord} , should [the lord]_{985-the lord} in [his]_{463-lord chiltern} wrath be very mad , there came to [him]_4550-he a note by the hand of [some messenger]_{4556-some messenger} . [He]_4550-he knew at once that it was from [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , and opened it in hot haste It was as follows : - [DEAR MR . FINN]_{575-dear mr . finn} , [We]_4557-we are all talking about [your]_{575-dear mr . finn} speech . [[My]_0-i father]_{7296-my father} was in [the gallery]_{3241-the gallery} and heard it , - and said that [he]_{7296-my father} had to thank [me]_0-i for sending [you]_{575-dear mr . finn} to [Loughton]_10-loughton . That made [me]_0-i very happy . [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} declares that [you]_{575-dear mr . finn} were eloquent , but too short . That coming from [him]_{404-loughlinter} is praise indeed . [I]_0-i have seen [Barrington]_{364-barrington erle} , who takes pride to [himself]_{364-barrington erle} that [you]_{575-dear mr . finn} are [[his]_{364-barrington erle} political child]_{4560-his political child} . [Violet]_351-violet says that it is the only speech [she]_351-violet ever read . [I]_0-i was [there]_7300-there , and was delighted . [I]_0-i was sure that it was in [you]_{575-dear mr . finn} to do it . [Yours]_{575-dear mr . finn} , [L. K.]_{576-l. k.} [I]_0-i suppose [we]_4562-we shall see [you]_{575-dear mr . finn} after [the House]_{929-the house} is up , but [I]_0-i write this as [I]_0-i shall barely have an opportunity of speaking to [you]_{575-dear mr . finn} then . [I]_0-i shall be in [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} , not at [home]_754-home , from six till seven . The moment in which [Phineas]_329-phineas refolded this note and put it into [his]_329-phineas breast coat - pocket was , [I]_0-i think , the happiest of [his]_329-phineas life . Then , before [he]_329-phineas had withdrawn [his]_329-phineas hand from [his]_329-phineas breast , [he]_329-phineas remembered that what was now about to take place between [him]_329-phineas and [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} would probably be the means of separating [him]_329-phineas altogether from [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} and [[her]_{344-lady laura} family]_{7517-her family} . Nay , might it not render it necessary that [he]_329-phineas should abandon the seat in Parliament which had been conferred upon [him]_329-phineas by the personal kindness of [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} ? Let that be as it might . One thing was clear to [him]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas would not abandon [Violet Effingham]_351-violet till [he]_329-phineas should be desired to do so in the plainest language by [Violet Effingham]_351-violet [herself]_351-violet . Looking at [his]_329-phineas watch [he]_329-phineas saw that it was one o'clock , and at that moment [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was announced . [Phineas]_329-phineas went forward immediately with [his]_329-phineas hand out to meet [[his]_329-phineas visitor]_{4566-his visitor} . " [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas said , " [I]_329-phineas am very glad to see [you]_329-phineas . "_{[329-phineas]} But [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} did not take [his]_329-phineas hand . Passing on to the table , with [his]_{463-lord chiltern} hat still on [his]_{463-lord chiltern} head , and with a dark scowl upon [his]_{463-lord chiltern} brow , [the young lord]_{4567-the young lord} stood for a few moments perfectly silent . Then [he]_{463-lord chiltern} chucked a letter across the table to the spot at which [Phineas]_329-phineas was standing . [Phineas]_329-phineas , taking up the letter , perceived that it was that which [he]_329-phineas , in [his]_329-phineas great attempt to be honest , had written from [the inn at [Loughton]_10-loughton]_{4568-the inn at loughton} . " It is [my]_329-phineas own letter to [you]_329-phineas , "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas said . " Yes ; it is [your]_329-phineas letter to [me]_329-phineas . [I]_329-phineas received it oddly enough together with [your]_329-phineas own note at [Moroni]_436-moroni 's , - on Monday morning . It has been round [the world]_{756-the world} , [I]_329-phineas suppose , and reached [me]_329-phineas only then . [You]_329-phineas must withdraw it . "_{[329-phineas]} " Withdraw it ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " Yes , [sir]_8579-sir , withdraw it . As far as [I]_4569-he can learn , without asking any question which would have committed [myself]_4569-he or [the young lady]_{4271-the young lady} , [you]_329-phineas have not acted upon it . [You]_329-phineas have not yet done what [you]_329-phineas there threaten to do . In that [you]_329-phineas have been very wise , and there can be no difficulty in [your]_329-phineas withdrawing the letter . "_[4569-he] " [I]_4569-he certainly shall not withdraw it , [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_[4569-he] " Do [you]_329-phineas remember - what - [I]_4569-he once - told [you]_329-phineas , - about [myself]_4569-he and [Miss Effingham]_351-violet ? "_[4569-he] This question [he]_4569-he asked very slowly , pausing between the words , and looking full into the face of [[his]_4569-he rival]_{2074-his rival} , towards whom [he]_4569-he had gradually come nearer . And [his]_4569-he countenance , as [he]_4569-he did so , was by no means pleasant . The redness of [his]_4569-he complexion had become more ruddy than usual ; [he]_4569-he still wore [his]_4569-he hat as though with studied insolence ; [his]_4569-he right hand was clenched ; and there was that look of angry purpose in [his]_4569-he eye which [no man]_{7759-no man} likes to see in the eye of [an antagonist]_{4572-an antagonist} . [Phineas]_329-phineas was afraid of no violence , personal to [himself]_329-phineas ; but [he]_329-phineas was afraid of , - of what [I]_0-i may , perhaps , best call " a row . "_[0-i] To be tumbling over the chairs and tables with [[his]_4569-he late friend]_{4173-his late friend} and [present enemy in [[Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} 's room]_{4575-mrs. bunce 's room}]_{4574-present enemy in mrs. bunce 's room} would be most unpleasant to [him]_4569-he . If there were to be blows [he]_4569-he , too , must strike ; - and [he]_4569-he was very averse to strike [[Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} 's brother]_{4009-lady laura 's brother} , [[Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} 's son]_{4577-lord brentford 's son} , [[Violet Effingham]_351-violet 's friend]_{4578-violet effingham 's friend} . If need be , however , [he]_4569-he would strike . " [I]_329-phineas suppose [I]_329-phineas remember what [you]_0-i mean , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " [I]_329-phineas think [you]_0-i declared that [you]_0-i would quarrel with [any man who might presume to address [Miss Effingham]_351-violet]_{9637-any man who might presume to address miss effingham} . Is it that to which [you]_0-i allude ? "_{[329-phineas]} " It is that , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . " [I]_{463-lord chiltern} remember what [you]_0-i said very well . If nothing else was to deter [me]_{463-lord chiltern} from asking [Miss Effingham]_351-violet to be [[my]_{463-lord chiltern} wife]_{8524-my wife} , [you]_0-i will hardly think that that ought to have any weight . The threat had no weight . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " It was not spoken as a threat , [sir]_8579-sir , and that [you]_0-i know as well as [I]_329-phineas do . It was said from [a friend]_{1296-a friend} to [a friend]_{1296-a friend} , - as [I]_329-phineas thought then . But it is not the less true . [I]_329-phineas wonder what [you]_0-i can think of faith and truth and honesty of purpose when [you]_0-i took advantage of [my]_329-phineas absence , - [you]_0-i , whom [I]_329-phineas had told a thousand times that [I]_329-phineas loved [her]_351-violet better than [my]_329-phineas own soul ! [You]_0-i stand before [the world]_{756-the world} as [a rising man]_{7546-a rising man} , and [I]_329-phineas stand before [the world]_{756-the world} as [a man - damned]_{9645-a man - damned} . [You]_0-i have been chosen by [[my]_329-phineas father]_{7296-my father} to sit for [[our]_9647-our family borough]_{9648-our family borough} , while [I]_329-phineas am [an outcast from [[his]_{7296-my father} house]_{1694-his house}]_{9649-an outcast from his house} . [You]_0-i have [Cabinet Ministers for [[your]_0-i friends]_{9652-your friends}]_{9651-cabinet ministers for your friends} , while [I]_329-phineas have hardly [a decent associate left to [me]_329-phineas in [the world]_{756-the world}]_{9653-a decent associate left to me in the world} . But [I]_329-phineas can say of [myself]_329-phineas that [I]_329-phineas have never done anything unworthy of [a gentleman]_{1306-a gentleman} , while this thing that [you]_0-i are doing is unworthy of [the lowest man]_{9656-the lowest man} . "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_329-phineas have done nothing unworthy , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " [I]_329-phineas wrote to [you]_0-i instantly when [I]_329-phineas had resolved , - though it was painful to [me]_329-phineas to have to tell such a secret to [any one]_{7313-any one} . "_{[329-phineas]} " [You]_0-i wrote ! Yes ; when [I]_{463-lord chiltern} was miles distant ; weeks , months away . But [I]_{463-lord chiltern} did not come here to bullyrag like [an old woman]_{1202-an old woman} . [I]_{463-lord chiltern} got [your]_0-i letter only on Monday , and know nothing of what has occurred . Is [Miss Effingham]_351-violet to be - [[your]_{463-lord chiltern} wife]_{8754-your wife} ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} had now come quite close to [Phineas]_329-phineas , and [Phineas]_329-phineas felt that that clenched fist might be in [his]_{463-lord chiltern} face in half a moment . [Miss Effingham]_351-violet of course was not engaged to [him]_329-phineas , but it seemed to [him]_329-phineas that if [he]_329-phineas were now so to declare , such declaration would appear to have been drawn from [him]_329-phineas by fear . " [I]_{463-lord chiltern} ask [you]_329-phineas , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , " in what position [you]_329-phineas now stand towards [Miss Effingham]_351-violet . If [you]_329-phineas are not [a coward]_{9632-a coward} [you]_329-phineas will tell [me]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " Whether [I]_329-phineas tell [you]_{463-lord chiltern} or not , [you]_{463-lord chiltern} know that [I]_329-phineas am not [a coward]_{9632-a coward} , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " [I]_{463-lord chiltern} shall have to try , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . " But if [you]_329-phineas please [I]_{463-lord chiltern} will ask [you]_329-phineas for an answer to [my]_{463-lord chiltern} question . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [Phineas]_329-phineas paused for a moment , thinking what honesty of purpose and a high spirit would , when combined together , demand of [him]_329-phineas , and together with these requirements [he]_329-phineas felt that [he]_329-phineas was bound to join some feeling of duty towards [Miss Effingham]_351-violet . [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was standing there , fiery red , with [his]_{463-lord chiltern} hand still clenched , and [his]_{463-lord chiltern} hat still on , waiting for [his]_329-phineas answer . " Let [me]_329-phineas have [your]_{463-lord chiltern} question again , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , " and [I]_329-phineas will answer it if [I]_329-phineas find that [I]_329-phineas can do so without loss of self - respect . "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_{463-lord chiltern} ask [you]_{463-lord chiltern} in what position [you]_{463-lord chiltern} stand towards [Miss Effingham]_351-violet . Mind , [I]_{463-lord chiltern} do not doubt at all , but [I]_{463-lord chiltern} choose to have a reply from [yourself]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [You]_{463-lord chiltern} will remember , of course , that [I]_{463-lord chiltern} can only answer to the best of [my]_{463-lord chiltern} belief . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " Answer to the best of [your]_{463-lord chiltern} belief . "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_{463-lord chiltern} think [she]_351-violet regards [me]_{463-lord chiltern} as [an intimate friend]_{9662-an intimate friend} . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " Had [you]_{463-lord chiltern} said as [an indifferent acquaintance]_{9663-an indifferent acquaintance} , [you]_{463-lord chiltern} would , [I]_{463-lord chiltern} think , have been nearer the mark . But [we]_9664-we will let that be . [I]_{463-lord chiltern} presume [I]_{463-lord chiltern} may understand that [you]_{463-lord chiltern} have given up any idea of changing that position ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [You]_{463-lord chiltern} may understand nothing of the kind , [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_{[329-phineas]} " Why ; - what hope have [you]_{463-lord chiltern} ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " That is another thing . [I]_{463-lord chiltern} shall not speak of that ; - at any rate not to [you]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " Then , [sir]_8579-sir , - "_{[329-phineas]} and now [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} advanced another step and raised [his]_{463-lord chiltern} hand as though [he]_{463-lord chiltern} were about to put it with some form of violence on [the person of [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} rival]_{2074-his rival}]_{4579-the person of his rival} . " Stop , [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , stepping back , so that there was some article of furniture between [him]_{463-lord chiltern} and [[his]_329-phineas adversary]_{7655-his adversary} . " [I]_329-phineas do not choose that there should be a riot here . "_{[329-phineas]} " What do [you]_8579-sir call a riot , [sir]_8579-sir ? [I]_329-phineas believe that after all [you]_8579-sir are [a poltroon]_{9667-a poltroon} . What [I]_329-phineas require of [you]_8579-sir is that [you]_8579-sir shall meet [me]_329-phineas . Will [you]_8579-sir do that ? "_{[329-phineas]} " [You]_8579-sir mean , - to fight ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Yes , - to fight ; to fight ; to fight . For what other purpose do [you]_8579-sir suppose that [I]_329-phineas can wish to meet [you]_8579-sir ? "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas felt at the moment that the fighting of a duel would be destructive to all [his]_329-phineas political hopes . [Few Englishmen]_{4582-few englishmen} fight duels in these days . [They]_{4582-few englishmen} who do so are always reckoned to be [fools]_4583-fools . And a duel between [him]_329-phineas and [[Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} 's son]_{4577-lord brentford 's son} must , as [he]_329-phineas thought , separate [him]_329-phineas from [Violet]_351-violet , from [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , from [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} , and from [[his]_329-phineas borough]_{3333-his borough} . But yet how could [he]_329-phineas refuse ? " What have [you]_8579-sir to think of , [sir]_8579-sir , when such an offer as that is made to [you]_8579-sir ? "_{[4586-the fiery - red lord]} said [the fiery - red lord]_{4586-the fiery - red lord} . " [I]_{4586-the fiery - red lord} have to think whether [I]_{4586-the fiery - red lord} have courage enough to refuse to make [myself]_{4586-the fiery - red lord} [an ass]_{9669-an ass} . "_{[4586-the fiery - red lord]} " [You]_8579-sir say that [you]_8579-sir do not wish to have a riot . That is [your]_8579-sir way to escape what [you]_8579-sir call - a riot . "_{[4586-the fiery - red lord]} " [You]_8579-sir want to bully [me]_{4586-the fiery - red lord} , [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_{[4586-the fiery - red lord]} " No , [sir]_8579-sir ; - [I]_{4586-the fiery - red lord} simply want this , that [you]_8579-sir should leave [me]_{4586-the fiery - red lord} where [you]_8579-sir found [me]_{4586-the fiery - red lord} , and not interfere with that which [you]_8579-sir have long known [I]_{4586-the fiery - red lord} claim as [my]_{4586-the fiery - red lord} own . "_{[4586-the fiery - red lord]} " But it is not [your]_8579-sir own . "_{[4586-the fiery - red lord]} " Then [you]_8579-sir can only fight [me]_{4586-the fiery - red lord} . "_{[4586-the fiery - red lord]} " [You]_8579-sir had better send [some friend]_{9671-some friend} to [me]_{4586-the fiery - red lord} , and [I]_{4586-the fiery - red lord} will name [some one]_{7387-some one} , whom [he]_{9671-some friend} shall meet . "_{[4586-the fiery - red lord]} " Of course [I]_{4586-the fiery - red lord} will do that if [I]_{4586-the fiery - red lord} have [your]_8579-sir promise to meet [me]_{4586-the fiery - red lord} . [We]_9673-we can be in [Belgium]_223-belgium in an hour or two , and back again in a few more hours ; - that is , [any one of [us]_9673-we who may chance to be alive]_{9674-any one of us who may chance to be alive} . "_{[4586-the fiery - red lord]} [I]_0-i will select [a friend]_{1296-a friend} , and will tell [him]_{1296-a friend} everything , and will then do as [he]_{1296-a friend} bids [me]_0-i . " "_{[4588-some old steady - going buffer]} Yes ; - [some old steady - going buffer]_{4588-some old steady - going buffer} . [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} , perhaps . " "_{[404-loughlinter]} It will certainly not be [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} . [I]_0-i shall probably ask [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} to manage for [me]_0-i in such an affair . " "_{[391-laurence fitzgibbon]} Perhaps [you]_0-i will see [him]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} at once , then , so that [Colepepper]_{568-captain colepepper} may arrange with [him]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} this afternoon . And let [me]_0-i assure [you]_0-i , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , that there will be a meeting between [us]_4589-us after some fashion , let the ideas of [[your]_0-i friend]_{1248-your friend} [Mr. Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} be what [they]_4591-they may . " Then [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} purposed to go , but turned again as [he]_{463-lord chiltern} was going . "_{[391-laurence fitzgibbon]} And remember this , " [he]_0-i said , "_[0-i] [my]_0-i complaint is that [you]_0-i have been false to [me]_0-i , - damnably false ; not that [you]_0-i have fallen in love with [this young lady]_{4592-this young lady} or with that . " Then [the fiery - red lord]_{4586-the fiery - red lord} opened the door for [himself]_{463-lord chiltern} and took [his]_{463-lord chiltern} departure . [Phineas]_329-phineas , as soon as [he]_329-phineas was alone , walked down to [the House]_{929-the house} , at which there was an early sitting . As [he]_329-phineas went there was one great question which [he]_329-phineas had to settle with [himself]_329-phineas , - Was there any justice in the charge made against [him]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas had been false to [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} ? When [he]_329-phineas had thought over the matter at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby , after rushing down there that [he]_329-phineas might throw [himself]_329-phineas at [Violet]_351-violet 's feet , [he]_329-phineas had assured [himself]_329-phineas that such a letter as that which [he]_329-phineas resolved to write to [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , would be even chivalrous in its absolute honesty . [He]_329-phineas would tell [his]_329-phineas purpose to [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} the moment that [his]_329-phineas purpose was formed ; - and would afterwards speak of [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} behind [his]_{463-lord chiltern} back as [one dear friend]_{9678-one dear friend} should speak of another . Had [Miss Effingham]_351-violet shown the slightest intention of accepting [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} 's offer , [he]_329-phineas would have acknowledged to [himself]_329-phineas that the circumstances of [his]_329-phineas position made it impossible that [he]_329-phineas should , with honour , become [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} 's rival . But was [he]_329-phineas to be debarred for ever from getting that which [he]_329-phineas wanted because [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} wanted it also , - knowing , as [he]_329-phineas did so well , that [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} could not get the thing which [he]_329-phineas wanted ? All this had been quite sufficient for [him]_329-phineas at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby . But now the charge against [him]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas had been false to [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} rang in [his]_329-phineas ears and made [him]_329-phineas unhappy . It certainly was true that [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} had not given up [his]_{463-lord chiltern} hopes , and that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had spoken probably more openly to [Phineas]_329-phineas respecting [them]_9681-them than [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had done to [any other human being]_{9682-any other human being} . If it was true that [he]_329-phineas had been false , then [he]_{463-lord chiltern} must comply with any requisition which [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} might make , - short of voluntarily giving up [the lady]_{7484-the lady} . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} must fight if [he]_{463-lord chiltern} were asked to do so , even though fighting were [his]_{463-lord chiltern} ruin . When again in [the House]_{929-the house} yesterday 's scene came back upon [him]_{463-lord chiltern} , and [more than one man]_{9685-more than one man} came to [him]_{463-lord chiltern} congratulating [him]_{463-lord chiltern} . [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} took [his]_{463-lord chiltern} hand and spoke a word to [him]_{463-lord chiltern} . [The old Premier]_{577-the old premier} nodded to [him]_{463-lord chiltern} . [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} greeted [him]_{463-lord chiltern} ; and [Plantagenet Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} openly told [him]_{463-lord chiltern} that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had made a good speech . How sweet would all this have been had there not been ever at [his]_{463-lord chiltern} heart the remembrance of [his]_{463-lord chiltern} terrible difficulty , - the consciousness that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} was about to be forced into an absurdity which would put an end to all this sweetness ! Why was the world in [England]_26-england so severe against duelling ? After all , as [he]_{463-lord chiltern} regarded the matter now , a duel might be the best way , nay , the only way out of a difficulty . If [he]_{463-lord chiltern} might only be allowed to go out with [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} the whole thing might be arranged . If [he]_{463-lord chiltern} were not shot [he]_{463-lord chiltern} might carry on [his]_{463-lord chiltern} suit with [Miss Effingham]_351-violet unfettered by any impediment on that side . And if [he]_{463-lord chiltern} were shot , what matter was that to [any one]_{7313-any one} but [himself]_{463-lord chiltern} ? Why should [the world]_{756-the world} be so thin - skinned , - so foolishly chary of human life ? [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} did not come to [the House]_{929-the house} , and [Phineas]_329-phineas looked for [him]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} at both [the clubs which [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} frequented]_{9689-the clubs which he frequented} , - leaving a note at each as [he]_329-phineas did not find [him]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . [He]_329-phineas also left a note for [him]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} at [[his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} lodgings in [Duke Street]_{224-duke street}]_{9690-his lodgings in duke street} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i must see [you]_4593-you this evening . [I]_0-i shall dine at [the Reform Club]_{7391-the reform club} , - pray come there . " After that , [Phineas]_329-phineas went up to [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} , in accordance with the instructions received from [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . There [he]_329-phineas saw [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , meeting [her]_351-violet for the first time since [he]_329-phineas had parted from [her]_351-violet on [the great steps at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby]_{9691-the great steps at saulsby} . Of course [he]_329-phineas spoke to [her]_351-violet , and of course [she]_351-violet was gracious to [him]_329-phineas . But [her]_351-violet graciousness was only a smile and [his]_329-phineas speech was only a word . There were many in [the room]_{7501-the room} , but not enough to make privacy possible , - as it becomes possible at a crowded evening meeting . [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} was [there]_7300-there , and [the Bonteens]_{496-the bonteens} , and [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} , and [Lady Glencora Palliser]_{475-lady glencora} , and [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} with [[his]_329-phineas young wife]_{9694-his young wife} . It was manifestly a meeting of [Liberals , semi - social and semi - political]_{9695-liberals , semi - social and semi - political} ; - so arranged that [ladies]_2750-ladies might feel that some interest in politics was allowed to [them]_2750-ladies , and perhaps some influence also . [Afterwards Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} [himself]_329-phineas came in . [Phineas]_329-phineas , however , was most struck by finding that [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} was [there]_7300-there , and that [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} was not . In regard to [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} , [he]_329-phineas was quite sure that had such a meeting taken place before [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} 's marriage , [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} would have been present . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i must speak to [you]_4595-you as [we]_4596-them go away , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , whispering a word into [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} 's ear . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i have been leaving notes for [you]_4595-you all about [the town]_{866-the town} . " "_[0-i] Not a duel , [I]_0-i hope , " said [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . How pleasant it was , - that meeting ; or would have been had there not been that nightmare on [his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} breast ! [They]_4596-them all talked as though there were perfect accord between [them]_4596-them and perfect confidence . There were there [great men]_{9698-great men} , - [Cabinet Ministers]_{1333-cabinet ministers} , and [beautiful women]_{9700-beautiful women} , - [the wives and daughters of some of [[England]_26-england 's highest nobles]_{9702-england 's highest nobles}]_{9701-the wives and daughters of some of england 's highest nobles} . And [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , throwing back , now and again , a thought to [Killaloe]_365-killaloe , found [himself]_329-phineas among [them]_4596-them as one of [themselves]_4596-them . How could [any Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} say that [he]_{399-mr. low} was wrong ? On a sofa near to [him]_{399-mr. low} , so that [he]_{399-mr. low} could almost touch [her]_9703-her foot with [his]_{399-mr. low} , was sitting [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , and as [he]_{399-mr. low} leaned over from [his]_{399-mr. low} chair discussing some point in [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's bill with [that most inveterate politician]_{9704-that most inveterate politician} , [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} , [Violet]_351-violet looked into [his]_{399-mr. low} face and smiled . Oh heavens ! If [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} and [he]_{399-mr. low} might only toss up as to which of [them]_4596-them should go to [Patagonia]_{225-patagonia} and remain [there]_7300-there for the next ten years , and which should have [Violet Effingham]_351-violet for [a wife in [London]_6-london]_{9706-a wife in london} ! "_[0-i] Come along , [Phineas]_329-phineas , if [you]_329-phineas mean to come , " said [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . [Phineas]_329-phineas was of course bound to go , though [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} was still talking Radicalism , and [Violet Effingham]_351-violet was still smiling ineffably . VOLUME II CHAPTER XXXVIII The Duel "_{[329-phineas]} [I]_0-i knew it was a duel ; - bedad [I]_0-i did , " said [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , standing at the corner of [Orchard Street]_{199-orchard street} and [Oxford Street]_{86-oxford street} , when [Phineas]_329-phineas had half told [his]_329-phineas story . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i was sure of it from the tone of [your]_329-phineas voice , [[my]_0-i boy]_{7278-my boy} . [We]_4599-we must n't let it come off , that 's all ; - not if [we]_4599-we can help it . " Then [Phineas]_329-phineas was allowed to proceed and finish [his]_329-phineas story . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't see any way out of it ; [I]_0-i do n't , indeed , " said [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . By this time [Phineas]_329-phineas had come to think that the duel was in very truth the best way out of the difficulty . It was a bad way out , but then it was a way ; - and [he]_329-phineas could not see any other . "_[0-i] As for ill treating [him]_{7278-my boy} , that 's nonsense , " said [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . "_[0-i] What are [the girls]_{953-the girls} to do , if [one fellow]_{4601-one fellow} may n't come on as soon as [another fellow]_{4602-another fellow} is down ? But then , [you]_329-phineas see , [a fellow]_{1195-a fellow} never knows when [he]_{1195-a fellow} 's down [himself]_{1195-a fellow} , and therefore [he]_{1195-a fellow} thinks that [he]_{1195-a fellow} 's ill used . [I]_0-i 'll tell [you]_329-phineas what now . [I]_0-i should n't wonder if [we]_4604-we could n't do it on the sly , - unless one of [you]_329-phineas is stupid enough to hit the other in an awkward place . If [you]_329-phineas are certain of [your]_329-phineas hand now , the right shoulder is the best spot . " [Phineas]_329-phineas felt very certain that [he]_329-phineas would not hit [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} in an awkward place , although [he]_329-phineas was by no means sure of [his]_329-phineas hand . Let come what might , [he]_329-phineas would not aim at [[his]_329-phineas adversary]_{7655-his adversary} . But of this [he]_329-phineas had thought it proper to say nothing to [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . And the duel did come off on the sly . The meeting in [the drawing - room in [Portman Square]_{63-portman square}]_{9708-the drawing - room in portman square} , of which mention was made in the last chapter , took place on a Wednesday afternoon . On the Thursday , Friday , Monday , and Tuesday following , the great debate on [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's bill was continued , and at three on the Tuesday night [the House]_{929-the house} divided . There was a majority in favour of [the Ministers]_{1188-the ministers} , not large enough to permit [them]_{1188-the ministers} to claim a triumph for [[their]_{1188-the ministers} party]_{1147-their party} , or even an ovation for [themselves]_{1188-the ministers} ; but still sufficient to enable [them]_{1188-the ministers} to send [their]_{1188-the ministers} bill into committee . [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} and [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} had again joined [their]_{1188-the ministers} forces together in opposition to the ministerial measure . On the Thursday [Phineas]_329-phineas had shown [himself]_329-phineas in [the House]_{929-the house} , but during the remainder of this interesting period [he]_329-phineas was absent from [[his]_329-phineas place]_{9713-his place} , nor was [he]_329-phineas seen at the clubs , nor did [any man]_{1023-any man} know of [his]_329-phineas whereabouts . [I]_{7278-my boy} think that [Lady Laura Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} was the first to miss [him]_329-phineas with any real sense of [his]_329-phineas absence . [She]_{344-lady laura} would now go to [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} on the afternoon of every Sunday , - at which time [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} was attending the second service of [[his]_{968-her husband} church]_{9716-his church} , - and there [she]_{344-lady laura} would receive [those whom [she]_{344-lady laura} called [[her]_{344-lady laura} father]_{7464-her father} 's guests]_{9717-those whom she called her father 's guests} . But as [[her]_{344-lady laura} father]_{7464-her father} was never there on the Sundays , and as these gatherings had been created by [herself]_{344-lady laura} , [the reader]_{1125-the reader} will probably think that [she]_{344-lady laura} was obeying [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} 's behests in regard to the Sabbath after a very indifferent fashion . [The reader]_{1125-the reader} may be quite sure , however , that [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} knew well what was being done in [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} . Whatever might be [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} 's faults , [she]_{344-lady laura} did not commit the fault of disobeying [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} in secret . There were , probably , a few words on the subject ; but [we]_9724-we need not go very closely into that matter at the present moment . On the Sunday which afforded some rest in the middle of the great Reform debate [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} asked for [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , and [no one]_{939-no one} could answer [her]_{344-lady laura} question . And then it was remembered that [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} was also absent . [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} knew nothing of [Phineas]_329-phineas , - had heard nothing ; but was able to say that [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had been with [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} , [the patronage secretary and liberal whip]_{9726-the patronage secretary and liberal whip} , early on Thursday , expressing [his]_{417-mr. ratler} intention of absenting [himself]_{417-mr. ratler} for two days . [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} had been wroth , bidding [him]_{417-mr. ratler} remain at [his]_{417-mr. ratler} duty , and pointing out to [him]_{417-mr. ratler} the great importance of the moment . Then [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} quoted [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} 's reply . "_{[7278-my boy]} [[My]_0-i boy]_{7278-my boy} , " said [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} to poor [Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} , "_{[7278-my boy]} the path of duty leads but to the grave . All the same ; [I]_0-i 'll be in at the death , [Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} , [[my]_0-i boy]_{7278-my boy} , as sure as the sun 's in heaven . " Not ten minutes after the telling of this little story , [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} entered [the room in [Portman Square]_{63-portman square}]_{9727-the room in portman square} , and [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} at once asked [him]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} after [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[419-bedad] [Bedad]_419-bedad , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , [I]_0-i have been out of [town]_7455-town [myself]_0-i for two days , and [I]_0-i know nothing . " "_[0-i] [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas has not been with [you]_0-i , then ? " "_{[329-phineas]} With [me]_0-i ! No , - not with [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i had a job of business of [my]_0-i own which took [me]_0-i over to [Paris]_114-paris . And has [Phinny]_360-phinny fled too ? [Poor Ratler]_{578-poor ratler} ! [I]_0-i should n't wonder if it is n't [an asylum [he]_360-phinny 's in]_{4608-an asylum he 's in} before the session is over . " [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} certainly possessed the rare accomplishment of telling a lie with a good grace . Had [any man]_{1023-any man} called [him]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} [a liar]_{9729-a liar} [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} would have considered [himself]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} to be not only insulted , but injured also . [He]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} believed [himself]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} to be [a man of truth]_{9730-a man of truth} . There were , however , in [his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} estimation certain subjects on which [a man]_{749-a man} might depart as wide as the poles are asunder from truth without subjecting [himself]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} to any ignominy for falsehood . In dealing with [a tradesman]_{9732-a tradesman} as to [his]_{9732-a tradesman} debts , or with [a rival]_{8094-a rival} as to [a lady]_{9734-a lady} , or with [any man]_{1023-any man} or woman in defence of [a lady]_{9734-a lady} 's character , or in any such matter as that of a duel , [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} believed that [a gentleman]_{1306-a gentleman} was bound to lie , and that [he]_{1306-a gentleman} would be [no gentleman]_{9738-no gentleman} if [he]_{1306-a gentleman} hesitated to do so . Not the slightest prick of conscience disturbed [him]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} when [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} told [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} that [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had been in [Paris]_114-paris , and that [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} knew nothing of [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas . But , in truth , during the last day or two [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had been in [Flanders]_226-flanders , and not in [Paris]_114-paris , and had stood as second with [[his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} friend]_{857-his friend} [Phineas]_329-phineas on [the sands at [Blankenberg]_{227-blankenberg}]_{9740-the sands at blankenberg} , [a little fishing - town some twelve miles distant from [Bruges]_228-bruges]_{9741-a little fishing - town some twelve miles distant from bruges} , and had left [[his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} friend]_{857-his friend} since that at [an hotel at [Ostend]_229-ostend]_{9743-an hotel at ostend} , - with a wound just under the shoulder , from which a bullet had been extracted . The manner of the meeting had been in this wise . [Captain Colepepper]_{568-captain colepepper} and [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had held [their]_9744-their meeting , and at this meeting [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had taken certain standing - ground on behalf of [[his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} friend]_{857-his friend} , and in obedience to [[his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} friend]_{857-his friend} 's positive instruction ; - which was this , that [[his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} friend]_{857-his friend} could not abandon [his]_{857-his friend} right of addressing [the young lady]_{4271-the young lady} , should [he]_{857-his friend} hereafter ever think fit to do so . Let that be granted , and [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} would do anything . But then that could not be granted , and [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} could only shrug [his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} shoulders . Nor would [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} admit that [[his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} friend]_{857-his friend} had been false . "_[0-i] The question lies in a nutshell , " said [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , with that sweet Connaught brogue which always came to [him]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} when [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} desired to be effective ; - "_[0-i] here it is . [One gentleman]_{4609-one gentleman} tells another that [he]_{4609-one gentleman} 's sweet upon [a young lady]_{4610-a young lady} , but that [the young lady]_{4271-the young lady} has refused [him]_{4609-one gentleman} , and always will refuse [him]_{4609-one gentleman} , for ever and ever . That 's the truth anyhow . Is [the second gentleman]_{4612-the second gentleman} bound by that not to address [the young lady]_{4271-the young lady} ? [I]_0-i say [he]_{4612-the second gentleman} is not bound . It 'd be a d - - d hard tratement , [Captain Colepepper]_{568-captain colepepper} , if [a man]_{749-a man} 's mouth and all the ardent affections of [his]_{749-a man} heart were to be stopped in that manner ! By [Jases]_579-jases , [I]_0-i do n't know who 'd like to be [the friend of [any man]_{1023-any man}]_{4615-the friend of any man} if that 's to be the way of it . " [Captain Colepepper]_{568-captain colepepper} was not very good at an argument . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i think [they]_4617-they 'd better see [each other]_{7264-each other} , " said [Colepepper]_{568-captain colepepper} , pulling [his]_{568-captain colepepper} thick grey moustache . "_[0-i] If [you]_4619-you choose to have it so , so be it . But [I]_0-i think it the hardest thing in [the world]_{756-the world} ; - [I]_0-i do indeed . " Then [they]_4617-they put [their]_4617-they heads together in the most friendly way , and declared that the affair should , if possible , be kept private . On the Thursday night [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} and [Captain Colepepper]_{568-captain colepepper} went over by [Calais]_230-calais and [Lille]_231-lille to [Bruges]_228-bruges . [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , with [[his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} friend]_{857-his friend} [Dr. O'Shaughnessy]_{580-dr. o'shaughnessy} , crossed by [the direct boat]_{9751-the direct boat} from [Dover]_232-dover to [Ostend]_229-ostend . [Phineas]_329-phineas went to [Ostend]_229-ostend by [Dover]_232-dover and [Calais]_230-calais , but [he]_329-phineas took the day route on Friday . It had all been arranged among [them]_4617-they , so that there might be no suspicion as to the job in hand . Even [O'Shaughnessy]_{580-dr. o'shaughnessy} and [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had left [London]_6-london by [separate trains]_{9752-separate trains} . [They]_4617-they met on [the sands]_{9753-the sands} at [Blankenberg]_{227-blankenberg} about nine o'clock on the Saturday morning , having reached [that village]_{9754-that village} in [different vehicles]_{9755-different vehicles} from [Ostend]_229-ostend and [Bruges]_228-bruges , and had met quite unobserved amidst the sand - heaps . But one shot had been exchanged , and [Phineas]_329-phineas had been wounded in the right shoulder . [He]_329-phineas had proposed to exchange another shot with [his]_329-phineas left hand , declaring [his]_329-phineas capability of shooting quite as well with the left as with the right ; but to this both [Colepepper]_{568-captain colepepper} and [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had objected . [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} had offered to shake hands with [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} late friend]_{4173-his late friend} in a true spirit of friendship , if only [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} late friend]_{4173-his late friend} would say that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} did not intend to prosecute [his]_{463-lord chiltern} suit with [the young lady]_{4271-the young lady} . In all these disputes [the young lady]_{4271-the young lady} 's name was never mentioned . [Phineas]_329-phineas indeed had not once named [Violet]_351-violet to [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , speaking of [her]_{4271-the young lady} always as [the lady in question]_{9760-the lady in question} ; and though [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} correctly surmised the identity of [the young lady]_{4271-the young lady} , [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} never hinted that [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had even guessed [her]_{4271-the young lady} name . [I]_0-i doubt whether [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} had been so wary when alone with [Captain Colepepper]_{568-captain colepepper} ; but then [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was , when [he]_{463-lord chiltern} spoke at all , [a very plain - spoken man]_{9762-a very plain - spoken man} . Of course [[[his]_{463-lord chiltern} lordship]_{8711-his lordship} 's late friend [Phineas]_329-phineas]_{9764-his lordship 's late friend phineas} would give no such pledge , and therefore [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} moved off the ground and back to [Blankenberg]_{227-blankenberg} and [Bruges]_228-bruges , and into [Brussels]_233-brussels , in still living enmity with [[our]_9765-our hero]_{1068-our hero} . [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} and [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} took [Phineas]_329-phineas back to [Ostend]_229-ostend , and though the bullet was then in [his]_329-phineas shoulder , [Phineas]_329-phineas made [his]_329-phineas way through [Blankenberg]_{227-blankenberg} after such a fashion that [no one there]_{9768-no one there} knew what had occurred . [Not a living soul]_{9769-not a living soul} , except [the five concerned]_{9770-the five concerned} , was at that time aware that a duel had been fought among [the sand - hills]_{9771-the sand - hills} . [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} made [his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} way to [Dover]_232-dover by the Saturday night 's boat , and was able to show [himself]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} in [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} on the Sunday . "_[0-i] Know anything about [Phinny Finn]_360-phinny ? " [he]_0-i said afterwards to [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} , in answer to an inquiry from [that anxious gentleman]_{9772-that anxious gentleman} . "_[360-phinny] Not a word ! [I]_0-i think [you]_4621-you 'd better send [the town - crier]_{4622-the town - crier} round after [him]_360-phinny . " [Barrington]_{364-barrington erle} , however , did not feel quite so well assured of [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} 's truth as [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} had done . [Dr. O'Shaughnessy]_{580-dr. o'shaughnessy} remained during the Sunday and Monday at [Ostend]_229-ostend with [[his]_0-i patient]_{2935-his patient} , and [the people at [the inn]_{7779-the inn}]_{9774-the people at the inn} only knew that [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas had sprained [his]_329-phineas shoulder badly ; and on the Tuesday [they]_9776-they came back to [London]_6-london again , via [Calais]_230-calais and [Dover]_232-dover . No bone had been broken , and [Phineas]_329-phineas , though [his]_329-phineas shoulder was very painful , bore the journey well . [O'Shaughnessy]_{580-dr. o'shaughnessy} had received a telegram on the Monday , telling [him]_0-i that the division would certainly take place on the Tuesday , - and on the Tuesday , at about ten in the evening , [Phineas]_329-phineas went down to [the House]_{929-the house} . "_[4621-you] By - - , [you]_4623-you 're here , " said [Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} , taking hold of [him]_329-phineas with an affection that was too warm . "_[4623-you] Yes ; [I]_0-i 'm here , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , wincing in agony ; "_[0-i] but be a little careful , there 's [a good fellow]_{4624-a good fellow} . [I]_0-i 've been down in [Kent]_234-kent and put [my]_0-i arm out . " "_[4623-you] Put [your]_4623-you arm out , have [you]_4623-you ? " said [Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} , observing the sling for the first time . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i 'm sorry for that . But [you]_4623-you 'll stop and vote ? " "_[4623-you] Yes ; - [I]_0-i 'll stop and vote . [I]_0-i 've come up for the purpose . But [I]_0-i hope it wo n't be very late . " "_[0-i] There are both [Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} and [Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} to speak yet , and [at least three others]_{4625-at least three others} . [I]_0-i do n't suppose it will be much before three . But [you]_4623-you 're all right now . [You]_4623-you can go down and smoke if [you]_4623-you like ! " In this way [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas spoke in the debate , and heard the end of it , voting for [[his]_329-phineas party]_{838-his party} , and fought [his]_329-phineas duel with [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} in the middle of it . [He]_329-phineas did go and sit on a well - cushioned bench in [the smoking - room]_{8342-the smoking - room} , and then was interrogated by [many of [[his]_329-phineas friends]_{750-his friends}]_{9780-many of his friends} as to [his]_329-phineas mysterious absence . [He]_329-phineas had , [he]_329-phineas said , been down in [Kent]_234-kent , and had had an accident with [his]_329-phineas arm , by which [he]_329-phineas had been confined . When [this questioner]_{9782-this questioner} and that perceived that there was some little mystery in the matter , [the questioners]_{9783-the questioners} did not push [their]_{9783-the questioners} questions , but simply entertained [their]_{9783-the questioners} own surmises . [One indiscreet questioner]_{9784-one indiscreet questioner} , however , did trouble [Phineas]_329-phineas sorely , declaring that there must have been some affair in which [a woman]_{1381-a woman} had had a part , and asking after [the young lady of [Kent]_234-kent]_{9786-the young lady of kent} . [This indiscreet questioner]_{9787-this indiscreet questioner} was [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , who , as [Phineas]_329-phineas thought , carried [his]_329-phineas spirit of intrigue a little too far . [Phineas]_329-phineas stayed and voted , and then [he]_329-phineas went painfully [home]_754-home to [[his]_329-phineas lodgings]_{7887-his lodgings} . How singular would it be if this affair of the duel should pass away , and [no one]_{939-no one} be a bit the wiser but [those four men who had been with [him]_329-phineas on the sands at [Blankenberg]_{227-blankenberg}]_{9791-those four men who had been with him on the sands at blankenberg} ! Again [he]_329-phineas wondered at [his]_329-phineas own luck . [He]_329-phineas had told [himself]_329-phineas that a duel with [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} must create a quarrel between [him]_329-phineas and [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} 's relations , and also between [him]_329-phineas and [Violet Effingham]_351-violet ; that it must banish [him]_329-phineas from [his]_329-phineas comfortable seat for [Loughton]_10-loughton , and ruin [him]_329-phineas in regard to [his]_329-phineas political prospects . And now [he]_329-phineas had fought [his]_329-phineas duel , and was back in [town]_7455-town , - and the thing seemed to have been a thing of nothing . [He]_329-phineas had not as yet seen [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} or [Violet]_351-violet , but [he]_329-phineas had no doubt but [they]_9793-they both were as much in the dark as [other people]_{1334-other people} . The day might arrive , [he]_329-phineas thought , on which it would be pleasant for [him]_329-phineas to tell [Violet Effingham]_351-violet what had occurred , but that day had not come as yet . [Whither Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} had gone , or what [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} intended to do , [he]_329-phineas had not any idea ; but [he]_329-phineas imagined that [he]_329-phineas should soon hear something of [[her]_{344-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} from [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . That [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} should say a word to [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} of what had occurred , - or to [any other person in [the world]_{756-the world}]_{9796-any other person in the world} , - [he]_329-phineas did not in the least suspect . There could be [no man]_{7759-no man} more likely to be reticent in such matters than [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , - or more sure to be guided by an almost exaggerated sense of what honour required of [him]_{463-lord chiltern} . Nor did [he]_329-phineas doubt the discretion of [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} ; - if only [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} might not damage the secret by being too discreet . Of the silence of [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} and [the captain]_{9802-the captain} [he]_329-phineas was by no means equally sure ; but even though [they]_9803-their should gossip , the gossiping would take so long a time in oozing out and becoming recognised information , as to have lost much of its power for injuring [him]_329-phineas . Were [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} to hear at this moment that [he]_329-phineas had been over to [Belgium]_223-belgium , and had fought a duel with [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} respecting [Violet]_351-violet , [she]_{344-lady laura} would probably feel [herself]_{344-lady laura} obliged to quarrel with [him]_329-phineas ; but no such obligation would rest on [her]_{344-lady laura} , if in the course of six or nine months [she]_{344-lady laura} should gradually have become aware that such an encounter had taken place . [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , during [their]_9803-their interview at [the rooms in [Great Marlborough Street]_{61-great marlborough street}]_{2193-the rooms in great marlborough street} , had said a word to [him]_329-phineas about the seat in Parliament ; - had expressed some opinion that as [he]_329-phineas , [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , was interfering with the views of [the Standish family]_{9805-the standish family} in regard to [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , [he]_329-phineas ought not to keep the Standish seat , which had been conferred upon [him]_329-phineas in ignorance of any such intended interference . [Phineas]_329-phineas , as [he]_329-phineas thought of this , could not remember [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} 's words , but there was present to [him]_329-phineas an idea that such had been [their]_9803-their purport . Was [he]_329-phineas bound , in circumstances as they now existed , to give up [Loughton]_10-loughton ? [He]_329-phineas made up [his]_329-phineas mind that [he]_329-phineas was not so bound unless [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} should demand from [him]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas should do so ; but , nevertheless , [he]_329-phineas was uneasy in [his]_329-phineas position . It was quite true that the seat now was [his]_329-phineas for this session by all parliamentary law , even though [the electors]_{1063-the electors} [themselves]_{1063-the electors} might wish to be rid of [him]_329-phineas , and that [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} could not even open [his]_{332-lord brentford} mouth upon the matter in a tone more loud than that of a whisper . But [Phineas]_329-phineas , feeling that [he]_329-phineas had consented to accept the favour of a corrupt seat from [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} , felt also that [he]_329-phineas was bound to give up the spoil if it were demanded from [him]_329-phineas . If it were demanded from [him]_329-phineas , either by [the father]_{8247-the father} or [the son]_{8205-the son} , it should be given up at once . On the following morning [he]_329-phineas found a leading article in [the People]_{731-the people} 's Banner devoted solely to [himself]_329-phineas . "_[4623-you] During the late debate , " - so ran a passage in the leading article , - "_{[329-phineas]} [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , [[Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} 's Irish nominee for [[his]_329-phineas pocket - borough at [Loughton]_10-loughton]_10-loughton]_{4626-lord brentford 's irish nominee for his pocket - borough at loughton} , did at last manage to stand on [his]_329-phineas legs and open [his]_329-phineas mouth . If [we]_4627-we are not mistaken , this is [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas 's third session in Parliament , and hitherto [he]_329-phineas has been unable to articulate three sentences , though [he]_329-phineas has on more than one occasion made the attempt . For what special merit [this young man]_{4628-this young man} has been selected for aristocratic patronage [we]_4627-we do not know , - but that there must be some merit recognisable by [aristocratic eyes]_{4629-aristocratic eyes} , [we]_4627-we surmise . Three years ago [he]_{4628-this young man} was [a raw young Irishman , living in [London]_6-london]_{4630-a raw young irishman , living in london} as [Irishmen]_582-irishmen only know how to live , earning nothing , and apparently without means ; and then suddenly [he]_{4628-this young man} bursts out as [a member of Parliament]_{7334-a member of parliament} and as [the friend of Cabinet Ministers]_{4632-the friend of cabinet ministers} . The possession of one good gift must be acceded to [the honourable member for [Loughton]_10-loughton]_{4633-the honourable member for loughton} , - [he]_{4628-this young man} is [a handsome young man]_{4634-a handsome young man} , and looks to be as strong as [a coal - porter]_{4635-a coal - porter} . Can it be that [his]_{4628-this young man} promotion has sprung from this ? Be this as it may , [we]_4627-we should like to know where [he]_{4628-this young man} has been during [his]_{4628-this young man} late mysterious absence from [Parliament]_{49-parliament} , and in what way [he]_{4628-this young man} came by the wound in [his]_{4628-this young man} arm . [Even handsome young members of Parliament]_{4636-even handsome young members of parliament} , feted by [titled ladies]_{4637-titled ladies} and [[their]_{4637-titled ladies} rich lords]_{4638-their rich lords} , are amenable to the laws , - to the laws of [this country]_{7544-this country} , and to the laws of any other which it may suit [them]_{4636-even handsome young members of parliament} to visit for a while ! " "_{[4640-infamous scoundrel]} [Infamous scoundrel]_{4640-infamous scoundrel} ! " said [Phineas]_329-phineas to [himself]_329-phineas , as [he]_329-phineas read this . "_{[4640-infamous scoundrel]} [Vile , low , disreputable blackguard]_{4641-vile , low , disreputable blackguard} ! " It was clear enough , however , that [Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} had found out something of [his]_{345-mr. slide} secret . If so , [his]_{345-mr. slide} only hope would rest on the fact that [[his]_{345-mr. slide} friends]_{750-his friends} were not likely to see the columns of [the People]_{583-the people} 's Banner . CHAPTER XXXIX [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} Is Told By the time that [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's great bill was going into committee [Phineas]_329-phineas was able to move about [London]_6-london in comfort , - with [his]_329-phineas arm , however , still in a sling . There had been nothing more about [him]_329-phineas and [his]_329-phineas wound in the People 's Banner , and [he]_329-phineas was beginning to hope that that nuisance would also be allowed to die away . [He]_329-phineas had seen [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , - having dined in [Grosvenor Place]_{144-grosvenor place} , where [he]_329-phineas had been petted to [his]_329-phineas heart 's content . [His]_329-phineas dinner had been cut up for [him]_329-phineas , and [his]_329-phineas wound had been treated with the tenderest sympathy . And , singular to say , no questions were asked . [He]_329-phineas had been to [Kent]_234-kent and had come by an accident . No more than that was told , and [[his]_329-phineas dear sympathising friends]_{9811-his dear sympathising friends} were content to receive so much information , and to ask for no more . But [he]_329-phineas had not as yet seen [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , and [he]_329-phineas was beginning to think that this romance about [Violet]_351-violet might as well be brought to a close . [He]_329-phineas had not , however , as yet been able to go into [crowded rooms]_{9812-crowded rooms} , and unless [he]_329-phineas went out to large parties [he]_329-phineas could not be sure that [he]_329-phineas would meet [Miss Effingham]_351-violet . At last [he]_329-phineas resolved that [he]_329-phineas would tell [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} the whole truth , - not the truth about the duel , but the truth about [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , and ask for [her]_{344-lady laura} assistance . When making this resolution , [I]_{4640-infamous scoundrel} think that [he]_329-phineas must have forgotten much that [he]_329-phineas had learned of [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} 's character ; and by making it , [I]_{4640-infamous scoundrel} think that [he]_329-phineas showed also that [he]_329-phineas had not learned as much as [his]_329-phineas opportunities might have taught [him]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas knew [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} 's obstinacy of purpose , [he]_329-phineas knew [her]_{344-lady laura} devotion to [[her]_{344-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} , and [he]_329-phineas knew also how desirous [she]_{344-lady laura} had been that [[her]_{344-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} should win [Violet Effingham]_351-violet for [himself]_329-phineas . This knowledge should , [I]_{4640-infamous scoundrel} think , have sufficed to show [him]_329-phineas how improbable it was that [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} should assist [him]_329-phineas in [his]_329-phineas enterprise . But beyond all this was the fact , - a fact as to the consequences of which [Phineas]_329-phineas [himself]_329-phineas was entirely blind , beautifully ignorant , - that [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} had once condescended to love [himself]_329-phineas . Nay ; - [she]_{344-lady laura} had gone farther than this , and had ventured to tell [him]_329-phineas , even after [her]_{344-lady laura} marriage , that the remembrance of some feeling that had once dwelt in [her]_{344-lady laura} heart in regard to [him]_329-phineas was still a danger to [her]_{344-lady laura} . [She]_{344-lady laura} had warned [him]_329-phineas from [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , and then had received [him]_329-phineas in [London]_6-london ; - and now [he]_329-phineas selected [her]_{344-lady laura} as [[his]_329-phineas confidante]_{9816-his confidante} in this love affair ! Had [he]_329-phineas not been beautifully ignorant and most modestly blind , [he]_329-phineas would surely have placed [his]_329-phineas confidence elsewhere . It was not that [Lady Laura Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} ever confessed to [herself]_{344-lady laura} the existence of a vicious passion . [She]_{344-lady laura} had , indeed , learned to tell [herself]_{344-lady laura} that [she]_{344-lady laura} could not love [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} ; and once , in the excitement of such silent announcements to [herself]_{344-lady laura} , [she]_{344-lady laura} had asked [herself]_{344-lady laura} whether [her]_{344-lady laura} heart was quite a blank , and had answered [herself]_{344-lady laura} by desiring [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas to absent [himself]_329-phineas from [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} . During all the subsequent winter [she]_{344-lady laura} had scourged [herself]_{344-lady laura} inwardly for [her]_{344-lady laura} own imprudence , [her]_{344-lady laura} quite unnecessary folly in so doing . What ! could not [she]_{344-lady laura} , [Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} , who from [her]_{344-lady laura} earliest years of girlish womanhood had resolved that [she]_{344-lady laura} would use [the world]_{756-the world} as [men]_1025-men use it , and not as [women]_7479-women do , - could not [she]_{344-lady laura} have felt the slight shock of a passing tenderness for [a handsome youth]_{9821-a handsome youth} without allowing the feeling to be a rock before [her]_{344-lady laura} big enough and sharp enough for the destruction of [her]_{344-lady laura} entire barque ? Could not [she]_{344-lady laura} command , if not [her]_{344-lady laura} heart , at any rate [her]_{344-lady laura} mind , so that [she]_{344-lady laura} might safely assure [herself]_{344-lady laura} that , whether [this man]_{1588-this man} or [any man]_{1023-any man} was here or there , [her]_{344-lady laura} course would be unaltered ? What though [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas had been in [the same house]_{1769-the same house} with [her]_{344-lady laura} throughout all the winter , could not [she]_{344-lady laura} have so lived with [him]_329-phineas on terms of friendship , that every deed and word and look of [her]_{344-lady laura} friendship might have been open to [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} , - or open to all [the world]_{756-the world} ? [She]_{344-lady laura} could have done so . [She]_{344-lady laura} told [herself]_{344-lady laura} that that was not , - need not have been [her]_{344-lady laura} great calamity . Whether [she]_{344-lady laura} could endure the dull , monotonous control of [[her]_{344-lady laura} slow but imperious lord]_{9827-her slow but imperious lord} , - or whether [she]_{344-lady laura} must not rather tell [him]_329-phineas that it was not to be endured , - that was [her]_{344-lady laura} trouble . So [she]_{344-lady laura} told [herself]_{344-lady laura} , and again admitted [Phineas]_329-phineas to [her]_{344-lady laura} intimacy in [London]_6-london . But , nevertheless , [Phineas]_329-phineas , had [he]_329-phineas not been beautifully ignorant and most blind to [his]_329-phineas own achievements , would not have expected from [Lady Laura Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} assistance with [Miss Violet Effingham]_351-violet . [Phineas]_329-phineas knew when to find [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} alone , and [he]_329-phineas came upon [her]_{344-lady laura} one day at the favourable hour . The two first clauses of the bill had been passed after twenty fights and endless divisions . Two points had been settled , as to which , however , [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} had been driven to give way so far and to yield so much , that [men]_1025-men declared that such a bill as [the Government]_{54-the government} could consent to call [its]_{54-the government} own could never be passed by that Parliament in that session . Immediately on [his]_329-phineas entrance into [[her]_{344-lady laura} room]_{2139-her room} [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} began about the third clause . Would [the House]_{929-the house} let [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} have [his]_{431-mr. gresham} way about the - ? [Phineas]_329-phineas stopped [her]_{4642-my dear friend} at once . "_{[4640-infamous scoundrel]} [[My]_0-i dear friend]_{4642-my dear friend} , " [he]_329-phineas said , "_{[4640-infamous scoundrel]} [I]_0-i have come to [you]_{4642-my dear friend} in a private trouble , and [I]_0-i want [you]_{4642-my dear friend} to drop politics for half an hour . [I]_0-i have come to [you]_{4642-my dear friend} for help . " "_[0-i] A private trouble , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ! Is it serious ? " "_[0-i] It is very serious , - but it is no trouble of the kind of which [you]_329-phineas are thinking . But it is serious enough to take up every thought . " "_[0-i] Can [I]_0-i help [you]_329-phineas ? " "_{[329-phineas]} Indeed [you]_329-phineas can . Whether [you]_329-phineas will or no is a different thing . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i would help [you]_329-phineas in anything in [my]_0-i power , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . Do [you]_329-phineas not know it ? " "_{[329-phineas]} [You]_329-phineas have been very kind to [me]_0-i ! " "_{[329-phineas]} And so would [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} . " "_{[404-loughlinter]} [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} can not help [me]_0-i here . " "_{[404-loughlinter]} What is it , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ? " "_{[329-phineas]} [I]_0-i suppose [I]_0-i may as well tell [you]_329-phineas at once , - in plain language , [I]_0-i do not know how to put [my]_0-i story into words that shall fit it . [I]_0-i love [Violet Effingham]_351-violet . Will [you]_329-phineas help [me]_0-i to win [her]_351-violet to be [[my]_0-i wife]_{8524-my wife} ? " "_{[329-phineas]} [You]_329-phineas love [Violet Effingham]_351-violet ! " said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . And as [she]_{344-lady laura} spoke the look of [her]_{344-lady laura} countenance towards [him]_329-phineas was so changed that [he]_329-phineas became at once aware that from [her]_{344-lady laura} no assistance might be expected . [His]_329-phineas eyes were not opened in any degree to the second reason above given for [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} 's opposition to [his]_329-phineas wishes , but [he]_329-phineas instantly perceived that [she]_{344-lady laura} would still cling to that destination of [Violet]_351-violet 's hand which had for years past been the favourite scheme of [her]_{344-lady laura} life . "_{[329-phineas]} Have [you]_329-phineas not always known , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , what have been [our]_4644-our hopes for [Violet]_351-violet ? " [Phineas]_329-phineas , though [he]_329-phineas had perceived [his]_329-phineas mistake , felt that [he]_329-phineas must go on with [his]_329-phineas cause . [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} must know [his]_329-phineas wishes sooner or later , and it was as well that [she]_{344-lady laura} should learn them in this way as in any other . "_{[329-phineas]} Yes ; - but [I]_0-i have known also , from [[your]_329-phineas brother]_{7311-your brother} 's own lips , - and indeed from [yours]_329-phineas also , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , - that [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} has been three times refused by [Miss Effingham]_351-violet . " "_[351-violet] What does that matter ? Do [men]_1025-men never ask more than three times ? " "_[1025-men] And must [I]_0-i be debarred for ever while [he]_{7311-your brother} prosecutes a hopeless suit ? " "_{[329-phineas]} Yes ; - [you]_329-phineas of [all men]_{7407-all men} . " "_{[329-phineas]} Why so , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} ? " "_{[344-lady laura]} Because in this matter [you]_329-phineas have been [[his]_{7311-your brother} chosen friend]_{4648-his chosen friend} , - and [mine]_0-i . [We]_4649-we have told [you]_329-phineas everything , trusting to [you]_329-phineas . [We]_4649-we have believed in [your]_329-phineas honour . [We]_4649-we have thought that with [you]_329-phineas , at any rate , [we]_4649-we were safe . " These words were very bitter to [Phineas]_329-phineas , and yet when [he]_329-phineas had written [his]_329-phineas letter at [Loughton]_10-loughton , [he]_329-phineas had intended to be so perfectly honest , chivalrously honest ! Now [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} spoke to [him]_329-phineas and looked at [him]_329-phineas as though [he]_329-phineas had been most basely false - most untrue to that noble friendship which had been lavished upon [him]_329-phineas by [all [her]_{344-lady laura} family]_{9831-all her family} . [He]_329-phineas felt that [he]_329-phineas would become the prey of [her]_{344-lady laura} most injurious thoughts unless [he]_329-phineas could fully explain [his]_329-phineas ideas , and [he]_329-phineas felt , also , that the circumstances did not admit of [his]_329-phineas explaining them . [He]_329-phineas could not take up the argument on [Violet]_351-violet 's side , and show how unfair it would be to [her]_351-violet that [she]_351-violet should be debarred from the homage due to [her]_351-violet by [any man who really loved [her]_351-violet]_{9832-any man who really loved her} , because [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} chose to think that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} still had a claim , - or at any rate a chance . And [Phineas]_329-phineas knew well of [himself]_329-phineas , - or thought that [he]_329-phineas knew well , - that [he]_329-phineas would not have interfered had there been any chance for [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} had [himself]_{463-lord chiltern} told [him]_329-phineas more than once that there was no such chance . How was [he]_329-phineas to explain all this to [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} ? "_{[329-phineas]} [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , " said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , "_{[329-phineas]} [I]_0-i can hardly believe this of [you]_329-phineas , even when [you]_329-phineas tell it [me]_0-i [yourself]_329-phineas . " "_{[329-phineas]} Listen to [me]_0-i , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , for a moment . " "_{[344-lady laura]} Certainly , [I]_0-i will listen . But that [you]_{344-lady laura} should come to [me]_0-i for assistance ! [I]_0-i can not understand it . [Men]_1025-men sometimes become harder than stones . " "_[1025-men] [I]_0-i do not think that [I]_0-i am hard . " [Poor blind fool]_{9833-poor blind fool} ! [He]_{9833-poor blind fool} was still thinking only of [Violet]_351-violet , and of the accusation made against [him]_{9833-poor blind fool} that [he]_{9833-poor blind fool} was untrue to [his]_{9833-poor blind fool} friendship for [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . Of that other accusation which could not be expressed in open words [he]_{9833-poor blind fool} understood nothing , - nothing at all as yet . "_[0-i] Hard and false , - capable of receiving no impression beyond the outside husk of the heart . " "_[0-i] Oh , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , do not say that . If [you]_{344-lady laura} could only know how true [I]_0-i am in [my]_0-i affection for [you]_{344-lady laura} all . " "_{[344-lady laura]} And how do [you]_{344-lady laura} show it ? - by coming in between [Oswald]_516-oswald and the only means that are open to [us]_4651-us of reconciling [him]_516-oswald to [[his]_516-oswald father]_{784-his father} ; - means that have been explained to [you]_{344-lady laura} exactly as though [you]_{344-lady laura} had been [one of [ourselves]_4651-us]_{4653-one of ourselves} . [Oswald]_516-oswald has treated [you]_{344-lady laura} as [a brother]_{1676-a brother} in the matter , telling [you]_{344-lady laura} everything , and this is the way [you]_{344-lady laura} would repay [him]_516-oswald for [his]_516-oswald confidence ! " "_[4655-it] Can [I]_0-i help [it]_4655-it , that [I]_0-i have learnt to love [this girl]_{4656-this girl} ? " "_[8579-sir] Yes , [sir]_8579-sir , - [you]_{344-lady laura} can help it . What if [she]_{4656-this girl} had been [[Oswald]_516-oswald 's wife]_{1677-oswald 's wife} ; - would [you]_8579-sir have loved [her]_{4656-this girl} then ? Do [you]_8579-sir speak of loving [a woman]_{1381-a woman} as if it were an affair of fate , over which [you]_8579-sir have no control ? [I]_0-i doubt whether [your]_8579-sir passions are so strong as that . [You]_8579-sir had better put aside [your]_8579-sir love for [Miss Effingham]_351-violet . [I]_0-i feel assured that it will never hurt [you]_8579-sir . " Then some remembrance of what had passed between [him]_8579-sir and [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} near [the falls of [the Linter]_{132-the linter}]_{2239-the falls of the linter} , when [he]_8579-sir first visited [Scotland]_136-scotland , came across [his]_8579-sir mind . "_[0-i] Believe [me]_0-i , " [she]_{396-lady laura} said with a smile , "_[0-i] this little wound in [your]_8579-sir heart will soon be cured . " [He]_8579-sir stood silent before [her]_{396-lady laura} , looking away from [her]_{396-lady laura} , thinking over it all . [He]_8579-sir certainly had believed [himself]_8579-sir to be violently in love with [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , and yet when [he]_8579-sir had just now entered [[her]_{396-lady laura} drawing - room]_{7439-her drawing - room} , [he]_8579-sir had almost forgotten that there had been such a passage in [his]_8579-sir life . And [he]_8579-sir had believed that [she]_{396-lady laura} had forgotten it , - even though [she]_{396-lady laura} had counselled [him]_8579-sir not to come to [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} within the last nine months ! [He]_8579-sir had been [a boy]_{7259-a boy} then , and had not known [himself]_8579-sir ; - but now [he]_8579-sir was [a man]_{749-a man} , and was proud of the intensity of [his]_8579-sir love . There came upon [him]_8579-sir some passing throb of pain from [his]_8579-sir shoulder , reminding [him]_8579-sir of the duel , and [he]_8579-sir was proud also of that . [He]_8579-sir had been willing to risk everything , - life , prospects , and position , - sooner than abandon the slight hope which was [his]_8579-sir of possessing [Violet Effingham]_351-violet . And now [he]_8579-sir was told that this wound in [his]_8579-sir heart would soon be cured , and was told so by [a woman to whom [he]_8579-sir had once sung a song of another passion]_{9838-a woman to whom he had once sung a song of another passion} . It is very hard to answer [a woman]_{1381-a woman} in such circumstances , because [her]_{1381-a woman} womanhood gives [her]_{1381-a woman} so strong a ground of vantage ! [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} might venture to throw in [his]_8579-sir teeth the fickleness of [his]_8579-sir heart , but [he]_8579-sir could not in reply tell [her]_{396-lady laura} that to change a love was better than to marry without love , - that to be capable of such a change showed no such inferiority of nature as did the capacity for such a marriage . [She]_{396-lady laura} could hit [him]_8579-sir with [her]_{396-lady laura} argument ; but [he]_8579-sir could only remember [his]_8579-sir , and think how violent might be the blow [he]_8579-sir could inflict , - if it were not that [she]_{396-lady laura} were [a woman]_{1381-a woman} , and therefore guarded . "_[0-i] [You]_4660-you will not help [me]_0-i then ? " [he]_8579-sir said , when [they]_9841-they had both been silent for a while . "_[4660-you] Help [you]_4660-you ? How should [I]_0-i help [you]_4660-you ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i wanted no other help than this , - that [I]_0-i might have had an opportunity of meeting [Violet]_351-violet here , and of getting from [her]_351-violet some answer . " "_[351-violet] Has the question then never been asked already ? " said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . To [this Phineas]_{396-lady laura} made no immediate reply . There was no reason why [he]_8579-sir should show [his]_8579-sir whole hand to [an adversary]_{9842-an adversary} . "_[351-violet] Why do [you]_0-i not go to [[Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} 's house]_{8759-lady baldock 's house} ? " continued [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . "_[0-i] [You]_0-i are admitted [there]_7300-there . [You]_0-i know [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} . Go and ask [her]_{341-lady baldock} to stand [[your]_0-i friend]_{1248-your friend} with [[her]_{341-lady baldock} niece]_{8269-her niece} . See what [she]_{341-lady baldock} will say to [you]_0-i . As far as [I]_0-i understand these matters , that is the fair , honourable , open way in which [gentlemen]_{1375-gentlemen} are wo nt to make [their]_{1375-gentlemen} overtures . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i would make mine to none but to [herself]_{341-lady baldock} , " said [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} . "_[0-i] Then why have [you]_0-i made it to [me]_0-i , [sir]_8579-sir ? " demanded [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i have come to [you]_8579-sir as [I]_0-i would to [[my]_0-i sister]_{4667-my sister} . " "_[0-i] [[Your]_8579-sir sister]_{7326-your sister} ? [Psha]_584-psha ! [I]_0-i am not [[your]_8579-sir sister]_{7326-your sister} , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . Nor , were [I]_0-i so , should [I]_0-i fail to remember that [I]_0-i have [a dearer brother to whom [my]_0-i faith]_{4670-a dearer brother to whom my faith} is pledged . Look here . Within the last three weeks [Oswald]_516-oswald has sacrificed everything to [[his]_516-oswald father]_{784-his father} , because [he]_{784-his father} was determined that [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} should have the money which [he]_{784-his father} thought was due to [[my]_0-i husband]_{8529-my husband} . [He]_{784-his father} has enabled [[my]_0-i father]_{7296-my father} to do what [he]_{7296-my father} will with [Saulsby]_476-phineas . [Papa]_376-papa will never hurt [him]_516-oswald ; - [I]_0-i know that . Hard as papa is with [him]_516-oswald , [he]_516-oswald will never hurt [Oswald]_516-oswald 's future position . [Papa]_376-papa is too proud to do that . [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} has heard what [Oswald]_516-oswald has done ; and now that [he]_516-oswald has nothing of [his]_516-oswald own to offer [her]_{341-lady baldock} for the future but [his]_516-oswald bare title , now that [he]_516-oswald has given [papa]_376-papa power to do what [he]_376-papa will with the property , [I]_0-i believe that [she]_{341-lady baldock} would accept [him]_516-oswald instantly . That is [her]_{341-lady baldock} disposition . " [Phineas]_476-phineas again paused a moment before [he]_476-phineas replied . "_{[341-lady baldock]} Let [him]_516-oswald try , " [he]_476-phineas said . "_[516-oswald] [He]_516-oswald is away , - in [Brussels]_233-brussels . " "_{[341-lady baldock]} Send to [him]_516-oswald , and bid [him]_516-oswald return . [I]_0-i will be patient , [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . Let [him]_516-oswald come and try , and [I]_0-i will bide [my]_0-i time . [I]_0-i confess that [I]_0-i have no right to interfere with [him]_516-oswald if there be a chance for [him]_516-oswald . If there is no chance , [my]_0-i right is as good as that of any other . " There was something in this which made [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} feel that [she]_{396-lady laura} could not maintain [her]_{396-lady laura} hostility against [this man]_{1588-this man} on behalf of [[her]_{396-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} ; - and yet [she]_{396-lady laura} could not force [herself]_{396-lady laura} to be other than hostile to [him]_{1588-this man} . [Her]_{396-lady laura} heart was sore , and it was [he]_{1588-this man} that had made it sore . [She]_{396-lady laura} had lectured [herself]_{396-lady laura} , schooling [herself]_{396-lady laura} with mental sackcloth and ashes , rebuking [herself]_{396-lady laura} with heaviest censures from day to day , because [she]_{396-lady laura} had found [herself]_{396-lady laura} to be in danger of regarding [this man]_{1588-this man} with a perilous love ; and [she]_{396-lady laura} had been constant in this work of penance till [she]_{396-lady laura} had been able to assure [herself]_{396-lady laura} that the sackcloth and ashes had done [their]_9846-their work , and that the danger was past . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i like [him]_4674-him still and love [him]_4674-him well , " [she]_{396-lady laura} had said to [herself]_{396-lady laura} with something almost of triumph , "_[0-i] but [I]_0-i have ceased to think of [him]_4674-him as one who might have been [[my]_0-i lover]_{4675-my lover} . " And yet [she]_{396-lady laura} was now sick and sore , almost beside [herself]_{396-lady laura} with the agony of the wound , because [this man whom [she]_{396-lady laura} had been able to throw aside from [her]_{396-lady laura} heart]_{9847-this man whom she had been able to throw aside from her heart} had also been able so to throw [her]_{396-lady laura} aside . And [she]_{396-lady laura} felt [herself]_{396-lady laura} constrained to rebuke [him]_4674-him with what bitterest words [she]_{396-lady laura} might use . [She]_{396-lady laura} had felt it easy to do this at first , on [[her]_{396-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} 's score . [She]_{396-lady laura} had accused [him]_4674-him of treachery to [his]_4674-him friendship , - both as to [Oswald]_516-oswald and as to [herself]_{396-lady laura} . On that [she]_{396-lady laura} could say cutting words without subjecting [herself]_{396-lady laura} to suspicion even from [herself]_{396-lady laura} . But now this power was taken away from [her]_{396-lady laura} , and still [she]_{396-lady laura} wished to wound [him]_4674-him . [She]_{396-lady laura} desired to taunt [him]_4674-him with [his]_4674-him old fickleness , and yet to subject [herself]_{396-lady laura} to no imputation . "_[4676-you] [Your]_4676-you right ! " [she]_{396-lady laura} said . "_[4676-you] What gives [you]_4676-you any right in the matter ? " "_[4676-you] Simply the right of a fair field , and no favour . " "_[4676-you] And yet [you]_4676-you come to [me]_0-i for favour , - to [me]_0-i , because [I]_0-i am [[her]_4677-her friend]_{1091-her friend} . [You]_4676-you can not win [her]_4677-her [yourself]_4676-you , and think [I]_0-i may help [you]_4676-you ! [I]_0-i do not believe in [your]_4676-you love for [her]_4677-her . There ! If there were no other reason , and [I]_0-i could help [you]_4676-you , [I]_0-i would not , because [I]_0-i think [your]_4676-you heart is a sham heart . [She]_4677-her is pretty , and has money - " "_[4677-her] [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} ! " "_{[396-lady laura]} [She]_4677-her is pretty , and has money , and is the fashion . [I]_0-i do not wonder that [you]_4676-you should wish to have [her]_4677-her . But , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , [I]_0-i believe that [Oswald]_516-oswald really loves [her]_4677-her ; - and that [you]_4676-you do not . [His]_516-oswald nature is deeper than [yours]_4676-you . " [He]_329-phineas understood it all now as [he]_329-phineas listened to the tone of [her]_4677-her voice , and looked into the lines of [her]_4677-her face . There was written there plainly enough that spretae injuria formae of which [she]_4677-her [herself]_4677-her was conscious , but only conscious . Even [his]_329-phineas eyes , blind as [he]_329-phineas had been , were opened , - and [he]_329-phineas knew that [he]_329-phineas had been [a fool]_{8087-a fool} . "_[516-oswald] [I]_0-i am sorry that [I]_0-i came to [you]_4676-you , " [he]_329-phineas said . "_[0-i] It would have been better that [you]_0-i should not have done so , " [she]_4677-her replied . "_[0-i] And yet perhaps it is well that there should be no misunderstanding between [us]_4679-us . " "_{[1251-my brother]} Of course [I]_0-i must tell [[my]_0-i brother]_{1251-my brother} . " [He]_329-phineas paused but for a moment , and then [he]_329-phineas answered [her]_4677-her with a sharp voice , "_[0-i] [He]_{1251-my brother} has been told . " "_{[1251-my brother]} And who told [him]_{1251-my brother} ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i did . [I]_0-i wrote to [him]_{1251-my brother} the moment that [I]_0-i knew [my]_0-i own mind . [I]_0-i owed it to [him]_{1251-my brother} to do so . But [my]_0-i letter missed [him]_{1251-my brother} , and [he]_{1251-my brother} only learned it the other day . " "_{[1251-my brother]} Have [you]_0-i seen [him]_{1251-my brother} since ? " "_[0-i] Yes ; - [I]_0-i have seen [him]_{1251-my brother} . " "_[0-i] And what did [he]_{1251-my brother} say ? How did [he]_{1251-my brother} take it ? Did [he]_{1251-my brother} bear it from [you]_0-i quietly ? " "_{[1251-my brother]} No , indeed ; " and [Phineas]_329-phineas smiled as [he]_329-phineas spoke . "_{[1251-my brother]} Tell [me]_0-i , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ; what happened ? What is to be done ? " "_{[1251-my brother]} Nothing is to be done . Everything has been done . [I]_0-i may as well tell [you]_329-phineas all . [I]_0-i am sure that for the sake of [me]_0-i , as well as of [[your]_329-phineas brother]_{7311-your brother} , [you]_329-phineas will keep [our]_4682-our secret . [He]_{1251-my brother} required that [I]_0-i should either give up [my]_0-i suit , or that [I]_0-i should , - fight [him]_{1251-my brother} . As [I]_0-i could not comply with the one request , [I]_0-i found [myself]_0-i bound to comply with the other . " "_[0-i] And there has been a duel ? " "_[0-i] Yes ; - there has been a duel . [We]_4682-our went over to [Belgium]_223-belgium , and it was soon settled . [He]_{1251-my brother} wounded [me]_0-i here in the arm . " "_{[1251-my brother]} Suppose [you]_0-i had killed [him]_{1251-my brother} , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ? " "_[0-i] That , [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , would have been a misfortune so terrible that [I]_0-i was bound to prevent it . " Then [he]_0-i paused again , regretting what [he]_0-i had said . "_{[396-lady laura]} [You]_{396-lady laura} have surprised [me]_0-i , [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , into an answer that [I]_0-i should not have made . [I]_0-i may be sure , - may [I]_0-i not , - that [my]_0-i words will not go beyond [yourself]_{396-lady laura} ? " "_{[329-phineas]} Yes ; - [you]_329-phineas may be sure of that . " This [she]_{396-lady laura} said plaintively , with a tone of voice and demeanour of body altogether different from that which [she]_{396-lady laura} lately bore . [Neither of [them]_9851-them]_{2704-neither of them} knew what was taking place between [them]_9851-them ; but [she]_{396-lady laura} was , in truth , gradually submitting [herself]_{396-lady laura} again to [this man]_{1588-this man} 's influence . Though [she]_{396-lady laura} rebuked [him]_0-i at every turn for what [he]_0-i said , for what [he]_0-i had done , for what [he]_0-i proposed to do , still [she]_{396-lady laura} could not teach [herself]_{396-lady laura} to despise [him]_0-i , or even to cease to love [him]_0-i for any part of it . [She]_{396-lady laura} knew it all now , - except that word or two which had passed between [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} and [Phineas]_329-phineas in [the rides of [Saulsby Park]_{236-saulsby park}]_{9853-the rides of saulsby park} . But [she]_{396-lady laura} suspected something even of that , feeling sure that the only matter on which [Phineas]_329-phineas would say nothing would be that of [his]_329-phineas own success , - if success there had been . "_{[329-phineas]} And so [you]_4683-you and [Oswald]_516-oswald have quarrelled , and there has been a duel . That is why [you]_4683-you were away ? " "_[4683-you] That is why [I]_0-i was away . " "_[0-i] How wrong of [you]_4683-you , - how very wrong ! Had [he]_516-oswald been , - killed , how could [you]_4683-you have looked [us]_4684-us in the face again ? " "_[4683-you] [I]_0-i could not have looked [you]_4683-you in the face again . " "_[0-i] But that is over now . And were [you]_4683-you [friends]_7328-friends afterwards ? " "_{[7328-friends]} No ; - [we]_4684-us did not part as [friends]_7328-friends . Having gone [there]_7300-there to fight with [him]_516-oswald , - most unwillingly , - [I]_0-i could not afterwards promise [him]_516-oswald that [I]_0-i would give up [Miss Effingham]_351-violet . [You]_4683-you say [she]_351-violet will accept [him]_516-oswald now . Let [him]_516-oswald come and try . " [She]_351-violet had nothing further to say , - no other argument to use . There was the soreness at [her]_351-violet heart still present to [her]_351-violet , making [her]_351-violet wretched , instigating [her]_351-violet to hurt [him]_516-oswald if [she]_351-violet knew how to do so , in spite of [her]_351-violet regard for [him]_516-oswald . But [she]_351-violet felt that [she]_351-violet was weak and powerless . [She]_351-violet had shot [her]_351-violet arrows at [him]_516-oswald , - all but one , - and if [she]_351-violet used that , its poisoned point would wound [herself]_351-violet far more surely than it would touch [him]_516-oswald . "_[351-violet] The duel was very silly , " [he]_516-oswald said . "_[351-violet] [You]_4688-you will not speak of it . " "_[4688-you] No ; certainly not . " "_[4688-you] [I]_0-i am glad at least that [I]_0-i have told [you]_4688-you everything . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not know why [you]_4688-you should be glad . [I]_0-i can not help [you]_4688-you . " "_[0-i] And [you]_4688-you will say nothing to [Violet]_351-violet ? " "_[4688-you] Everything that [I]_0-i can say in [Oswald]_516-oswald 's favour . [I]_0-i will say nothing of the duel ; but beyond that [you]_4688-you have no right to demand [my]_0-i secrecy with [her]_351-violet . Yes ; [you]_4688-you had better go , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , for [I]_0-i am hardly well . And remember this , - If [you]_4688-you can forget this little episode about [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , so will [I]_0-i forget it also ; and so will [Oswald]_516-oswald . [I]_0-i can promise for [him]_516-oswald . " Then [she]_351-violet smiled and gave [him]_516-oswald [her]_351-violet hand , and [he]_516-oswald went . [She]_351-violet rose from [her]_351-violet chair as [he]_516-oswald left [the room]_{7501-the room} , and waited till [she]_351-violet heard the sound of the great door closing behind [him]_516-oswald before [she]_351-violet again sat down . Then , when [he]_516-oswald was gone , - when [she]_351-violet was sure that [he]_516-oswald was no longer there with [her]_351-violet in [the same house]_{1769-the same house} , - [she]_351-violet laid [her]_351-violet head down upon the arm of the sofa , and burst into a flood of tears . [She]_351-violet was no longer angry with [Phineas]_329-phineas . There was no further longing in [her]_351-violet heart for revenge . [She]_351-violet did not now desire to injure [him]_516-oswald , though [she]_351-violet had done so as long as [he]_516-oswald was with [her]_351-violet . Nay , - [she]_351-violet resolved instantly , almost instinctively , that [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} must know nothing of all this , lest the political prospects of [the young member for [Loughton]_10-loughton]_{9856-the young member for loughton} should be injured . To have rebuked [him]_516-oswald , to rebuke [him]_516-oswald again and again , would be only fair , - would at least be womanly ; but [she]_351-violet would protect [him]_516-oswald from all material injury as far as [her]_351-violet power of protection might avail . And why was [she]_351-violet weeping now so bitterly ? Of course [she]_351-violet asked [herself]_351-violet , as [she]_351-violet rubbed away the tears with [her]_351-violet hands , - Why should [she]_351-violet weep ? [She]_351-violet was not weak enough to tell [herself]_351-violet that [she]_351-violet was weeping for any injury that had been done to [Oswald]_516-oswald . [She]_351-violet got up suddenly from the sofa , and pushed away [her]_351-violet hair from [her]_351-violet face , and pushed away the tears from [her]_351-violet cheeks , and then clenched [her]_351-violet fists as [she]_351-violet held them out at full length from [her]_351-violet body , and stood , looking up with [her]_351-violet eyes fixed upon the wall . "_[585-ass] [Ass]_585-ass ! " [she]_351-violet exclaimed . "_[4689-fool] [Fool]_4689-fool ! [Idiot]_586-idiot ! That [I]_0-i should not be able to crush it into nothing and have done with it ! Why should [he]_4690-he not have [her]_4691-her ? After all , [he]_4690-he is better than [Oswald]_516-oswald . Oh , - is that [you]_4692-you ? " The door of [the room]_{7501-the room} had been opened while [she]_351-violet was standing thus , and [[her]_351-violet husband]_{968-her husband} had entered . "_[4692-you] Yes , - it is [I.]_0-i Is anything wrong ? " "_[0-i] Very much is wrong . " "_[0-i] What is it , [Laura]_{396-lady laura} ? " "_{[396-lady laura]} [You]_{396-lady laura} can not help [me]_0-i . " "_{[396-lady laura]} If [you]_{396-lady laura} are in trouble [you]_{396-lady laura} should tell [me]_0-i what it is , and leave it to [me]_0-i to try to help [you]_{396-lady laura} . " "_[0-i] Nonsense ! " [she]_351-violet said , shaking [her]_351-violet head . "_{[396-lady laura]} [Laura]_{396-lady laura} , that is uncourteous , - not to say undutiful also . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i suppose it was , - both . [I]_0-i beg [your]_{396-lady laura} pardon , but [I]_0-i could not help it . " "_[0-i] [Laura]_{396-lady laura} , [you]_{396-lady laura} should help such words to [me]_0-i . " "_{[396-lady laura]} There are moments , [Robert]_{343-mr. kennedy} , when even [a married woman]_{8505-a married woman} must be [herself]_{8505-a married woman} rather than [[[her]_{8505-a married woman} husband]_{968-her husband} 's wife]_{4695-her husband 's wife} . It is so , though [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} can not understand it . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i certainly do not understand it . " "_[0-i] [You]_{343-mr. kennedy} can not make [a woman]_{1381-a woman} subject to [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} as a dog is so . [You]_{343-mr. kennedy} may have all the outside and as much of the inside as [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} can master . With a dog [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} may be sure of both . " "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [I]_0-i suppose this means that [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} have secrets in which [I]_0-i am not to share . " "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [I]_0-i have troubles about [[my]_0-i father]_{7296-my father} and [[my]_0-i brother]_{1251-my brother} which [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} can not share . [[My]_0-i brother]_{1251-my brother} is [a ruined man]_{4700-a ruined man} . " "_{[4700-a ruined man]} Who ruined [him]_{1251-my brother} ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i will not talk about it any more . [I]_0-i will not speak to [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} of [him]_{1251-my brother} or of [papa]_7260-papa . [I]_0-i only want [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} to understand that there is a subject which must be secret to [myself]_0-i , and on which [I]_0-i may be allowed to shed tears , - if [I]_0-i am so weak . [I]_0-i will not trouble [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} on a matter in which [I]_0-i have not [your]_{343-mr. kennedy} sympathy . " Then [she]_9859-she left [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} , standing in the middle of [the room]_{7501-the room} , depressed by what had occurred , - but not thinking of it as of a trouble which would do more than make [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} uncomfortable for that day . [CHAPTER XL Madame Max]_{587-chapter xl madame max} Goesler Day after day , and clause after clause , the bill was fought in committee , and [few men]_{9861-few men} fought with more constancy on the side of [the Ministers]_{1188-the ministers} than did [the member for [Loughton]_10-loughton]_{9863-the member for loughton} . Troubled though [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} was by [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} quarrel with [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , by [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} love for [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , by the silence of [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} friend]_{857-his friend} [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , - for since [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had told [her]_{396-lady laura} of the duel [she]_{396-lady laura} had become silent to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} , never writing to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} , and hardly speaking to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} when [she]_{396-lady laura} met [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} in society , - nevertheless [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} was not so troubled but what [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} could work at [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} vocation . Now , when [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} would find [himself]_{343-mr. kennedy} upon [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} legs in [the House]_{929-the house} , [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} would wonder at the hesitation which had lately troubled [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} so sorely . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} would sit sometimes and speculate upon that dimness of eye , upon that tendency of things to go round , upon that obtrusive palpitation of heart , which had afflicted [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} so seriously for so long a time . [The House]_{929-the house} now was no more to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} than [any other chamber]_{9867-any other chamber} , and [the members]_{3469-the members} no more than [other men]_{1050-other men} . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} guarded [himself]_{343-mr. kennedy} from orations , speaking always very shortly , - because [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} believed that policy and good judgment required that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} should be short . But words were very easy to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} , and [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} would feel as though [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} could talk for ever . And there quickly came to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} a reputation for practical usefulness . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} was [a man with strong opinions , who could yet be submissive]_{9870-a man with strong opinions , who could yet be submissive} . And [no man]_{7759-no man} seemed to know how [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} reputation had come . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} had made one good speech after two or three failures . [All who knew [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} , [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} whole party]_{9873-his whole party}]_{9872-all who knew him , his whole party} , had been aware of [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} failure ; and [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} one good speech had been regarded by [many]_740-many as no very wonderful effort . But [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} was [a man who was pleasant to [other men]_{1050-other men} , - not combative , not self - asserting beyond the point at which self - assertion ceases to be a necessity of manliness]_{9875-a man who was pleasant to other men , - not combative , not self - asserting beyond the point at which self - assertion ceases to be a necessity of manliness} . Nature had been very good to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} , making [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} comely inside and out , - and with this comeliness [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had crept into popularity . The secret of the duel was , [I]_0-i think , at this time , known to [a great many men]_{9877-a great many men} and [women]_7479-women . So [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} perceived ; but it was not , [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} thought , known either to [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} or to [Violet Effingham]_351-violet . And in this [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} was right . No rumour of it had yet reached the ears of [either of [these persons]_{9880-these persons}]_{9879-either of these persons} ; - and rumour , though [she]_351-violet flies so fast and so far , is often slow in reaching those ears which would be most interested in [her]_351-violet tidings . Some dim report of the duel reached even [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , and [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} asked [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} wife]_{947-his wife} . "_[0-i] Who told [you]_4702-you ? " said [she]_{947-his wife} , sharply . "_{[407-mrs. bonteen]} [Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} told [me]_0-i that it was certainly so . " "_{[407-mrs. bonteen]} [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} always knows more than anybody else about everything except [his]_{408-mr. bonteen} own business . " "_{[408-mr. bonteen]} Then it is not true ? " [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} paused , - and then [she]_{396-lady laura} lied . "_{[408-mr. bonteen]} Of course it is not true . [I]_0-i should be very sorry to ask either of [them]_4703-them , but to [me]_0-i it seems to be the most improbable thing in life . " Then [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} believed that there had been no duel . In [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} wife]_{947-his wife} 's word [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} put absolute faith , and [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} thought that [she]_{947-his wife} would certainly know anything that [[her]_{947-his wife} brother]_{7474-her brother} had done . As [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} was [a man given to but little discourse]_{9884-a man given to but little discourse} , [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} asked no further questions about the duel either in [the House]_{929-the house} or at [the Clubs]_{237-the clubs} . At first , [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} had been greatly dismayed when [men]_1025-men had asked [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} questions tending to elicit from [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} some explanation of the mystery ; - but by degrees [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} became used to it , and as the tidings which had got abroad did not seem to injure [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} , and as the questionings were not pushed very closely , [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} became indifferent . There came out another article in [the People]_{731-the people} 's Banner in which [Lord C]_{588-lord c} - - n and [Mr. P]_{589-mr. p} - - s F - - n were spoken of as glaring examples of that aristocratic snobility , - that was the expressive word coined , evidently with great delight , for the occasion , - which the rotten state of [London]_6-london society in high quarters now produced . Here was [a young lord]_{9888-a young lord} , infamously notorious , quarrelling with one of [[his]_{9888-a young lord} boon - companions]_{9889-his boon - companions} , whom [he]_{9888-a young lord} had appointed to a private seat in [the House of Commons]_{1033-the house of commons} , fighting duels , breaking the laws , scandalising [the public]_{9891-the public} , - and all this was done without punishment to [the guilty]_{9892-the guilty} ! There were old stories afloat , - so said the article - of what in a former century had been done by [Lord Mohuns]_{590-lord mohuns} and [Mr. Bests]_{591-mr. bests} ; but now , in 186 - , c. c. c. And so the article went on . [Any reader]_{9893-any reader} may fill in without difficulty the concluding indignation and virtuous appeal for reform in social morals as well as [Parliament]_{49-parliament} . But [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} had so far progressed that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had almost come to like this kind of thing . Certainly [I]_329-phineas think that the duel did [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} no harm in society . Otherwise [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} would hardly have been asked to a semi - political dinner at [Lady Glencora Palliser]_{475-lady glencora} 's , even though [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} might have been invited to make [one of the five hundred guests who were crowded into [[her]_{475-lady glencora} saloons]_{9895-her saloons} and staircases after the dinner was over]_{9894-one of the five hundred guests who were crowded into her saloons and staircases after the dinner was over} . To have been one of the five hundred was nothing ; but to be one of the sixteen was a great deal , - was indeed so much that [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} , not understanding as yet the advantage of [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} own comeliness , was at a loss to conceive why so pleasant an honour was conferred upon [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} . There was [no man among the eight men at the dinner]_{9896-no man among the eight men at the dinner} - party not in Parliament , - and [the only other except [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} not attached to [the Government]_{7691-the government}]_{9897-the only other except phineas not attached to the government} was [[Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} 's great friend]_{9899-mr. palliser 's great friend} , [John Grey]_{592-john grey} , [the member for [Silverbridge]_{238-silverbridge}]_{9900-the member for silverbridge} . There were [four Cabinet Ministers]_{8359-four cabinet ministers} in [the room]_{7501-the room} , - [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} , [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} , [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} , and [the owner of [the mansion]_{9905-the mansion}]_{9904-the owner of the mansion} . There was also [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} and [young Lord Fawn]_{349-lord fawn xlii} , [an Under - Secretary of State]_{9906-an under - secretary of state} . But the wit and grace of [the ladies present]_{7959-the ladies present} lent more of character to [the party]_{7268-the party} than even the position of [the men]_{2525-the men} . [Lady Glencora Palliser]_{475-lady glencora} [herself]_{475-lady glencora} was [a host]_{9910-a host} . There was [no woman]_{9911-no woman} then in [London]_6-london better able to talk to [a dozen people on a dozen subjects]_{9912-a dozen people on a dozen subjects} ; and then , moreover , [she]_{475-lady glencora} was still in the flush of [her]_{475-lady glencora} beauty and the bloom of [her]_{475-lady glencora} youth . [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} was there ; - by what means divided from [[her]_{396-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} could not imagine ; but [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} was good at such divisions . [Lady Cantrip]_{593-lady cantrip} had been allowed to come with [[her]_{593-lady cantrip} lord]_{2756-her lord} ; - but , as was well understood , [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} was not so manifestly [a husband]_{1599-a husband} as was [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . There are men who can not guard [themselves]_{9911-no woman} from the assertion of marital rights at most inappropriate moments . Now [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} lived with [[his]_{552-lord cantrip} wife]_{947-his wife} most happily ; yet [you]_9917-you should pass hours with [him]_{552-lord cantrip} and [her]_{947-his wife} together , and hardly know that [they]_9918-they knew [each other]_{7264-each other} . [One of [[the Duke]_{1449-the duke} 's daughters]_{9922-the duke 's daughters}]_{9920-one of the duke 's daughters} was [there]_7300-there , - but not [the Duchess , who was known to be heavy]_{9924-the duchess , who was known to be heavy} ; - and there was [the beauteous Marchioness of [Hartletop]_{239-hartletop}]_{9925-the beauteous marchioness of hartletop} . [Violet Effingham]_351-violet was in [the room]_{7501-the room} also , - giving [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} a blow at the heart as [he]_{552-lord cantrip} saw [her]_351-violet smile . Might it be that [he]_{552-lord cantrip} could speak a word to [her]_351-violet on this occasion ? [Mr. Grey]_{594-mr. grey} had also brought [[his]_{594-mr. grey} wife]_{947-his wife} ; - and then there was [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} found that it was [his]_{552-lord cantrip} fortune to take down to dinner , - not [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , but [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . And , when [he]_{552-lord cantrip} was placed at dinner , on the other side of [him]_{552-lord cantrip} there sat [Lady Hartletop]_{595-lady hartletop} , who addressed the few words which [she]_{595-lady hartletop} spoke exclusively to [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} . There had been in former days matters difficult of arrangement between those two ; but [I]_329-phineas think that those old passages had now been forgotten by [them]_9928-them both . [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} was , therefore , driven to depend exclusively on [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} for conversation , and [he]_{552-lord cantrip} found that [he]_{552-lord cantrip} was not called upon to cast [his]_{552-lord cantrip} seed into [barren ground]_{9929-barren ground} . Up to that moment [he]_{552-lord cantrip} had never heard of [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} , in introducing [them]_9928-them , had pronounced [the lady]_{7484-the lady} 's name so clearly that [he]_{552-lord cantrip} had caught it with accuracy , but [he]_{552-lord cantrip} could not surmise whence [she]_{7484-the lady} had come , or why [she]_{7484-the lady} was [there]_7300-there . [She]_{7484-the lady} was [a woman probably something over thirty years of age]_{9932-a woman probably something over thirty years of age} . [She]_{7484-the lady} had thick black hair , which [she]_{7484-the lady} wore in curls , - unlike anybody else in [the world]_{756-the world} , - in curls which hung down low beneath [her]_{7484-the lady} face , covering , and perhaps intended to cover , a certain thinness in [her]_{7484-the lady} cheeks which would otherwise have taken something from the charm of [her]_{7484-the lady} countenance . [Her]_{7484-the lady} eyes were large , of a dark blue colour , and very bright , - and [she]_{7484-the lady} used them in a manner which is as yet hardly common with [Englishwomen]_{9934-englishwomen} . [She]_{7484-the lady} seemed to intend that [you]_9935-you should know that [she]_{7484-the lady} employed them to conquer [you]_9935-you , looking as [a knight]_{9936-a knight} may have looked in olden days who entered a chamber with [his]_{9936-a knight} sword drawn from the scabbard and in [his]_{9936-a knight} hand . [Her]_{7484-the lady} forehead was broad and somewhat low . [Her]_{7484-the lady} nose was not classically beautiful , being broader at the nostrils than beauty required , and , moreover , not perfectly straight in its line . [Her]_{7484-the lady} lips were thin . [Her]_{7484-the lady} teeth , which [she]_{7484-the lady} endeavoured to show as little as possible , were perfect in form and colour . [They]_9937-they who criticised [her]_{7484-the lady} severely said , however , that they were too large . [Her]_{7484-the lady} chin was well formed , and divided by a dimple which gave to [her]_{7484-the lady} face a softness of grace which would otherwise have been much missed . But perhaps [her]_{7484-the lady} great beauty was in the brilliant clearness of [her]_{7484-the lady} dark complexion . [You]_9935-you might almost fancy that [you]_9935-you could see into it so as to read the different lines beneath the skin . [She]_{7484-the lady} was somewhat tall , though by no means tall to a fault , and was so thin as to be almost meagre in [her]_{7484-the lady} proportions . [She]_{7484-the lady} always wore [her]_{7484-the lady} dress close up to [her]_{7484-the lady} neck , and never showed the bareness of [her]_{7484-the lady} arms . Though [she]_{7484-the lady} was [the only woman so clad now present in [the room]_{7501-the room}]_{9938-the only woman so clad now present in the room} , this singularity did not specially strike one , because in other respects [her]_{7484-the lady} apparel was so rich and quaint as to make inattention to it impossible . [The observer who did not observe very closely]_{9940-the observer who did not observe very closely} would perceive that [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's dress was unlike the dress of [other women]_{2257-other women} , but seeing that it was unlike in make , unlike in colour , and unlike in material , [the ordinary observer]_{9942-the ordinary observer} would not see also that it was unlike in form for any other purpose than that of maintaining its general peculiarity of character . In colour [she]_{7484-the lady} was abundant , and yet the fabric of [her]_{7484-the lady} garment was always black . [My]_329-phineas pen may not dare to describe the traceries of yellow and ruby silk which went in and out through the black lace , across [her]_{7484-the lady} bosom , and round [her]_{7484-the lady} neck , and over [her]_{7484-the lady} shoulders , and along [her]_{7484-the lady} arms , and down to the very ground at [her]_{7484-the lady} feet , robbing the black stuff of all its sombre solemnity , and producing a brightness in which there was nothing gaudy . [She]_{7484-the lady} wore no vestige of crinoline , and hardly anything that could be called [a train]_{9943-a train} . And the lace sleeves of [her]_{7484-the lady} dress , with their bright traceries of silk , were fitted close to [her]_{7484-the lady} arms ; and round [her]_{7484-the lady} neck [she]_{7484-the lady} wore the smallest possible collar of lace , above which there was a short chain of Roman gold with a ruby pendant . And [she]_{7484-the lady} had rubies in [her]_{7484-the lady} ears , and a ruby brooch , and rubies in the bracelets on [her]_{7484-the lady} arms . Such , as regarded [the outward woman]_{9944-the outward woman} , was [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} ; and [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} , as [he]_9945-he took [his]_9945-he place by [her]_{7484-the lady} side , thought that fortune for [the nonce]_{1148-the nonce} had done well with [him]_9945-he , - only that [he]_9945-he should have liked it so much better could [he]_9945-he have been seated next to [Violet Effingham]_351-violet ! [I]_329-phineas have said that in the matter of conversation [his]_9945-he morsel of seed was not thrown into barren ground . [I]_329-phineas do not know that [he]_9945-he can truly be said to have produced even a morsel . [The subjects]_{9947-the subjects} were all mooted by [the lady]_{7484-the lady} , and so great was [her]_{7484-the lady} fertility in discoursing that all conversational grasses seemed to grow with [her]_{7484-the lady} spontaneously . "_{[329-phineas]} [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , " [she]_{7484-the lady} said , "_{[329-phineas]} what would [I]_0-i not give to be [a member of [the British Parliament]_{4705-the british parliament}]_{881-a member of the british parliament} at such a moment as this ! " "_[0-i] Why at such a moment as this particularly ? " "_[0-i] Because there is something to be done , which , let [me]_0-i tell [you]_329-phineas , senator though [you]_329-phineas are , is not always the case with [you]_329-phineas . " "_[0-i] [My]_0-i experience is short , but it sometimes seems to [me]_0-i that there is too much to be done . " "_{[329-phineas]} Too much of nothingness , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . Is not that the case ? But now there is a real fight in the lists . The one great drawback to the life of [women]_7479-women is that [they]_7479-women can not act in politics . " "_[7479-women] And which side would [you]_329-phineas take ? " "_{[329-phineas]} What , here in [England]_26-england ? " said [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , - from which expression , and from [one or two others of a similar nature]_{9949-one or two others of a similar nature} , [Phineas]_329-phineas was led into a doubt whether [the lady]_{7484-the lady} were [a countrywoman of]_{9951-a countrywoman of} [his]_329-phineas or not . "_[7479-women] Indeed , it is hard to say . Politically [I]_0-i should want to out - [Turnbull Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , to vote for everything that could be voted for , - ballot , manhood suffrage , womanhood suffrage , unlimited right of striking , tenant right , education of [everybody]_{951-everybody} , annual parliaments , and the abolition of at least the bench of [bishops]_4708-bishops . " "_{[329-phineas]} That is a strong programme , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[329-phineas]} It is strong , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , but that 's what [I]_0-i should like . [I]_0-i think , however , that [I]_0-i should be tempted to feel a dastard security in the conviction that [I]_0-i might advocate [my]_0-i views without any danger of seeing them carried out . For , to tell [you]_329-phineas the truth , [I]_0-i do n't at all want to put down [ladies]_2750-ladies and [gentlemen]_{1375-gentlemen} . " "_[4711-you] [You]_4711-you think that [they]_4712-they would go with the bench of [bishops]_4708-bishops ? " "_[4711-you] [I]_0-i do n't want anything to go , - that is , as far as real life is concerned . There 's that [dear good Bishop of [Abingdon]_240-abingdon]_{4714-dear good bishop of abingdon} is [the best friend [I]_0-i have in [the world]_{756-the world}]_{4715-the best friend i have in the world} , - and as for [the Bishop of [Dorchester]_{241-dorchester}]_{4717-the bishop of dorchester} , [I]_0-i 'd walk from here to [there]_7300-there to hear [him]_{4717-the bishop of dorchester} preach . And [I]_0-i 'd sooner hem aprons for [them]_4719-them all [myself]_0-i than that [they]_4719-them should want those pretty decorations . But then , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , there is such a difference between life and theory ; - is there not ? " "_{[329-phineas]} And it is so comfortable to have theories that [one]_1102-one is not bound to carry out , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[329-phineas]} Is n't it ? [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} , do [you]_{402-mr. palliser} live up to [your]_{402-mr. palliser} political theories ? " At this moment [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} was sitting perfectly silent between [Lady Hartletop]_{595-lady hartletop} and [[the Duke]_{1449-the duke} 's daughter]_{9953-the duke 's daughter} , and [he]_{402-mr. palliser} gave a little spring in [his]_{402-mr. palliser} chair as this sudden address was made to [him]_{402-mr. palliser} . "_{[402-mr. palliser]} [Your]_{402-mr. palliser} House of Commons theories , [I]_0-i mean , [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} . [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas is saying that it is very well to have far advanced ideas , - it does not matter how far advanced , - because [one]_1102-one is never called upon to act upon them practically . " "_{[329-phineas]} That is a dangerous doctrine , [I]_0-i think , " said [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} . "_[0-i] But pleasant , - so at least [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas says . " "_{[329-phineas]} It is at least very common , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , not caring to protect [himself]_329-phineas by a contradiction . "_{[329-phineas]} For [myself]_0-i , " said [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} gravely , "_[0-i] [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i may say that [I]_0-i always am really anxious to carry into practice all those doctrines of policy which [I]_0-i advocate in theory . " During this conversation [Lady Hartletop]_{595-lady hartletop} sat as though no word of it reached [her]_{595-lady hartletop} ears . [She]_{595-lady hartletop} did not understand [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , and by no means loved [her]_{348-madame goesler} . [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} , when [he]_{402-mr. palliser} had made [his]_{402-mr. palliser} little speech , turned to [[the Duke]_{1449-the duke} 's daughter]_{9953-the duke 's daughter} and asked some question about [the conservatories at [Longroyston]_{214-longroyston}]_{9956-the conservatories at longroyston} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i have called forth a word of wisdom , " said [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , almost in a whisper . "_[0-i] Yes , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , "_[0-i] and taught [a Cabinet Minister]_{7336-a cabinet minister} to believe that [I]_0-i am [a most unsound politician]_{4723-a most unsound politician} . [You]_0-i may have ruined [my]_0-i prospects for life , [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . " "_{[348-madame goesler]} Let [me]_0-i hope not . As far as [I]_0-i can understand the way of things in [[your]_0-i Government]_{4724-your government} , [the aspirants to office]_{4725-the aspirants to office} succeed chiefly by making [themselves]_{4725-the aspirants to office} uncommonly unpleasant to [those who are in power]_{4726-those who are in power} . If [a man]_{749-a man} can hit hard enough [he]_{749-a man} is sure to be taken into [the elysium of the Treasury bench]_{4728-the elysium of the treasury bench} , - not that [he]_{749-a man} may hit [others]_7342-others , but that [he]_{749-a man} may cease to hit [those who are there]_{4730-those who are there} . [I]_0-i do n't think [men]_1025-men are chosen because [they]_1025-men are useful . " "_[0-i] [You]_0-i are very severe upon [us]_4732-us all . " "_[0-i] Indeed , as far as [I]_0-i can see , [one man]_{8376-one man} is as useful as another . But to put aside joking , - [they]_4734-they tell [me]_0-i that [you]_0-i are sure to become [a minister]_{8492-a minister} . " [Phineas]_329-phineas felt that [he]_329-phineas blushed . Could it be that [people]_1124-people said of [him]_329-phineas behind [his]_329-phineas back that [he]_329-phineas was [a man likely to rise high in political position]_{9958-a man likely to rise high in political position} ? "_[4734-they] [[Your]_0-i informants]_{4736-your informants} are very kind , " [he]_0-i replied awkwardly , "_{[4736-your informants]} but [I]_0-i do not know who [they]_{4736-your informants} are . [I]_0-i shall never get up in the way [you]_0-i describe , - that is , by abusing [the men [I]_0-i support]_{4737-the men i support} . " After that [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} turned round to [Mr. Grey]_{594-mr. grey} , who was sitting on the other side of [her]_{348-madame goesler} , and [Phineas]_329-phineas was left for a moment in silence . [He]_329-phineas tried to say a word to [Lady Hartletop]_{595-lady hartletop} , but [Lady Hartletop]_{595-lady hartletop} only bowed [her]_{595-lady hartletop} head gracefully in recognition of the truth of the statement [he]_329-phineas made . So [he]_329-phineas applied [himself]_329-phineas for a while to [his]_329-phineas dinner . "_[0-i] What do [you]_0-i think of [Miss Effingham]_351-violet ? " said [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , again addressing [him]_0-i suddenly . "_[0-i] What do [I]_0-i think about [her]_351-violet ? " "_[0-i] [You]_0-i know [her]_351-violet , [I]_0-i suppose . " "_[351-violet] Oh yes , [I]_0-i know [her]_351-violet . [She]_351-violet is closely connected with [the Kennedys]_{557-the kennedys} , who are [friends of mine]_{4738-friends of mine} . " "_{[557-the kennedys]} So [I]_0-i have heard . [They]_4739-they tell [me]_0-i that [scores of [men]_1025-men]_{4740-scores of men} are raving about [her]_351-violet . Are [you]_0-i [one of [them]_4739-they]_{1515-one of them} ? " "_[0-i] Oh yes ; - [I]_0-i do n't mind being one of sundry scores . There is nothing particular in owning to that . " "_[0-i] But [you]_0-i admire [her]_351-violet ? " "_[0-i] Of course [I]_0-i do , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] Ah , [I]_0-i see [you]_0-i are joking . [I]_0-i do amazingly . [They]_4743-they say [women]_7479-women never do admire [women]_7479-women , but [I]_0-i most sincerely do admire [Miss Effingham]_351-violet . " "_[351-violet] Is [she]_351-violet [a friend of [yours]_0-i]_{9597-a friend of yours} ? " "_[351-violet] Oh no ; - [I]_0-i must not dare to say so much as that . [I]_0-i was with [her]_351-violet last winter for a week at [Matching]_242-matching , and of course [I]_0-i meet [her]_351-violet about at [[people]_1124-people 's houses]_{4748-people 's houses} . [She]_351-violet seems to [me]_0-i to be [the most independent girl [I]_0-i ever knew in [my]_0-i life]_{4749-the most independent girl i ever knew in my life} . [I]_0-i do believe that nothing would make [her]_351-violet marry [a man]_{749-a man} unless [she]_351-violet loved [him]_{749-a man} and honoured [him]_{749-a man} , and [I]_0-i think it is so very seldom that [you]_4751-you can say that of [a girl]_{858-a girl} . " "_[4751-you] [I]_0-i believe so also , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . Then [he]_0-i paused a moment before [he]_0-i continued to speak . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i can not say that [I]_0-i know [Miss Effingham]_351-violet very intimately , but from what [I]_0-i have seen of [her]_351-violet , [I]_0-i should think it very probable that [she]_351-violet may not marry at all . " "_[0-i] Very probably , " said [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , who then again turned away to [Mr. Grey]_{594-mr. grey} . Ten minutes after this , when the moment was just at hand in which [the ladies]_{1946-the ladies} were to retreat , [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} again addressed [Phineas]_329-phineas , looking very full into [his]_329-phineas face as [she]_{348-madame goesler} did so . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i wonder whether the time will ever come , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , in which [you]_329-phineas will give [me]_0-i an account of that day 's journey to [Blankenberg]_{227-blankenberg} ? " "_{[329-phineas]} To [Blankenberg]_{227-blankenberg} ! " "_{[329-phineas]} Yes ; - to [Blankenberg]_{227-blankenberg} . [I]_0-i am not asking for it now . But [I]_0-i shall look for it some day . " Then [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} rose from [her]_{475-lady glencora} seat , and [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} went out with [the others]_{3601-the others} . [CHAPTER XLI Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} What had [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} to do with [his]_329-phineas journey to [Blankenberg]_{227-blankenberg} ? thought [Phineas]_329-phineas , as [he]_329-phineas sat for a while in silence between [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} and [Mr. Grey]_{594-mr. grey} ; and why should [she]_{348-madame goesler} , who was [a perfect stranger to [him]_329-phineas]_{9961-a perfect stranger to him} , have dared to ask [him]_329-phineas such a question ? But as the conversation round the table , after [the ladies]_{1946-the ladies} had gone , soon drifted into politics and became [general]_9963-general , [Phineas]_329-phineas , for a while , forgot [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} and [the Blankenberg]_{227-blankenberg} journey , and listened to the eager words of [Cabinet Ministers]_{599-cabinet ministers} , now and again uttering a word of [his]_329-phineas own , and showing that [he]_329-phineas , too , was as eager as [others]_7342-others . But the session in [[Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} 's dining - room]_{9965-mr. palliser 's dining - room} was not long , and [Phineas]_329-phineas soon found [himself]_329-phineas making [his]_329-phineas way amidst a throng of [coming guests]_{9966-coming guests} into [the rooms above]_{9967-the rooms above} . [His]_329-phineas object was to meet [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , but , failing that , [he]_329-phineas would not be unwilling to say a few more words to [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . [He]_329-phineas first encountered [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , to whom [he]_329-phineas had not spoken as yet , and , finding [himself]_329-phineas standing close to [her]_{396-lady laura} for a while , [he]_329-phineas asked [her]_{396-lady laura} after [[his]_329-phineas late neighbour]_{9968-his late neighbour} . "_[0-i] Do tell [me]_0-i one thing , [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} ; - who is [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , and why have [I]_0-i never met [her]_{348-madame goesler} before ? " "_{[348-madame goesler]} That will be two things , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ; but [I]_0-i will answer both questions as well as [I]_0-i can . [You]_329-phineas have not met [her]_{348-madame goesler} before , because [she]_{348-madame goesler} was in [Germany]_447-germany last spring and summer , and in the year before that [you]_329-phineas were not about so much as [you]_329-phineas have been since . Still [you]_329-phineas must have seen [her]_{348-madame goesler} , [I]_0-i think . [She]_{348-madame goesler} is [the widow of [an Austrian banker]_{4754-an austrian banker}]_{4753-the widow of an austrian banker} , and has lived the greater part of [her]_{348-madame goesler} life at [Vienna]_77-vienna . [She]_{348-madame goesler} is very rich , and has [a small house in [Park Lane]_{244-park lane}]_{4755-a small house in park lane} , where [she]_{348-madame goesler} receives [people]_1124-people so exclusively that it has come to be thought an honour to be invited by [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . [[Her]_{348-madame goesler} enemies]_{4757-her enemies} say that [[her]_{348-madame goesler} father]_{7464-her father} was [a German Jew]_{4759-a german jew} , living in [England]_26-england , in the employment of [the Viennese bankers]_{4760-the viennese bankers} , and [they]_{4757-her enemies} say also that [she]_{348-madame goesler} has been married a second time to [an Austrian Count]_{4761-an austrian count} , to whom [she]_{348-madame goesler} allows ever so much a year to stay away from [her]_{348-madame goesler} . But of all this , [nobody]_1350-nobody , [I]_0-i fancy , knows anything . What [they]_{4757-her enemies} do know is that [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} spends seven or eight thousand a year , and that [she]_{348-madame goesler} will give [no man]_{7759-no man} an opportunity of even asking [her]_{348-madame goesler} to marry [him]_{7759-no man} . [People]_1124-people used to be shy of [her]_{348-madame goesler} , but [she]_{348-madame goesler} goes almost everywhere now . " "_{[348-madame goesler]} [She]_{348-madame goesler} has not been at [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} ? " "_{[348-madame goesler]} Oh no ; but then [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} is so much more advanced than [we]_4765-we are ! After all , [we]_4765-we are but [humdrum people]_{4766-humdrum people} , as [the world]_{756-the world} goes now . " Then [Phineas]_329-phineas began to roam about [the rooms]_{1220-the rooms} , striving to find an opportunity of engrossing five minutes of [Miss Effingham]_351-violet 's attention . During the time that [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} was giving [him]_329-phineas the history of [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} [his]_329-phineas eyes had wandered round , and [he]_329-phineas had perceived that [Violet]_351-violet was standing in the further corner of [a large lobby on to which the stairs opened]_{9970-a large lobby on to which the stairs opened} , - so situated , indeed , that [she]_351-violet could hardly escape , because of the increasing crowd , but on that very account almost impossible to be reached . [He]_329-phineas could see , also , that [she]_351-violet was talking to [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} , [an unmarried peer of something over thirty years of age]_{9971-an unmarried peer of something over thirty years of age} , with an unrivalled pair of whiskers , [a small estate]_{9972-a small estate} , and a rising political reputation . [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} had been talking to [Violet]_351-violet through the whole dinner , and [Phineas]_329-phineas was beginning to think that [he]_329-phineas should like to make another journey to [Blankenberg]_{227-blankenberg} , with the object of meeting [[his]_{597-lord fawn} lordship]_{8711-his lordship} on [the sands]_{9753-the sands} . When [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} had done speaking , [his]_329-phineas eyes were turned through a large open doorway towards the spot on which [[his]_329-phineas idol]_{9975-his idol} was standing . "_{[4766-humdrum people]} It is of no use , [[my]_0-i friend]_{922-my friend} , " [she]_{396-lady laura} said , touching [his]_{922-my friend} arm . "_{[4766-humdrum people]} [I]_0-i wish [I]_0-i could make [you]_{922-my friend} know that it is of no use , because then [I]_0-i think [you]_{922-my friend} would be happier . " To this [Phineas]_329-phineas made no answer , but went and roamed about [the rooms]_{1220-the rooms} . Why should it be of no use ? Would [Violet Effingham]_351-violet marry [any man]_{1023-any man} merely because [he]_{1023-any man} was [a lord]_{2433-a lord} ? Some half - hour after this [he]_329-phineas had succeeded in making [his]_329-phineas way up to the place in which [Violet]_351-violet was still standing , with [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} beside [her]_351-violet . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i have been making such a struggle to get to [you]_4769-you , " [he]_329-phineas said . "_[0-i] And now [you]_{922-my friend} are here , [you]_{922-my friend} will have to stay , for it is impossible to get out , " [she]_351-violet answered . "_{[597-lord fawn]} [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} has made the attempt half - a - dozen times , but has failed grievously . " "_{[597-lord fawn]} [I]_0-i have been quite contented , " said [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} ; - "_[0-i] more than contented . " [Phineas]_329-phineas felt that [he]_329-phineas ought to give some special reason to [Miss Effingham]_351-violet to account for [his]_329-phineas efforts to reach [her]_351-violet , but yet [he]_329-phineas had nothing special to say . Had [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} not been [there]_7300-there , [he]_329-phineas would immediately have told [her]_351-violet that [he]_329-phineas was waiting for an answer to the question [he]_329-phineas had asked [her]_351-violet in [Saulsby Park]_{236-saulsby park} , but [he]_329-phineas could hardly do this in presence of [the noble Under - Secretary of State]_{9980-the noble under - secretary of state} . [She]_351-violet received [him]_329-phineas with [her]_351-violet pleasant genial smile , looking exactly as [she]_351-violet had looked when [he]_329-phineas had parted from [her]_351-violet on the morning after [their]_9981-their ride . [She]_351-violet did not show any sign of anger , or even of indifference at [his]_329-phineas approach . But still it was almost necessary that [he]_329-phineas should account for [his]_329-phineas search of [her]_351-violet . "_{[597-lord fawn]} [I]_0-i have so longed to hear from [you]_4770-you how [you]_4770-you got on at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , " [he]_329-phineas said . "_[0-i] Yes , - yes ; and [I]_0-i will tell [you]_4770-you something of it some day , perhaps . Why do [you]_4770-you not come to [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} 's ? " "_[4770-you] [I]_0-i did not even know that [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} was in [town]_7455-town . " "_{[341-lady baldock]} [You]_0-i ought to have known . Of course [she]_{341-lady baldock} is in [town]_7455-town . Where did [you]_4770-you suppose [I]_0-i was living ? [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} was [there]_7300-there yesterday , and can tell [you]_4770-you that [[my]_0-i aunt]_{1575-my aunt} is quite blooming . " "_{[597-lord fawn]} [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} is blooming , " said [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} ; "_{[341-lady baldock]} certainly blooming ; - that is , if evergreens may be said to bloom . " "_{[600-evergreens]} [Evergreens]_{600-evergreens} do bloom , as well as spring plants , [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} . [You]_4770-you come and see [her]_{341-lady baldock} , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ; - only [you]_4770-you must bring a little money with [you]_4770-you for [the Female Protestant Unmarried Women]_{4775-the female protestant unmarried women} 's Emigration Society . That is [[my]_0-i aunt]_{1575-my aunt} 's present hobby , as [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} knows to [his]_{597-lord fawn} cost . " "_{[597-lord fawn]} [I]_0-i wish [I]_0-i may never spend half - a - sovereign worse . " "_{[597-lord fawn]} But it is a perilous affair for [me]_0-i , as [[my]_0-i aunt]_{1575-my aunt} wants [me]_0-i to go out as [a sort of [leading Protestant unmarried female emigrant pioneer [myself]_0-i]_{4779-leading protestant unmarried female emigrant pioneer myself}]_{4778-a sort of leading protestant unmarried female emigrant pioneer myself} . " "_{[597-lord fawn]} [You]_{597-lord fawn} do n't mean that , " said [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} , with much anxiety . "_{[597-lord fawn]} Of course [you]_{597-lord fawn} 'll go , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i should , if [I]_0-i were [you]_{597-lord fawn} . " "_{[597-lord fawn]} [I]_0-i am in doubt , " said [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} . "_[0-i] It is such a grand prospect , " said [he]_{597-lord fawn} . "_[0-i] Such an opening in life . So much excitement , [you]_{597-lord fawn} know ; and such a useful career . " "_{[597-lord fawn]} As if there were not plenty of opening here for [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , " said [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} , "_[351-violet] and plenty of excitement . " "_{[597-lord fawn]} Do [you]_{597-lord fawn} think there is ? " said [Violet]_351-violet . "_{[597-lord fawn]} [You]_{597-lord fawn} are much more civil than [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , [I]_0-i must say . " Then [Phineas]_329-phineas began to hope that [he]_329-phineas need not be afraid of [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} . "_{[329-phineas]} What [a happy man]_{4780-a happy man} [you]_{597-lord fawn} were at dinner ! " continued [Violet]_351-violet , addressing [herself]_351-violet to [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[597-lord fawn]} [I]_0-i thought [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} was [the happy man]_{4781-the happy man} . " "_{[597-lord fawn]} [You]_{597-lord fawn} had [Madame Max]_{348-madame goesler} Goesler all to [yourself]_{597-lord fawn} for nearly two hours , and [I]_0-i suppose there was not a creature in [the room]_{7501-the room} who did not envy [you]_{597-lord fawn} . [I]_0-i do n't doubt that ever so much interest was made with [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} as to taking [Madame Max]_{348-madame goesler} down to dinner . [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} , [I]_0-i know , intrigued . " "_{[597-lord fawn]} [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , really [I]_0-i must - contradict [you]_{597-lord fawn} . " "_[0-i] And [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} begged for it as a particular favour . [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} , with a sigh , owned that it was impossible , because of [his]_{1449-the duke} cumbrous rank ; and [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} , when it was offered to [him]_{1449-the duke} , declared that [he]_{1449-the duke} was fatigued with the business of [the House]_{929-the house} , and not up to the occasion . How much did [she]_{348-madame goesler} say to [you]_{597-lord fawn} ; and what did [she]_{348-madame goesler} talk about ? " "_{[348-madame goesler]} The ballot chiefly , - that , and manhood suffrage . " "_{[348-madame goesler]} Ah ! [she]_{348-madame goesler} said something more than that , [I]_0-i am sure . [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} never lets [any man]_{1023-any man} go without entrancing [him]_{1023-any man} . If [you]_{597-lord fawn} have anything near [your]_{597-lord fawn} heart , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} touched it , [I]_0-i am sure . " Now [Phineas]_329-phineas had two things near [his]_329-phineas heart , - political promotion and [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , - and [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} had managed to touch [them]_9982-them both . [She]_{348-madame goesler} had asked [him]_329-phineas respecting [his]_329-phineas journey to [Blankenberg]_{227-blankenberg} , and had touched [him]_329-phineas very nearly in reference to [Miss Effingham]_351-violet . "_{[348-madame goesler]} [You]_0-i know [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , of course ? " said [Violet]_351-violet to [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} . "_{[348-madame goesler]} Oh yes , [I]_0-i know [the lady]_{7484-the lady} ; - that is , as well as [other people]_{1334-other people} do . [No one]_{939-no one} , [I]_0-i take it , knows much of [her]_{7484-the lady} ; and it seems to [me]_0-i that [the world]_{756-the world} is becoming tired of [her]_{7484-the lady} . A mystery is good for nothing if it remains always a mystery . " "_[0-i] And it is good for nothing at all when it is found out , " said [Violet]_351-violet . "_[0-i] And therefore it is that [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} is a bore , " said [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} . "_[0-i] [You]_0-i did not find [her]_{7484-the lady} a bore ? " said [Violet]_351-violet . Then [Phineas]_329-phineas , choosing to oppose [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} as well as [he]_329-phineas could on that matter , as on every other , declared that [he]_329-phineas had found [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} most delightful . "_{[7484-the lady]} And beautiful , - is [she]_{7484-the lady} not ? " said [Violet]_351-violet . "_{[7484-the lady]} Beautiful ! " exclaimed [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} . "_{[7484-the lady]} [I]_0-i think [her]_{7484-the lady} very beautiful , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] So do [I]_0-i , " said [Violet]_351-violet . "_[0-i] And [she]_{7484-the lady} is [a dear ally of [mine]_0-i]_{4790-a dear ally of mine} . [We]_4791-we were a week together last winter , and swore an undying friendship . [She]_{7484-the lady} told [me]_0-i ever so much about [Mr. Goesler]_{601-mr. goesler} . " "_{[7484-the lady]} But [she]_{7484-the lady} told [you]_0-i nothing of [[her]_{7484-the lady} second husband]_{4792-her second husband} ? " said [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} . "_{[7484-the lady]} Now that [you]_4793-you have run into scandal , [I]_0-i shall have done , " said [Violet]_351-violet . Half an hour after this , when [Phineas]_329-phineas was preparing to fight [his]_329-phineas way out of [the house]_{929-the house} , [he]_329-phineas was again close to [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . [He]_329-phineas had not found a single moment in which to ask [Violet]_351-violet for an answer to [his]_329-phineas old question , and was retiring from [the field]_{7917-the field} discomfited , but not dispirited . [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} , [he]_329-phineas thought , was not a serious obstacle in [his]_329-phineas way . [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} had told [him]_329-phineas that there was no hope for [him]_329-phineas ; but then [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} 's mind on that subject was , [he]_329-phineas thought , prejudiced . [Violet Effingham]_351-violet certainly knew what were [his]_329-phineas wishes , and knowing them , smiled on [him]_329-phineas and was gracious to [him]_329-phineas . Would [she]_351-violet do so if [his]_329-phineas pretensions were thoroughly objectionable to [her]_351-violet ? "_[4793-you] [I]_0-i saw that [you]_4794-you were successful this evening , " said [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} to [him]_4794-you . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i was not aware of any success . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i call it great success to be able to make [your]_4794-you way where [you]_4794-you will through such a crowd as there is here . [You]_4794-you seem to [me]_0-i to be so stout a cavalier that [I]_0-i shall ask [you]_4794-you to find [[my]_0-i servant]_{4795-my servant} , and bid [him]_{4795-my servant} get [[my]_0-i carriage]_{4796-my carriage} . Will [you]_4794-you mind ? " [Phineas]_329-phineas , of course , declared that [he]_329-phineas would be delighted . "_{[4795-my servant]} [He]_{4795-my servant} is [a German]_{4797-a german} , and not in livery . But if [somebody]_{1569-somebody} will call out , [he]_{4795-my servant} will hear . [He]_{4795-my servant} is very sharp , and much more attentive than [[your]_4794-you English footmen]_{4799-your english footmen} . [An Englishman]_{8694-an englishman} hardly ever makes [a good servant]_{4801-a good servant} . " "_{[8694-an englishman]} Is that a compliment to [[us]_4802-us [Britons]_602-britons]_{4803-us britons} ? " "_{[8694-an englishman]} No , certainly not . If [a man]_{749-a man} is [a servant]_{8344-a servant} , [he]_{749-a man} should be clever enough to be [a good one]_{4806-a good one} . " [Phineas]_329-phineas had now given the order for [the carriage]_{3034-the carriage} , and , having returned , was standing with [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} in [the cloak - room]_{9986-the cloak - room} . "_{[749-a man]} After all , [we]_4802-us are surely [the most awkward people in [the world]_{756-the world}]_{4807-the most awkward people in the world} , " [she]_{348-madame goesler} said . "_[4794-you] [You]_4794-you know [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} , who was talking to [Miss Effingham]_351-violet just now . [You]_4794-you should have heard [him]_{597-lord fawn} trying to pay [me]_0-i a compliment before dinner . It was like a donkey walking a minuet , and yet [they]_4809-they say [he]_{597-lord fawn} is [a clever man]_{8178-a clever man} and can make speeches . " Could it be possible that [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's ears were so sharp that [she]_{348-madame goesler} had heard the things which [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} had said of [her]_{348-madame goesler} ? "_[4809-they] [He]_{597-lord fawn} is [a well - informed man]_{4811-a well - informed man} , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[4811-a well - informed man]} For [a lord]_{2433-a lord} , [you]_4794-you mean , " said [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . "_{[4811-a well - informed man]} But [he]_{597-lord fawn} is [an oaf]_{4813-an oaf} , is [he]_{597-lord fawn} not ? And yet [they]_4809-they say [he]_{597-lord fawn} is to marry [that girl]_{9025-that girl} . " "_[4809-they] [I]_0-i do not think [he]_{597-lord fawn} will , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , stoutly . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i hope not , with all [my]_0-i heart ; and [I]_0-i hope that [somebody else]_{7432-somebody else} may , - unless [somebody else]_{7432-somebody else} should change [his]_{597-lord fawn} mind . Thank [you]_4794-you ; [I]_0-i am so much obliged to [you]_4794-you . Mind [you]_4794-you come and call on [me]_0-i , - 193 , [Park Lane]_{244-park lane} . [I]_0-i dare say [you]_4794-you know [the little cottage]_{4817-the little cottage} . " Then [he]_0-i put [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} into [[her]_{348-madame goesler} carriage]_{9987-her carriage} , and walked away to [[his]_0-i club]_{7415-his club} . CHAPTER XLII [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} Does Not Send a Card to [[Phineas Finn Lady Baldock]_{603-lady baldock} 's house in [Berkeley Square]_{120-berkeley square}]_{9989-phineas finn lady baldock 's house in berkeley square} was very stately , - [a large house with five front windows in a row , and a big door , and [a huge square hall]_{9991-a huge square hall} , and [a fat porter]_{9992-a fat porter} in a round - topped chair]_{9990-a large house with five front windows in a row , and a big door , and a huge square hall , and a fat porter in a round - topped chair} ; - but [it]_{9989-phineas finn lady baldock 's house in berkeley square} was dingy and dull , and could not have been painted for the last ten years , or furnished for the last twenty . Nevertheless , [Lady Baldock]_{603-lady baldock} had "_[4794-you] evenings , " and [people]_1124-people went to [them]_9994-them , - though [not such a crowd of people]_{9995-not such a crowd of people} as would go to the evenings of [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} . Now [Mr. Phineas Finn]_329-phineas had not been asked to the evenings of [Lady Baldock]_{603-lady baldock} for the present season , and the reason was after this wise . "_[4794-you] Yes , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , " [Lady Baldock]_{603-lady baldock} had said to [[her]_{603-lady baldock} daughter]_{8271-her daughter} , who , early in the spring , was preparing the cards . "_{[329-phineas]} [You]_329-phineas may send one to [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , certainly . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't know that [he]_329-phineas is very nice , " said [Augusta Boreham]_455-augusta , whose eyes at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby had been sharper perhaps than [[her]_455-augusta mother]_{1126-her mother} 's , and who had [her]_455-augusta suspicions . But [Lady Baldock]_{603-lady baldock} did not like interference from [[her]_{603-lady baldock} daughter]_{8271-her daughter} . "_{[329-phineas]} [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , certainly , " [she]_{603-lady baldock} continued . "_{[329-phineas]} [They]_4818-they tell [me]_0-i that [he]_329-phineas is [a very rising young man]_{4819-a very rising young man} , and [he]_329-phineas sits for [[Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} 's borough]_{4820-lord brentford 's borough} . Of course [he]_329-phineas is [a Radical]_{1980-a radical} , but [we]_4822-we can not help that . [All the rising young men]_{4823-all the rising young men} are [Radicals]_{4824-radicals} now . [I]_0-i thought [him]_329-phineas very civil at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby . " "_{[329-phineas]} But , [mamma]_1709-mamma - " "_[1709-mamma] Well ! " "_[1709-mamma] Do n't [you]_0-i think that [he]_329-phineas is a little free with [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} ? " "_{[329-phineas]} What on earth do [you]_0-i mean , [Augusta]_455-augusta ? " "_[0-i] Have [you]_0-i not fancied that [he]_329-phineas is - fond of [her]_{341-lady baldock} ? " "_[0-i] Good gracious , no ! " "_{[329-phineas]} [I]_0-i think [he]_329-phineas is . And [I]_0-i have sometimes fancied that [she]_{341-lady baldock} is fond of [him]_329-phineas , too . " "_{[341-lady baldock]} [I]_0-i do n't believe a word of it , [Augusta]_455-augusta , - not a word . [I]_0-i should have seen it if it was so . [I]_0-i am very sharp in seeing such things . [They]_4826-they never escape [me]_0-i . Even [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} would not be such [a fool as that]_{4827-a fool as that} . Send [him]_329-phineas a card , and if [he]_329-phineas comes [I]_0-i shall soon see . " [Miss Boreham]_{570-miss boreham} quite understood [[her]_{570-miss boreham} mother]_{1126-her mother} , though [she]_{570-miss boreham} could never master [her]_{1126-her mother} , - and the card was prepared . [Miss Boreham]_{570-miss boreham} could never master [[her]_{570-miss boreham} mother]_{1126-her mother} by [her]_{570-miss boreham} own efforts ; but it was , [I]_0-i think , by a little intrigue on [her]_{1126-her mother} part that [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} was mastered , and , indeed , altogether cowed , in reference to [[our]_10001-our hero]_{1068-our hero} , and that this victory was gained on that very afternoon in time to prevent the sending of the card . When [the mother]_{763-the mother} and [daughter]_{10004-daughter} were at tea , before dinner , [Lord Baldock]_{452-lord baldock} came into [the room]_{7501-the room} , and , after having been patted and petted and praised by [[his]_{452-lord baldock} mother]_{769-his mother} , [he]_{452-lord baldock} took up all the cards out of a china bowl and ran [his]_{452-lord baldock} eyes over them . "_[0-i] [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} ! " [he]_{452-lord baldock} said , "_{[597-lord fawn]} [the greatest ass in all [London]_6-london]_{4828-the greatest ass in all london} ! [Lady Hartletop]_{595-lady hartletop} ! [you]_{597-lord fawn} know [she]_{595-lady hartletop} wo n't come . " "_{[595-lady hartletop]} [I]_0-i do n't see why [she]_{595-lady hartletop} should n't come , " said [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} ; - "_{[595-lady hartletop]} [[a mere country clergyman]_{4829-a mere country clergyman} 's daughter]_{4830-a mere country clergyman 's daughter} ! " "_{[604-julius caesar conway]} [Julius Caesar Conway]_{604-julius caesar conway} ; - [a great friend of [mine]_0-i]_{4831-a great friend of mine} , and therefore [he]_{604-julius caesar conway} always blackballs [[my]_0-i other friends]_{4832-my other friends} at [the club]_{976-the club} . [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} ; [I]_0-i thought [you]_0-i were at daggers drawn with [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . " "_[4834-they] [They]_4834-they say [he]_{604-julius caesar conway} is going to be reconciled to [[his]_{604-julius caesar conway} father]_{784-his father} , [Gustavus]_519-gustavus , and [I]_0-i do it for [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} 's sake . And [he]_{604-julius caesar conway} wo n't come , so it does not signify . And [I]_0-i do believe that [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} has really refused [him]_{604-julius caesar conway} . " "_[0-i] [You]_0-i are quite right about [his]_{604-julius caesar conway} not coming , " said [Lord Baldock]_{452-lord baldock} , continuing to read the cards ; "_[0-i] [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} certainly wo n't come . [Count Sparrowsky]_{605-sparrowsky} ; - [I]_0-i wonder what [you]_0-i know about [Sparrowsky]_{605-sparrowsky} that [you]_0-i should ask [him]_{605-sparrowsky} here . " "_[0-i] [He]_{604-julius caesar conway} is asked about , [Gustavus]_519-gustavus ; [he]_{604-julius caesar conway} is indeed , " pleaded [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} . "_{[604-julius caesar conway]} [I]_0-i believe that [Sparrowsky]_{605-sparrowsky} is [a penniless adventurer]_{4836-a penniless adventurer} . [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} ; well , [he]_{346-mr. monk} is [a Cabinet Minister]_{7336-a cabinet minister} . [Sir Gregory Greeswing]_{606-sir gregory greeswing} ; [you]_0-i mix [[your]_0-i people]_{4838-your people} nicely at any rate . [Sir Gregory Greeswing]_{606-sir gregory greeswing} is [the most old - fashioned Tory in [England]_26-england]_{4839-the most old - fashioned tory in england} . " "_{[4839-the most old - fashioned tory in england]} Of course [we]_4840-we are not political , [Gustavus]_519-gustavus . " "_{[519-gustavus]} [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas . [They]_4841-they come alternately , - one and [one]_1102-one . " [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas is asked everywhere , [Gustavus]_519-gustavus . "_[4841-they] " [I]_1102-one do n't doubt it . [They]_4841-they say [he]_329-phineas is [a very good sort of fellow]_{10007-a very good sort of fellow} . [They]_4841-they say also that [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} has found that out as well as [other people]_{1334-other people} . "_[1102-one] " What do [you]_519-gustavus mean , [Gustavus]_519-gustavus ? "_[4841-they] " [I]_{341-lady baldock} mean that [everybody]_{951-everybody} is saying that this [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas is going to set [himself]_329-phineas up in [the world]_{756-the world} by marrying [[your]_519-gustavus niece]_{10011-your niece} . [He]_329-phineas is quite right to try it on , if [he]_329-phineas has a chance . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " [I]_{341-lady baldock} do n't think [he]_329-phineas would be right at all , "_{[341-lady baldock]} said [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} , with much energy . " [I]_{341-lady baldock} think [he]_329-phineas would be wrong , - shamefully wrong . [They]_4841-they say [he]_329-phineas is [the son of [an Irish doctor]_{10013-an irish doctor}]_{10012-the son of an irish doctor} , and that [he]_329-phineas has n't a shilling in [the world]_{756-the world} . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " That is just why [he]_329-phineas would be right . What is [such a man]_{892-such a man} to do , but to marry money ? [He]_329-phineas 's [a deuced good - looking fellow]_{10016-a deuced good - looking fellow} , too , and will be sure to do it . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " [He]_329-phineas should work for [his]_329-phineas money in [the city]_{1682-the city} , then , or somewhere there . But [I]_{341-lady baldock} do n't believe it , [Gustavus]_519-gustavus ; [I]_{341-lady baldock} do n't , indeed . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " Very well . [I]_{341-lady baldock} only tell [you]_519-gustavus what [I]_{341-lady baldock} hear . The fact is that [he]_329-phineas and [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} have already quarrelled about [her]_10018-her . If [I]_{341-lady baldock} were to tell [you]_519-gustavus that [they]_10019-they have been over to [Holland]_245-holland together and fought a duel about [her]_10018-her , [you]_519-gustavus would n't believe that . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " Fought a duel about [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} ! [People]_1124-people do n't fight duels now , and [I]_{341-lady baldock} should not believe it . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " Very well . Then send [your]_519-gustavus card to [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . "_{[341-lady baldock]} And , so saying , [Lord Baldock]_{452-lord baldock} left [the room]_{7501-the room} . [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} sat in silence for some time toasting [her]_{341-lady baldock} toes at the fire , and [Augusta Boreham]_455-augusta sat by , waiting for orders . [She]_455-augusta felt pretty nearly sure that new orders would be given if [she]_455-augusta did not [herself]_455-augusta interfere . " [You]_519-gustavus had better put by that card for the present , [[my]_{341-lady baldock} dear]_{7306-my dear} , "_{[341-lady baldock]} said [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} at last . " [I]_{341-lady baldock} will make inquiries . [I]_{341-lady baldock} do n't believe a word of what [Gustavus]_519-gustavus has said . [I]_{341-lady baldock} do n't think that even [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} is such [a fool as that]_{4827-a fool as that} . But if [rash and ill - natured people]_{10023-rash and ill - natured people} have spoken of it , it may be as well to be careful . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " It is always well to be careful ; - is it not , [mamma]_1709-mamma ? "_{[341-lady baldock]} " Not but what [I]_{341-lady baldock} think it very improper that these things should be said about [a young woman]_{8363-a young woman} ; and as for the story of the duel , [I]_{341-lady baldock} do n't believe a word of it . It is absurd . [I]_{341-lady baldock} dare say that [Gustavus]_519-gustavus invented it at the moment , just to amuse [himself]_519-gustavus . "_{[341-lady baldock]} The card of course was not sent , and [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} at any rate put so much faith in [[her]_{341-lady baldock} son]_{950-her son} 's story as to make [her]_{341-lady baldock} feel it to be [her]_{341-lady baldock} duty to interrogate [[her]_{341-lady baldock} niece]_{8269-her niece} on the subject . [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} at this period of [her]_{341-lady baldock} life was certainly not free from fear of [Violet Effingham]_351-violet . In the numerous encounters which took place between [them]_4846-them , [the aunt]_{8270-the aunt} seldom gained that amount of victory which would have completely satisfied [her]_{8270-the aunt} spirit . [She]_{8270-the aunt} longed to be dominant over [[her]_{8270-the aunt} niece]_{8269-her niece} as [she]_{8270-the aunt} was dominant over [[her]_{8270-the aunt} daughter]_{8271-her daughter} ; and when [she]_{8270-the aunt} found that [she]_{8270-the aunt} missed such supremacy , [she]_{8270-the aunt} longed to tell [Violet]_351-violet to depart from out [[her]_{8270-the aunt} borders]_{4850-her borders} , and be no longer [niece of [hers]_{8270-the aunt}]_{4851-niece of hers} . But had [she]_{8270-the aunt} ever done so , [Violet]_351-violet would have gone at the instant , and then terrible things would have followed . There is a satisfaction in turning out of doors [a nephew]_{4852-a nephew} or niece who is pecuniarily dependent , but when [the youthful relative]_{4853-the youthful relative} is richly endowed , the satisfaction is much diminished . It is the duty of [a guardian]_{4854-a guardian} , no doubt , to look after [the ward]_{4855-the ward} ; but if this can not be done , [the ward]_{4855-the ward} 's money should at least be held with as close a fist as possible . But [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} , though [she]_{341-lady baldock} knew that [she]_{341-lady baldock} would be sorely wounded , poked about on [her]_{341-lady baldock} old body with the sharp lances of disobedience , and struck with the cruel swords of satire , if [she]_{341-lady baldock} took upon [herself]_{341-lady baldock} to scold or even to question [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} , nevertheless would not abandon the pleasure of lecturing and teaching . " It is [my]_{341-lady baldock} duty , "_{[341-lady baldock]} [she]_{341-lady baldock} would say to [herself]_{341-lady baldock} , " and though it be taken in a bad spirit , [I]_{341-lady baldock} will always perform [my]_{341-lady baldock} duty . "_{[341-lady baldock]} So [she]_{341-lady baldock} performed [her]_{341-lady baldock} duty , and asked [Violet Effingham]_351-violet some few questions respecting [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas . " [[My]_{341-lady baldock} dear]_{7306-my dear} , "_{[341-lady baldock]} [she]_{341-lady baldock} said , " do [you]_{7306-my dear} remember meeting [a Mr. Finn]_329-phineas at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby ? "_{[341-lady baldock]} " [A Mr. Finn]_{607-a mr. finn} , [aunt]_1705-aunt ! Why , [he]_329-phineas is [a particular friend of [mine]_{341-lady baldock}]_{10028-a particular friend of mine} . Of course [I]_{341-lady baldock} do , and [he]_329-phineas was at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby . [I]_{341-lady baldock} have met [him]_329-phineas [there]_7300-there more than once . Do n't [you]_{7306-my dear} remember that [we]_10030-we were riding about together ? "_{[341-lady baldock]} " [I]_{341-lady baldock} remember that [he]_329-phineas was [there]_7300-there , certainly ; but [I]_{341-lady baldock} did not know that [he]_329-phineas was [a special - friend]_{10032-a special - friend} . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " Most especial , [aunt]_1705-aunt . [A 1]_{10034-a 1} , [I]_{341-lady baldock} may say ; - among [young men]_{1631-young men} , [I]_{341-lady baldock} mean . "_{[341-lady baldock]} [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} was certainly the most indiscreet of [old women in such a matter as this]_{4857-old women in such a matter as this} , and [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} the most provoking of [young ladies]_{8284-young ladies} . [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} , believing that there was something to fear , - as , indeed , there was , much to fear , - should have been content to destroy the card , and to keep [the young lady]_{4271-the young lady} away from [the young gentleman]_{4860-the young gentleman} , if such keeping away was possible to [her]_{341-lady baldock} . But [Miss Effingham]_351-violet was certainly very wrong to speak of [any young man]_{4861-any young man} as being [A 1]_{10034-a 1} . Fond as [I]_0-i am of [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , [I]_0-i can not justify [her]_351-violet , and must acknowledge that [she]_351-violet used the most offensive phrase [she]_351-violet could find , on purpose to annoy [[her]_351-violet aunt]_{4863-her aunt} . " [Violet]_351-violet , "_{[341-lady baldock]} said [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} , bridling up , " [I]_{341-lady baldock} never heard such a word before from the lips of [a young lady]_{4610-a young lady} . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " Not as A 1 ? [I]_{341-lady baldock} thought it simply meant very good . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " [A 1]_{10034-a 1} is [a nobleman]_{10038-a nobleman} , "_{[341-lady baldock]} said [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} . " No , [aunt]_1705-aunt ; - A 1 is [a ship]_{10040-a ship} , - [a ship]_{10040-a ship} that is very good , "_{[341-lady baldock]} said [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} . " And do [you]_{341-lady baldock} mean to say that [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas is , - is , - is , - very good ? "_{[341-lady baldock]} " Yes , indeed . [You]_{341-lady baldock} ask [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} , and [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . [You]_{341-lady baldock} know [he]_329-phineas saved poor [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} from being throttled in [the streets]_{2393-the streets} . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " That has nothing to do with it . [A policeman]_{3058-a policeman} might have done that . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " Then [he]_329-phineas would have been [A 1 of policemen]_{10044-a 1 of policemen} , - though [A 1]_{10034-a 1} does not mean [a policeman]_{3058-a policeman} . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " [He]_329-phineas would have done [his]_329-phineas duty , and so perhaps did [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " Of course [he]_329-phineas did , [aunt]_1705-aunt . It could n't have been [his]_329-phineas duty to stand by and see [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} throttled . And [he]_329-phineas nearly killed [one of [the men]_{2525-the men}]_{3746-one of the men} , and took [the other prisoner]_{10050-the other prisoner} with [his]_329-phineas own hands . And [he]_329-phineas made a beautiful speech the other day . [I]_{341-lady baldock} read every word of it . [I]_{341-lady baldock} am so glad [he]_329-phineas 's [a Liberal]_{1145-a liberal} . [I]_{341-lady baldock} do like [young men]_{1631-young men} to be [Liberals]_{10053-liberals} . "_{[341-lady baldock]} Now [Lord Baldock]_{452-lord baldock} was [a Tory]_{4864-a tory} , as had been all [the Lord Baldocks]_{608-the lord baldocks} , - since the first who had been bought over from [the Whigs]_{609-the whigs} in the time of [George III]_{610-george iii} at the cost of a barony . " [You]_{341-lady baldock} have nothing to do with politics , [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} . "_{[610-george iii]} " Why should n't [I]_{608-the lord baldocks} have something to do with politics , [aunt]_1705-aunt ? "_{[608-the lord baldocks]} " And [I]_{610-george iii} must tell [you]_{4863-her aunt} that [your]_{4863-her aunt} name is being very unpleasantly mentioned in connection with that of [this young man]_{4628-this young man} because of [your]_{4863-her aunt} indiscretion . "_{[610-george iii]} " What indiscretion ? "_{[341-lady baldock]} [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} , as [she]_{341-lady baldock} made [her]_{341-lady baldock} demand for a more direct accusation , stood quite upright before [[her]_{341-lady baldock} aunt]_{4863-her aunt} , looking [the old woman]_{9022-the old woman} full in the face , - almost with [her]_{9022-the old woman} arms akimbo . " Calling [him]_{4628-this young man} [A 1]_{10034-a 1} , [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} . "_{[9022-the old woman]} " [People]_1124-people have been talking about [me]_{610-george iii} and [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , because [I]_{610-george iii} just now , at this very moment , called [him]_{4628-this young man} A 1 to [you]_{4863-her aunt} ! If [you]_{4863-her aunt} want to scold [me]_{610-george iii} about anything , [aunt]_1705-aunt , do find out something less ridiculous than that . "_{[610-george iii]} " It was most improper language , - and if [you]_{4863-her aunt} used it to [me]_{341-lady baldock} , [I]_{341-lady baldock} am sure [you]_{4863-her aunt} would to [others]_7342-others . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " To [what others]_{10060-what others} ? "_{[9022-the old woman]} " To [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , - and [those sort of people]_{10061-those sort of people} . "_{[610-george iii]} " Call [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas A 1 to [his]_329-phineas face ! Well , - upon [my]_{341-lady baldock} honour [I]_{341-lady baldock} do n't know why [I]_{341-lady baldock} should not . [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} says [he]_{4628-this young man} rides beautifully , and if [we]_10062-we were talking about riding [I]_{341-lady baldock} might do so . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " [You]_{4863-her aunt} have no business to talk to [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} about [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas at all . "_{[9022-the old woman]} " Have [I]_{610-george iii} not ? [I]_{610-george iii} thought that perhaps the one sin might palliate [the other]_{7702-the other} . [You]_{4863-her aunt} know , [aunt]_1705-aunt , [no young lady]_{10065-no young lady} , let [her]_{10065-no young lady} be ever so ill - disposed , can marry [two objectionable young men]_{10066-two objectionable young men} , - at the same time . "_{[610-george iii]} " [I]_{341-lady baldock} said nothing about [your]_{4863-her aunt} marrying [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " Then , [aunt]_1705-aunt , what did [you]_{4863-her aunt} mean ? "_{[9022-the old woman]} " [I]_{610-george iii} meant that [you]_{4863-her aunt} should not allow [yourself]_{4863-her aunt} to be talked of with [an adventurer]_{10068-an adventurer} , [a young man without a shilling]_{10069-a young man without a shilling} , [a person who has come from nobody knows where in [the bogs of [Ireland]_25-ireland]_{10071-the bogs of ireland}]_{10070-a person who has come from nobody knows where in the bogs of ireland} . "_{[610-george iii]} " But [you]_{4863-her aunt} used to ask [him]_329-phineas here . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " Yes , - as long as [he]_329-phineas knew [his]_329-phineas place . But [I]_{9022-the old woman} shall not do so again . And [I]_{9022-the old woman} must beg [you]_{4863-her aunt} to be circumspect . "_{[9022-the old woman]} " [[My]_{610-george iii} dear aunt]_{1562-my dear aunt} , [we]_10073-we may as well understand [each other]_{7264-each other} . [I]_{610-george iii} will not be circumspect , as [you]_{4863-her aunt} call it . And if [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas asked [me]_{610-george iii} to marry [him]_329-phineas to - morrow , and if [I]_{610-george iii} liked [him]_329-phineas well enough , [I]_{610-george iii} would take [him]_329-phineas , - even though [he]_329-phineas had been dug right out of [a bog]_{10075-a bog} . Not only because [I]_{610-george iii} liked [him]_329-phineas , - mind ! If [I]_{610-george iii} were unfortunate enough to like [a man who was nothing]_{10076-a man who was nothing} , [I]_{610-george iii} would refuse [him]_329-phineas in spite of [my]_{610-george iii} liking , - because [he]_329-phineas was nothing . But [this young man]_{4628-this young man} is not nothing . [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas is [a fine fellow]_{10078-a fine fellow} , and if there were no other reason to prevent [my]_{610-george iii} marrying [him]_329-phineas than [his]_329-phineas being [the son of [a doctor]_{7743-a doctor}]_{10079-the son of a doctor} , and coming out of [the bogs]_{10081-the bogs} , that would not do so . Now [I]_{610-george iii} have made a clean breast to [you]_{341-lady baldock} as regards [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ; and if [you]_{341-lady baldock} do not like what [I]_{610-george iii} 've said , [aunt]_1705-aunt , [you]_{341-lady baldock} must acknowledge that [you]_{341-lady baldock} have brought it on [yourself]_{341-lady baldock} . "_{[610-george iii]} [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} was left for a time speechless . But no card was sent to [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas . CHAPTER XLIII Promotion [Phineas]_329-phineas got no card from [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} , but one morning [he]_329-phineas received a note from [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} which was of more importance to [him]_329-phineas than any card could have been . At this time , bit by bit , the Reform Bill of the day had nearly made its way through [the committee]_{2545-the committee} , but had been so mutilated as to be almost impossible of recognition by [[its]_4868-its progenitors]_{4869-its progenitors} . And there was still a clause or two as to the rearrangement of seats , respecting which it was known that there would be a combat , - probably combats , - carried on after the internecine fashion . There was a certain clipping of counties to be done , as to which it was said that [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} had declared that [he]_{393-mr. daubeny} would not yield till [he]_{393-mr. daubeny} was made to do so by the brute force of majorities ; - and there was another clause for the drafting of [certain superfluous members from [little boroughs]_{4509-little boroughs}]_{4870-certain superfluous members from little boroughs} , and bestowing [them]_{4870-certain superfluous members from little boroughs} on [populous towns at which [they]_{4870-certain superfluous members from little boroughs} were much wanted , respecting which [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} had proclaimed that the clause as it now stood]_{4872-populous towns at which they were much wanted , respecting which mr. turnbull had proclaimed that the clause as it now stood} was a faineant clause , capable of doing , and intended to do , no good in the proper direction ; a clause put into the bill to gull [ignorant folk who had not eyes enough to recognise the fact that it was faineant]_{4873-ignorant folk who had not eyes enough to recognise the fact that it was faineant} ; a make - believe clause , - so said [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , - to be detested on that account by [every true reformer]_{3245-every true reformer} worse than the old Philistine bonds and Tory figments of representation , as to which there was at least no hypocritical pretence of popular fitness . [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} had been very loud and very angry , - had talked much of demonstrations among [the people]_{731-the people} , and had almost threatened [the House]_{32-the house} . [The House]_{32-the house} in its present mood did not fear any demonstrations , - but it did fear that [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} might help [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} , and that [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} might help [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} . It was now [May]_{527-meg merrilies} , - the middle of May , - and [ministers]_{2450-ministers} , who had been at work on [their]_{2450-ministers} Reform Bill ever since the beginning of the session , were becoming weary of it . And then , should these odious clauses escape [the threatened Turnbull - Daubeny alliance]_{4877-the threatened turnbull - daubeny alliance} , - then there was [the House of Lords]_{7669-the house of lords} ! " What a pity [we]_10083-we ca n't pass [our]_10083-we bills at [the Treasury]_{95-the treasury} , and have done with them ! "_{[391-laurence fitzgibbon]} said [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . " Yes , indeed , "_{[417-mr. ratler]} replied [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} . " For [myself]_{417-mr. ratler} , [I]_{417-mr. ratler} was never so tired of a session in [my]_{417-mr. ratler} life . [I]_{417-mr. ratler} would n't go through it again to be made , - no , not to be made [Chancellor of the Exchequer]_{7563-chancellor of the exchequer} . "_{[417-mr. ratler]} [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} 's note to [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas was as follows : - [House of Lords]_{4879-house of lords} , 16th May , 186 - . [MY]_0-i DEAR [MR . FINN]_329-phineas , [You]_329-phineas are no doubt aware that [Lord Bosanquet]_{611-lord bosanquet} 's death has taken [Mr. Mottram]_{612-mr. mottram} into [the Upper House]_{8042-the upper house} , and that as [he]_{612-mr. mottram} was [Under - Secretary for [the Colonies]_{4882-the colonies}]_{4881-under - secretary for the colonies} , and as [the Under - Secretary]_{4883-the under - secretary} must be in [the Lower House]_{1245-the lower house} , the vacancy must be filled up . The heart of [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas at this moment was almost in [his]_329-phineas mouth . Not only to be selected for political employment , but to be selected at once for an office so singularly desirable ! [Under - Secretaries]_{4885-under - secretaries} , [he]_329-phineas fancied , were paid two thousand a year . What would [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} say now ? But [his]_{399-mr. low} great triumph soon received a check . " [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} has spoken to [me]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} on the subject , "_{[391-laurence fitzgibbon]} continued the letter , " and informs [me]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} that [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} has offered the place at [the colonies]_{4882-the colonies} to [[his]_{334-mr. mildmay} old supporter]_{10086-his old supporter} , [Mr. Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . "_{[391-laurence fitzgibbon]} [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} ! [I]_0-i am inclined to think that [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} could not have done better , as [Mr. Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} has shown great zeal for [[his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} party]_{838-his party} . This will vacate the Irish seat at [the Treasury Board]_{4887-the treasury board} , and [I]_0-i am commissioned by [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} to offer it to [you]_4888-you . Perhaps [you]_4888-you will do [me]_0-i the pleasure of calling on [me]_0-i to - morrow between the hours of eleven and twelve . [Yours]_4888-you very sincerely , [BRENTFORD]_{332-lord brentford} . [Phineas]_329-phineas was [himself]_329-phineas surprised to find that [his]_329-phineas first feeling on reading this letter was one of dissatisfaction . Here were [his]_329-phineas golden hopes about to be realised , - hopes as to the realisation of which [he]_329-phineas had been quite despondent twelve months ago , - and yet [he]_329-phineas was uncomfortable because [he]_329-phineas was to be postponed to [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . Had [the new Under - Secretary]_{4889-the new under - secretary} been [a man whom [he]_329-phineas had not known , whom [he]_329-phineas had not learned to look down upon as inferior to [himself]_329-phineas]_{4890-a man whom he had not known , whom he had not learned to look down upon as inferior to himself} , [he]_329-phineas would not have minded it , - would have been full of joy at the promotion proposed for [himself]_329-phineas . But [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} was such [a poor creature]_{4891-a poor creature} , that the idea of filling [a place from which [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had risen]_{4892-a place from which laurence had risen} was distasteful to [him]_329-phineas . " It seems to be all a matter of favour and convenience , "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas said to [himself]_329-phineas , " without any reference to the service . "_{[329-phineas]} [His]_329-phineas triumph would have been so complete had [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} allowed [him]_329-phineas to go into [the higher place]_{4893-the higher place} at one leap . [Other men who had made [themselves]_{4894-other men who had made themselves useful} useful]_{4894-other men who had made themselves useful} had done so . In the first hour after receiving [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} 's letter , the idea of becoming [a Lord of the Treasury]_{3205-a lord of the treasury} was almost displeasing to [him]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas had an idea that [junior lordships of [the Treasury]_{7799-the treasury}]_{4896-junior lordships of the treasury} were generally bestowed on [young members whom it was convenient to secure , but who were not good at doing anything]_{4898-young members whom it was convenient to secure , but who were not good at doing anything} . There was a moment in which [he]_329-phineas thought that [he]_329-phineas would refuse to be made [a junior lord]_{2041-a junior lord} . But during the night [cooler reflections]_{613-cooler reflections} told [him]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas had been very wrong . [He]_329-phineas had taken up politics with the express desire of getting [his]_329-phineas foot upon a rung of the ladder of promotion , and now , in [his]_329-phineas third session , [he]_329-phineas was about to be successful . Even as [a junior lord]_{2041-a junior lord} [he]_329-phineas would have a thousand a year ; and how long might [he]_329-phineas have sat in [chambers]_824-chambers , and have wandered about [Lincoln 's Inn]_{42-lincoln 's inn} , and have loitered in [the courts]_{4902-the courts} striving to look as though [he]_329-phineas had business , before [he]_329-phineas would have earned a thousand a year ! Even as [a junior lord]_{2041-a junior lord} [he]_329-phineas could make [himself]_329-phineas useful , and when once [he]_329-phineas should be known to be [a good working man]_{4904-a good working man} , promotion would come to [him]_329-phineas . No ladder can be mounted without labour ; but this ladder was now open above [his]_329-phineas head , and [he]_329-phineas already had [his]_329-phineas foot upon it . At half - past eleven [he]_329-phineas was with [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} , who received [him]_329-phineas with the blandest smile and a pressure of the hand which was quite cordial . " [[My]_{332-lord brentford} dear]_{7306-my dear} [Finn]_329-phineas , "_{[332-lord brentford]} [he]_{332-lord brentford} said , " this gives [me]_{332-lord brentford} the most sincere pleasure , - the greatest pleasure in [the world]_{756-the world} . [Our]_10089-our connection together at [Loughton]_10-loughton of course makes it doubly agreeable to [me]_{332-lord brentford} . "_{[332-lord brentford]} " [I]_{332-lord brentford} can not be too grateful to [you]_{332-lord brentford} , [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} . "_{[332-lord brentford]} " No , no ; no , no . It is all [your]_{332-lord brentford} own doing . When [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} asked [me]_329-phineas whether [I]_329-phineas did not think [you]_{332-lord brentford} [the most promising of [the young members on [our]_10089-our side]_{10091-the young members on our side} in [[your]_{332-lord brentford} House]_{1601-your house}]_{10090-the most promising of the young members on our side in your house} , [I]_329-phineas certainly did say that [I]_329-phineas quite concurred . But [I]_329-phineas should be taking too much on [myself]_329-phineas , [I]_329-phineas should be acting dishonestly , if [I]_329-phineas were to allow [you]_{332-lord brentford} to imagine that it was [my]_329-phineas proposition . Had [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} asked [me]_329-phineas to recommend , [I]_329-phineas should have named [you]_{332-lord brentford} ; that [I]_329-phineas say frankly . But [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} did not . [He]_{334-mr. mildmay} did not . [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} named [you]_{332-lord brentford} [himself]_{334-mr. mildmay} . ' Do [you]_{332-lord brentford} think , ' [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} said , ' that [[your]_{332-lord brentford} friend]_{1248-your friend} [Finn]_329-phineas would join [us]_10094-us at [the Treasury]_{7799-the treasury} ? ' [I]_329-phineas told [him]_{334-mr. mildmay} that [I]_329-phineas did think so . ' And do [you]_{332-lord brentford} not think , ' said [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} , ' that it would be a useful appointment ? ' Then [I]_329-phineas ventured to say that [I]_329-phineas had no doubt whatever on that point ; - that [I]_329-phineas knew [you]_{332-lord brentford} well enough to feel confident that [you]_{332-lord brentford} would lend a strength to [the Liberal Government]_{10096-the liberal government} . Then there were a few words said about [your]_{332-lord brentford} seat , and [I]_329-phineas was commissioned to write to [you]_{332-lord brentford} . That was all . "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas was grateful , but not too grateful , and bore [himself]_329-phineas very well in the interview . [He]_329-phineas explained to [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} that of course it was [his]_329-phineas object to serve [the country]_{839-the country} , - and to be paid for [his]_329-phineas services , - and that [he]_329-phineas considered [himself]_329-phineas to be very fortunate to be selected so early in [his]_329-phineas career for parliamentary place . [He]_329-phineas would endeavour to do [his]_329-phineas duty , and could safely say of [himself]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas did not wish to eat the bread of idleness . As [he]_329-phineas made this assertion , [he]_329-phineas thought of [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had eaten the bread of idleness , and yet [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} was promoted . But [Phineas]_329-phineas said nothing to [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} about [[his]_329-phineas idle friend]_{4906-his idle friend} . When [he]_329-phineas had made [his]_329-phineas little speech [he]_329-phineas asked a question about [the borough]_{865-the borough} . " [I]_329-phineas have already ventured to write a letter to [[my]_329-phineas agent at [Loughton]_10-loughton]_{10097-my agent at loughton} , telling [him]_{10097-my agent at loughton} that [you]_{332-lord brentford} have accepted office , and that [you]_{332-lord brentford} will be shortly [there]_7300-there again . [He]_{10097-my agent at loughton} will see [Shortribs]_{559-shortribs} and arrange it . But if [I]_329-phineas were [you]_{332-lord brentford} [I]_329-phineas should write to [Shortribs]_{559-shortribs} and to [Grating]_{567-messrs. grating} , - after [I]_329-phineas had seen [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} . Of course [you]_{332-lord brentford} will not mention [my]_329-phineas name , "_{[329-phineas]} And [the Earl]_{733-the earl} looked very grave as [he]_{733-the earl} uttered this caution . " Of course [I]_329-phineas will not , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " [I]_{2672-the peer} do not think [you]_329-phineas 'll find any difficulty about the seat , "_{[2672-the peer]} said [the peer]_{2672-the peer} . " There never has been any difficulty at [Loughton]_10-loughton yet . [I]_{2672-the peer} must say that for [them]_10099-them . And if [we]_10100-we can scrape through with Clause 72 [we]_10100-we shall be all right ; - shall [we]_10100-we not ? "_{[2672-the peer]} This was the clause as to which so violent an opposition was expected from [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , - a clause as to which [Phineas]_329-phineas [himself]_329-phineas had felt that [he]_329-phineas would hardly know how to support [the Government]_{7691-the government} , in the event of the committee being pressed to a division upon it . Could [he]_329-phineas , [an ardent reformer]_{4911-an ardent reformer} , [a reformer at heart]_{4912-a reformer at heart} , - could [he]_329-phineas say that [such a borough as [Loughton]_10-loughton]_{4913-such a borough as loughton} should be spared ; - that the arrangement by which [Shortribs]_{559-shortribs} and [Grating]_{567-messrs. grating} had sent [him]_329-phineas to [Parliament]_{49-parliament} , in obedience to [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} 's orders , was in due accord with the theory of [a representative legislature]_{4914-a representative legislature} ? In what respect had [Gatton]_614-gatton and [Old Sarum]_{615-old sarum} been worse than [Loughton]_10-loughton ? Was [he]_329-phineas not [himself]_329-phineas false to [his]_329-phineas principle in sitting for [such [a borough]_{4390-a borough} as [Loughton]_10-loughton]_{4913-such a borough as loughton} ? [He]_329-phineas had spoken to [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , and [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} had told [him]_329-phineas that [Rome]_143-rome was not built in a day , - and had told [him]_329-phineas also that good things were most valued and were more valuable when they came by instalments . But then [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} [himself]_{346-mr. monk} enjoyed the satisfaction of sitting for [a popular Constituency]_{4917-a popular constituency} . [He]_{346-mr. monk} was not personally pricked in the conscience by [his]_{346-mr. monk} own parliamentary position . Now , however , - now that [Phineas]_329-phineas had consented to join [the Government]_{54-the government} , any such considerations as these must be laid aside . [He]_329-phineas could no longer be [a free agent]_{4918-a free agent} , or even [a free thinker]_{4919-a free thinker} . [He]_329-phineas had been quite aware of this , and had taught [himself]_329-phineas to understand that [members of Parliament in the direct service of the Government]_{4920-members of parliament in the direct service of the government} were absolved from the necessity of free - thinking . Individual free - thinking was incompatible with the position of [a member of the Government]_{4921-a member of the government} , and unless such abnegation were practised , [no government]_{4922-no government} would be possible . It was of course [a man]_{749-a man} 's duty to bind [himself]_{749-a man} together with [no other men]_{4924-no other men} but [those with whom , on matters of general policy]_{4925-those with whom , on matters of general policy} , [he]_{749-a man} could agree heartily ; - but having found that [he]_{749-a man} could so agree , [he]_{749-a man} knew that it would be [his]_{749-a man} duty as [a subaltern]_{4926-a subaltern} to vote as [he]_{749-a man} was directed . It would trouble [his]_{749-a man} conscience less to sit for [Loughton]_10-loughton and vote for an objectionable clause as [a member of [the Government]_{7691-the government}]_{4921-a member of the government} , than it would have done to give such a vote as [an independent member]_{2611-an independent member} . In so resolving , [he]_{749-a man} thought that [he]_{749-a man} was simply acting in accordance with the acknowledged rules of [parliamentary government]_{4930-parliamentary government} . And therefore , when [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} spoke of Clause 72 , [he]_{332-lord brentford} could answer pleasantly , " [I]_{332-lord brentford} think [we]_10101-we shall carry it ; and , [you]_{4931-his young pupil} see , in getting it through committee , if [we]_10101-we can carry it by one , that is as good as a hundred . That 's the comfort of close - fighting in committee . In [the open House]_{10102-the open house} [we]_10101-we are almost as much beaten by a narrow majority as by a vote against [us]_10101-we . "_{[332-lord brentford]} " Just so ; just so , "_{[332-lord brentford]} said [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} , delighted to see that [[his]_{332-lord brentford} young pupil]_{4931-his young pupil} , - as [he]_{332-lord brentford} regarded [him]_{4931-his young pupil} , - understood so well the system of parliamentary management . " By - the - bye , [Finn]_329-phineas , have [you]_329-phineas seen [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} lately ? "_{[332-lord brentford]} " Not quite lately , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , blushing up to [his]_329-phineas eyes . " Or heard from [him]_{463-lord chiltern} ? "_{[329-phineas]} " No ; - nor heard from [him]_{463-lord chiltern} . When last [I]_{332-lord brentford} heard of [him]_{463-lord chiltern} [he]_{463-lord chiltern} was in [Brussels]_233-brussels . "_{[332-lord brentford]} " Ah , - yes ; [he]_{463-lord chiltern} is somewhere on [the Rhine]_{246-the rhine} now . [I]_{332-lord brentford} thought that as [you]_329-phineas were so intimate , perhaps [you]_329-phineas corresponded with [him]_{463-lord chiltern} . Have [you]_329-phineas heard that [we]_10103-we have arranged about [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} 's money ? "_{[332-lord brentford]} " [I]_{332-lord brentford} have heard . [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} has told [me]_{332-lord brentford} . "_{[332-lord brentford]} " [I]_{332-lord brentford} wish [he]_{463-lord chiltern} would return , "_{[332-lord brentford]} said [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} sadly , - almost solemnly . " As that great difficulty is over , [I]_{396-lady laura} would receive [him]_{463-lord chiltern} willingly , and make [[my]_{396-lady laura} house]_{10104-my house} pleasant to [him]_{463-lord chiltern} , if [I]_{396-lady laura} can do so . [I]_{396-lady laura} am most anxious that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} should settle , and marry . Could [you]_{396-lady laura} not write to [him]_{463-lord chiltern} ? "_{[396-lady laura]} [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} , not daring to tell [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} that [he]_{332-lord brentford} had quarrelled with [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , - feeling that if [he]_{332-lord brentford} did so everything would go wrong , - said that [he]_{332-lord brentford} would write to [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . As [he]_{332-lord brentford} went away [he]_{332-lord brentford} felt that [he]_{332-lord brentford} was bound to get an answer from [Violet Effingham]_351-violet . If it should be necessary , [he]_{332-lord brentford} was willing to break with [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} on that matter , - even though such breaking should lose [him]_{332-lord brentford} [his]_{332-lord brentford} borough and [his]_{332-lord brentford} place ; - but not on any other matter . [CHAPTER XLIV Phineas]_{616-chapter xliv phineas} and [[His]_{332-lord brentford} Friends]_{750-his friends} [[Our]_4933-our hero 's friends]_{4934-our hero 's friends} were , [I]_0-i think , almost more elated by [[our]_4933-our hero]_{1068-our hero} 's promotion than was [[our]_4933-our hero [himself]_{4936-our hero himself}]_{4936-our hero himself} . [He]_{4936-our hero himself} never told [himself]_{4936-our hero himself} that it was a great thing to be [a junior lord of the Treasury]_{8080-a junior lord of the treasury} , though [he]_{4936-our hero himself} acknowledged to [himself]_{4936-our hero himself} that to have made a successful beginning was a very great thing . But [[his]_{4936-our hero himself} friends]_{750-his friends} were loud in [their]_{750-his friends} congratulations , - or condolements as the case might be . [He]_{4936-our hero himself} had [his]_{4936-our hero himself} interview with [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , and , after that , one of [his]_{4936-our hero himself} first steps was to inform [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} that [he]_{4936-our hero himself} must change [[his]_{4936-our hero himself} lodgings]_{7887-his lodgings} . " The truth is , [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} , not that [I]_{333-mrs. bunce} want anything better ; but that a better position will be advantageous to [me]_{333-mrs. bunce} , and that [I]_{333-mrs. bunce} can afford to pay for it . "_{[333-mrs. bunce]} [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} acknowledged the truth of the argument , with [her]_{333-mrs. bunce} apron up to [her]_{333-mrs. bunce} eyes . " [I]_{333-mrs. bunce} 've got to be so fond of looking after [you]_{333-mrs. bunce} , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ! [I]_{333-mrs. bunce} have indeed , "_{[333-mrs. bunce]} said [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} . " It is not just what [you]_{333-mrs. bunce} pays like , because [another party]_{10105-another party} will pay as much . But [we]_10106-we 've got so used to [you]_{333-mrs. bunce} , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , - have n't [we]_10106-we ? "_{[333-mrs. bunce]} [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} was probably not aware [herself]_{333-mrs. bunce} that the comeliness of [[her]_{333-mrs. bunce} lodger]_{7423-her lodger} had pleased [her]_{333-mrs. bunce} feminine eye , and touched [her]_{333-mrs. bunce} feminine heart . Had [anybody]_7318-anybody said that [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} was in love with [Phineas]_329-phineas , the scandal would have been monstrous . And yet it was so , - after a fashion . And [Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} knew it , - after [his]_329-phineas fashion . " Do n't be such [an old fool]_{10107-an old fool} , "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas said , " crying after [him]_329-phineas because [he]_329-phineas 's six foot high . "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_{4942-the poor woman} ai n't crying after [him]_329-phineas because [he]_329-phineas 's six foot high , "_{[4942-the poor woman]} whined [the poor woman]_{4942-the poor woman} ; - " but [one]_1102-one does like old faces better than new , and [a gentleman about [one 's place]_{10110-one 's place}]_{10109-a gentleman about one 's place} is pleasant . "_{[4942-the poor woman]} " [Gentleman]_{1968-gentleman} be d - - d , "_{[333-mrs. bunce]} said [Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} . But [his]_329-phineas anger was excited , not by [[his]_329-phineas wife]_{947-his wife} 's love for [Phineas]_329-phineas , but by the use of an objectionable word . [Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} [himself]_{333-mrs. bunce} had been on very friendly terms with [Phineas]_329-phineas , and [they]_4944-they two had had many discussions on matters of politics , [Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} taking up the cudgels always for [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , and generally slipping away gradually into some account of [his]_329-phineas own martyrdom . For [he]_329-phineas had been [a martyr]_{4945-a martyr} , having failed in obtaining any redress against [the policeman who had imprisoned [him]_329-phineas so wrongfully]_{4946-the policeman who had imprisoned him so wrongfully} . [[The People]_{583-the people} 's Banner]_{3197-the people 's banner} had fought for [him]_329-phineas manfully , and therefore there was a little disagreement between [him]_329-phineas and [Phineas]_329-phineas on the subject of [that great organ of public opinion]_{4948-that great organ of public opinion} . And as [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} thought that [[his]_{425-mr. bunce} lodger]_{4949-his lodger} was very wrong to sit for [[Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} 's borough]_{4820-lord brentford 's borough} , [subjects]_{4951-subjects} were sometimes touched which were a little galling to [Phineas]_329-phineas . Touching this promotion , [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} had nothing but condolement to offer to [the new junior lord]_{4952-the new junior lord} . " Oh yes , "_{[425-mr. bunce]} said [he]_{425-mr. bunce} , in answer to an argument from [Phineas]_329-phineas , " [I]_{425-mr. bunce} suppose there must be [lords]_7881-lords , as [you]_329-phineas call ['em]_7881-lords ; though for the matter of that [I]_{425-mr. bunce} ca n't see as [they]_7881-lords is of any mortal use . "_{[425-mr. bunce]} " Would n't [you]_{425-mr. bunce} have [the Government]_{7691-the government} carried on ? "_{[425-mr. bunce]} " Government ! Well ; [I]_{425-mr. bunce} suppose there must be government . But the less of it the better . [I]_{425-mr. bunce} 'm not against government ; - nor yet against laws , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ; though the less of [them]_7881-lords , too , the better . But what does [these lords]_{10114-these lords} do in [the Government]_{54-the government} ? [Lords]_7881-lords indeed ! [I]_{425-mr. bunce} 'll tell [you]_329-phineas what [they]_{10114-these lords} do , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . [They]_{10114-these lords} wotes ; that 's what [they]_{10114-these lords} do ! [They]_{10114-these lords} wotes hard ; black or white , white or black . Ai n't that true ? When [you]_329-phineas 're [a ' lord]_{10116-a ' lord} , ' will [you]_329-phineas be able to wote against [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} to save [your]_329-phineas very soul ? "_{[425-mr. bunce]} " If it comes to be a question of soul - saving , [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} , [I]_{425-mr. bunce} sha n't save [my]_{425-mr. bunce} place at the expense of [my]_{425-mr. bunce} conscience . "_{[425-mr. bunce]} " Not if [you]_329-phineas knows it , [you]_329-phineas mean . But the worst of it is that [a man]_{749-a man} gets so thick into the mud that [he]_{749-a man} do n't know whether [he]_{749-a man} 's dirty or clean . [You]_329-phineas 'll have to wote as [you]_329-phineas 're told , and of course [you]_329-phineas 'll think it 's right enough . Ai n't [you]_329-phineas been among [Parliament gents]_{1411-parliament gents} long enough to know that that 's the way it goes ? "_{[425-mr. bunce]} " [You]_329-phineas think [no honest man]_{10119-no honest man} can be [a member of [the Government]_{54-the government}]_{4921-a member of the government} ? "_{[425-mr. bunce]} " [I]_{425-mr. bunce} do n't say that , but [I]_{425-mr. bunce} think honesty 's a deal easier away from ['em]_10121-'em . The fact is , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , it 's all wrong with [us]_10122-us yet , and will be till [we]_10122-us get it nigher to the great American model . If [a poor man]_{2071-a poor man} gets into [Parliament]_{49-parliament} , - [you]_329-phineas 'll excuse [me]_{425-mr. bunce} , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , but [I]_{425-mr. bunce} calls [you]_329-phineas [a poor man]_{2071-a poor man} . "_{[425-mr. bunce]} " Certainly , - as [a member of [Parliament]_{49-parliament}]_{7334-a member of parliament} [I]_{425-mr. bunce} am [a very poor man]_{10126-a very poor man} . "_{[425-mr. bunce]} " Just so , - and therefore what do [you]_329-phineas do ? [You]_329-phineas goes and lays [yourself]_329-phineas out for government ! [I]_{425-mr. bunce} 'm not saying as how [you]_329-phineas 're anyways wrong . [A man]_{749-a man} has to live . [You]_329-phineas has winning ways , and a good physiognomy of [your]_329-phineas own , and are as big as [a life - guardsman]_{10128-a life - guardsman} . "_{[425-mr. bunce]} [Phineas]_329-phineas as [he]_329-phineas heard this doubtful praise laughed and blushed . " Very well ; [you]_329-phineas makes [your]_329-phineas way with [the big wigs]_{10129-the big wigs} , [lords]_7881-lords and [earls]_10131-earls and [them]_10131-earls like , and [you]_329-phineas gets returned for [a rotten borough]_{10132-a rotten borough} ; - [you]_329-phineas 'll excuse [me]_{425-mr. bunce} , but that 's about it , ai n't it ? - and then [you]_329-phineas goes in for government ! [A man]_{749-a man} may have a mission to govern , such as [Washington]_{247-washington} and [Cromwell]_248-cromwell and the like o ' [them]_10131-earls . But when [I]_{425-mr. bunce} hears of [Mr. Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} a - governing , why then [I]_{425-mr. bunce} says , - d - - n it all . "_{[425-mr. bunce]} " There must be good and bad [you]_329-phineas know . "_{[425-mr. bunce]} " [We]_10134-we 've got to change a deal yet , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , and [we]_10134-we 'll do it . When [a young man as has liberal feelings]_{10135-a young man as has liberal feelings} gets into [Parliament]_{49-parliament} , [he]_{10135-a young man as has liberal feelings} should n't be snapped up and brought into the governing business just because [he]_{10135-a young man as has liberal feelings} 's poor and wants a salary . [They]_10131-earls do n't do it that way in [the States]_{10136-the states} ; and [they]_10131-earls wo n't do it that way here long . It 's the system as [I]_{425-mr. bunce} hates , and not [you]_329-phineas , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . Well , good - bye , [sir]_8579-sir . [I]_{425-mr. bunce} hope [you]_8579-sir 'll like the governing business , and find it suits [your]_8579-sir health . "_{[425-mr. bunce]} These condolements from [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} were not pleasant , but [they]_4953-they set [him]_{425-mr. bunce} thinking . [He]_{425-mr. bunce} felt assured that [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} and [Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} and [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} were wrong . [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} was ignorant . [Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} was dishonest . [Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} was greedy of popularity . For [himself]_{339-mr. turnbull} , [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} thought that as [a young man]_{8910-a young man} [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} was fairly well informed . [He]_{339-mr. turnbull} knew that [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} meant to be true in [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} vocation . And [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} was quite sure that the object nearest to [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} heart in politics was not self - aggrandisement , but the welfare of [the people in general]_{4955-the people in general} . And yet [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} could not but agree with [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} that there was something wrong . When [such men as [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon}]_{4956-such men as laurence fitzgibbon} were called upon to act as [governors]_{4957-governors} , was it not to be expected that [the ignorant but still intelligent Bunces of the population]_{4958-the ignorant but still intelligent bunces of the population} should - 'd - - n it all " ? On the evening of that day [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} went up to [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} 's , very sure that [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} should receive some encouragement from [her]_{331-mrs. low} and from [[her]_{331-mrs. low} husband]_{968-her husband} . [She]_{331-mrs. low} had been angry with [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} because [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} had put [himself]_{339-mr. turnbull} into a position in which money must be spent and none could be made . [The Lows]_{617-the lows} , especially [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} , had refused to believe that any success was within [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} reach . Now that [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} had succeeded , now that [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} was in receipt of a salary on which [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} could live and save money , [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} would be sure of sympathy from [[his]_{339-mr. turnbull} old friends]_{10139-his old friends} [the Lows]_{617-the lows} ! But [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} was as severe upon [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} as [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} had been , and even from [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} could extract no real comfort . "_[0-i] Of course [I]_0-i congratulate [you]_0-i , " said [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} coldly . "_[0-i] And [you]_0-i , [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} ? " "_{[331-mrs. low]} Well , [you]_0-i know , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , [I]_0-i think [you]_0-i have begun at the wrong end . [I]_0-i thought so before , and [I]_0-i think so still . [I]_0-i suppose [I]_0-i ought not to say so to [a Lord of the Treasury]_{3205-a lord of the treasury} , but if [you]_0-i ask [me]_0-i , what can [I]_0-i do ? " "_[0-i] Speak the truth out , of course . " "_[0-i] Exactly . That 's what [I]_0-i must do . Well , the truth is , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , that [I]_0-i do not think it is a very good opening for [a young man]_{8910-a young man} to be made what [they]_4961-they call [a Lord of the Treasury]_{3205-a lord of the treasury} , - unless [he]_{8910-a young man} has got a private fortune , [you]_0-i know , to support that kind of life . " "_[0-i] [You]_0-i see , [Phineas]_329-phineas , a ministry is such an uncertain thing , " said [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} . "_[0-i] Of course it 's uncertain ; - but as [I]_0-i did go into [the House]_{929-the house} , it 's something to have succeeded . " "_[0-i] If [you]_0-i call that success , " said [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} . "_[0-i] [You]_0-i did intend to go on with [your]_0-i profession , " said [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} . [He]_{399-mr. low} could not tell [them]_4961-they that [he]_{399-mr. low} had changed [his]_{399-mr. low} mind , and that [he]_{399-mr. low} meant to marry [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , who would much prefer a parliamentary life for [[her]_351-violet husband]_{968-her husband} to that of [a working barrister]_{10141-a working barrister} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i suppose that is all given up now , " continued [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} . "_[0-i] Just for the present , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] Yes ; - and for ever [I]_0-i fear , " said [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} , "_[0-i] [You]_0-i 'll never go back to real work after frittering away [your]_0-i time as [a Lord of the Treasury]_{3205-a lord of the treasury} . What sort of work must it be when [just anybody]_{4965-just anybody} can do it that it suits [them]_4966-them to lay hold of ? But of course a thousand a year is something , though [a man]_{749-a man} may have it for only six months . " It came out in the course of the evening that [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} was going to stand for [the borough vacated by [Mr. Mottram]_{612-mr. mottram} , at which it was considered that [the Conservatives]_{4513-the conservatives} might possibly prevail]_{10142-the borough vacated by mr. mottram , at which it was considered that the conservatives might possibly prevail} . "_[0-i] [You]_0-i see , after all , [Phineas]_329-phineas , " said [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} , "_[0-i] that [I]_0-i am following [your]_329-phineas steps . " "_[0-i] Ah ; [you]_329-phineas are going into [the House]_{929-the house} in the course of [your]_329-phineas profession . " "_[0-i] Just so , " said [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} . "_[0-i] And are taking the first step towards being [a Tory Attorney - General]_{4969-a tory attorney - general} . " "_{[4969-a tory attorney - general]} That 's as may be , " said [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} . "_{[4969-a tory attorney - general]} But it 's the kind of thing [a man]_{749-a man} does after twenty years of hard work . For [myself]_0-i , [I]_0-i really do n't care much whether [I]_0-i succeed or fail . [I]_0-i should like to live to be [a Vice - Chancellor]_{4971-a vice - chancellor} . [I]_0-i do n't mind saying as much as that to [you]_0-i . But [I]_0-i 'm not at all sure that Parliament is the best way to the Equity Bench . " "_[0-i] But it is a grand thing to get into [Parliament]_{912-parliament} when [you]_329-phineas do it by means of [your]_329-phineas profession , " said [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} . Soon after that [Phineas]_329-phineas took [his]_329-phineas departure from [the house]_{929-the house} , feeling sore and unhappy . But on the next morning [he]_329-phineas was received in [Grosvenor Place]_{144-grosvenor place} with an amount of triumph which went far to compensate [him]_329-phineas . [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} had written to [him]_329-phineas to call [there]_7300-there , and on [his]_329-phineas arrival [he]_329-phineas found both [Violet Effingham]_351-violet and [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} with [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} . When [Phineas]_329-phineas entered [the room]_{7501-the room} [his]_329-phineas first feeling was one of intense joy at seeing that [Violet Effingham]_351-violet was present [there]_7300-there . Then there was one of surprise that [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} should make [one of the little party]_{10149-one of the little party} . [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} had told [him]_329-phineas at [[Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} 's dinner - party]_{10150-mr. palliser 's dinner - party} that [they]_10151-they , in [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} , had not as yet advanced far enough to receive [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , - and yet here was [the lady in [[Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} 's drawing - room]_{10153-mr. kennedy 's drawing - room}]_{10152-the lady in mr. kennedy 's drawing - room} . Now [Phineas]_329-phineas would have thought it more likely that [he]_329-phineas should find [her]_{10152-the lady in mr. kennedy 's drawing - room} in [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} than in [Grosvenor Place]_{144-grosvenor place} . The truth was that [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} had been brought by [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , - with the consent , indeed , of [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , but with a consent given with much of hesitation . "_{[329-phineas]} What are [you]_4973-you afraid of ? " [Violet]_351-violet had asked . "_[4973-you] [I]_0-i am afraid of nothing , " [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} had answered ; "_[0-i] but [one]_1102-one has to choose [one]_1102-one 's acquaintance in accordance with rules which one does n't lay down very strictly . " "_[4976-she] [She]_4976-she is [a clever woman]_{4977-a clever woman} , " said [Violet]_351-violet , "_{[4977-a clever woman]} and [everybody]_{951-everybody} likes [her]_4976-she ; but if [you]_4973-you think [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} would object , of course [you]_4973-you are right . " Then [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} had consented , telling [herself]_{396-lady laura} that it was not necessary that [she]_{396-lady laura} should ask [[her]_{396-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} 's approval as to every new acquaintance [she]_{396-lady laura} might form . At the same time [Violet]_351-violet had been told that [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} would be [there]_7300-there , and so the party had been made up . "_[351-violet] ' See [the conquering hero]_{4979-the conquering hero} comes , ' said [Violet]_351-violet in [her]_351-violet cheeriest voice . " [I]_{348-madame goesler} am so glad that [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas has been made [a lord of something]_{10156-a lord of something} , "_{[348-madame goesler]} said [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . " [I]_{348-madame goesler} had the pleasure of a long political discussion with [him]_329-phineas the other night , and [I]_{348-madame goesler} quite approve of [him]_329-phineas . "_{[348-madame goesler]} " [We]_10157-we are so much gratified , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , "_{[396-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . " [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} says that it is the best appointment [they]_10157-we could have made , and [papa]_7260-papa is quite proud about it . "_{[396-lady laura]} " [You]_{348-madame goesler} are [[Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} 's member]_{10159-lord brentford 's member} ; are [you]_{348-madame goesler} not ? "_{[348-madame goesler]} asked [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . This was a question which [Phineas]_329-phineas did not quite like , and which [he]_329-phineas was obliged to excuse by remembering that [the questioner]_{4980-the questioner} had lived so long out of [England]_26-england as to be probably [ignorant of the myths , and theories , and system , and working of the British Constitution]_{4981-ignorant of the myths , and theories , and system , and working of the british constitution} . [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , little as [she]_351-violet knew of politics , would never have asked a question so imprudent . But the question was turned off , and [Phineas]_329-phineas , with an easy grace , submitted [himself]_329-phineas to be petted , and congratulated , and purred over , and almost caressed by [the three ladies]_{7708-the three ladies} , [Their]_{7708-the three ladies} good - natured enthusiasm was at any rate better than the satire of [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} , or the wisdom of [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} . [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} had no misgivings as to [Phineas]_329-phineas being fit for governing , and [Violet Effingham]_351-violet said nothing as to the short - lived tenure of [ministers]_{2450-ministers} . [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , though [she]_{348-madame goesler} had asked an indiscreet question , thoroughly appreciated the advantage of Government pay , and the prestige of Government power . " [You]_329-phineas are [a lord]_{2433-a lord} now , "_{[348-madame goesler]} [she]_{348-madame goesler} said , speaking , as was customary with [her]_{348-madame goesler} , with the slightest possible foreign accent , " and [you]_329-phineas will be [a president]_{10161-a president} soon , and then perhaps [a secretary]_{10162-a secretary} . The order of promotion seems odd , but [I]_{348-madame goesler} am told it is very pleasant . "_{[348-madame goesler]} " It is pleasant to succeed , of course , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , " let the success be ever so little . "_{[329-phineas]} " [We]_{7708-the three ladies} knew [you]_329-phineas would succeed , "_{[396-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . " [We]_{7708-the three ladies} were quite sure of it . Were [we]_{7708-the three ladies} not , [Violet]_351-violet ? "_{[396-lady laura]} " [You]_{396-lady laura} always said so , [[my]_{348-madame goesler} dear]_{7306-my dear} . For [myself]_{348-madame goesler} [I]_{348-madame goesler} do not venture to have an opinion on such matters . Will [you]_{396-lady laura} always have to go to [that big building in the corner , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas]_{10164-that big building in the corner , mr. finn} , and stay there from ten till four ? Wo n't that be [a bore]_{8623-a bore} ? "_{[348-madame goesler]} " [We]_{7708-the three ladies} have a half - holiday on Saturday , [you]_{396-lady laura} know , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " And do [the Lords of the Treasury]_{10166-the lords of the treasury} have to take care of the money ? "_{[329-phineas]} asked [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . " Only [their]_{10166-the lords of the treasury} own ; and [they]_{10166-the lords of the treasury} generally fail in doing that , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas sat there for a considerable time , wondering whether [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} would come in , and wondering also as to what [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} would say to [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} when [he]_329-phineas did come in . [He]_329-phineas knew that it was useless for [him]_329-phineas to expect any opportunity , then or there , of being alone for a moment with [Violet Effingham]_351-violet . [His]_329-phineas only chance in that direction would be in [some crowded room]_{4984-some crowded room} , at some ball at which [he]_329-phineas might ask [her]_351-violet to dance with [him]_329-phineas ; but it seemed that fate was very unkind to [him]_329-phineas , and that no such chance came in [his]_329-phineas way . [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} did not appear , and [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} with [Violet]_351-violet went away , leaving [Phineas]_329-phineas still sitting with [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . [Each of [them]_4986-them]_{4985-each of them} said a kind word to [him]_329-phineas as [they]_4986-them went . " [I]_{348-madame goesler} do n't know whether [I]_{348-madame goesler} may dare to expect that [a Lord of the Treasury]_{3205-a lord of the treasury} will come and see [me]_{348-madame goesler} ? "_{[348-madame goesler]} said [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . Then [Phineas]_329-phineas made a second promise that [he]_329-phineas would call in [Park Lane]_{244-park lane} . [Violet]_351-violet blushed as [she]_351-violet remembered that [she]_351-violet could not ask [him]_329-phineas to call at [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} 's . " Good - bye , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , "_[351-violet] [she]_351-violet said , giving [him]_329-phineas [her]_351-violet hand . " [I]_351-violet 'm so very glad that [they]_10168-they have chosen [you]_329-phineas ; and [I]_351-violet do hope that , as [Madame Max]_{348-madame goesler} says , [they]_10168-they 'll make [you]_329-phineas [a secretary]_{10162-a secretary} and [a president]_{10161-a president} , and everything else very quickly , - till it will come to [your]_329-phineas turn to be making [other people]_{1334-other people} . "_[351-violet] " [He]_329-phineas is very nice , "_{[348-madame goesler]} said [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} to [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} as [she]_{341-lady baldock} took [her]_{341-lady baldock} place in [the carriage]_{3034-the carriage} . " [He]_329-phineas bears being petted and spoilt without being either awkward or conceited . "_{[348-madame goesler]} " On the whole , [he]_329-phineas is rather nice , "_{[341-lady baldock]} said [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} ; " only [he]_329-phineas has not got a shilling in [the world]_{756-the world} , and has to make [himself]_329-phineas before [he]_329-phineas will be [anybody]_7318-anybody . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " [He]_329-phineas must marry money , of course , "_{[348-madame goesler]} said [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . " [I]_{396-lady laura} hope [you]_4988-you are contented ? "_{[396-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , rising from [her]_{396-lady laura} chair and coming opposite to [him]_4988-you as soon as [they]_4989-they were alone . " Of course [I]_{396-lady laura} am contented . "_{[396-lady laura]} " [I]_4988-you was not , - when [I]_4988-you first heard of it . Why did [they]_4989-they promote [that empty - headed countryman of [yours]_4988-you]_{10174-that empty - headed countryman of yours} to [a place for which [he]_329-phineas was quite unfit]_{10175-a place for which he was quite unfit} ? [I]_4988-you was not contented . But then [I]_4988-you am more ambitious for [you]_4988-you than [you]_4988-you are for [yourself]_4988-you . "_[4988-you] [He]_4988-you sat without answering [her]_4990-me for awhile , and [she]_4990-me stood waiting for [his]_4988-you reply . " Have [you]_4988-you nothing to say to [me]_4990-me ? "_[4990-me] [she]_4990-me asked . " [I]_4990-me do not know what to say . When [I]_4990-me think of it all , [I]_4990-me am lost in amazement . [You]_4988-you tell [me]_4990-me that [you]_4988-you are not contented ; - that [you]_4988-you are ambitious for [me]_4990-me . Why is it that [you]_4988-you should feel any interest in the matter ? "_[4990-me] " Is it not reasonable that [we]_10176-we should be interested for [[our]_10176-we friends]_{2873-our friends} ? "_{[396-lady laura]} " But when [you]_4988-you and [I]_4988-you last parted [here]_1224-here in [this room]_{8834-this room} [you]_4988-you were hardly [[my]_4988-you friend]_{922-my friend} . "_[4988-you] " Was [I]_4990-me not ? [You]_4988-you wrong [me]_4990-me there ; - very deeply . "_[4990-me] " [I]_{396-lady laura} told [you]_4988-you what was [my]_{396-lady laura} ambition , and [you]_4988-you resented it , "_{[396-lady laura]} said [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} . " [I]_{396-lady laura} think [I]_{396-lady laura} said that [I]_{396-lady laura} could not help [you]_4988-you , and [I]_{396-lady laura} think [I]_{396-lady laura} said also that [I]_{396-lady laura} thought [you]_4988-you would fail . [I]_{396-lady laura} do not know that [I]_{396-lady laura} showed much resentment . [You]_4988-you see , [I]_{396-lady laura} told [her]_4988-you that [you]_4988-you were here , that [she]_4988-you might come and meet [you]_4988-you . [You]_4988-you know that [I]_{396-lady laura} wished [[my]_{396-lady laura} brother]_{1251-my brother} should succeed . [I]_{396-lady laura} wished it before [I]_{396-lady laura} ever knew [you]_4988-you . [You]_4988-you can not expect that [I]_{396-lady laura} should change [my]_{396-lady laura} wishes . "_{[396-lady laura]} " But if [he]_{1251-my brother} can not succeed , "_{[396-lady laura]} pleaded [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} . " Who is to say that ? Has [a woman]_{1381-a woman} never been won by devotion and perseverance ? Besides , how can [I]_{396-lady laura} wish to see [you]_4988-you go on with a suit which must sever [you]_4988-you from [[my]_{396-lady laura} father]_{7296-my father} , and injure [your]_4988-you political prospects ; - perhaps fatally injure [them]_10184-them ? It seems to [me]_{396-lady laura} now that [[my]_{396-lady laura} father]_{7296-my father} is almost [the only man in [London]_6-london who has not heard of this duel]_{10186-the only man in london who has not heard of this duel} . "_{[396-lady laura]} " Of course [he]_{1251-my brother} will hear of it . [I]_{396-lady laura} have half made up [my]_{396-lady laura} mind to tell [him]_{1251-my brother} [myself]_{396-lady laura} . "_{[396-lady laura]} " Do not do that , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . There can be no reason for it . But [I]_{396-lady laura} did not ask [you]_4988-you to come here to - day to talk to [you]_4988-you about [Oswald]_516-oswald or [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} . [I]_{396-lady laura} have given [you]_4988-you [my]_{396-lady laura} advice about that , and [I]_{396-lady laura} can do no more . "_{[396-lady laura]} " [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , [I]_{396-lady laura} can not take it . It is out of [my]_{396-lady laura} power to take it . "_{[396-lady laura]} " Very well . The matter shall be what [[you]_4988-you members of Parliament]_{10187-you members of parliament} call an open question between [us]_10188-us . When [papa]_7260-papa asked [you]_4988-you to accept this place at [the Treasury]_{95-the treasury} , did it ever occur to [you]_4988-you to refuse it ? "_{[396-lady laura]} " [It]_10190-it did ; - for half an hour or so . "_{[396-lady laura]} " [I]_{396-lady laura} hoped [you]_4988-you would , - and yet [I]_{396-lady laura} knew that [I]_{396-lady laura} was wrong . [I]_{396-lady laura} thought that [you]_4988-you should count [yourself]_4988-you to be worth more than that , and that [you]_4988-you should , as it were , assert [yourself]_4988-you . But then it is so difficult to draw the line between proper self - assertion and proper self - denial ; - to know how high to go up the table , and how low to go down . [I]_{396-lady laura} do not doubt that [you]_4988-you have been right , - only make [them]_{10187-you members of parliament} understand that [you]_4988-you are not as [other junior lords]_{10191-other junior lords} ; - that [you]_4988-you have been willing to be [a junior lord]_{2041-a junior lord} , or anything else for a purpose ; but that the purpose is something higher than that of fetching and carrying in [Parliament]_{49-parliament} for [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} and [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} . "_{[396-lady laura]} " [I]_329-phineas hope in time to get beyond fetching and carrying , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Of course [you]_4988-you will ; and knowing that , [I]_329-phineas am glad that [you]_4988-you are in office . [I]_329-phineas suppose there will be no difficulty about [Loughton]_10-loughton . "_{[329-phineas]} Then [Phineas]_329-phineas laughed . " [I]_329-phineas hear , "_{[329-phineas]} said [he]_329-phineas , " that [Mr. Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} , of [the People]_{731-the people} 's Banner , has already gone down to canvass [the electors]_{1063-the electors} . "_{[329-phineas]} " [Mr. Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} ! To canvass [the electors of [Loughton]_10-loughton]_{10195-the electors of loughton} ! "_{[396-lady laura]} and [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} drew [herself]_{396-lady laura} up and spoke of this unseemly intrusion on [[[her]_{396-lady laura} father]_{7464-her father} 's borough]_{4992-her father 's borough} , as though [the vulgar man who had been named]_{4993-the vulgar man who had been named} had forced [his]_{4993-the vulgar man who had been named} way into [the very drawing - room in [Portman Square]_{63-portman square}]_{4994-the very drawing - room in portman square} . At that moment [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} came in . " Do [you]_{396-lady laura} hear what [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas tells [me]_{396-lady laura} ? "_{[396-lady laura]} [she]_{396-lady laura} said . " [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} has heard that [Mr. Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} has gone down to [Loughton]_10-loughton to stand against [him]_{345-mr. slide} . "_{[396-lady laura]} " And why not ? "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . " [[My]_{343-mr. kennedy} dear]_{7306-my dear} ! "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} ejaculated [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . " [Mr. Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} will no doubt lose [his]_{345-mr. slide} time and [his]_{345-mr. slide} money ; - but [he]_{345-mr. slide} will gain the prestige of having stood for [a borough]_{4390-a borough} , which will be something for [him]_{345-mr. slide} on the staff of [the People 's Banner]_{3197-the people 's banner} , "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . " [He]_{345-mr. slide} will get [that horrid man Vellum]_{10199-that horrid man vellum} to propose [him]_{345-mr. slide} , "_{[396-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . " Very likely , "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . " And the less any of [us]_10200-us say about it the better . [Finn]_329-phineas , [[my]_{343-mr. kennedy} dear fellow]_{1281-my dear fellow} , [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} congratulate [you]_329-phineas heartily . Nothing for a long time has given [me]_{343-mr. kennedy} greater pleasure than hearing of [your]_329-phineas appointment . It is equally honourable to [yourself]_329-phineas and to [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} . It is a great step to have gained so early . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [Phineas]_329-phineas , as [he]_329-phineas thanked [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} , could not help asking [himself]_329-phineas what [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} had done to be made [a Cabinet Minister]_{7336-a cabinet minister} . Little as [he]_329-phineas , [Phineas]_329-phineas , [himself]_329-phineas had done in [the House]_{929-the house} in [his]_329-phineas two sessions and a half , [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} had hardly done more in [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} fifteen or twenty . But then [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} was possessed of almost miraculous wealth , and owned half [a county]_{4999-a county} , whereas [he]_329-phineas , [Phineas]_329-phineas , owned almost nothing at all . Of course [no Prime Minister]_{5000-no prime minister} would offer a junior lordship at [the Treasury]_{95-the treasury} to a man with L30,000 a year . Soon after this [Phineas]_329-phineas took [his]_329-phineas leave . " [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} think [he]_329-phineas will do well , "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} to [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} wife]_{947-his wife} . " [I]_{396-lady laura} am sure [he]_329-phineas will do well , "_{[396-lady laura]} replied [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , almost scornfully . " [He]_329-phineas is not quite such a black swan with [me]_{396-lady laura} as [he]_329-phineas is with [you]_{396-lady laura} ; but still [I]_{396-lady laura} think [he]_329-phineas will succeed , if [he]_329-phineas takes care of [himself]_329-phineas . It is astonishing how that absurd story of [his]_329-phineas duel with [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} has got about . "_{[396-lady laura]} " It is impossible to prevent [people]_1124-people talking , "_{[396-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . " [I]_{396-lady laura} suppose there was some quarrel , though neither of [them]_1124-people will tell [you]_{396-lady laura} . [They]_1124-people say it was about [Miss Effingham]_351-violet . [I]_{396-lady laura} should hardly think that [Finn]_329-phineas could have any hopes in that direction . "_{[396-lady laura]} " Why should [he]_329-phineas not have hopes ? "_{[396-lady laura]} " Because [he]_329-phineas has neither position , nor money , nor birth , "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . " [He]_329-phineas is [a gentleman]_{1306-a gentleman} . "_{[396-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} ; " and [I]_{396-lady laura} think [he]_329-phineas has position . [I]_{396-lady laura} do not see why [he]_329-phineas should not ask [any girl]_{7307-any girl} to marry [him]_329-phineas . "_{[396-lady laura]} " There is no understanding [you]_{396-lady laura} , [Laura]_{396-lady laura} , "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , angrily . " [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} thought [you]_{396-lady laura} had quite other hopes about [Miss Effingham]_351-violet . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " So [I]_{396-lady laura} have ; but that has nothing to do with it . [You]_{396-lady laura} spoke of [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas as though [he]_329-phineas would be guilty of some crime were [he]_329-phineas to ask [Violet Effingham]_351-violet to be [[his]_329-phineas wife]_{947-his wife} . In that [I]_{396-lady laura} disagree with [you]_{396-lady laura} . [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas is - "_{[396-lady laura]} " [You]_{396-lady laura} will make [me]_{396-lady laura} sick of the name of [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . "_{[396-lady laura]} " [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} am sorry that [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} offend [you]_{396-lady laura} by [my]_{343-mr. kennedy} gratitude to [a man who saved [your]_{396-lady laura} life]_{10206-a man who saved your life} . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} shook [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} head . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} knew that the argument used against [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} was false , but [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} did not know how to show that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} knew that it was false . " Perhaps [I]_{396-lady laura} had better not mention [his]_329-phineas name any more , "_{[396-lady laura]} continued [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . " Nonsense ! "_{[396-lady laura]} " [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} quite agree with [you]_{396-lady laura} that it is nonsense , [Robert]_{343-mr. kennedy} . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " All [I]_{396-lady laura} mean to say is , that if [you]_{396-lady laura} go on as [you]_{396-lady laura} do , [you]_{396-lady laura} will turn [his]_329-phineas head and spoil [him]_329-phineas . Do [you]_{396-lady laura} think [I]_{396-lady laura} do not know what is going on among [you]_{396-lady laura} ? "_{[396-lady laura]} " And what is going on among [us]_10207-us , - as [you]_{396-lady laura} call it ? "_{[396-lady laura]} " [You]_{396-lady laura} are taking [this young man]_{4628-this young man} up and putting [him]_329-phineas on a pedestal and worshipping [him]_329-phineas , just because [he]_329-phineas is well - looking , and rather clever and decently behaved . It 's always the way with [women who have nothing to do]_{10209-women who have nothing to do} , and who can not be made to understand that [they]_{10209-women who have nothing to do} should have duties . [They]_{10209-women who have nothing to do} can not live without some kind of idolatry . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " Have [I]_{396-lady laura} neglected [my]_{396-lady laura} duty to [you]_{396-lady laura} , [Robert]_{343-mr. kennedy} ? "_{[396-lady laura]} " Yes , - [you]_{396-lady laura} know [you]_{396-lady laura} have ; - in going to those receptions at [[[your]_{396-lady laura} father]_{1238-your father} 's house]_{10211-your father 's house} on Sundays . "_{[396-lady laura]} " What has that to do with [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ? "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " [Psha]_584-psha ! "_{[396-lady laura]} " [I]_{396-lady laura} begin to think [I]_{396-lady laura} had better tell [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas not to come [here]_1224-here any more , since [his]_329-phineas presence is disagreeable to [you]_{396-lady laura} . All [the world]_{756-the world} knows how great is the service [he]_329-phineas did [you]_{396-lady laura} , and it will seem to be very ridiculous . [People]_1124-people will say all manner of things ; but anything will be better than that [you]_{396-lady laura} should go on as [you]_{396-lady laura} have done , - accusing [[your]_{396-lady laura} wife]_{8754-your wife} of idolatry towards - [a young man]_{8910-a young man} , because - [he]_{8910-a young man} is - well - looking . "_{[396-lady laura]} " [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} never said anything of the kind . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " [You]_{343-mr. kennedy} did , [Robert]_{343-mr. kennedy} . "_{[396-lady laura]} " [I]_{396-lady laura} did not . [I]_{396-lady laura} did not speak more of [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} than of a lot of [others]_7342-others . "_{[396-lady laura]} " [You]_{343-mr. kennedy} accused [me]_{396-lady laura} personally , saying that because of [my]_{396-lady laura} idolatry [I]_{396-lady laura} had neglected [my]_{396-lady laura} duty ; but really [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} made such a jumble of it all , with [[papa]_7260-papa 's visitors]_{10219-papa 's visitors} , and Sunday afternoons , that [I]_{396-lady laura} can not follow what was in [your]_{343-mr. kennedy} mind . "_{[396-lady laura]} Then [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} stood for awhile , collecting [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} thoughts , so that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} might unravel the jumble , if that were possible to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} ; but finding that it was not possible , [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} left [the room]_{7501-the room} , and closed the door behind [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} . Then [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} was left alone to consider the nature of the accusation which [[her]_{396-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} had brought against [her]_{396-lady laura} ; or the nature rather of the accusation which [she]_{396-lady laura} had chosen to assert that [[her]_{396-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} had implied . For in [her]_{396-lady laura} heart [she]_{396-lady laura} knew that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had made no such accusation , and had intended to make none such . The idolatry of which [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had spoken was the idolatry which [a woman]_{1381-a woman} might show to [her]_{1381-a woman} cat , [her]_{1381-a woman} dog , [her]_{1381-a woman} picture , [her]_{1381-a woman} china , [her]_{1381-a woman} furniture , [[her]_{1381-a woman} carriage]_{9987-her carriage} and horses , or [[her]_{1381-a woman} pet maid - servant]_{5007-her pet maid - servant} . Such was the idolatry of which [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} had spoken ; - but was there no other worship in [her]_{396-lady laura} heart , worse , more pernicious than that , in reference to [this young man]_{4628-this young man} ? [She]_{396-lady laura} had schooled [herself]_{396-lady laura} about [him]_{4628-this young man} very severely , and had come to various resolutions . [She]_{396-lady laura} had found out and confessed to [herself]_{396-lady laura} that [she]_{396-lady laura} did not , and could not , love [[her]_{396-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} . [She]_{396-lady laura} had found out and confessed to [herself]_{396-lady laura} that [she]_{396-lady laura} did love , and could not help loving , [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas . Then [she]_{396-lady laura} had resolved to banish [him]_{4628-this young man} from [her]_{396-lady laura} presence , and had gone the length of telling [him]_{4628-this young man} so . After that [she]_{396-lady laura} had perceived that [she]_{396-lady laura} had been wrong , and had determined to meet [him]_{4628-this young man} as [she]_{396-lady laura} met [other men]_{1050-other men} , - and to conquer [her]_{396-lady laura} love . Then , when this could not be done , when something almost like idolatry grew upon [her]_{396-lady laura} , [she]_{396-lady laura} determined that it should be the idolatry of friendship , that [she]_{396-lady laura} would not sin even in thought , that there should be nothing in [her]_{396-lady laura} heart of which [she]_{396-lady laura} need be ashamed ; - but that the one great object and purport of [her]_{396-lady laura} life should be the promotion of [this friend]_{5011-this friend} 's welfare . [She]_{396-lady laura} had just begun to love after this fashion , had taught [herself]_{396-lady laura} to believe that [she]_{396-lady laura} might combine something of the pleasure of idolatry towards [[her]_{396-lady laura} friend]_{1091-her friend} with a full complement of duty towards [[her]_{396-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} , when [Phineas]_329-phineas came to [her]_{396-lady laura} with [his]_329-phineas tale of love for [Violet Effingham]_351-violet . The lesson which [she]_{396-lady laura} got then was a very rough one , - so hard that at first [she]_{396-lady laura} could not bear it . [Her]_{396-lady laura} anger at [his]_329-phineas love for [[her]_{396-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} 's wished - for [bride]_5015-bride was lost in [her]_{396-lady laura} dismay that [Phineas]_329-phineas should love [any one]_{7313-any one} after having once loved [her]_{396-lady laura} . But by sheer force of mind [she]_{396-lady laura} had conquered that dismay , that feeling of desolation at [her]_{396-lady laura} heart , and had almost taught [herself]_{396-lady laura} to hope that [Phineas]_329-phineas might succeed with [Violet]_351-violet . [He]_329-phineas wished it , - and why should [he]_329-phineas not have what [he]_329-phineas wished , - [he]_329-phineas , whom [she]_{396-lady laura} so fondly idolised ? It was not [his]_329-phineas fault that [he]_329-phineas and [she]_{396-lady laura} were not [man]_1895-man and [wife]_2182-wife . [She]_{396-lady laura} had chosen to arrange it otherwise , and was [she]_{396-lady laura} not bound to assist [him]_329-phineas now in the present object of [his]_329-phineas reasonable wishes ? [She]_{396-lady laura} had got over in [her]_{396-lady laura} heart that difficulty about [[her]_{396-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} , but [she]_{396-lady laura} could not quite conquer the other difficulty . [She]_{396-lady laura} could not bring [herself]_{396-lady laura} to plead [his]_329-phineas cause with [Violet]_351-violet . [She]_{396-lady laura} had not brought [herself]_{396-lady laura} as yet to do it . And now [she]_{396-lady laura} was accused of idolatry for [Phineas]_329-phineas by [[her]_{396-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} , - [she]_{396-lady laura} with " a lot of others , "_{[396-lady laura]} in which [lot Violet]_351-violet was of course included . Would it not be better that [[they]_5021-they two]_{4117-they two} should be brought together ? Would not [[[her]_{396-lady laura} friend]_{1091-her friend} 's husband]_{5024-her friend 's husband} still be [[her]_{396-lady laura} friend]_{1091-her friend} ? Would [she]_{396-lady laura} not then forget to love [him]_329-phineas ? Would [she]_{396-lady laura} not then be safer than [she]_{396-lady laura} was now ? As [she]_{396-lady laura} sat alone struggling with [her]_{396-lady laura} difficulties , [she]_{396-lady laura} had not as yet forgotten to love [him]_329-phineas , - nor was [she]_{396-lady laura} as yet safe . CHAPTER XLV [Miss Effingham]_351-violet 's Four Lovers One morning early in June [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} called at [[Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} 's house]_{8759-lady baldock 's house} and asked for [Miss Effingham]_351-violet . [The servant]_{7944-the servant} was showing [her]_{396-lady laura} into [the large drawing - room]_{5028-the large drawing - room} , when [she]_{396-lady laura} again asked specially for [Miss Effingham]_351-violet . " [I]_{7504-the man} think [Miss Effingham]_351-violet is there , "_{[7504-the man]} said [the man]_{7504-the man} , opening the door . [Miss Effingham]_351-violet was not there . [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} was sitting all alone , and [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} perceived that [she]_{396-lady laura} had been caught in the net which [she]_{396-lady laura} specially wished to avoid . Now [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} had not actually or openly quarrelled with [Lady Laura Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} or with [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} , but [she]_{341-lady baldock} had conceived a strong idea that [[her]_{341-lady baldock} niece]_{8269-her niece} [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} was countenanced in all improprieties by [the Standish family]_{9805-the standish family} generally , and that therefore [the Standish family]_{9805-the standish family} was to be regarded as [a family of enemies]_{5033-a family of enemies} . There was doubtless in [her]_{396-lady laura} mind considerable confusion on the subject , for [she]_{396-lady laura} did not know whether [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} or [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas was [the suitor whom [she]_{396-lady laura} most feared]_{5034-the suitor whom she most feared} , - and [she]_{396-lady laura} was aware , after a sort of muddled fashion , that the claims of [these two wicked young men]_{5035-these two wicked young men} were antagonistic to [each other]_{7264-each other} . But [they]_{5035-these two wicked young men} were both regarded by [her]_{396-lady laura} as emanations from the same source of iniquity , and , therefore , without going deeply into the machinations of [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , - without resolving whether [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} was injuring [her]_{396-lady laura} by pressing [[her]_{396-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} as [a suitor upon [Miss Effingham]_351-violet]_{5038-a suitor upon miss effingham} , or by pressing [a rival of [[her]_{396-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother}]_{5039-a rival of her brother} , - still [she]_{396-lady laura} became aware that it was [her]_{396-lady laura} duty to turn a cold shoulder on [those two houses in [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} and [Grosvenor Place]_{144-grosvenor place}]_{5041-those two houses in portman square and grosvenor place} . But [her]_{396-lady laura} difficulties in doing this were very great , and it may be said that [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} was placed in an unjust and cruel position . Before the end of May [she]_{396-lady laura} had proposed to leave [London]_6-london , and to take [[her]_{396-lady laura} daughter]_{8271-her daughter} and [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} down to [Baddingham]_{112-baddingham} , - or to [Brighton]_249-brighton , if [they]_5043-they preferred it , or to [Switzerland]_{250-switzerland} . " [Brighton]_249-brighton in June ! "_{[341-lady baldock]} [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} had exclaimed . " Would not a month among the glaciers be delightful ! "_{[341-lady baldock]} [Miss Boreham]_{570-miss boreham} had said . " Do n't let [me]_{341-lady baldock} keep [you]_{341-lady baldock} in [town]_7455-town , [aunt]_1705-aunt , "_{[341-lady baldock]} [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} replied ; " but [I]_{341-lady baldock} do not think [I]_{341-lady baldock} shall go till [other people]_{1334-other people} go . [I]_{341-lady baldock} can have [a room at [Laura Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} 's house]_{10223-a room at laura kennedy 's house} . "_{[341-lady baldock]} Then [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} , whose position was hard and cruel , resolved that [she]_{341-lady baldock} would stay in [town]_7455-town . Here [she]_{341-lady baldock} had in [her]_{341-lady baldock} hands a ward over whom [she]_{341-lady baldock} had no positive power , and yet in respect to whom [her]_{341-lady baldock} duty was imperative ! [Her]_{341-lady baldock} duty was imperative , and [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} was not [the woman to neglect [her]_{341-lady baldock} duty]_{5045-the woman to neglect her duty} ; - and yet [she]_{341-lady baldock} knew that the doing of [her]_{341-lady baldock} duty would all be in vain . [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} would marry a shoe - black out of [the streets]_{2393-the streets} if [she]_{341-lady baldock} were so minded . It was of no use that [the poor lady]_{5047-the poor lady} had provided [herself]_{5047-the poor lady} with two strings , two most excellent strings , to [her]_{5047-the poor lady} bow , - two strings either one of which should have contented [Miss Effingham]_351-violet . There was [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} , [a young peer , not very rich indeed]_{5048-a young peer , not very rich indeed} , - but still with means sufficient for [a wife]_{1857-a wife} , [a rising man]_{7546-a rising man} , and in every way respectable , although [a Whig]_{7742-a whig} . And there was [Mr. Appledom]_{618-mr. appledom} , [one of [the richest commoners in [England]_26-england]_{5053-the richest commoners in england}]_{5052-one of the richest commoners in england} , [a fine Conservative too]_{5054-a fine conservative too} , with a seat in [the House]_{929-the house} , and everything appropriate . [He]_{618-mr. appledom} was fifty , but looked hardly more than thirty - five , and was , - so at least [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} frequently asserted , - violently in love with [Violet Effingham]_351-violet . Why had not the law , or [the executors]_{5056-the executors} , or [the Lord Chancellor , or some power levied for the protection of the proprieties]_{5057-the lord chancellor , or some power levied for the protection of the proprieties} , made [Violet]_351-violet absolutely subject to [[her]_351-violet guardian]_{5058-her guardian} till [she]_351-violet should be made subject to [a husband]_{1599-a husband} ? " Yes , [I]_{341-lady baldock} think [she]_351-violet is at [home]_754-home , "_{[341-lady baldock]} said [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} , in answer to [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} 's inquiry for [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} . " At least , [I]_{341-lady baldock} hardly know . [She]_351-violet seldom tells [me]_{341-lady baldock} what [she]_351-violet means to do , - and sometimes [she]_351-violet will walk out quite alone ! "_{[341-lady baldock]} [A most imprudent old woman]_{5060-a most imprudent old woman} was [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} , always opening [her]_{341-lady baldock} hand to [[her]_{341-lady baldock} adversaries]_{5061-her adversaries} , unable to control [herself]_{341-lady baldock} in the scolding of [people]_1124-people , either before [their]_1124-people faces or behind [their]_1124-people backs , even at moments in which such scolding was most injurious to [her]_{341-lady baldock} own cause . " However , [we]_5064-we will see , "_{[341-lady baldock]} [she]_{341-lady baldock} continued . Then the bell was rung , and in a few minutes [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} was in [the room]_{7501-the room} . In a few minutes more [they]_5064-we were up - stairs together in [[Violet]_{341-lady baldock} 's own room]_{5065-violet 's own room} , in spite of the openly - displayed wrath of [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} . " [I]_{341-lady baldock} almost wish [she]_{341-lady baldock} had never been born , "_{[341-lady baldock]} said [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} to [[her]_{341-lady baldock} daughter]_{8271-her daughter} . " Oh , [mamma]_1709-mamma , do n't say that . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} certainly do wish that [I]_{344-lady laura} had never seen [her]_{341-lady baldock} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Indeed [she]_{341-lady baldock} has been a grievous trouble to [you]_1709-mamma , [mamma]_1709-mamma , "_{[570-miss boreham]} said [Miss Boreham]_{570-miss boreham} , sympathetically . " [Brighton]_249-brighton ! What nonsense ! "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " Of course it 's nonsense . Fancy going to [Brighton]_249-brighton ! And then [they]_10227-they have proposed [Switzerland]_{250-switzerland} . If [you]_1709-mamma could only hear [Augusta]_455-augusta talking in rapture of a month among the glaciers ! And [I]_{344-lady laura} feel so ungrateful . [I]_{344-lady laura} believe [they]_10227-they would spend three months with [me]_{344-lady laura} at [any horrible place that [I]_{344-lady laura} could suggest]_{10228-any horrible place that i could suggest} , - at [Hong Kong]_{251-hong kong} if [I]_{344-lady laura} were to ask it , - so intent are [they]_10227-they on taking [me]_{344-lady laura} away from metropolitan danger . "_{[344-lady laura]} " But [you]_{344-lady laura} will not go ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " No ! - [I]_{344-lady laura} wo n't go . [I]_{344-lady laura} know [I]_{344-lady laura} am very naughty ; but [I]_{344-lady laura} ca n't help feeling that [I]_{344-lady laura} can not be good without being [a fool]_{8087-a fool} at the same time . [I]_{344-lady laura} must either fight [[my]_{344-lady laura} aunt]_{1575-my aunt} , or give way to [her]_{1575-my aunt} . If [I]_{344-lady laura} were to yield , what a life [I]_{344-lady laura} should have ; - and [I]_{344-lady laura} should despise [myself]_{344-lady laura} after all . "_{[344-lady laura]} " And what is the special danger to be feared now ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} do n't know ; - [you]_{344-lady laura} , [I]_{344-lady laura} fancy . [I]_{344-lady laura} told [her]_{1575-my aunt} that if [she]_{1575-my aunt} went , [I]_{344-lady laura} should go to [you]_{344-lady laura} . [I]_{344-lady laura} knew that would make [her]_{1575-my aunt} stay . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} wish [you]_{344-lady laura} would come to [me]_{344-lady laura} , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " [I]_{344-lady laura} should n't think of it really , - not for any length of time . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Why not ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " Because [I]_{344-lady laura} should be in [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} 's way . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [You]_{344-lady laura} would n't be in [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} way in the least . If [you]_{344-lady laura} would only be down punctually for morning prayers , and go to [church]_2752-church with [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} on Sunday afternoon , [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} would be delighted to have [you]_{344-lady laura} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " What did [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} say about [Madame Max]_{348-madame goesler} coming ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " Not a word . [I]_{344-lady laura} do n't think [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} quite knew who [she]_{348-madame goesler} was then . [I]_{344-lady laura} fancy [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} has inquired since , by something [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} said yesterday . "_{[344-lady laura]} " What did [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} say ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " Nothing that matters ; - only a word . [I]_{344-lady laura} have n't come here to talk about [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , - nor yet about [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Whom have [you]_{344-lady laura} come to talk about ? "_{[341-lady baldock]} asked [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} , laughing a little , with something of increased colour in [her]_{341-lady baldock} cheeks , though [she]_{341-lady baldock} could not be said to blush . " [A lover of course]_{10232-a lover of course} , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " [I]_{344-lady laura} wish [you]_{344-lady laura} would leave [me]_{344-lady laura} alone with [[my]_{344-lady laura} lovers]_{10233-my lovers} . [You]_{344-lady laura} are as bad or worse than [[my]_{344-lady laura} aunt]_{1575-my aunt} . [She]_{1575-my aunt} , at any rate , varies [her]_{1575-my aunt} prescription . [She]_{1575-my aunt} has become sick of poor [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} because [he]_{597-lord fawn} 's [a Whig]_{7742-a whig} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " And who is [her]_{1575-my aunt} favourite now ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " [Old Mr. Appledom]_{618-mr. appledom} , - who is really [a most unexceptionable old party]_{10236-a most unexceptionable old party} , and whom [I]_{344-lady laura} like of all things . [I]_{344-lady laura} really think [I]_{344-lady laura} could consent to be [Mrs. Appledom]_{619-mrs. appledom} , to get rid of [my]_{344-lady laura} troubles , - if [he]_{618-mr. appledom} did not dye [his]_{618-mr. appledom} whiskers and have [his]_{618-mr. appledom} coats padded . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [He]_{618-mr. appledom} 'd give up those little things if [you]_{344-lady laura} asked [him]_{618-mr. appledom} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} should n't have the heart to do it . Besides , this is n't [his]_{618-mr. appledom} time of the year for making proposals . [His]_{618-mr. appledom} love fever , which is of a very low kind , and intermits annually , never comes on till the autumn . It is a rural malady , against which [he]_{618-mr. appledom} is proof while among [[his]_{618-mr. appledom} clubs]_{10237-his clubs} ! "_{[344-lady laura]} " Well , [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} , - [I]_{344-lady laura} am like [[your]_{341-lady baldock} aunt]_{10238-your aunt} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Like [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " In one respect . [I]_{344-lady laura} , too , will vary [my]_{344-lady laura} prescription . "_{[344-lady laura]} " What do [you]_{344-lady laura} mean , [Laura]_{344-lady laura} ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " Just this , - that if [you]_{344-lady laura} like to marry [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , [I]_{344-lady laura} will say that [you]_{344-lady laura} are right . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Heaven and earth ! And why am [I]_{344-lady laura} to marry [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " Only for two reasons ; because [he]_329-phineas loves [you]_{344-lady laura} , and because - "_{[344-lady laura]} " No , - [I]_{344-lady laura} deny it . [I]_{344-lady laura} do not . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} had come to fancy that [you]_{344-lady laura} did . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Keep [your]_{344-lady laura} fancy more under control then . But upon [my]_{344-lady laura} word [I]_{344-lady laura} ca n't understand this . [He]_329-phineas was [[your]_{344-lady laura} great friend]_{10239-your great friend} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " What has that to do with it ? "_{[344-lady laura]} demanded [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " And [you]_{344-lady laura} have thrown over [[your]_{344-lady laura} brother]_{7311-your brother} , [Laura]_{344-lady laura} ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " [You]_{344-lady laura} have thrown [him]_5067-him over . Is [he]_5067-him to go on for ever asking and being refused ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{341-lady baldock} do not know why [he]_5067-him should not , "_{[341-lady baldock]} said [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} , ' seeing how very little trouble it gives [him]_5067-him . Half an hour once in six months does it all for [him]_5067-him , allowing [him]_5067-him time for coming and going in [a cab]_{7897-a cab} . " "_{[341-lady baldock]} [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} , [I]_0-i do not understand [you]_{341-lady baldock} . Have [you]_{341-lady baldock} refused [Oswald]_516-oswald so often because [he]_516-oswald does not pass hours on [his]_516-oswald knees before [you]_{341-lady baldock} ? " "_{[341-lady baldock]} No , indeed ! [His]_516-oswald nature would be altered very much for the worse before [he]_516-oswald could do that . " "_{[341-lady baldock]} Why do [you]_{341-lady baldock} throw it in [his]_516-oswald teeth then that [he]_516-oswald does not give [you]_{341-lady baldock} more of [his]_516-oswald time ? " "_{[341-lady baldock]} Why have [you]_{341-lady baldock} come to tell [me]_0-i to marry [Mr. Phineas Finn]_329-phineas ? That is what [I]_0-i want to know . [Mr. Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , as far as [I]_0-i am aware , has not a shilling in [the world]_{756-the world} , - except a month 's salary now due to [him]_329-phineas from [the Government]_{7691-the government} . [Mr. Phineas Finn]_329-phineas [I]_0-i believe to be [the son of [a country doctor in [Ireland]_25-ireland]_{5072-a country doctor in ireland} , - with about [seven sisters]_{5073-seven sisters}]_{5071-the son of a country doctor in ireland , - with about seven sisters} . [Mr. Phineas Finn]_329-phineas is [a Roman Catholic]_{745-a roman catholic} . [Mr. Phineas Finn]_329-phineas is , - or was a short time ago , - in love with [another lady]_{5075-another lady} ; and [Mr. Phineas Finn]_329-phineas is not so much in love at this moment but what [he]_329-phineas is able to intrust [his]_329-phineas cause to [an ambassador]_{5076-an ambassador} . None short of [a royal suitor]_{5077-a royal suitor} should ever do that with success . " "_{[329-phineas]} Has [he]_329-phineas never pleaded [his]_329-phineas cause to [you]_0-i [himself]_329-phineas ? " "_{[329-phineas]} [[My]_0-i dear]_{7306-my dear} , [I]_0-i never tell [gentlemen]_{1375-gentlemen} 's secrets . It seems that if [he]_329-phineas has , [his]_329-phineas success was so trifling that [he]_329-phineas has thought [he]_329-phineas had better trust [some one else]_{934-some one else} for the future . " "_{[329-phineas]} [He]_329-phineas has not trusted [me]_0-i . [He]_329-phineas has not given [me]_0-i any commission . " "_{[329-phineas]} Then why have [you]_0-i come ? " "_[0-i] Because , - [I]_0-i hardly know how to tell [his]_329-phineas story . There have been things about [Oswald]_516-oswald which made it almost necessary that [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas should explain [himself]_329-phineas to [me]_0-i . " "_{[329-phineas]} [I]_0-i know it all ; - about [their]_5081-them fighting . [Foolish young men]_{5082-foolish young men} ! [I]_0-i am not a bit obliged to either of [them]_5081-them , - not a bit . Only fancy , if [[my]_0-i aunt]_{1575-my aunt} knew it , what a life [she]_{1575-my aunt} would lead [me]_0-i ! [Gustavus]_519-gustavus knows all about it , and [I]_0-i feel that [I]_0-i am living at [his]_519-gustavus mercy . Why were [they]_5081-them so wrong - headed ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i can not answer that , - though [I]_0-i know [them]_5081-them well enough to be sure that [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was [the one in fault]_{5084-the one in fault} . " "_{[463-lord chiltern]} It is so odd that [you]_0-i should have thrown [[your]_0-i brother]_{7311-your brother} over . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i have not thrown [[my]_0-i brother]_{1251-my brother} over . Will [you]_0-i accept [Oswald]_516-oswald if [he]_516-oswald asks [you]_0-i again ? " "_[0-i] No , " almost shouted [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} . "_[0-i] Then [I]_0-i hope that [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas may succeed . [I]_0-i want [him]_329-phineas to succeed in everything . There ; - [you]_0-i may know it all . [He]_329-phineas is [my]_0-i Phoebus [Apollo]_620-apollo . " "_[620-apollo] That is flattering to [me]_0-i , - looking at the position in which [you]_0-i desire to place [your]_0-i Phoebus at the present moment . " "_{[341-lady baldock]} Come , [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} , [I]_0-i am true to [you]_{341-lady baldock} , and let [me]_0-i have a little truth from [you]_{341-lady baldock} . [This man]_{1588-this man} loves [you]_{341-lady baldock} , and [I]_0-i think is worthy of [you]_{341-lady baldock} . [He]_{1588-this man} does not love [me]_0-i , but [he]_{1588-this man} is [[my]_0-i friend]_{922-my friend} . As [[his]_{1588-this man} friend]_{857-his friend} , and believing in [his]_{1588-this man} worth , [I]_0-i wish for [his]_{1588-this man} success beyond almost anything else in [the world]_{756-the world} . Listen to [me]_0-i , [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} . [I]_0-i do n't believe in those reasons which [you]_{341-lady baldock} gave [me]_0-i just now for not becoming [[this man]_{1588-this man} 's wife]_{5092-this man 's wife} . " "_{[341-lady baldock]} Nor do [I.]_0-i " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i know [you]_{341-lady baldock} do not . Look at [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i , who have less of real heart than [you]_{341-lady baldock} , [I]_0-i who thought that [I]_0-i could trust [myself]_0-i to satisfy [my]_0-i mind and [my]_0-i ambition without caring for [my]_0-i heart , [I]_0-i have married for what [you]_{341-lady baldock} call position . [[My]_0-i husband]_{8529-my husband} is very rich , and [a Cabinet Minister]_{7336-a cabinet minister} , and will probably be [a peer]_{8131-a peer} . And [he]_{8529-my husband} was willing to marry [me]_0-i at a time when [I]_0-i had not a shilling of [my]_0-i own . " "_{[8529-my husband]} [He]_{8529-my husband} was very generous . " "_{[8529-my husband]} [He]_{8529-my husband} has asked for it since , " said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . "_{[8529-my husband]} But never mind . [I]_0-i have not come to talk about [myself]_0-i ; - otherwise than to bid [you]_{341-lady baldock} not do what [I]_0-i have done . All that [you]_{341-lady baldock} have said about [this man]_{1588-this man} 's want of money and of [family]_9105-family is nothing . " "_{[341-lady baldock]} Nothing at all , " said [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} . "_{[341-lady baldock]} Mere words , - fit only for [such people as [[my]_0-i aunt]_{1575-my aunt}]_{5098-such people as my aunt} . " "_{[341-lady baldock]} Well then ? " "_{[341-lady baldock]} Well ? " "_{[341-lady baldock]} If [you]_{341-lady baldock} love [him]_{8529-my husband} - ! " "_{[341-lady baldock]} Ah ! but if [I]_0-i do not ? [You]_{341-lady baldock} are very close in inquiring into [my]_0-i secrets . Tell [me]_0-i , [Laura]_{344-lady laura} ; - was not this young [Crichton]_621-crichton once [a lover of [your]_{344-lady laura} own]_{5100-a lover of your own} ? " "_[584-psha] [Psha]_584-psha ! And do [you]_{341-lady baldock} think [I]_0-i can not keep [a gentleman]_{1306-a gentleman} 's secret as well as [you]_{341-lady baldock} ? " "_{[341-lady baldock]} What is the good of any secret , [Laura]_{344-lady laura} , when [we]_5102-we have been already so open ? [He]_{8529-my husband} tried [his]_{8529-my husband} ' prentice hand on [you]_{344-lady laura} ; and then [he]_{8529-my husband} came to [me]_0-i . Let [us]_5102-we watch [him]_{8529-my husband} , and see who 'll be the third . [I]_0-i too like [him]_{8529-my husband} well enough to hope that [he]_{8529-my husband} 'll land [himself]_{8529-my husband} safely at last . " [CHAPTER XLVI The Mousetrap Phineas]_622-phineas had certainly no desire to make love by [an ambassador]_{5076-an ambassador} , - at second - hand . [He]_{8529-my husband} had given no commission to [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , and was , as [the reader]_{1125-the reader} is aware , quite ignorant of what was being done and said on [his]_{8529-my husband} behalf . [He]_{8529-my husband} had asked no more from [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} than an opportunity of speaking for [himself]_{8529-my husband} , and that [he]_{8529-my husband} had asked almost with a conviction that by so asking [he]_{8529-my husband} would turn [[his]_{8529-my husband} friend]_{857-his friend} into [an enemy]_{4164-an enemy} . [He]_{8529-my husband} had read but little of the workings of [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} 's heart towards [himself]_{8529-my husband} , and had no idea of the assistance [she]_{344-lady laura} was anxious to give [him]_{8529-my husband} . [She]_{344-lady laura} had never told [him]_{8529-my husband} that [she]_{344-lady laura} was willing to sacrifice [[her]_{344-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} on [his]_{8529-my husband} behalf , and , of course , had not told [him]_{8529-my husband} that [she]_{344-lady laura} was willing also to sacrifice [herself]_{344-lady laura} . Nor , when [she]_{344-lady laura} wrote to [him]_{8529-my husband} one June morning and told [him]_{8529-my husband} that [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} would be found in [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} , alone , that afternoon , - naming an hour , and explaining that [Miss Effingham]_351-violet would be there to meet [herself]_{344-lady laura} and [[her]_{344-lady laura} father]_{7464-her father} , but that at such an hour [she]_{344-lady laura} would be certainly alone , - did [he]_{8529-my husband} even then know how much [she]_{344-lady laura} was prepared to do for [him]_{8529-my husband} . The short note was signed "_[0-i] L. , " and then there came a long postscript . "_[0-i] Ask for [me]_0-i , " [she]_{344-lady laura} said in a postscript . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i shall be [there]_7300-there later , and [I]_0-i have told [them]_5104-them to bid [you]_5105-you wait . [I]_0-i can give [you]_5105-you no hope of success , but if [you]_5105-you choose to try , - [you]_5105-you can do so . If [you]_5105-you do not come , [I]_0-i shall know that [you]_5105-you have changed [your]_5105-you mind . [I]_0-i shall not think the worse of [you]_5105-you , and [your]_5105-you secret will be safe with [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i do that which [you]_5105-you have asked [me]_0-i to do , - simply because [you]_5105-you have asked it . Burn this at once , - because [I]_0-i ask it . " [Phineas]_622-phineas destroyed the note , tearing it into atoms , the moment that [he]_622-phineas had read it and re - read it . Of course [he]_622-phineas would go to [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} at the hour named . Of course [he]_622-phineas would take [his]_622-phineas chance . [He]_622-phineas was not buoyed up by much of hope ; - but even though there were no hope , [he]_622-phineas would take [his]_622-phineas chance . When [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} had first told [Phineas]_622-phineas of [his]_{332-lord brentford} promotion , [he]_{332-lord brentford} had also asked [the new Lord of the Treasury]_{10247-the new lord of the treasury} to make a certain communication on [his]_{332-lord brentford} behalf to [[his]_{332-lord brentford} son]_{775-his son} . This [Phineas]_622-phineas had found [himself]_622-phineas obliged to promise to do ; - and [he]_622-phineas had done it . The letter had been difficult enough to write , - but [he]_622-phineas had written it . After having made the promise , [he]_622-phineas had found [himself]_622-phineas bound to keep it . "_[0-i] [Dear Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , " [he]_0-i had commenced , "_[0-i] [I]_0-i will not think that there was anything in [our]_5106-our late encounter to prevent [my]_0-i so addressing [you]_{463-lord chiltern} . [I]_0-i now write at the instance of [[your]_{463-lord chiltern} father]_{1238-your father} , who has heard nothing of [our]_5106-our little affair . " Then [he]_0-i explained at length [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} 's wishes as [he]_0-i understood them . "_{[1238-your father]} Pray come [home]_754-home , " [he]_0-i said , finishing [his]_0-i letter . "_{[1238-your father]} Touching V. E. , [I]_0-i feel that [I]_0-i am bound to tell [you]_{463-lord chiltern} that [I]_0-i still mean to try [my]_0-i fortune , but that [I]_0-i have no ground for hoping that [my]_0-i fortune will be good . Since the day on the sands , [I]_0-i have never met [her]_5109-her but in [society]_5110-society . [I]_0-i know [you]_{463-lord chiltern} will be glad to hear that [my]_0-i wound was nothing ; and [I]_0-i think [you]_{463-lord chiltern} will be glad to hear that [I]_0-i have got [my]_0-i foot on to the ladder of promotion . - [Yours]_{463-lord chiltern} always , " [PHINEAS FINN]_622-phineas . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} Now [he]_0-i had to try [his]_0-i fortune , - that fortune of which [he]_0-i had told [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} that [he]_0-i had no reason for hoping that it would be good . [He]_0-i went direct from [[his]_0-i office]_{8104-his office} at [the Treasury]_{7799-the treasury} to [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} , resolving that [he]_0-i would take no trouble as to [his]_0-i dress , simply washing [his]_0-i hands and brushing [his]_0-i hair as though [he]_0-i were going down to [the House]_{929-the house} , and [he]_0-i knocked at [the Earl]_{733-the earl} 's door exactly at the hour named by [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , "_[0-i] [he]_0-i said , " [I]_0-i am so glad to find [you]_{344-lady laura} alone . "_[0-i] " Yes , "_{[344-lady laura]} [she]_{344-lady laura} said , laughing . " [I]_{344-lady laura} am alone , - [a poor unprotected female]_{10249-a poor unprotected female} . But [I]_{344-lady laura} fear nothing . [I]_{344-lady laura} have strong reason for believing that [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} is somewhere about . [And Pomfret the butler , who has known [me]_{344-lady laura} since [I]_{344-lady laura} was [a baby]_{10251-a baby}]_{10250-and pomfret the butler , who has known me since i was a baby} , is [a host in [himself]_{10250-and pomfret the butler , who has known me since i was a baby}]_{10252-a host in himself} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " With such allies [you]_{344-lady laura} can have nothing to fear , "_[0-i] [he]_0-i replied , attempting to carry on [her]_{344-lady laura} little jest . " Nor even without [them]_10253-them , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . [[We]_10254-we unprotected females]_{10255-we unprotected females} in these days are so self - reliant that [[our]_10254-we natural protectors]_{10256-our natural protectors} fall off from [us]_10254-we , finding [themselves]_{10256-our natural protectors} to be no longer wanted . Now with [you]_{344-lady laura} , - what can [I]_0-i fear ? "_[0-i] " Nothing , - as [I]_0-i hope . "_[0-i] " There used to be a time , and that not so long ago either , when [young gentlemen]_{10257-young gentlemen} and [ladies]_2750-ladies were thought to be very dangerous to [each other]_{7264-each other} if [they]_{7264-each other} were left alone . But propriety is less rampant now , and upon the whole virtue and morals , with discretion and all that kind of thing , have been [the gainers]_{10260-the gainers} . Do n't [you]_{344-lady laura} think so ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_0-i am sure of it . "_[0-i] " All the same , but [I]_0-i do n't like to be caught in a trap , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] " In a trap ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " Yes ; - in a trap . Is there no trap here ? If [you]_329-phineas will say so , [I]_0-i will acknowledge [myself]_0-i to be [a dolt]_{10261-a dolt} , and will beg [your]_329-phineas pardon . "_[0-i] " [I]_0-i hardly know what [you]_329-phineas call a trap . "_[0-i] " [You]_5115-i were told that [I]_5115-i was [here]_1224-here ? "_[5115-i] [He]_5115-i paused a moment before [he]_5115-i replied . " Yes , [I]_5115-i was told . "_[5115-i] " [I]_0-i call that a trap . "_[0-i] " Am [I]_0-i to blame ? "_[0-i] " [I]_0-i do n't say that [you]_329-phineas set it , - but [you]_329-phineas use it . "_[0-i] " [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , of course [I]_0-i have used it . [You]_351-violet must know , - [I]_0-i think [you]_351-violet must know that [I]_0-i have that to say to [you]_351-violet which has made [me]_0-i long for such an opportunity as this . "_[0-i] " And therefore [you]_329-phineas have called in the assistance of [[your]_329-phineas friend]_{1248-your friend} . "_[0-i] " It is true . "_[0-i] " In such matters [you]_351-violet should never talk to [any one]_{7313-any one} , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . If [you]_351-violet can not fight [your]_351-violet own battle , [no one]_{939-no one} can fight it for [you]_351-violet . "_[0-i] " [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , do [you]_351-violet remember [our]_10266-our ride at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby ? "_[0-i] " Very well ; - as if it were yesterday . "_[0-i] " And do [you]_351-violet remember that [I]_0-i asked [you]_351-violet a question which [you]_351-violet have never answered ? "_[0-i] " [I]_0-i did answer it , - as well as [I]_0-i knew how , so that [I]_0-i might tell [you]_351-violet a truth without hurting [you]_351-violet . "_[0-i] " It was necessary , - is necessary that [I]_0-i should be hurt sorely , or made perfectly happy . [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , [I]_0-i have come to [you]_351-violet to ask [you]_351-violet to be [[my]_0-i wife]_{8524-my wife} ; - to tell [you]_351-violet that [I]_0-i love [you]_351-violet , and to ask for [your]_351-violet love in return . Whatever may be [my]_0-i fate , the question must be asked , and an answer must be given . [I]_0-i have not hoped that [you]_351-violet should tell [me]_0-i that [you]_351-violet loved [me]_0-i - "_[0-i] " For what then have [you]_351-violet hoped ? "_[0-i] " For not much , indeed ; - but if for anything , then for some chance that [you]_351-violet might tell [me]_0-i so hereafter . "_[0-i] " If [I]_0-i loved [you]_351-violet , [I]_0-i would tell [you]_351-violet so now , - instantly . [I]_0-i give [you]_351-violet [my]_0-i word of that . "_[0-i] " Can [you]_351-violet never love [me]_0-i ? "_[0-i] " What is [a woman]_{1381-a woman} to answer to such a question ? No ; - [I]_0-i believe never . [I]_0-i do not think [I]_0-i shall ever wish [you]_351-violet to be [[my]_0-i husband]_{8529-my husband} . [You]_351-violet ask [me]_0-i to be plain , and [I]_0-i must be plain . "_[0-i] " Is it because - ? "_[5116-he] [He]_5116-he paused , hardly knowing what the question was which [he]_5116-he proposed to [himself]_5116-he to ask . " It is for no because , - for no cause except that simple one which should make [any girl]_{7307-any girl} refuse [any man whom [she]_{7307-any girl} did not love]_{10271-any man whom she did not love} . [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , [I]_5116-he could say pleasant things to [you]_351-violet on any other subject than this , - because [I]_5116-he like [you]_351-violet . "_[5116-he] " [I]_0-i know that [I]_0-i have nothing to justify [my]_0-i suit . "_[0-i] " [You]_351-violet have everything to justify it ; - at least [I]_0-i am bound to presume that [you]_351-violet have . If [you]_351-violet love [me]_0-i , - [you]_351-violet are justified . "_[0-i] " [You]_351-violet know that [I]_0-i love [you]_351-violet . "_[0-i] " [I]_0-i am sorry that it should ever have been so , - very sorry . [I]_0-i can only hope that [I]_0-i have not been in fault . "_[0-i] " Will [you]_351-violet try to love [me]_0-i ? "_[0-i] " No ; - why should [I]_5117-i try ? If any trying were necessary , [I]_5117-i would try rather not to love [you]_351-violet . Why should [I]_5117-i try to do that which would displease [everybody belonging to [me]_5117-i]_{10272-everybody belonging to me} ? For [yourself]_351-violet , [I]_5117-i admit [your]_351-violet right to address [me]_5117-i , - and tell [you]_351-violet frankly that it would not be in vain , if [I]_5117-i loved [you]_351-violet . But [I]_5117-i tell [you]_351-violet as frankly that such a marriage would not please those whom [I]_5117-i am bound to try to please . "_[5117-i] [He]_5117-i paused a moment before [he]_5117-i spoke further . " [I]_5117-i shall wait , "_[5117-i] [he]_5117-i said , " and come again . "_[5117-i] " What am [I]_5117-i to say to that ? Do not tease [me]_5117-i , so that [I]_5117-i be driven to treat [you]_351-violet with lack of courtesy . [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} is so much attached to [you]_351-violet , and [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , and [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} , - and indeed [I]_5117-i may say , [I]_5117-i [myself]_5117-i also , that [I]_5117-i trust there may be nothing to mar [our]_10273-our good fellowship . Come , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , - say that [you]_351-violet will take an answer , and [I]_5117-i will give [you]_351-violet [my]_5117-i hand . "_[5117-i] " Give it [me]_5117-i , "_[5117-i] said [he]_5117-i . [She]_5118-her gave [him]_5117-i [her]_5118-her hand , and [he]_5117-i put it up to [his]_5117-i lips and pressed it . " [I]_5117-i will wait and come again , "_[5117-i] [he]_5117-i said . " [I]_5117-i will assuredly come again . "_[5117-i] Then [he]_5117-i turned from [her]_5118-her and went out of [the house]_{929-the house} . At the corner of [the square]_{7511-the square} [he]_5117-i saw [[Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} 's carriage]_{5121-lady laura 's carriage} , but did not stop to speak to [her]_5118-her . And [she]_5118-her also saw [him]_5117-i . " So [you]_351-violet have had [a visitor]_{10274-a visitor} [here]_1224-here , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} to [Violet]_351-violet . " Yes ; - [I]_{344-lady laura} have been caught in the trap . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Poor mouse ! And has the cat made a meal of [you]_351-violet ? "_[5118-her] " [I]_{344-lady laura} fancy [he]_5117-i has , after [his]_5117-i fashion . There be cats that eat [their]_5117-i mice without playing , - and cats that play with [their]_5117-i mice , and then eat [them]_5117-i ; and cats again which only play with [their]_5117-i mice , and do n't care to eat [them]_5117-i . [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas is [a cat of the latter kind]_{10276-a cat of the latter kind} , and has had [his]_329-phineas afternoon 's diversion . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [You]_{344-lady laura} wrong [him]_329-phineas there . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} think not , [Laura]_{344-lady laura} . [I]_{344-lady laura} do not mean to say that [he]_329-phineas would not have liked [me]_{344-lady laura} to accept [him]_329-phineas . But , if [I]_{344-lady laura} can see inside [his]_329-phineas bosom , such a little job as that [he]_329-phineas has now done will be looked back upon as one of the past pleasures of [his]_329-phineas life ; - not as a pain . "_{[344-lady laura]} CHAPTER XLVII [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's Bill It will be necessary that [we]_5122-our should go back in [our]_5122-our story for a very short period in order that [the reader]_{1125-the reader} may be told that [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas was duly re - elected at [Loughton]_10-loughton after [his]_329-phineas appointment at [the Treasury Board]_{4887-the treasury board} . There was some little trouble at [Loughton]_10-loughton , and something more of expense than [he]_329-phineas had before encountered . [Mr. Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} absolutely came down , and was proposed by [Mr. Vellum]_{428-mr. vellum} for [the borough]_{865-the borough} . [Mr. Vellum]_{428-mr. vellum} being [a gentleman learned in the law]_{5126-a gentleman learned in the law} , and hostile to the interests of [the noble owner of [Saulsby]_127-saulsby]_{5127-the noble owner of saulsby} , was able to raise a little trouble against [[our]_5122-our hero]_{1068-our hero} . [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} was proposed by [Mr. Vellum]_{428-mr. vellum} , and seconded by [[Mr. Vellum]_{428-mr. vellum} 's clerk]_{5129-mr. vellum 's clerk} , - though , as it afterwards appeared , [[Mr. Vellum]_{428-mr. vellum} 's clerk]_{5129-mr. vellum 's clerk} was not in truth [an elector]_{9542-an elector} , - and went to the poll like [a man]_{749-a man} . [He]_{345-mr. slide} received three votes , and at twelve o'clock withdrew . This in itself could hardly have afforded compensation for the expense which [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} or [[his]_{345-mr. slide} backers]_{5133-his backers} must have encountered ; - but [he]_{345-mr. slide} had an opportunity of making a speech , every word of which was reported in [the People]_{731-the people} 's Banner ; and if the speech was made in the language given in the report , [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} was really possessed of some oratorical power . [Most of [those who read the speech in the columns of the People]_{5136-those who read the speech in the columns of the people} 's Banner]_{5135-most of those who read the speech in the columns of the people 's banner} were probably not aware how favourable an opportunity of retouching [his]_{345-mr. slide} sentences in type had been given to [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} by the fact of [his]_{345-mr. slide} connection with the newspaper . The speech had been very severe upon [[our]_5137-our hero]_{1068-our hero} ; and though [the speaker]_{8305-the speaker} had been so hooted and pelted at [Loughton]_10-loughton as to have been altogether inaudible , - so maltreated that in point of fact [he]_{8305-the speaker} had not been able to speak above a tenth part of [his]_{8305-the speaker} speech at all , - nevertheless the speech did give [Phineas]_329-phineas a certain amount of pain . Why [Phineas]_329-phineas should have read it who can tell ? But who is there that abstains from reading that which is printed in abuse of [himself]_329-phineas ? In the speech as it was printed [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} declared that [he]_{345-mr. slide} had no thought of being returned for [the borough]_{865-the borough} . [He]_{345-mr. slide} knew too well how [the borough]_{865-the borough} was managed , what slaves [the electors]_{1063-the electors} were ; - how [they]_{1063-the electors} groaned under a tyranny from which hitherto [they]_{1063-the electors} had been unable to release [themselves]_{1063-the electors} . Of course [[the Earl]_{733-the earl} 's nominee]_{5144-the earl 's nominee} , [his]_{733-the earl} lacquey , as [the honourable gentleman]_{5145-the honourable gentleman} might be called , would be returned . [The Earl]_{477-lady glencora} could order [them]_5146-them to return whichever of [his]_{733-the earl} lacqueys [he]_{733-the earl} pleased . - There is something peculiarly pleasing to the democratic ear in the word lacquey ! Any one serving [a big man]_{5147-a big man} , whatever the service may be , is [the big man]_{5148-the big man} 's lacquey in [the People 's Banner]_{3197-the people 's banner} . - The speech throughout was very bitter . [Mr. Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , who had previously served in Parliament as the lacquey of [an Irish earl]_{5150-an irish earl} , and had been turned off by [him]_329-phineas , had now fallen into the service of [the English earl]_{5151-the english earl} , and was the lacquey chosen for the present occasion . But [he]_329-phineas , [Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} , who boasted [himself]_{345-mr. slide} to be [a man of the people]_{5152-a man of the people} , - [he]_{345-mr. slide} could tell [them]_5146-them that the days of [their]_5146-them thraldom were coming to an end , and that [their]_5146-them enfranchisement was near at hand . [That friend of the people]_{5153-that friend of the people} , [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , had a clause in [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} breeches - pocket which [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} would either force down the unwilling throat of [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , or else drive [the imbecile Premier]_{5154-the imbecile premier} from [office]_1996-office by carrying it in [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} teeth . [Loughton]_10-loughton , as [Loughton]_10-loughton , must be destroyed , but it should be born again in a better birth as a part of [a real electoral district]_{5156-a real electoral district} , sending [a real member]_{5157-a real member} , chosen by [a real constituency]_{5158-a real constituency} , to [a real Parliament]_{5159-a real parliament} . In those days , - and [they]_5160-they would come soon , - [Mr. Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} rather thought that [Mr. Phineas Finn]_329-phineas would be found " nowhere , "_{[345-mr. slide]} and [he]_{345-mr. slide} rather thought also that when [he]_{345-mr. slide} showed [himself]_{345-mr. slide} again , as [he]_{345-mr. slide} certainly should do , in the midst of [that democratic electoral district]_{5161-that democratic electoral district} as [the popular candidate for the honour of representing [it]_{5161-that democratic electoral district} in Parliament]_{5162-the popular candidate for the honour of representing it in parliament} , [that democratic electoral district]_{5161-that democratic electoral district} would accord to [him]_{345-mr. slide} a reception very different from that which [he]_{345-mr. slide} was now receiving from [[the Earl]_{477-lady glencora} 's lacqueys in [the parliamentary village of [Loughton]_10-loughton]_{5165-the parliamentary village of loughton}]_{5164-the earl 's lacqueys in the parliamentary village of loughton} . A prettier bit of fiction than these sentences as composing a part of any speech delivered , or proposed to be delivered , at [Loughton]_10-loughton , [Phineas]_329-phineas thought [he]_329-phineas had never seen . And when [he]_329-phineas read at the close of the speech that though [[the Earl]_{477-lady glencora} 's hired bullies]_{5166-the earl 's hired bullies} did [their]_{5166-the earl 's hired bullies} worst , the remarks of [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} were received by [the people]_{731-the people} with reiterated cheering , [he]_{345-mr. slide} threw [himself]_{345-mr. slide} back in [his]_{345-mr. slide} chair at [the Treasury]_{95-the treasury} and roared . [The poor fellow]_{5168-the poor fellow} had been three minutes on [his]_{5168-the poor fellow} legs , had received three rotten eggs , and one dead dog , and had retired . But not the half of the speech as printed in the People 's Banner has been quoted . The sins of [Phineas]_329-phineas , who in spite of [his]_329-phineas inability to open [his]_329-phineas mouth in public had been made [a Treasury hack by the aristocratic influence]_{5169-a treasury hack by the aristocratic influence} , - " by aristocratic influence not confined to [the male sex]_{10277-the male sex} , "_{[329-phineas]} - were described at great length , and in such language that [Phineas]_329-phineas for a while was fool enough to think that it would be [his]_329-phineas duty to belabour [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} with a horsewhip . This notion , however , did not endure long with [him]_329-phineas , and when [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} told [him]_329-phineas that things of that kind came as a matter of course , [he]_329-phineas was comforted . But [he]_329-phineas found it much more difficult to obtain comfort when [he]_329-phineas weighed the arguments brought forward against the abominations of [such [a borough]_{4390-a borough} as that for which [he]_329-phineas sat]_{5170-such a borough as that for which he sat} , and reflected that if [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} brought forward [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} clause , [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} , [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , would be bound to vote against the clause , knowing the clause to be right , because [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} was [a servant of [the Government]_{7691-the government}]_{5172-a servant of the government} . The arguments , even though they appeared in [[the People]_{731-the people} 's Banner]_{3197-the people 's banner} , were true arguments ; and [he]_329-phineas had on one occasion admitted [their]_5176-their truth to [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , - in the presence of [that great Cabinet Minister]_{5178-that great cabinet minister} , [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} . " What business has [such a man]_{892-such a man} as that down there ? Is there [a single creature who wants [him]_{892-such a man}]_{10279-a single creature who wants him} ? "_{[344-lady laura]} [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} had said . " [I]_{344-lady laura} do n't suppose [anybody]_7318-anybody does want [Mr. Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} , "_{[344-lady laura]} [Phineas]_329-phineas had replied ; " but [I]_329-phineas am disposed to think [the electors]_{1063-the electors} should choose [the man [they]_{1063-the electors} do want]_{10282-the man they do want} , and that at present [they]_{1063-the electors} have no choice left to [them]_{1063-the electors} . "_{[329-phineas]} " [They]_{1063-the electors} are quite satisfied , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , angrily . " Then , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , "_{[329-phineas]} continued [Phineas]_329-phineas , " that alone should be sufficient to prove that [their]_{1063-the electors} privilege of returning [a member to Parliament]_{10283-a member to parliament} is too much for [them]_{1063-the electors} . [We]_10284-we ca n't defend it . "_{[329-phineas]} " It is defended by tradition , "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . " And by its great utility , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , bowing to [the young member who was present , and forgetting that very useless old gentleman , [[her]_{344-lady laura} cousin , who had sat for [the borough]_{865-the borough} for many years]_{5181-her cousin , who had sat for the borough for many years}]_{5180-the young member who was present , and forgetting that very useless old gentleman , her cousin , who had sat for the borough for many years} . " In [this country]_{7544-this country} it does n't do to go too fast , "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . " And then the mixture of vulgarity , falsehood , and pretence ! "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , shuddering as [her]_{344-lady laura} mind recurred to the fact that [Mr. Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} had contaminated [Loughton]_10-loughton by [his]_{345-mr. slide} presence . " [I]_{345-mr. slide} am told that [they]_5184-they hardly let [him]_{345-mr. slide} leave [the place]_{1437-the place} alive . "_{[345-mr. slide]} Whatever [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} and [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} might think about [Loughton]_10-loughton and the general question of [small boroughs]_{5183-small boroughs} , it was found by [the Government]_{54-the government} , to [their]_5184-they great cost , that [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} 's clause was a reality . After two months of hard work , all questions of franchise had been settled , rating and renting , new and newfangled , fancy franchises and those which [no one]_{939-no one} fancied , franchises for [boroughs]_{5186-boroughs} and franchises for [counties]_{4504-counties} , franchises single , dual , three - cornered , and four - sided , - by various clauses to which [the Committee of [the whole House]_{2184-the whole house}]_{5188-the committee of the whole house} had agreed after some score of divisions , - the matter of the franchise had been settled . No doubt there was [the House of Lords]_{7669-the house of lords} , and there might yet be shipwreck . But it was generally believed that [the Lords]_{623-the lords} would hardly look at the bill , - that [they]_{623-the lords} would not even venture on an amendment . [The Lords]_{623-the lords} would only be too happy to let the matter be settled by [the Commons]_{442-the commons} [themselves]_{623-the lords} . But then , after the franchise , came redistribution . How sick of the subject were [all members of [the Government]_{54-the government}]_{5191-all members of the government} , [no one]_{939-no one} could tell who did not see [their]_{5191-all members of the government} weary faces . [The whole House]_{2184-the whole house} was sick , having been whipped into various lobbies , night after night , during the heat of the summer , for weeks past . Redistribution ! Why should there be any redistribution ? [They]_5184-they had got , or would get , a beautiful franchise . Could [they]_5184-they not see what that would do for [them]_5184-they ? Why redistribute anything ? But , alas , it was too late to go back to so blessed an idea as that ! Redistribution [they]_5184-they must have . But there should be as little redistribution as possible . [Men]_1025-men were sick of it all , and would not be exigeant . Something should be done for [overgrown counties]_{5195-overgrown counties} ; - something for [new towns]_{5196-new towns} [which had prospered in brick and mortar]_{5197-which had prospered in brick and mortar} . It would be easy to crush up [a peccant borough]_{5198-a peccant borough} or two , - [a borough that had been discovered in [its]_{5199-a borough that had been discovered in its sin} sin]_{5199-a borough that had been discovered in its sin} . And a few [boroughs now blessed with two members]_{5200-boroughs now blessed with two members} might consent to be blessed only with one . Fifteen small clauses might settle the redistribution , in spite of [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , - if only [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} would be good - natured . Neither the weather , which was very hot , nor the tedium of the session , which had been very great , nor the anxiety of [Ministers , which was very pressing]_{5201-ministers , which was very pressing} , had any effect in impairing the energy of [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} . [He]_{339-mr. turnbull} was as instant , as oratorical , as hostile , as indignant about redistribution as [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} had been about the franchise . [He]_{339-mr. turnbull} had been sure then , and [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} was sure now , that [Ministers]_{2450-ministers} desired to burke the question , to deceive [the people]_{731-the people} , to produce a bill that should be no bill . [He]_{339-mr. turnbull} brought out [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} clause , - and made [Loughton]_10-loughton [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} instance . " Would [the honourable gentleman who sat lowest on the Treasury bench]_{10287-the honourable gentleman who sat lowest on the treasury bench} , - who at this moment was in sweet confidential intercourse with [the right honourable gentleman now President of [the Board of Trade]_{8071-the board of trade} , who had once been [a friend of [the people]_{731-the people}]_{10290-a friend of the people}]_{10288-the right honourable gentleman now president of the board of trade , who had once been a friend of the people} , - would [the young Lord of the Treasury]_{10292-the young lord of the treasury} get up in [his]_{10292-the young lord of the treasury} place and tell [them]_{731-the people} that [no peer of Parliament]_{10293-no peer of parliament} had at present a voice in sending [a member]_{1041-a member} to [[their]_{731-the people} House of Commons]_{55-the house of commons} , - that [no peer]_{10295-no peer} would have a voice if this bill , as proposed by [the Government]_{7691-the government} , were passed in its present useless , ineffectual , conservative , and most dishonest form ? "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas , who replied to this , and who told [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} that [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} [himself]_{339-mr. turnbull} could not answer for [any peers]_{5204-any peers} , - but that [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} thought it probable that [most peers]_{5205-most peers} would , by [their]_{5205-most peers} opinions , somewhat influence the opinions of [some electors]_{5206-some electors} , - was thought to have got out of [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} difficulty very well . But there was the clause of [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} to be dealt with , - a clause directly disfranchising [seven single - winged boroughs]_{5207-seven single - winged boroughs} , of which [Loughton]_10-loughton was of course one , - a clause to which [the Government]_{7691-the government} must either submit or object . Submission would be certain defeat in one way , and objection would be as certain defeat in another , - if [the gentlemen on the other side]_{5209-the gentlemen on the other side} were not disposed to assist [the ministers]_{1188-the ministers} . It was said that [the Cabinet]_{1372-the cabinet} was divided . [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} and [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} were for letting [the seven boroughs]_{5212-the seven boroughs} go . [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} could not bring [himself]_{334-mr. mildmay} to obey [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , and [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} supported [him]_{334-mr. mildmay} . When [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} was told that [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} would certainly go into [the same lobby]_{1497-the same lobby} with [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} respecting [the seven boroughs]_{5212-the seven boroughs} , [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} was reported to have said that in that case [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} must be prepared with [a Government]_{1182-a government} . [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} made a beautiful speech about [the seven boroughs]_{5212-the seven boroughs} ; - the seven sins , and seven stars , and [seven churches]_{5217-seven churches} , and seven lamps . [He]_{393-mr. daubeny} would make no party question of this . [Gentlemen who usually acted with [him]_{393-mr. daubeny}]_{5218-gentlemen who usually acted with him} would vote as [their]_{5218-gentlemen who usually acted with him} own sense of right or wrong directed [them]_{5218-gentlemen who usually acted with him} ; - from which expression of a special sanction it was considered that [these gentlemen]_{8033-these gentlemen} were not accustomed to exercise the privilege now accorded to [them]_{8033-these gentlemen} . But in regarding the question as one of right and wrong , and in looking at what [he]_{393-mr. daubeny} believed to be both the wish of [the country]_{839-the country} and its interests , [he]_{393-mr. daubeny} , [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} , - [he]_{393-mr. daubeny} , [himself]_{393-mr. daubeny} , being simply [a humble member of [that House]_{7673-that house}]_{5221-a humble member of that house} , - must support the clause of [the honourable gentleman]_{5145-the honourable gentleman} . [Almost all those to whom had been surrendered the privilege of using [their]_{5224-almost all those to whom had been surrendered the privilege of using their own judgment for that occasion only , used it discreetly , - as their chief had used it himself} own judgment for that occasion only , used it discreetly , - as [[their]_{5224-almost all those to whom had been surrendered the privilege of using their own judgment for that occasion only , used it discreetly , - as their chief had used it himself} chief]_{5225-their chief} had used it [himself]_{5225-their chief}]_{5224-almost all those to whom had been surrendered the privilege of using their own judgment for that occasion only , used it discreetly , - as their chief had used it himself} , - and [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} carried [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} clause by a majority of fifteen . It was then 3 a.m. , and [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} [, rising after the division]_{5226-, rising after the division} , said that [[his]_{431-mr. gresham} right honourable friend]_{7650-his right honourable friend} [the First Lord of the Treasury]_{5228-the first lord of the treasury} was too tired to return to [the House]_{32-the house} , and had requested [him]_{7650-his right honourable friend} to state that [the Government]_{54-the government} would declare [their]_{54-the government} purpose at 6 p.m. on the following evening . [Phineas]_329-phineas , though [he]_329-phineas had made [his]_329-phineas little speech in answer to [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} with good - humoured flippancy , had recorded [his]_329-phineas vote in favour of [the seven boroughs]_{5212-the seven boroughs} with a sore heart . Much as [he]_{7650-his right honourable friend} disliked [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , [he]_{7650-his right honourable friend} knew that [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} was right in this . [He]_{7650-his right honourable friend} had spoken to [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} on the subject , as it were asking [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's permission to throw up [[his]_{346-mr. monk} office]_{8104-his office} , and vote against [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} . But [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} was angry with [him]_{7650-his right honourable friend} , telling [him]_{7650-his right honourable friend} that [his]_{7650-his right honourable friend} conscience was of that restless , uneasy sort which is neither useful nor manly . " [We]_10297-we all know , "_{[346-mr. monk]} said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , " and none better than [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , that [we]_10297-we can not justify [such [a borough]_{4390-a borough} as [Loughton]_10-loughton]_{4913-such a borough as loughton} by the theory of [our]_10297-we parliamentary representation , - any more than [we]_10297-we can justify the fact that [Huntingdonshire]_{253-huntingdonshire} should return as many members as the [East Riding]_{254-east riding} . There must be compromises , and [you]_10300-you should trust to [others who have studied the matter]_{10301-others who have studied the matter} more thoroughly than [you]_10300-you , to say how far the compromise should go at the present moment . "_{[346-mr. monk]} " It is the influence of [the peer]_{2672-the peer} , not the paucity of [the electors]_{1063-the electors} , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " And has [no peer]_{10295-no peer} any influence in [a county]_{4999-a county} ? Would [you]_10300-you disfranchise [Westmoreland]_{255-westmoreland} ? Believe [me]_329-phineas , [Finn]_329-phineas , if [you]_10300-you want to be useful , [you]_10300-you must submit [yourself]_10300-you in such matters to those with whom [you]_10300-you act . "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas had no answer to make , but [he]_329-phineas was not happy in [his]_329-phineas mind . And [he]_329-phineas was the less happy , perhaps , because [he]_329-phineas was very sure that [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} would be beaten . [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} in these days harassed [him]_329-phineas sorely . [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} was very keen against [such boroughs as [Loughton]_10-loughton]_{5231-such boroughs as loughton} , declaring that [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} was quite right to join [his]_{399-mr. low} standard to that of [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} on such an issue . [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} was [the reformer]_{5232-the reformer} now , and [Phineas]_329-phineas found [himself]_329-phineas obliged to fight a losing battle on behalf of [an acknowledged abuse]_{5233-an acknowledged abuse} . [He]_329-phineas never went near [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} ; but , unfortunately for [him]_329-phineas , [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} caught [him]_329-phineas once in [the street]_{2530-the street} and showed [him]_329-phineas no mercy . " [Slide]_{345-mr. slide} was a little ' eavy on [you]_329-phineas in [the Banner]_{10306-the banner} the other day , - eh , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ? - too ' eavy , as [I]_{425-mr. bunce} told [him]_329-phineas . "_{[425-mr. bunce]} " [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} can be just as heavy as [he]_{345-mr. slide} pleases , [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} . "_{[5233-an acknowledged abuse]} " That 's in course . [The press]_{4334-the press} is free , thank [God]_387-god , - as yet . But it was n't any good rattling away at [the Earl 's little borough]_{10308-the earl 's little borough} when it 's sure to go . Of course it 'll go , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . "_{[425-mr. bunce]} " [I]_{425-mr. bunce} think it will . "_{[425-mr. bunce]} " The whole seven on 'em . [The ' ouse]_{10309-the ' ouse} could n't but do it . [They]_{10309-the ' ouse} tell [me]_{5233-an acknowledged abuse} it 's all [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's own work , sticking out for keeping on 'em . [He]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's very old , and so [we]_10310-we 'll forgive [him]_{334-mr. mildmay} . But [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} must go , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . "_{[5233-an acknowledged abuse]} " [We]_10310-we shall know all about that soon , [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} . "_{[425-mr. bunce]} " If [you]_329-phineas do n't get another seat , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , [I]_{5233-an acknowledged abuse} suppose [we]_10310-we shall see [you]_329-phineas back at [the Inn]_{7779-the inn} . [I]_{5233-an acknowledged abuse} hope [we]_10310-we may . It 's better than being member for [Loughton]_10-loughton , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ; - [you]_329-phineas may be sure of that . "_{[5233-an acknowledged abuse]} And then [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} passed on . [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} carried [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} clause , and [Loughton]_10-loughton was doomed . [Loughton]_10-loughton and the other six deadly sins were anathematized , exorcised , and finally got rid of out of [the world]_{756-the world} by the voices of [the gentlemen who had been proclaiming the beauty of such pleasant vices all [their]_{5236-the gentlemen who had been proclaiming the beauty of such pleasant vices all their lives , and who in their hearts hated all changes that tended towards popular representation} lives , and who in [their]_{5236-the gentlemen who had been proclaiming the beauty of such pleasant vices all their lives , and who in their hearts hated all changes that tended towards popular representation} hearts hated all changes that tended towards popular representation]_{5236-the gentlemen who had been proclaiming the beauty of such pleasant vices all their lives , and who in their hearts hated all changes that tended towards popular representation} . But not the less was [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} beaten ; and , in accordance with the promise made by [[his]_{334-mr. mildmay} first lieutenant]_{7989-his first lieutenant} immediately after the vote was taken , [the Prime Minister]_{734-the prime minister} came forward on the next evening and made [his]_{734-the prime minister} statement . [He]_{734-the prime minister} had already put [his]_{734-the prime minister} resignation into the hands of [[Her]_5239-her Majesty]_{7653-her majesty} , and [[Her]_5239-her Majesty]_{7653-her majesty} had graciously accepted it . [He]_{734-the prime minister} was very old , and felt that the time had come in which it behoved [him]_{734-the prime minister} to retire into that leisure which [he]_{734-the prime minister} thought [he]_{734-the prime minister} had , perhaps , earned . [He]_{734-the prime minister} had hoped to carry this bill as the last act of [his]_{734-the prime minister} political life ; but [he]_{734-the prime minister} was too old , too stiff , as [he]_{734-the prime minister} said , in [his]_{734-the prime minister} prejudices , to bend further than [he]_{734-the prime minister} had bent already , and [he]_{734-the prime minister} must leave the completion of the matter in other hands . [[Her]_5239-her Majesty]_{7653-her majesty} had sent for [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} , and [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} had already seen [[Her]_5239-her Majesty]_{7653-her majesty} . [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} and [[his]_{431-mr. gresham} other colleagues]_{5244-his other colleagues} , though [they]_5245-they dissented from the clause which had been carried by [the united efforts of [gentlemen opposite to [him]_{431-mr. gresham}]_{5247-gentlemen opposite to him} , and of [gentlemen below [him]_{431-mr. gresham} on [his]_{431-mr. gresham} own side of [the House]_{929-the house}]_{5248-gentlemen below him on his own side of the house}]_{5246-the united efforts of gentlemen opposite to him , and of gentlemen below him on his own side of the house} , were [younger men than [he]_{431-mr. gresham}]_{5250-younger men than he} , and would , for [the country]_{839-the country} 's sake , - and for the sake of [[Her]_5239-her Majesty]_{7653-her majesty} , - endeavour to carry the bill through . There would then , of course , be a dissolution , and [the future Government]_{5253-the future government} would , no doubt , depend on the choice of [the country]_{839-the country} . From all which it was understood that [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} was to go on with the bill to a conclusion , whatever might be the divisions carried against [him]_{431-mr. gresham} , and that [a new Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs]_{5255-a new secretary of state for foreign affairs} must be chosen . [Phineas]_329-phineas understood , also , that [he]_329-phineas had lost [his]_329-phineas seat at [Loughton]_10-loughton . For [the borough of Loughton]_{3389-the borough of loughton} there would never again be an election . " If [I]_{332-lord brentford} had been [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , [I]_{332-lord brentford} would have thrown the bill up altogether , "_{[332-lord brentford]} [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} said afterwards ; " but of course it was not for [me]_{332-lord brentford} to interfere . "_{[332-lord brentford]} The session was protracted for two months after that , - beyond the time at which grouse should have been shot , - and by the 23rd of August became the law of [the land]_{2336-the land} . " [I]_{417-mr. ratler} shall never get over it , "_{[417-mr. ratler]} said [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} to [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , seated one terribly hot evening on a bench behind [the Cabinet Ministers]_{5258-the cabinet ministers} , - " never . [I]_329-phineas do n't suppose such a session for work was ever known before . Think what it is to have to keep [men]_1025-men together in [August]_256-august , with the thermometer at 81 degress , and [the river]_{8409-the river} stinking like , - like the very mischief . "_{[329-phineas]} [Mr. Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} , however , did not die . On the last day of the session [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} resigned . Rumours reached the ears of [Phineas]_329-phineas as to the cause of this , but no certain cause was told [him]_329-phineas . It was said that [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} had insisted upon it , [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} having by mischance been called upon for some official statement during an unfortunate period of absence . There was , however , a mystery about it ; - but the mystery was not half so wonderful as the triumph to [Phineas]_329-phineas , when [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} offered [him]_329-phineas the place . " But [I]_329-phineas shall have no seat , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " [We]_10314-we shall none of [us]_10314-we have seats to - morrow , "_{[431-mr. gresham]} said [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} . " But [I]_{431-mr. gresham} shall be at a loss to find a place to stand for . "_{[431-mr. gresham]} " The election will not come on till November , and [you]_329-phineas must look about [you]_329-phineas . Both [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} and [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} seem to think [you]_329-phineas will be in [the House]_{929-the house} . "_{[431-mr. gresham]} And so the bill was carried , and the session was ended . CHAPTER XLVIII " [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} "_{[431-mr. gresham]} By the middle of September there was assembled a large party at [Matching Priory]_{257-matching priory} , [a country mansion belonging to [Mr. Plantagenet Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser}]_{5259-a country mansion belonging to mr. plantagenet palliser} . [The men]_{2525-the men} had certainly been chosen in reference to [their]_{2525-the men} political feelings and position , - for there was not [a guest in [the house]_{929-the house} who had voted for [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} 's clause , or [the wife or daughter , or sister of any one who had so voted]_{5263-the wife or daughter , or sister of any one who had so voted}]_{5261-a guest in the house who had voted for mr. turnbull 's clause , or the wife or daughter , or sister of any one who had so voted} . Indeed , in these days politics ran so high that among [politicians]_{5264-politicians} all social gatherings were brought together with some reference to the state of parties . [Phineas]_329-phineas was invited , and when [he]_329-phineas arrived at [Matching]_242-matching [he]_329-phineas found that half [the Cabinet]_{1372-the cabinet} was [there]_7300-there . [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} was not [there]_7300-there , nor was [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} was [there]_7300-there , and [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} , - with [the Duchess]_{5270-the duchess} , and [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} , and [Lord Thrift]_{624-lord thrift} ; [Mrs. Max Goesler]_{625-mrs. max goesler} was there also , and [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} , - [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} being detained somewhere out of the way ; and [Violet Effingham]_351-violet was expected in two days , and [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} at the end of the week . [Lady Glencora]_{477-lady glencora} took an opportunity of imparting this latter information to [Phineas]_329-phineas very soon after [his]_329-phineas arrival ; and [Phineas]_329-phineas , as [he]_329-phineas watched [her]_{477-lady glencora} eye and [her]_{477-lady glencora} mouth while [she]_{477-lady glencora} spoke , was quite sure that [Lady Glencora]_{477-lady glencora} knew the story of the duel . " [I]_329-phineas shall be delighted to see [him]_329-phineas again , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " That is all right , "_{[477-lady glencora]} said [Lady Glencora]_{477-lady glencora} . There were also there [Mr.]_5271-mr. and [Mrs. Grey]_{626-mrs. grey} , who were [great friends of [the Pallisers]_{5273-the pallisers}]_{5272-great friends of the pallisers} , - and on the very day on which [Phineas]_329-phineas reached [Matching]_242-matching , at half an hour before the time for dressing , [the Duke of Omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} arrived . Now , [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} was [[the Duke]_{1449-the duke} 's nephew and heir]_{5276-the duke 's nephew and heir} , - and [the Duke of Omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} was [a very great person]_{5278-a very great person} indeed . [I]_0-i hardly know why it should have been so , but [the Duke of Omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} was certainly [a greater man]_{5280-a greater man} in public estimation than [the other duke then present]_{5281-the other duke then present} , - [the Duke of [St. Bungay]_{69-st. bungay}]_{7557-the duke of st. bungay} . [The Duke of St. Bungay]_{627-the duke of st. bungay} was [a useful man]_{7853-a useful man} , and had been so all [his]_{627-the duke of st. bungay} life , sitting in [Cabinets]_258-cabinets and serving [[his]_{627-the duke of st. bungay} country]_{1144-his country} , constant as [any peer in the House of Lords]_{5285-any peer in the house of lords} , always ready to take on [his]_{627-the duke of st. bungay} own shoulders any troublesome work required of [him]_{627-the duke of st. bungay} , than whom [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , and [[Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's predecessor at the head of [the liberal party]_{7737-the liberal party}]_{5286-mr. mildmay 's predecessor at the head of the liberal party} , had had [no more devoted adherent]_{5288-no more devoted adherent} . But [the Duke of Omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} had never yet done a day 's work on behalf of [[his]_{5274-the duke of omnium} country]_{1144-his country} . [They]_5291-they both wore the Garter , [the Duke of [St. Bungay]_{69-st. bungay}]_{7557-the duke of st. bungay} having earned it by service , [the Duke of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} having been decorated with the blue ribbon , - because [he]_{5274-the duke of omnium} was [Duke of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{5294-duke of omnium} . [The one]_{5295-the one} was [a moral , good man]_{5296-a moral , good man} , [a good husband]_{5297-a good husband} , [a good father]_{5298-a good father} , and [a good friend]_{5299-a good friend} . [The other]_{7702-the other} , - did not bear quite so high a reputation . But [men]_1025-men and [women]_7479-women thought but little of [the Duke of [St. Bungay]_{69-st. bungay}]_{7557-the duke of st. bungay} , while [the other duke]_{5304-the other duke} was regarded with an almost reverential awe . [I]_0-i think the secret lay in the simple fact that [the Duke of Omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} had not been common in the eyes of [the people]_{731-the people} . [He]_{5274-the duke of omnium} had contrived to envelope [himself]_{5274-the duke of omnium} in something of the ancient mystery of wealth and rank . Within three minutes of [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} 's arrival [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} , with an air of great importance , whispered a word to [Phineas]_329-phineas . " [He]_{1449-the duke} has come . [He]_{1449-the duke} arrived exactly at seven ! "_{[407-mrs. bonteen]} " Who has come ? "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas asked . " [The Duke of Omnium]_353-duke ! "_{[407-mrs. bonteen]} [she]_{407-mrs. bonteen} said , almost reprimanding [him]_329-phineas by [her]_{407-mrs. bonteen} tone of voice for [his]_329-phineas indifference . " There has been a great doubt whether or no [he]_{1449-the duke} would show [himself]_{1449-the duke} at last . [Lady Glencora]_{477-lady glencora} told [me]_{407-mrs. bonteen} that [he]_{1449-the duke} never will pledge [himself]_{1449-the duke} . [I]_{407-mrs. bonteen} am so glad [he]_{1449-the duke} has come . "_{[407-mrs. bonteen]} " [I]_329-phineas do n't think [I]_329-phineas ever saw [him]_{1449-the duke} , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Oh , [I]_329-phineas have seen [him]_{1449-the duke} , - [a magnificent - looking man]_{10317-a magnificent - looking man} ! [I]_329-phineas think it is so very nice of [Lady Glencora]_{477-lady glencora} getting [him]_{1449-the duke} to meet [us]_10318-us . It is very rarely that [he]_{1449-the duke} will join in a great party , but [they]_10319-they say [Lady Glencora]_{477-lady glencora} can do anything with [him]_{1449-the duke} since [the heir]_{10320-the heir} was born . [I]_329-phineas suppose [you]_329-phineas have heard all about that . "_{[329-phineas]} " No , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas ; " [I]_329-phineas have heard nothing of [the heir]_{10320-the heir} , but [I]_329-phineas know that there are [three or four babies]_{10322-three or four babies} . "_{[329-phineas]} " There was [no heir]_{10323-no heir} , [you]_329-phineas know , for a year and a half , and [they]_10319-they were all au desespoir ; and [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} was very nearly quarrelling with [[his]_{1449-the duke} nephew]_{10325-his nephew} ; and [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} - ; [you]_329-phineas know it had very nearly come to a separation . "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_329-phineas do n't know anything at all about it , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , who was not very fond of the lady who was giving [him]_329-phineas the information . " It is so , [I]_329-phineas can assure [you]_329-phineas ; but since [the boy]_{10326-the boy} was born [Lady Glencora]_{477-lady glencora} can do anything with [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} . [She]_{477-lady glencora} made [him]_{1449-the duke} go to [Ascot]_260-ascot last spring , and [he]_{1449-the duke} presented [her]_{477-lady glencora} with the favourite for one of the races on the very morning the horse ran . [They]_10328-they say [he]_{1449-the duke} gave three thousand pounds for [him]_{1449-the duke} . "_{[329-phineas]} " And did [Lady Glencora]_{477-lady glencora} win ? "_{[407-mrs. bonteen]} " No ; - the horse lost ; and [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} has never known what to do with [him]_{1449-the duke} since . But it was very pretty of [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} ; - was it not ? "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas , though [he]_329-phineas had intended to show to [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} how little [he]_329-phineas thought about [the Duke of Omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} , - how small was [his]_329-phineas respect for [a great peer who took no part in politics]_{5309-a great peer who took no part in politics} , - could not protect [himself]_329-phineas from a certain feeling of anxiety as to the aspect and gait and words of [the man of whom [people]_1124-people]_{5310-the man of whom people} thought so much , of whom [he]_329-phineas had heard so often , and of whom [he]_329-phineas had seen so little . [He]_329-phineas told [himself]_329-phineas that [the Duke of Omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} should be no more to [him]_329-phineas than [any other man]_{766-any other man} , but yet [the Duke of Omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} was more to [him]_329-phineas than [other men]_{1050-other men} . When [he]_329-phineas came down into [the drawing - room]_{1115-the drawing - room} [he]_329-phineas was angry with [himself]_329-phineas , and stood apart ; - and was then angry with [himself]_329-phineas again because [he]_329-phineas stood apart . Why should [he]_329-phineas make a difference in [his]_329-phineas own bearing because there was [such a man in the company]_{5317-such a man in the company} ? And yet [he]_329-phineas could not avoid it . When [he]_329-phineas entered [the room]_{7501-the room} [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} was standing in a large bow - window , and [two or three ladies]_{5320-two or three ladies} and [two or three men]_{5321-two or three men} were standing round [him]_{1449-the duke} . [Phineas]_329-phineas would not go near [the group]_{5322-the group} , telling [himself]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas would not approach [a man so grand as was [the Duke of Omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium}]_{5323-a man so grand as was the duke of omnium} . [He]_329-phineas saw [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} among [the party]_{7268-the party} , and after a while [he]_329-phineas saw [her]_{348-madame goesler} retreat . As [she]_{348-madame goesler} retreated , [Phineas]_329-phineas knew that some words from [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} had not been received with the graciousness which [she]_{348-madame goesler} had expected . There was the prettiest smile in [the world]_{756-the world} on [the lady]_{7484-the lady} 's face , and [she]_{348-madame goesler} took a corner on a sofa with an air of perfect satisfaction . But yet [Phineas]_329-phineas knew that [she]_{348-madame goesler} had received a wound . " [I]_329-phineas called twice on [you]_{348-madame goesler} in [London]_6-london , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , coming up close to [her]_{348-madame goesler} , " but was not fortunate enough to find [you]_{348-madame goesler} ! "_{[329-phineas]} " Yes ; - but [you]_{348-madame goesler} came so late in the season as to make it impossible that there should be any arrangements for [our]_10330-we meeting . What can [any woman]_{7628-any woman} do when [a gentleman]_{1306-a gentleman} calls on [her]_{7628-any woman} in August ? "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_{477-lady glencora} came in July . "_{[477-lady glencora]} " Yes , [you]_{348-madame goesler} did ; on the 31st . [I]_329-phineas keep the most accurate record of all such things , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . But let [us]_10330-we hope that [we]_10330-we may have better luck next year . In the meantime , [we]_10330-we can only enjoy the good things that are going . "_{[329-phineas]} " Socially , or politically , [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Oh , socially . How can [I]_{477-lady glencora} mean anything else when [the Duke of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} is here ? [I]_{477-lady glencora} feel so much taller at being in [the same house]_{1769-the same house} with [him]_{5274-the duke of omnium} . Do not [you]_{348-madame goesler} ? But [you]_{348-madame goesler} are [a spoilt child of fortune]_{10335-a spoilt child of fortune} , and perhaps [you]_{348-madame goesler} have met [him]_{5274-the duke of omnium} before . "_{[477-lady glencora]} " [I]_329-phineas think [I]_329-phineas once saw the back of a hat in [the park]_{7798-the park} , and [somebody]_{1569-somebody} told [me]_329-phineas that [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} 's head was inside it . "_{[329-phineas]} " And [you]_{348-madame goesler} have never seen [him]_{5274-the duke of omnium} but that once ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Never but that once , - till now . "_{[477-lady glencora]} " And do not [you]_{348-madame goesler} feel elated ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Of course [I]_329-phineas do . For what do [you]_{348-madame goesler} take [me]_329-phineas , [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} ? "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_{477-lady glencora} do , - immensely . [I]_{477-lady glencora} believe [him]_{5274-the duke of omnium} to be [a fool]_{8087-a fool} , and [I]_{477-lady glencora} never heard of [his]_{5274-the duke of omnium} doing a kind act to [anybody]_7318-anybody in [my]_{477-lady glencora} life . "_{[477-lady glencora]} " Not when [he]_{5274-the duke of omnium} gave the racehorse to [Lady Glencora]_{477-lady glencora} ? "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_329-phineas wonder whether that was true . Did [you]_{348-madame goesler} ever hear of such an absurdity ? As [I]_329-phineas was saying , [I]_329-phineas do n't think [he]_{5274-the duke of omnium} ever did anything for [anybody]_7318-anybody ; - but then , [you]_{348-madame goesler} know , to be [Duke of Omnium]_{5294-duke of omnium} ! It is n't necessary , - is it , - that [a Duke of Omnium]_{10343-a duke of omnium} should do anything except be [Duke of Omnium]_353-duke ? "_{[329-phineas]} At this moment [Lady Glencora]_{477-lady glencora} came up to [Phineas]_329-phineas , and took [him]_329-phineas across to [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} . [The Duke]_353-duke had expressed a desire to be introduced to [him]_329-phineas . [Phineas]_329-phineas , half - pleased and half - disgusted , had no alternative , and followed [Lady Glencora]_{477-lady glencora} . [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} shook hands with [him]_329-phineas , and made a little bow , and said something about the garrotters , which [Phineas]_329-phineas , in [his]_329-phineas confusion , did not quite understand . [He]_329-phineas tried to reply as [he]_329-phineas would have replied to [anybody else]_{1419-anybody else} , but the weight of [[the Duke]_{1449-the duke} 's majesty]_{5332-the duke 's majesty} was too much for [him]_329-phineas , and [he]_329-phineas bungled . [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} made another little bow , and in a moment was speaking a word of condescension to [some other favoured individual]_{5334-some other favoured individual} . [Phineas]_329-phineas retreated altogether disgusted , - hating [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} , but hating [himself]_329-phineas worse ; but [he]_329-phineas would not retreat in the direction of [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . It might suit [that lady]_{5336-that lady} to take an instant little revenge for [her]_{5336-that lady} discomfiture , but it did not suit [him]_329-phineas to do so . The question with [him]_329-phineas would be , whether in some future part of [his]_329-phineas career it might not be [his]_329-phineas duty to assist in putting down [Dukes of Omnium]_{5337-dukes of omnium} . At dinner [Phineas]_329-phineas sat between [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} and [the Duchess of St. Bungay]_441-duchess , and did not find [himself]_329-phineas very happy . At the other end of the table [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} , - [the great Duke]_{5339-the great duke} , was seated at [Lady Glencora]_{477-lady glencora} 's right hand , and on [his]_{1449-the duke} other side [Fortune]_628-fortune had placed [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . The greatest interest which [Phineas]_329-phineas had during the dinner was in watching the operations , - the triumphantly successful operations of [that lady]_{5336-that lady} . Before dinner [she]_{5336-that lady} had been wounded by [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} . [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} had not condescended to accord the honour of [his]_{1449-the duke} little bow of graciousness to some little flattering morsel of wit which [the lady]_{7484-the lady} had uttered on [his]_{1449-the duke} behoof . [She]_{5336-that lady} had said a sharp word or two in [her]_{5336-that lady} momentary anger to [Phineas]_329-phineas ; but when [Fortune]_628-fortune was so good to [her]_{5336-that lady} in that matter of [her]_{5336-that lady} place at dinner , [she]_{5336-that lady} was not fool enough to throw away [her]_{5336-that lady} chance . Throughout the soup and fish [she]_{5336-that lady} was very quiet . [She]_{5336-that lady} said a word or two after [her]_{5336-that lady} first glass of champagne . [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} refused two dishes , one after another , and then [she]_{5336-that lady} glided into conversation . By the time that [he]_{1449-the duke} had [his]_{1449-the duke} roast mutton before [him]_{1449-the duke} [she]_{5336-that lady} was in full play , and as [she]_{5336-that lady} eat [her]_{5336-that lady} peach , [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} was bending over [her]_{5336-that lady} with [his]_{1449-the duke} most gracious smile . " Did n't [you]_329-phineas think the session was very long , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ? "_{[5270-the duchess]} said [the Duchess]_{5270-the duchess} to [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Very long indeed , [Duchess]_441-duchess , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , with [his]_329-phineas attention still fixed on [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . " [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} found it very troublesome . "_{[348-madame goesler]} " [I]_329-phineas daresay [he]_{1449-the duke} did , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . [That duke]_{5347-that duke} and [that duchess]_{5348-that duchess} were no more than [any other man]_{766-any other man} and [[any other man]_{766-any other man} 's wife]_{5351-any other man 's wife} . The session had not been longer to [the Duke of St. Bungay]_{627-the duke of st. bungay} than to [all the public servants]_{5352-all the public servants} . [Phineas]_329-phineas had the greatest possible respect for [the Duke of]_{5353-the duke of} [St. Bungay]_{69-st. bungay} , but [he]_329-phineas could not take much interest in the wailings of [the Duchess]_{5270-the duchess} on [[her]_{5270-the duchess} husband]_{968-her husband} 's behalf . " And things do seem to be so very uncomfortable now , "_{[5270-the duchess]} said [the Duchess]_{5270-the duchess} , - thinking partly of the resignation of [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , and partly of the fact that [[her]_{5270-the duchess} own old peculiar maid who had lived with [her]_{5270-the duchess} for thirty years had retired into private life]_{5357-her own old peculiar maid who had lived with her for thirty years had retired into private life} . " Not so very bad , [Duchess]_441-duchess , [I]_329-phineas hope , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , observing that at this moment [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's eyes were brilliant with triumph . Then there came upon [him]_329-phineas a sudden ambition , - that [he]_329-phineas would like to " cut out "_{[348-madame goesler]} [the Duke of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} in the estimation of [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . The brightness of [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's eyes had not been thrown away upon [[our]_5359-our hero]_{1068-our hero} . [Violet Effingham]_351-violet came at the appointed time , and , to the surprise of [Phineas]_329-phineas , was brought to [Matching]_242-matching by [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} . [Phineas]_329-phineas at first thought that it was intended that [the Earl]_{733-the earl} and [[his]_{733-the earl} son]_{775-his son} should meet and make up [their]_5363-their quarrel at [[Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} 's house]_{5364-mr. palliser 's house} . But [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} stayed only one night , and [Phineas]_329-phineas on the next morning heard the whole history of [his]_329-phineas coming and going from [Violet]_351-violet . " [I]_351-violet have almost been on [my]_351-violet knees to [him]_{332-lord brentford} to stay , "_[351-violet] [she]_351-violet said . " Indeed , [I]_351-violet did go on [my]_351-violet knees , - actually on [my]_351-violet knees . "_[351-violet] " And what did [he]_{332-lord brentford} say ? "_{[332-lord brentford]} " [He]_{332-lord brentford} put [his]_{332-lord brentford} arm round [me]_329-phineas and kissed [me]_329-phineas , and , - and , - [I]_329-phineas can not tell [you]_329-phineas all that [he]_{332-lord brentford} said . But it ended in this , - that if [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} can be made to go to [Saulsby]_476-phineas , [fatted calves without stint]_{10345-fatted calves without stint} will be killed . [I]_329-phineas shall do all [I]_329-phineas can to make [him]_{463-lord chiltern} go ; and so must [you]_329-phineas , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . Of course that silly affair in foreign parts is not to make any difference between [[you]_329-phineas two]_{10346-you two} . "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas smiled , and said [he]_329-phineas would do [his]_329-phineas best , and looked up into [her]_5365-her face , and was just able to talk to [her]_5365-her as though things were going comfortably with [him]_329-phineas . But [his]_329-phineas heart was very cold . As [Violet]_351-violet had spoken to [him]_329-phineas about [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} there had come upon [him]_329-phineas , for the first time , - for the first time since [he]_329-phineas had known that [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} had been refused , - an idea , a doubt , whether even yet [Violet]_351-violet might not become [[Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} 's wife]_{5366-lord chiltern 's wife} . [His]_329-phineas heart was very sad , but [he]_329-phineas struggled on , - declaring that it was incumbent on [them]_5367-them both to bring together [the father]_{8247-the father} and [son]_5369-son . " [I]_351-violet am so glad to hear [you]_329-phineas say so , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , "_[351-violet] said [Violet]_351-violet . " [I]_351-violet really do believe that [you]_329-phineas can do more towards it than [any one else]_{1223-any one else} . [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} would think nothing of [my]_351-violet advice , - would hardly speak to [me]_351-violet on such a subject . But [he]_{463-lord chiltern} respects [you]_329-phineas as well as likes [you]_329-phineas , and not the less because of what has occurred . "_[351-violet] How was it that [Violet]_351-violet should know aught of the respect or liking felt by [this rejected suitor]_{5370-this rejected suitor} for [that other suitor]_{5371-that other suitor} , - who had also been rejected ? And how was it that [she]_351-violet was thus able to talk of one of [them]_5367-them to [the other]_{7702-the other} , as though neither of [them]_5367-them had ever come forward with such a suit ? [Phineas]_329-phineas felt [his]_329-phineas position to be so strange as to be almost burdensome . [He]_329-phineas had told [Violet]_351-violet , when [she]_351-violet had refused [him]_329-phineas , very plainly , that [he]_329-phineas should come again to [her]_351-violet , and ask once more for the great gift which [he]_329-phineas coveted . But [he]_329-phineas could not ask again now . In the first place , there was that in [her]_351-violet manner which made [him]_329-phineas sure that were [he]_329-phineas to do so , [he]_329-phineas would ask in vain ; and then [he]_329-phineas felt that [she]_351-violet was placing a special confidence in [him]_329-phineas , against which [he]_329-phineas would commit a sin were [he]_329-phineas to use [her]_351-violet present intimacy with [him]_329-phineas for the purposes of making love . [They]_5373-they two were to put [their]_5373-they shoulders together to help [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , and while doing so [he]_329-phineas could not continue a suit which would be felt by both of [them]_5373-they to be hostile to [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . There might be opportunity for a chance word , and if so the chance word should be spoken ; but [he]_329-phineas could not make a deliberate attack , such as [he]_329-phineas had made in [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} . [Violet]_351-violet also probably understood that [she]_351-violet had not now been caught in a mousetrap . [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} was to spend four days at [Matching]_242-matching , and on the third day , - the day before [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was expected , - [he]_{1449-the duke} was to be seen riding with [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} by [his]_{1449-the duke} side . [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} was known as [a perfect horsewoman]_{5375-a perfect horsewoman} , - one indeed who was rather fond of going a little fast on horseback , and who rode well to hounds . But [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} seldom moved out of a walk , and on this occasion [Madame Max]_{348-madame goesler} was as steady in [her]_{348-madame goesler} seat and almost as slow as the mounted ghost in [Don Juan]_{261-don juan} . But it was said by [some there]_{5377-some there} , especially by [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} , that the conversation between [them]_5378-them was not slow . And on the next morning [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} and [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} were together again before luncheon , standing on a terrace at [the back of [the house]_{929-the house}]_{5380-the back of the house} , looking down on [a party who were playing croquet on [the lawn]_{5383-the lawn}]_{5382-a party who were playing croquet on the lawn} . " Do [you]_{348-madame goesler} never play ? "_{[1449-the duke]} said [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} . " Oh yes ; - one does everything a little . "_{[1449-the duke]} " [I]_{348-madame goesler} am sure [you]_{348-madame goesler} would play well . Why do [you]_{348-madame goesler} not play now ? "_{[348-madame goesler]} " No ; - [I]_{348-madame goesler} shall not play now . "_{[348-madame goesler]} " [I]_{1449-the duke} should like to see [you]_{348-madame goesler} with [your]_{348-madame goesler} mallet . "_{[1449-the duke]} " [I]_{348-madame goesler} am sorry [[your]_{348-madame goesler} Grace]_{10348-your grace} can not be gratified . [I]_{348-madame goesler} have played croquet till [I]_{348-madame goesler} am tired of it , and have come to think it is only fit for [boys]_7258-boys and [girls]_1584-girls . The great thing is to give [them]_{5382-a party who were playing croquet on the lawn} opportunities for flirting , and it does that . "_{[348-madame goesler]} " And do [you]_{348-madame goesler} never flirt , [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} ? "_{[348-madame goesler]} " Never at croquet , [Duke]_{627-the duke of st. bungay} . "_{[1449-the duke]} " And what with [you]_{348-madame goesler} is the choicest time ? "_{[348-madame goesler]} " That depends on so many things , - and so much on [the chosen person]_{10351-the chosen person} . What do [you]_{348-madame goesler} recommend ? "_{[348-madame goesler]} " Ah , - [I]_{1449-the duke} am so ignorant . [I]_{1449-the duke} can recommend nothing . "_{[1449-the duke]} " What do [you]_{348-madame goesler} say to [a mountain - top]_{10352-a mountain - top} at dawn on a summer day ? "_{[348-madame goesler]} asked [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . " [You]_{348-madame goesler} make [me]_{1449-the duke} shiver , "_{[1449-the duke]} said [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} . " Or [a boat]_{10353-a boat} on [a lake]_{10354-a lake} on a summer evening , or a good lead after hounds with [nobody else within three fields]_{10355-nobody else within three fields} , or the bottom of a salt - mine , or the deck of [an ocean steamer]_{10356-an ocean steamer} , or [a military hospital]_{10357-a military hospital} in time of war , or a railway journey from [Paris]_114-paris to [Marseilles]_{262-marseilles} ? "_{[1449-the duke]} " [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , [you]_{348-madame goesler} have the most uncomfortable ideas . "_{[348-madame goesler]} " [I]_{1449-the duke} have no doubt [[your]_{348-madame goesler} Grace]_{10348-your grace} has tried each of them , - successfully . But perhaps , after all , a comfortable chair over a good fire , in [a pretty room]_{4080-a pretty room} , beats everything . "_{[1449-the duke]} " [I]_{1449-the duke} think it does , - certainly , "_{[1449-the duke]} said [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} . Then [he]_{1449-the duke} whispered something at which [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} blushed and smiled , and immediately after that [she]_{348-madame goesler} followed those who had already gone in to lunch . [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} had been hovering round the spot on [the terrace on which [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} and [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler}]_{5387-the terrace on which the duke and madame max goesler} had been standing , looking on with envious eyes , meditating some attack , some interruption , some excuse for an interpolation , but [her]_{407-mrs. bonteen} courage had failed [her]_{407-mrs. bonteen} and [she]_{407-mrs. bonteen} had not dared to approach . [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} had known nothing of the hovering propinquity of [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} , but [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} had seen and had understood it all . " [Dear Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} , "_{[348-madame goesler]} [she]_{348-madame goesler} said afterwards , " why did [you]_{407-mrs. bonteen} not come and join [us]_10360-us ? [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} was so pleasant . "_{[348-madame goesler]} " Two is [company]_7756-company , and three is none , "_{[407-mrs. bonteen]} said [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} , who in [her]_{407-mrs. bonteen} anger was hardly able to choose [her]_{407-mrs. bonteen} words quite as well as [she]_{407-mrs. bonteen} might have done had [she]_{407-mrs. bonteen} been more cool . " [[Our]_10360-us friend]_{8691-our friend} [Madame Max]_{348-madame goesler} has made quite a new conquest , "_{[407-mrs. bonteen]} said [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} to [Lady Glencora]_{477-lady glencora} . " [I]_{477-lady glencora} am so pleased , "_{[477-lady glencora]} said [Lady Glencora]_{477-lady glencora} , with apparently unaffected delight . " It is such a great thing to get [anybody]_7318-anybody to amuse [[my]_{477-lady glencora} uncle]_{10365-my uncle} . [You]_{407-mrs. bonteen} see [everybody]_{951-everybody} can not talk to [him]_{10365-my uncle} , and [he]_{10365-my uncle} will not talk to [everybody]_{951-everybody} . "_{[477-lady glencora]} " [He]_{10365-my uncle} talked enough to [her]_{10365-my uncle} in all conscience , "_{[407-mrs. bonteen]} said [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} , who was now more angry than ever . [CHAPTER XLIX The Duellists Meet Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} arrived , and [Phineas]_329-phineas was a little nervous as to [their]_5390-their meeting . [He]_329-phineas came back from shooting on the day in question , and was told by [the servant]_{7944-the servant} that [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was in [the house]_{929-the house} . [Phineas]_329-phineas went into [the billiard - room]_{5393-the billiard - room} in [his]_329-phineas knickerbockers , thinking probably that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} might be [there]_7300-there , and then into [the drawing - room]_{1115-the drawing - room} , and at last into [the library]_{3460-the library} , - but [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was not to be found . At last [he]_329-phineas came across [Violet]_351-violet . " Have [you]_351-violet seen [him]_{463-lord chiltern} ? "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas asked . " Yes ; - [he]_{463-lord chiltern} was with [me]_329-phineas half an hour since , walking round [the gardens]_{10368-the gardens} . "_{[329-phineas]} " And how is [he]_{463-lord chiltern} ? Come ; - tell [me]_476-phineas something about [him]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_{[476-phineas]} " [I]_476-phineas never knew [him]_{463-lord chiltern} to be more pleasant . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} would give no promise about [Saulsby]_476-phineas , but [he]_{463-lord chiltern} did not say that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} would not go . "_{[476-phineas]} " Does [he]_{463-lord chiltern} know that [I]_329-phineas am [here]_1224-here ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Yes ; - [I]_476-phineas told [him]_{463-lord chiltern} so . [I]_476-phineas told [him]_{463-lord chiltern} how much pleasure [I]_476-phineas should have in seeing [you]_10370-you two together , - as [friends]_7328-friends . "_{[476-phineas]} " And what did [he]_{463-lord chiltern} say ? "_{[476-phineas]} " [He]_{463-lord chiltern} laughed , and said [you]_476-phineas were [the best fellow in [the world]_{756-the world}]_{10372-the best fellow in the world} . [You]_476-phineas see [I]_329-phineas am obliged to be explicit . "_{[329-phineas]} " But why did [he]_{463-lord chiltern} laugh ? "_{[476-phineas]} [Phineas]_476-phineas asked . " [He]_{463-lord chiltern} did not tell [me]_476-phineas , but [I]_476-phineas suppose it was because [he]_{463-lord chiltern} was thinking of a little trip [he]_{463-lord chiltern} once took to [Belgium]_223-belgium , and [he]_{463-lord chiltern} perceived that [I]_476-phineas knew all about it . "_{[476-phineas]} " [I]_329-phineas wonder who told [you]_476-phineas . But never mind . [I]_329-phineas do not mean to ask any questions . As [I]_329-phineas do not like that [our]_10374-our first meeting should be before [all the people in [the drawing - room]_{1115-the drawing - room}]_{10375-all the people in the drawing - room} , [I]_329-phineas will go to [him]_{463-lord chiltern} in [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} own room]_{2457-his own room} . "_{[329-phineas]} " Do , do ; - that will be so nice of [you]_476-phineas . "_{[476-phineas]} [Phineas]_476-phineas sent [his]_476-phineas card up by [a servant]_{8344-a servant} , and in a few minutes was standing with [his]_476-phineas hand on the lock of [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} 's door . The last time [he]_476-phineas had seen [this man]_{1588-this man} , [they]_5399-them had met with pistols in [their]_5399-them hands to shoot at [each other]_{7264-each other} , and [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} had in truth done [his]_{463-lord chiltern} very best to shoot [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} opponent]_{5401-his opponent} . The cause of quarrel was the same between [them]_5399-them as ever . [Phineas]_476-phineas had not given up [Violet]_351-violet , and had no intention of giving [her]_351-violet up . And [he]_476-phineas had received no intimation whatever from [[his]_476-phineas rival]_{2074-his rival} that there was to be a truce between [them]_5399-them . [Phineas]_476-phineas had indeed written in friendship to [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , but [he]_476-phineas had received no answer ; - and nothing of certainty was to be gathered from the report which [Violet]_351-violet had just made . It might well be that [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} would turn upon [him]_476-phineas now in [his]_{463-lord chiltern} wrath , and that there would be some scene which in [a strange house]_{5403-a strange house} would be obviously objectionable . Nevertheless [he]_476-phineas had resolved that even that would be better than a chance encounter among [strangers]_{7996-strangers} in [a drawing - room]_{5405-a drawing - room} . So the door was opened and [the two men]_{2834-the two men} met . " Well , [old fellow]_{7273-old fellow} , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , laughing . Then all doubt was over , and in a moment [Phineas]_476-phineas was shaking [[his]_476-phineas former , - and [present friend]_{5408-present friend}]_{5407-his former , - and present friend} , warmly by the hand . " So [we]_{2834-the two men} 've come to be [an Under - Secretary]_{10379-an under - secretary} have [we]_{2834-the two men} ? - and all that kind of thing . "_{[476-phineas]} " [I]_476-phineas had to get into harness , - when the harness offered itself , "_{[476-phineas]} said [Phineas]_476-phineas . " [I]_476-phineas suppose so . It 's [a deuce of a bore]_{10380-a deuce of a bore} , is n't it ? "_{[476-phineas]} " [I]_476-phineas always liked work , [you]_476-phineas know . "_{[476-phineas]} " [I]_476-phineas thought [you]_476-phineas liked hunting better . [You]_476-phineas used to ride as if [you]_476-phineas did . There 's [Bonebreaker]_{340-bonebreaker} back again in [the stable]_{10381-the stable} for [you]_476-phineas . [That poor fool who bought [him]_{340-bonebreaker}]_{10382-that poor fool who bought him} could do nothing with [him]_{340-bonebreaker} , and [I]_476-phineas let [him]_{340-bonebreaker} have [his]_{340-bonebreaker} money back . "_{[476-phineas]} " [I]_476-phineas do n't see why [you]_476-phineas should have done that . "_{[476-phineas]} " Because [I]_476-phineas was [the biggest fool of the two]_{10383-the biggest fool of the two} . Do [you]_476-phineas remember when [that brute]_{10384-that brute} got [me]_476-phineas down under [the bank in [the river]_{8409-the river}]_{10385-the bank in the river} ? That was about the nearest touch [I]_476-phineas ever had . [Lord]_10387-lord bless [me]_476-phineas ; - how [he]_{10384-that brute} did squeeze [me]_476-phineas ! So here [you]_476-phineas are ; - staying with [the Pallisers]_{490-pallisers} , - one of [a Government party]_{10388-a government party} [I]_476-phineas suppose . But what are [you]_476-phineas going to do for a seat , [[my]_476-phineas friend]_{922-my friend} ? "_{[476-phineas]} " Do n't talk about that yet , [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_{[476-phineas]} " A sore subject , - is n't it ? [I]_476-phineas think [they]_10390-they have been quite right , [you]_476-phineas know , to put [Loughton]_10-loughton into the melting - pot , - though [I]_476-phineas 'm sorry enough for [your]_476-phineas sake . "_{[476-phineas]} " Quite right , "_{[476-phineas]} said [Phineas]_476-phineas . " And yet [you]_476-phineas voted against it , [old chap]_{10391-old chap} ? But , come ; [I]_476-phineas 'm not going to be down upon [you]_476-phineas . So [[my]_476-phineas father]_{7296-my father} has been [here]_1224-here ? "_{[476-phineas]} " Yes ; - [he]_{7296-my father} was here for a day or two . "_{[476-phineas]} " [Violet]_351-violet has just been telling [me]_476-phineas . [You]_476-phineas and [he]_{7296-my father} are as good friends as ever ? "_{[476-phineas]} " [I]_476-phineas trust [we]_10394-we are . "_{[476-phineas]} " [He]_{7296-my father} never heard of that little affair ? "_{[476-phineas]} And [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} nodded [his]_{463-lord chiltern} head , intending to indicate the direction of [Blankenberg]_{227-blankenberg} . " [I]_{463-lord chiltern} do not think [he]_{7296-my father} has yet . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " So [Violet]_351-violet tells [me]_476-phineas . Of course [you]_476-phineas know that [she]_351-violet has heard all about it . "_{[476-phineas]} " [I]_476-phineas have reason to suppose as much . "_{[476-phineas]} " And so does [Laura]_{344-lady laura} . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [I]_476-phineas told [her]_351-violet [myself]_476-phineas , "_{[476-phineas]} said [Phineas]_476-phineas . " The deuce [you]_476-phineas did ! But [I]_476-phineas daresay it was for the best . It 's a pity [you]_476-phineas had not proclaimed it at [Charing Cross]_{263-charing cross} , and then [nobody]_1350-nobody would have believed a word about it . Of course [[my]_476-phineas father]_{7296-my father} will hear it some day . "_{[476-phineas]} " [You]_476-phineas are going to [Saulsby]_127-saulsby , [I]_{463-lord chiltern} hope , [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " That question is easier asked than answered . It is quite true that the great difficulty has been got over . [Laura]_{344-lady laura} has had [her]_{344-lady laura} money . And if [[my]_476-phineas father]_{7296-my father} will only acknowledge that [he]_{7296-my father} has wronged [me]_476-phineas throughout , from beginning to end , [I]_476-phineas will go to [Saulsby]_127-saulsby to - morrow ; - and would cut [you]_476-phineas out at [Loughton]_10-loughton the next day , only that [Loughton]_10-loughton is not [Loughton]_10-loughton any longer . "_{[476-phineas]} " [You]_476-phineas can not expect [[your]_476-phineas father]_{1238-your father} to do that . "_{[476-phineas]} " No ; - and therefore there is a difficulty . So [you]_476-phineas 've had that awfully ponderous [Duke]_{627-the duke of st. bungay} here . How did [you]_476-phineas get on with [him]_{627-the duke of st. bungay} ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " Admirably . [He]_{627-the duke of st. bungay} condescended to do something which [he]_{627-the duke of st. bungay} called shaking hands with [me]_476-phineas . "_{[476-phineas]} " [He]_{627-the duke of st. bungay} is the greatest old dust out , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , disrespectfully . " Did [he]_{627-the duke of st. bungay} take any notice of [Violet]_351-violet ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " Not that [I]_476-phineas observed . "_{[476-phineas]} " [He]_{627-the duke of st. bungay} ought not to be allowed into [the same room]_{10399-the same room} with [her]_351-violet . "_{[476-phineas]} After that there was a short pause , and [Phineas]_476-phineas felt some hesitation in speaking of [Miss Effingham]_351-violet to [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . " And how do [you]_476-phineas get on with [her]_351-violet ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} asked [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . Here was a question for [a man]_{749-a man} to answer . The question was so hard to be answered , that [Phineas]_476-phineas did not at first make any attempt to answer it . " [You]_476-phineas know exactly the ground that [I]_{463-lord chiltern} stand on , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} continued [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . " [She]_351-violet has refused [me]_{463-lord chiltern} three times . Have [you]_476-phineas been more fortunate ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , as [he]_{463-lord chiltern} asked [his]_{463-lord chiltern} question , looked full into [Finn]_329-phineas 's face in a manner that was irresistible . [His]_{463-lord chiltern} look was not one of anger nor even of pride . It was not , indeed , without a strong dash of fun . But such as it was it showed [Phineas]_329-phineas that [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} intended to have an answer . " No , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [he]_{463-lord chiltern} at last , " [I]_{463-lord chiltern} have not been more fortunate . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " Perhaps [you]_476-phineas have changed [your]_476-phineas mind , "_{[8446-his host]} said [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} host]_{8446-his host} . " No ; - [I]_329-phineas have not changed [my]_329-phineas mind , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , quickly . " How stands it then ? Come ; - let [us]_10400-we be honest to [each other]_{7264-each other} . [I]_329-phineas told [you]_{8446-his host} down at [Willingford]_524-phineas that [I]_329-phineas would quarrel with [any man who attempted to cut [me]_329-phineas out with [Violet Effingham]_351-violet]_{10402-any man who attempted to cut me out with violet effingham} . [You]_{8446-his host} made up [your]_{8446-his host} mind that [you]_{8446-his host} would do so , and therefore [I]_329-phineas quarrelled with [you]_{8446-his host} . But [we]_10400-we ca n't always be fighting duels . "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_{463-lord chiltern} hope [we]_10400-we may not have to fight another . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " No ; - it would be absurd , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . " [I]_{463-lord chiltern} rather think that what [we]_10400-we did was absurd . But upon [my]_{463-lord chiltern} life [I]_{463-lord chiltern} did not see any other way out of it . However , that is over . How is it to be now ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " What am [I]_329-phineas to say in answer to that ? "_{[329-phineas]} asked [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Just the truth . [You]_329-phineas have asked [her]_351-violet , [I]_329-phineas suppose ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Yes ; - [I]_{463-lord chiltern} have asked [her]_351-violet . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " And [she]_351-violet has refused [you]_329-phineas ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " Yes ; - [she]_351-violet has refused [me]_329-phineas . "_{[329-phineas]} " And [you]_329-phineas mean to ask [her]_351-violet again ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [I]_{463-lord chiltern} shall ; - if [I]_{463-lord chiltern} ever think that there is a chance . Indeed , [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , [I]_{463-lord chiltern} believe [I]_{463-lord chiltern} shall whether [I]_{463-lord chiltern} think that [I]_{463-lord chiltern} have any chance or not . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " Then [we]_10403-we start fairly , [Finn]_329-phineas . [I]_329-phineas certainly shall do so . [I]_329-phineas believe [I]_329-phineas once told [you]_329-phineas that [I]_329-phineas never would ; - but that was long before [I]_329-phineas suspected that [you]_329-phineas would enter for the same plate . What [a man]_{749-a man} says on such a matter when [he]_{749-a man} is down in the mouth goes for nothing . Now [we]_10403-we understand [each other]_{7264-each other} , and [you]_329-phineas had better go and dress . The bell rang nearly half an hour ago , and [[my]_329-phineas fellow]_{10406-my fellow} is hanging about outside the door . "_{[329-phineas]} The interview had in one respect been very pleasant to [Phineas]_329-phineas , and in another it had been very bitter . It was pleasant to [him]_329-phineas to know that [he]_329-phineas and [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} were again [friends]_7328-friends . It was a delight to [him]_329-phineas to feel that [this half - savage but high - spirited young nobleman , who had been so anxious to fight with [him]_329-phineas and to shoot [him]_329-phineas]_{5412-this half - savage but high - spirited young nobleman , who had been so anxious to fight with him and to shoot him} , was nevertheless ready to own that [he]_329-phineas had behaved well . [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} had in fact acknowledged that though [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had been anxious to blow out [[our]_5413-our hero]_{1068-our hero} 's brains , [he]_{463-lord chiltern} was aware all the time that [[our]_5413-our hero]_{1068-our hero} was [a good sort of fellow]_{5416-a good sort of fellow} . [Phineas]_329-phineas understood this , and felt that it was pleasant . But with this understanding , and accompanying this pleasure , there was a conviction in [his]_329-phineas heart that the distance between [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} and [Violet]_351-violet would daily grow to be less and still less , - and that [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} could afford to be generous . If [Miss Effingham]_351-violet could teach [herself]_351-violet to be fond of [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , what had [he]_{463-lord chiltern} , [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , to offer in opposition to the claims of [such a suitor]_{5417-such a suitor} ? That evening [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} took [Miss Effingham]_351-violet out to dinner . [Phineas]_329-phineas told [himself]_329-phineas that this was of course so arranged by [Lady Glencora]_{477-lady glencora} , with the express view of serving [the Saulsby interest]_{5418-the saulsby interest} . It was almost nothing to [him]_329-phineas at the moment that [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} was intrusted to [him]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas had [his]_329-phineas ambition respecting [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} ; but that for the time was in abeyance . [He]_329-phineas could hardly keep [his]_329-phineas eyes off [Miss Effingham]_351-violet . And yet , as [he]_329-phineas well knew , [his]_329-phineas observation of [her]_351-violet must be quite useless . [He]_329-phineas knew beforehand , with absolute accuracy , the manner in which [she]_351-violet would treat [[her]_351-violet lover]_{2262-her lover} . [She]_351-violet would be kind , genial , friendly , confidential , nay , affectionate ; and yet [her]_351-violet manner would mean nothing , would give no clue to [her]_351-violet future decision either for or against [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . It was , as [Phineas]_329-phineas thought , a peculiarity with [Violet Effingham]_351-violet that [she]_351-violet could treat [[her]_351-violet rejected lovers]_{5420-her rejected lovers} as [dear familiar friends]_{5421-dear familiar friends} immediately after [her]_351-violet rejection of [them]_{5420-her rejected lovers} . " [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , "_{[348-madame goesler]} said [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , " [your]_329-phineas eyes and ears are tell - tales of [your]_329-phineas passion . "_{[348-madame goesler]} " [I]_329-phineas hope not , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , " as [I]_329-phineas certainly do not wish that [any one]_{7313-any one} should guess how strong is [my]_329-phineas regard for [you]_329-phineas . "_{[329-phineas]} " That is prettily turned , - very prettily turned ; and shows more readiness of wit than [I]_{348-madame goesler} gave [you]_329-phineas credit for under [your]_329-phineas present suffering . But of course [we]_10408-we all know where [your]_329-phineas heart is . [Men]_1025-men do not undertake perilous journeys to [Belgium]_223-belgium for nothing . "_{[348-madame goesler]} " That unfortunate journey to [Belgium]_223-belgium ! But , dear [Madame Max]_{348-madame goesler} , really [nobody]_1350-nobody knows why [I]_{348-madame goesler} went . "_{[348-madame goesler]} " [You]_{348-madame goesler} met [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} [there]_7300-there ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Oh yes ; - [I]_{348-madame goesler} met [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} there . "_{[348-madame goesler]} " And there was a duel ? "_{[348-madame goesler]} " [Madame Max]_{348-madame goesler} , - [you]_{348-madame goesler} must not ask [me]_329-phineas to criminate [myself]_329-phineas ! "_{[329-phineas]} " Of course there was , and of course it was about [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , and of course [the lady]_{7484-the lady} thinks [herself]_{7484-the lady} bound to refuse both [the gentlemen who were so very wicked , and of course]_{10413-the gentlemen who were so very wicked , and of course} - "_{[348-madame goesler]} " Well , - what follows ? "_{[348-madame goesler]} " Ah ! if [you]_329-phineas have not wit enough to see , [I]_329-phineas do not think it can be [my]_329-phineas duty to tell [you]_329-phineas . But [I]_329-phineas wished to caution [you]_329-phineas as [a friend]_{1296-a friend} that [your]_329-phineas eyes and ears should be more under [your]_329-phineas command . "_{[329-phineas]} " [You]_329-phineas will go to [Saulsby]_127-saulsby ? "_[351-violet] [Violet]_351-violet said to [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . " [I]_{463-lord chiltern} can not possibly tell as yet , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [he]_{463-lord chiltern} , frowning . " Then [I]_{463-lord chiltern} can tell [you]_351-violet that [you]_351-violet ought to go . [I]_{463-lord chiltern} do not care a bit for [your]_351-violet frowns . What does the fifth commandment say ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " If [you]_351-violet have no better arguments than the commandments , [Violet]_351-violet - "_{[329-phineas]} " There can be none better . Do [you]_351-violet mean to say that the commandments are nothing to [you]_351-violet ? "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_{463-lord chiltern} mean to say that [I]_{463-lord chiltern} sha n't go to [Saulsby]_127-saulsby because [I]_{463-lord chiltern} am told in the twentieth chapter of Exodus to honour [[my]_{463-lord chiltern} father]_{7296-my father} and [mother]_4322-mother , - and that [I]_{463-lord chiltern} should n't believe [anybody who told [me]_{463-lord chiltern} that [he]_{10417-anybody who told me that he did anything because of the commandments} did anything because of the commandments]_{10417-anybody who told me that he did anything because of the commandments} . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " Oh , [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} ! "_{[329-phineas]} " [People]_1124-people are so prejudiced and so used to humbug that for the most part [they]_1124-people do not in the least know [their]_1124-people own motives for what [they]_1124-people do . [I]_329-phineas will go to [Saulsby]_127-saulsby to - morrow , - for a reward . "_{[329-phineas]} " For what reward ? "_[351-violet] said [Violet]_351-violet , blushing . " For the only one in [the world]_{756-the world} that could tempt [me]_351-violet to do anything . "_[351-violet] " [You]_329-phineas should go for the sake of duty . [I]_329-phineas should not even care to see [you]_329-phineas go , much as [I]_329-phineas long for it , if that feeling did not take [you]_329-phineas [there]_7300-there . "_{[329-phineas]} It was arranged that [Phineas]_329-phineas and [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} were to leave [Matching]_242-matching together . [Phineas]_329-phineas was to remain at [[his]_329-phineas office]_{8104-his office} all October , and in November the general election was to take place . What [he]_329-phineas had hitherto heard about a future seat was most vague , but [he]_329-phineas was to meet [Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} and [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} in [London]_6-london , and it had been understood that [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} , who was now at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby , was to make some inquiry as to [that group of boroughs of which [Loughton]_10-loughton]_{5423-that group of boroughs of which loughton} at this moment formed one . But as [Loughton]_10-loughton was the smallest of [four boroughs]_{5424-four boroughs} , and as one of the four had for many years had [a representative of [its]_10-loughton own]_{5425-a representative of its own} , [Phineas]_329-phineas feared that no success would be found [there]_7300-there . In [his]_329-phineas present agony [he]_329-phineas began to think that there might be a strong plea made for a few private seats in [the House of Commons]_{55-the house of commons} , and that the propriety of throwing [Loughton]_10-loughton into the melting - pot was , after all , open to question . [He]_329-phineas and [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} were to return to [London]_6-london together , and [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , according to [his]_{463-lord chiltern} present scheme , was to proceed at once to [Willingford]_524-phineas to look after the cub - hunting . Nothing that either [Violet]_351-violet or [Phineas]_329-phineas could say to [him]_329-phineas would induce [him]_329-phineas to promise to go to [Saulsby]_127-saulsby . When [Phineas]_329-phineas pressed it , [he]_329-phineas was told by [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} that [he]_329-phineas was a fool for [his]_329-phineas pains , - by which [Phineas]_329-phineas understood perfectly well that when [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} did go to [Saulsby]_127-saulsby , [he]_{463-lord chiltern} , [Phineas]_329-phineas , was to take that as strong evidence that everything was over for [him]_329-phineas as regarded [Violet Effingham]_351-violet . When [Violet]_351-violet expressed [her]_351-violet eagerness that the visit should be made , [she]_351-violet was stopped with an assurance that [she]_351-violet could have it done at once if [she]_351-violet pleased . Let [him]_329-phineas only be enabled to carry with [him]_329-phineas the tidings of [his]_329-phineas betrothal , and [he]_329-phineas would start for [[[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} 's house]_{9093-his father 's house} without an hour 's delay . But this authority [Violet]_351-violet would not give [him]_329-phineas . When [he]_329-phineas answered [her]_351-violet after this fashion [she]_351-violet could only tell [him]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas was ungenerous . " At any rate [I]_329-phineas am not false , "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas replied on one occasion . " What [I]_329-phineas say is the truth . "_{[329-phineas]} There was a very tender parting between [Phineas]_329-phineas and [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . [She]_{348-madame goesler} had learned from [him]_329-phineas pretty nearly all [his]_329-phineas history , and certainly knew more of the reality of [his]_329-phineas affairs than [any of those in [London]_6-london who had been [[his]_329-phineas most staunch friends]_{5430-his most staunch friends}]_{5429-any of those in london who had been his most staunch friends} . " Of course [you]_329-phineas 'll get a seat , "_{[348-madame goesler]} [she]_{348-madame goesler} said as [he]_329-phineas took [his]_329-phineas leave of [her]_{348-madame goesler} . " If [I]_{348-madame goesler} understand it at all , [they]_10421-they never throw over [an ally]_{10422-an ally} so useful as [you]_329-phineas are . "_{[348-madame goesler]} " But the intention is that in this matter [nobody]_1350-nobody shall any longer have the power of throwing over , or of not throwing over , [anybody]_7318-anybody . "_{[348-madame goesler]} " That is all very well , [[my]_{348-madame goesler} friend]_{922-my friend} ; but cakes will still be hot in the mouth , even though [Mr. Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} turn [purist]_10426-purist , with [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} to help [him]_{393-mr. daubeny} . If [you]_329-phineas want any assistance in finding a seat [you]_329-phineas will not go to [the People 's Banner]_{3197-the people 's banner} , - even yet . "_{[348-madame goesler]} " Certainly not to [the People]_{731-the people} 's Banner . "_{[348-madame goesler]} " [I]_{348-madame goesler} do n't quite understand what the franchise is , "_{[348-madame goesler]} continued [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . " Household in boroughs , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas with some energy . " Very well ; - household in [boroughs]_{5186-boroughs} . [I]_329-phineas daresay that is very fine and very liberal , though [I]_329-phineas do n't comprehend it in the least . And [you]_329-phineas want [a borough]_{4390-a borough} . Very well . [You]_329-phineas wo n't go to [the households]_{10431-the households} . [I]_329-phineas do n't think [you]_329-phineas will ; - not at first , that is . "_{[329-phineas]} " Where shall [I]_{348-madame goesler} go then ? "_{[348-madame goesler]} " Oh , - to [some great patron of [a borough]_{4390-a borough}]_{10432-some great patron of a borough} ; - or to [a club]_{10434-a club} ; - or perhaps to [some great firm]_{10435-some great firm} . [The households]_{10431-the households} will know nothing about it till [they]_{10431-the households} are told . Is not that it ? "_{[348-madame goesler]} " The truth is , [Madame Max]_{348-madame goesler} , [I]_329-phineas do not know where [I]_329-phineas shall go . [I]_329-phineas am like [a child lost in]_{10437-a child lost in} [a wood]_{1741-a wood} . And [you]_329-phineas may understand this ; - if [you]_329-phineas do not see [me]_329-phineas in [Park Lane]_{244-park lane} before the end of January , [I]_329-phineas shall have perished in [the wood]_{1848-the wood} . "_{[329-phineas]} " Then [I]_{348-madame goesler} will come and find [you]_329-phineas , - with [a troop of [householders]_{10441-householders}]_{10440-a troop of householders} . [You]_329-phineas will come . [You]_329-phineas will be [there]_7300-there . [I]_{348-madame goesler} do not believe in death coming without signs . [You]_329-phineas are full of life . "_{[348-madame goesler]} As [she]_5431-she spoke , [she]_5431-she had hold of [his]_5432-his hand , and there was [nobody]_1350-nobody near [them]_5434-them . [They]_5434-them were in [a little book - room inside [the library]_{3460-the library} at [Matching]_242-matching]_{5435-a little book - room inside the library at matching} , and the door , though not latched , was nearly closed . [Phineas]_329-phineas had flattered [himself]_329-phineas that [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} had retreated [there]_7300-there in order that this farewell might be spoken without interruption . " And , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ; - [I]_5431-she wonder whether [I]_5431-she may say one thing , "_[5431-she] [she]_5431-she continued . " [You]_5431-she may say anything to [me]_5432-his , "_[5432-his] [he]_5432-his replied . " No , - not in [this country]_{7544-this country} , in [this England]_{10444-this england} . There are things [one]_1102-one may not say [here]_1224-here , - that are tabooed by a sort of consent , - and that without any reason . "_[5431-she] [She]_5431-she paused again , and [Phineas]_329-phineas was at a loss to think what was the subject on which [she]_5431-she was about to speak . Could [she]_5431-she mean - ? No ; [she]_5431-she could not mean to give [him]_329-phineas any outward plain - spoken sign that [she]_5431-she was attached to [him]_329-phineas . It was the peculiar merit of [this man]_{1588-this man} that [he]_329-phineas was not vain , though much was done to [him]_329-phineas to fill [him]_329-phineas with vanity ; and as the idea crossed [his]_329-phineas brain , [he]_329-phineas hated [himself]_329-phineas because it had been there . " To [me]_329-phineas [you]_5431-she may say anything , [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas said , - " here in [England]_26-england , as plainly as though [we]_10447-we were in [Vienna]_77-vienna . "_{[329-phineas]} " But [I]_5431-she can not say it in English , "_[5431-she] [she]_5431-she said . Then in French , blushing and laughing as [she]_5431-she spoke , - almost stammering in spite of [her]_5431-she usual self - confidence , - [she]_5431-she told [him]_329-phineas that accident had made [her]_5431-she rich , full of money . Money was a drug with [her]_5431-she . Money [she]_5431-she knew was wanted , even for [householders]_{10441-householders} . Would [he]_329-phineas not understand [her]_5431-she , and come to [her]_5431-she , and learn from [her]_5431-she how faithful [a woman]_{1381-a woman} could be ? [He]_329-phineas still was holding [her]_5431-she by the hand , and [he]_329-phineas now raised it to [his]_329-phineas lips and kissed it . " The offer from [you]_351-violet , "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas said , " is as high - minded , as generous , and as honourable as its acceptance by [me]_329-phineas would be mean - spirited , vile , and ignoble . But whether [I]_329-phineas fail or whether [I]_329-phineas succeed , [you]_351-violet shall see [me]_329-phineas before the winter is over . "_{[329-phineas]} CHAPTER L Again Successful [Phineas]_329-phineas also said a word of farewell to [Violet]_351-violet before [he]_329-phineas left [Matching]_242-matching , but there was nothing peculiar in [her]_351-violet little speech to [him]_329-phineas , or in [his]_329-phineas to [her]_351-violet . " Of course [we]_10448-we shall see [each other]_{7264-each other} in [London]_6-london . Do n't talk of not being in [the House]_{929-the house} . Of course [you]_329-phineas will be in [the House]_{929-the house} . "_[351-violet] Then [Phineas]_329-phineas had shaken [his]_329-phineas head and smiled . Where was [he]_329-phineas to find [a requisite number of [householders]_{10441-householders}]_{5441-a requisite number of householders} prepared to return [him]_329-phineas ? But as [he]_329-phineas went up to [London]_6-london [he]_329-phineas told [himself]_329-phineas that the air of [the House of Commons]_{1033-the house of commons} was now the very breath of [his]_329-phineas nostrils . Life to [him]_329-phineas without it would be no life . To have come within the reach of the good things of political life , to have made [his]_329-phineas mark so as to have almost insured future success , to have been [the petted young official aspirant of the day]_{5444-the petted young official aspirant of the day} , - and then to sink down into the miserable platitudes of private life , to undergo daily attendance in law - courts without a brief , to listen to [men who had come to be much below [him]_329-phineas in estimation and social intercourse]_{5445-men who had come to be much below him in estimation and social intercourse} , to sit in [a wretched chamber up three pairs of stairs]_{5446-a wretched chamber up three pairs of stairs} at [Lincoln 's Inn]_{42-lincoln 's inn} , whereas [he]_329-phineas was now at this moment provided with [a gorgeous apartment looking out into [the Park]_{7798-the park} from [the Colonial Office]_{5449-the colonial office} in [Downing Street]_{94-downing street}]_{5447-a gorgeous apartment looking out into the park from the colonial office in downing street} , to be attended by a mongrel between [a clerk]_{7768-a clerk} and [an errand boy]_{5451-an errand boy} at 17s . 6d . a week instead of by [a private secretary who was the son of [[an earl]_{2020-an earl} 's sister]_{5454-an earl 's sister}]_{5452-a private secretary who was the son of an earl 's sister} , and was petted by [[countesses]_{5455-countesses} ' daughters]_{5456-countesses ' daughters} innumerable , - all this would surely break [his]_329-phineas heart . [He]_329-phineas could have done it , so [he]_329-phineas told [himself]_329-phineas , and could have taken glory in doing it , had not these other things come in [his]_329-phineas way . But the other things had come . [He]_329-phineas had run the risk , and had thrown the dice . And now when the game was so nearly won , must it be that everything should be lost at last ? [He]_329-phineas knew that nothing was to be gained by melancholy looks at [[his]_329-phineas club]_{7415-his club} , or by show of wretchedness at [[his]_329-phineas office]_{8104-his office} . [London]_6-london was very empty ; but the approaching elections still kept [some there who otherwise would have been looking after the first flush of pheasants]_{5459-some there who otherwise would have been looking after the first flush of pheasants} . [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} was [there]_7300-there , and was not long in asking [Phineas]_329-phineas what were [his]_{364-barrington erle} views . " Ah ; - that is so hard to say . [Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} told [me]_{364-barrington erle} that [he]_{417-mr. ratler} would be looking about . "_{[364-barrington erle]} " [Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} is very well in [the House]_{929-the house} , "_{[364-barrington erle]} said [Barrington]_{364-barrington erle} , " but [he]_{417-mr. ratler} is of no use for anything beyond it . [I]_{364-barrington erle} suppose [you]_329-phineas were not brought up at [the [London]_6-london University]_{10453-the london university} ? "_{[364-barrington erle]} " Oh no , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , remembering the glories of [Trinity]_27-trinity . " Because there would have been an opening . What do [you]_329-phineas say to [Stratford]_{265-stratford} , - [the new Essex borough]_{10454-the new essex borough} ? "_{[329-phineas]} " [Broadbury]_{266-broadbury} [the brewer]_{10455-the brewer} is there already ! "_{[364-barrington erle]} " Yes ; - and ready to spend any money [you]_329-phineas like to name . Let [me]_{364-barrington erle} see . [Loughton]_10-loughton is grouped with [Smotherem]_{631-smotherem} , and [Walker]_632-walker is a deal too strong at [Smotherem]_{631-smotherem} to hear of any other claim . [I]_{364-barrington erle} do n't think [we]_10456-we could dare to propose it . There are [the Chelsea hamlets]_{10457-the chelsea hamlets} , but it will take a wack of money . "_{[364-barrington erle]} " [I]_329-phineas have not got a wack of money , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , laughing . " That 's the devil of it . [I]_329-phineas think , if [I]_329-phineas were [you]_329-phineas , [I]_329-phineas should hark back upon [some place in [Ireland]_25-ireland]_{10458-some place in ireland} . Could n't [you]_329-phineas get [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} to give [you]_329-phineas up [his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} seat ? "_{[329-phineas]} " What ! [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} ? "_{[364-barrington erle]} " Yes . [He]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} has not a ghost of a chance of getting into office again . Nothing on [earth]_10459-earth would induce [him]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} to look at a paper during all those weeks [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} was at [the Colonial Office]_{5449-the colonial office} ; and when [Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} spoke to [him]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , all [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} said was , ' Ah , bother ! ' [Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} did not like it , [I]_329-phineas can tell [you]_329-phineas . "_{[329-phineas]} " But that would n't make [him]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} give up [his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} seat . "_{[364-barrington erle]} " Of course [you]_329-phineas 'd have to arrange it . "_{[329-phineas]} By which [Phineas]_329-phineas understood [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} to mean that [he]_{364-barrington erle} , [Phineas]_329-phineas , was in some way to give to [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} some adequate compensation for the surrender of [his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} position as [a county member]_{5461-a county member} . " [I]_329-phineas 'm afraid that 's out of the question , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " If [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} were to go , [I]_329-phineas should not get it . "_{[329-phineas]} " Would [you]_329-phineas have a chance at [Loughshane]_3-loughshane ? "_{[5463-the sitting member of loughshane]} " [I]_329-phineas was thinking of trying it , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Of course [you]_329-phineas know that [Morris]_370-george is very ill . "_{[329-phineas]} [This Mr. Morris]_{633-mr. morris} was [the brother of [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla}]_{5462-the brother of lord tulla} , and was [the sitting member of [Loughshane]_3-loughshane]_{5463-the sitting member of loughshane} . " Upon [my]_329-phineas word [I]_329-phineas think [I]_329-phineas should try that . [I]_329-phineas do n't see where [we]_10461-we 're to put [our]_10461-we hands on a seat in [England]_26-england . [I]_329-phineas do n't indeed . "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas , as [he]_329-phineas listened to this , could not help thinking that [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} , though [he]_{364-barrington erle} had certainly expressed a great deal of solicitude , was not as true [a friend]_{1296-a friend} as [he]_{364-barrington erle} used to be . Perhaps [he]_{364-barrington erle} , [Phineas]_329-phineas , had risen too fast , and [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} was beginning to think that [he]_{364-barrington erle} might as well be out of the way . [He]_329-phineas wrote to [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} , asking after [the borough]_{865-the borough} , and asking after the health of [Mr. Morris]_{633-mr. morris} . And in [his]_329-phineas letter [he]_329-phineas told [his]_329-phineas own story very plainly , - almost pathetically . [He]_329-phineas perhaps had been wrong to make the attempt which [he]_329-phineas had made . [He]_329-phineas began to believe that [he]_329-phineas had been wrong . But at any rate [he]_329-phineas had made it so far successfully , and failure now would be doubly bitter . [He]_329-phineas thought that [the party to which [he]_329-phineas belonged]_{5467-the party to which he belonged} must now remain in office . It would hardly be possible that a new election would produce [a House of Commons favourable to a conservative ministry]_{5468-a house of commons favourable to a conservative ministry} . And with [a liberal ministry]_{5469-a liberal ministry} [he]_329-phineas , [Phineas]_329-phineas , would be sure of [his]_329-phineas place , and sure of an official income , - if only [he]_329-phineas could find a seat . It was all very true , and was almost pathetic . [The old doctor]_{827-the old doctor} , who was inclined to be proud of [[his]_{827-the old doctor} son]_{775-his son} , was not unwilling to make a sacrifice . [Mrs. Finn]_{357-mrs. finn} declared before [[her]_{357-mrs. finn} daughters]_{5472-her daughters} that if there was a seat in all [Ireland]_25-ireland , [Phineas]_329-phineas ought to have it . And [Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary stood by listening , and wondering what [Phineas]_329-phineas would do if [he]_329-phineas lost [his]_329-phineas seat . Would [he]_329-phineas come back and live in [County Clare]_{36-county clare} , and be like [[any other girl]_{5473-any other girl} 's lover]_{5474-any other girl 's lover} ? [Poor Mary]_{634-poor mary} had come to lose [her]_{634-poor mary} ambition , and to think that [girls whose lovers]_{5475-girls whose lovers} stayed at [home]_754-home were the happiest . Nevertheless , [she]_{634-poor mary} would have walked all the way to [[Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} 's house]_{5477-lord tulla 's house} and back again , might that have availed to get the seat for [Phineas]_329-phineas . Then there came an express over from [Castlemorris]_{47-castlemorris} . [The doctor]_{741-the doctor} was wanted at once to see [Mr. Morris]_{633-mr. morris} . [Mr. Morris]_{633-mr. morris} was very bad with gout in [his]_{633-mr. morris} stomach . According to [the messenger]_{5479-the messenger} it was supposed that [Mr. Morris]_{633-mr. morris} was dying . Before [Dr. Finn]_{354-dr. finn} had had an opportunity of answering [[his]_{354-dr. finn} son]_{775-his son} 's letter , [Mr. Morris]_{633-mr. morris} , [the late member for [Loughshane]_3-loughshane]_{5481-the late member for loughshane} , had been gathered to [[his]_{775-his son} fathers]_{5482-his fathers} . [Dr. Finn]_{354-dr. finn} understood enough of elections for Parliament , and of the nature of [boroughs]_{5186-boroughs} , to be aware that [a candidate]_{8096-a candidate} 's chance of success is very much improved by being early in the field ; and [he]_{354-dr. finn} was aware , also , that the death of [Mr. Morris]_{633-mr. morris} would probably create various aspirants for the honour of representing [Loughshane]_3-loughshane . But [he]_{354-dr. finn} could hardly address [the Earl]_{733-the earl} on the subject while the dead body of [the late member]_{5486-the late member} was lying in [the house at [Castlemorris]_{47-castlemorris}]_{5487-the house at castlemorris} . The bill which had passed in the late session for reforming the constitution of [the House of Commons]_{1033-the house of commons} had not touched [Ireland]_25-ireland , a future measure having been promised to [the Irish]_{635-the irish} for [their]_{635-the irish} comfort ; and [Loughshane]_{354-dr. finn} therefore was , as to [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} 's influence , the same as it had ever been . [He]_{373-lord tulla} had not there the plenary power which [the other lord]_{5489-the other lord} had held in [his]_{373-lord tulla} hands in regard to [Loughton]_10-loughton ; - but still the Castlemorris interest would go a long way . It might be possible to stand against it , but it would be much more desirable that [the candidate]_{876-the candidate} should have it at [his]_{876-the candidate} back . [Dr. Finn]_{354-dr. finn} was fully alive to this as [he]_{354-dr. finn} sat opposite to [the old lord]_{5491-the old lord} , saying now a word about [the old lord]_{5491-the old lord} 's gout in [his]_{5491-the old lord} legs and arms , and then about the gout in the stomach , which had carried away to another world [the lamented late member for [the borough]_{865-the borough}]_{5493-the lamented late member for the borough} . " [Poor Jack]_636-jack ! "_{[373-lord tulla]} said [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} , piteously . " If [I]_{373-lord tulla} 'd known it , [I]_{373-lord tulla} need n't have paid over two thousand pounds for [him]_636-jack last year ; - need [I]_{373-lord tulla} , [doctor]_9402-doctor ? "_{[373-lord tulla]} " No , indeed , "_{[354-dr. finn]} said [Dr. Finn]_{354-dr. finn} , feeling that [[his]_{354-dr. finn} patient]_{2935-his patient} might perhaps approach the subject of [the borough]_{865-the borough} [himself]_{2935-his patient} . " [He]_636-jack never would live by any rule , [you]_{354-dr. finn} know , "_{[5497-the desolate brother]} said [the desolate brother]_{5497-the desolate brother} . " Very hard to guide ; - was [he]_636-jack not , [[my]_{5497-the desolate brother} lord]_{7277-my lord} ? "_{[5497-the desolate brother]} " [The very devil]_{10464-the very devil} . Now , [you]_{354-dr. finn} see , [I]_{373-lord tulla} do do what [I]_{373-lord tulla} 'm told pretty well , - do n't [I]_{373-lord tulla} , [doctor]_9402-doctor ? "_{[373-lord tulla]} " Sometimes . "_{[373-lord tulla]} " By [George]_370-george , [I]_{5497-the desolate brother} do nearly always . [I]_{5497-the desolate brother} do n't know what [you]_370-george mean by sometimes . [I]_{5497-the desolate brother} 've been drinking brandy - and - water till [I]_{5497-the desolate brother} 'm sick of it , to oblige [you]_370-george , and [you]_370-george tell [me]_{5497-the desolate brother} about - sometimes . [[You]_{354-dr. finn} doctors]_{10466-you doctors} expect [a man]_{749-a man} to be [a slave]_{3317-a slave} . Have n't [I]_{5497-the desolate brother} kept it out of [my]_{5497-the desolate brother} stomach ? "_{[5497-the desolate brother]} " Thank [God]_387-god , yes . "_{[373-lord tulla]} " It 's all very well thanking [God]_387-god , but [I]_{373-lord tulla} should have gone as poor [Jack]_636-jack has gone , if [I]_{373-lord tulla} had n't been [the most careful man in [the world]_{756-the world}]_{10469-the most careful man in the world} . [He]_636-jack was drinking champagne ten days ago ; - would do it , [you]_387-god know . "_{[373-lord tulla]} [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} could talk about [himself]_{373-lord tulla} and [his]_{373-lord tulla} own ailments by the hour together , and [Dr. Finn]_{354-dr. finn} , who had thought that [[his]_{354-dr. finn} noble patient]_{5498-his noble patient} was approaching the subject of [the borough]_{865-the borough} , was beginning again to feel that the double interest of the gout that was present , and the gout that had passed away , would be too absorbing . [He]_{354-dr. finn} , however , could say but little to direct the conversation . " [Mr. Morris]_{633-mr. morris} , [you]_{633-mr. morris} see , lived more in [London]_6-london than [you]_{633-mr. morris} do , and was subject to temptation . "_{[354-dr. finn]} " [I]_{373-lord tulla} do n't know what [you]_{633-mr. morris} call temptation . Have n't [I]_{373-lord tulla} the temptation of a bottle of wine under [my]_{373-lord tulla} nose every day of [my]_{373-lord tulla} life ? "_{[373-lord tulla]} " No doubt [you]_{633-mr. morris} have . "_{[373-lord tulla]} " And [I]_{354-dr. finn} do n't drink it . [I]_{354-dr. finn} hardly ever take above a glass or two of brown sherry . By [George]_370-george ! when [I]_{354-dr. finn} think of it , [I]_{354-dr. finn} wonder at [my]_{354-dr. finn} own courage . [I]_{354-dr. finn} do , indeed . "_{[354-dr. finn]} " But [a man in [London]_6-london]_{10471-a man in london} , [[my]_{373-lord tulla} lord]_{7277-my lord} - "_{[373-lord tulla]} " Why [the deuce]_{9067-the deuce} would [he]_{10471-a man in london} go to [London]_6-london ? By - the - bye , what am [I]_{373-lord tulla} to do about [the borough]_{865-the borough} now ? "_{[373-lord tulla]} " Let [[my]_{354-dr. finn} son]_{1692-my son} stand for it , if [you]_{7277-my lord} will , [[my]_{354-dr. finn} lord]_{7277-my lord} . "_{[354-dr. finn]} " [They]_10477-they 've clean swept away [[Brentford]_{477-lady glencora} 's seat at [Loughton]_10-loughton]_{10478-brentford 's seat at loughton} , have n't [they]_10477-they ? Ha , ha , ha ! What a nice game for [him]_{10471-a man in london} , - to have been forced to help to do it [himself]_{10471-a man in london} ! There 's [nobody on]_{10479-nobody on} [earth]_10459-earth [I]_{373-lord tulla} pity so much as [a radical peer who is obliged to work like [a nigger]_{10482-a nigger} with a spade to shovel away the ground from under [his]_{10471-a man in london} own feet]_{10481-a radical peer who is obliged to work like a nigger with a spade to shovel away the ground from under his own feet} . As for [me]_{373-lord tulla} , [I]_{373-lord tulla} do n't care who sits for [Loughshane]_{354-dr. finn} . [I]_{373-lord tulla} did care for [poor Jack]_636-jack while [he]_636-jack was alive . [I]_{373-lord tulla} do n't think [I]_{373-lord tulla} shall interfere any longer . [I]_{373-lord tulla} am glad it lasted [Jack]_636-jack 's time . "_{[373-lord tulla]} [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} had probably already forgotten that [he]_{373-lord tulla} [himself]_{373-lord tulla} had thrown [Jack]_636-jack over for the last session but one . " [Phineas]_329-phineas , [[my]_{8247-the father} lord]_{7277-my lord} , "_{[8247-the father]} began [the father]_{8247-the father} , " is now [Under - Secretary of State]_{10484-under - secretary of state} . "_{[8247-the father]} " Oh , [I]_{354-dr. finn} 've no doubt [he]_329-phineas 's [a very fine fellow]_{10485-a very fine fellow} ; - but [you]_{7277-my lord} see , [he]_329-phineas 's [an out - and - out Radical]_{10486-an out - and - out radical} . "_{[354-dr. finn]} " No , [[my]_{8247-the father} lord]_{7277-my lord} . "_{[8247-the father]} " Then how can [he]_329-phineas serve with [such men as [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} and [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk}]_{10488-such men as mr. gresham and mr. monk} ? [They]_{10488-such men as mr. gresham and mr. monk} 've turned out [poor old Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} among [them]_{10488-such men as mr. gresham and mr. monk} , because [he]_{334-mr. mildmay} 's not fast enough for [them]_{10488-such men as mr. gresham and mr. monk} . Do n't tell [me]_{8247-the father} . "_{[8247-the father]} " [My]_{354-dr. finn} anxiety , of course , is for [[my]_{354-dr. finn} boy]_{7278-my boy} 's prospects . [He]_329-phineas seems to have done so well in [Parliament]_{912-parliament} . "_{[354-dr. finn]} " Why do n't [he]_329-phineas stand for [Marylebone]_{284-marylebone} or [Finsbury]_268-finsbury ? "_{[8247-the father]} " The money , [you]_{7277-my lord} know , [[my]_{8247-the father} lord]_{7277-my lord} ! "_{[8247-the father]} " [I]_{354-dr. finn} sha n't interfere here , [doctor]_9402-doctor . If [he]_329-phineas comes , and [the people]_{731-the people} then choose to return [him]_329-phineas , [I]_{354-dr. finn} shall say nothing . [They]_{731-the people} may do just as [they]_{731-the people} please . [They]_{731-the people} tell [me]_{354-dr. finn} [Lambert St. George]_{638-mr. lambert st. george} , of [Mockrath]_269-mockrath , is going to stand . If [he]_329-phineas does , it 's the d - - piece of impudence [I]_{354-dr. finn} ever heard of . [He]_329-phineas 's [a tenant of [my]_{354-dr. finn} own]_{10494-a tenant of my own} , though [he]_329-phineas has a lease for ever ; and [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} never owned an acre of land in [the county]_{1004-the county} till [[his]_329-phineas uncle]_{7573-his uncle} died . "_{[354-dr. finn]} Then [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} knew that , with a little management , [the lord]_{985-the lord} 's interest might be secured for [[his]_{741-the doctor} son]_{775-his son} . [Phineas]_329-phineas came over and stood for [the borough]_{865-the borough} against [Mr. Lambert St. George]_{638-mr. lambert st. george} , and the contest was sharp enough . [The gentry of the neighbourhood]_{5505-the gentry of the neighbourhood} could not understand why [such a man as [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla}]_{5506-such a man as lord tulla} should admit [a liberal candidate]_{933-a liberal candidate} to succeed [[his]_{373-lord tulla} brother]_{7261-his brother} . [No one]_{939-no one} canvassed for [the young Under - Secretary]_{5510-the young under - secretary} with more persistent zeal than did [[his]_{775-his son} father]_{784-his father} , who , when [Phineas]_329-phineas first spoke of going into Parliament , had produced so many good arguments against that perilous step . [[Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} 's agent]_{5512-lord tulla 's agent} stood aloof , - desolate with grief at the death of [the late member]_{5486-the late member} . At such a moment of family affliction , [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} , [he]_{373-lord tulla} declared , could not think of such a matter as [the borough]_{865-the borough} . But it was known that [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} was dreadfully jealous of [Mr. Lambert St. George]_{638-mr. lambert st. george} , whose property in [that part of [the county]_{1004-the county}]_{5515-that part of the county} was now nearly equal to [his]_{638-mr. lambert st. george} own , and who saw much more company at [Mockrath]_269-mockrath than was ever entertained at [Castlemorris]_{47-castlemorris} . A word from [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} , - so said [the Conservatives of [the county]_{1004-the county}]_{5517-the conservatives of the county} , - would have put [Mr. St. George]_{638-mr. lambert st. george} into the seat ; but that word was not spoken , and [the Conservatives of [the neighbourhood]_{5520-the neighbourhood}]_{5519-the conservatives of the neighbourhood} swore that [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} was [a renegade]_{5521-a renegade} . The contest was very sharp , but [[our]_5522-our hero]_{1068-our hero} was returned by a majority of seventeen votes . Again successful ! As [he]_{373-lord tulla} thought of it [he]_{373-lord tulla} remembered stories of [great generals who were said to have chained [Fortune]_628-fortune to the wheels of [[their]_{5524-great generals who were said to have chained fortune to the wheels of their chariots} chariots]_{5525-their chariots}]_{5524-great generals who were said to have chained fortune to the wheels of their chariots} , but it seemed to [him]_{373-lord tulla} that [the goddess]_{5526-the goddess} had never served [any general]_{5527-any general} with such staunch obedience as [she]_{5526-the goddess} had displayed in [his]_{373-lord tulla} cause . Had not everything gone well with [him]_{373-lord tulla} ; - so well , as almost to justify [him]_{373-lord tulla} in expecting that even yet [Violet Effingham]_351-violet would become [[his]_{373-lord tulla} wife]_{947-his wife} ? Dear , dearest [Violet]_351-violet ! If [he]_{373-lord tulla} could only achieve that , [no general]_{5529-no general} , who ever led [an army across [the Alps]_{270-the alps}]_{5530-an army across the alps} , would be [his]_{373-lord tulla} equal either in success or in the reward of success . Then [he]_{373-lord tulla} questioned [himself]_{373-lord tulla} as to what [he]_{373-lord tulla} would say to [Miss Flood Jones]_382-mary on that very night . [He]_{373-lord tulla} was to meet [dear little Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary that evening at [[a neighbour]_{2452-a neighbour} 's house]_{5532-a neighbour 's house} . [[His]_{373-lord tulla} sister]_{1119-his sister} [Barbara]_361-barbara had so told [him]_{373-lord tulla} in a tone of voice which [he]_{373-lord tulla} quite understood to imply a caution . " [I]_361-barbara shall be so glad to see [her]_382-mary , "_{[361-barbara]} [Phineas]_329-phineas had replied . " If there ever was [an angel on]_{10498-an angel on} [earth]_10459-earth , it is [Mary]_382-mary , "_{[361-barbara]} said [Barbara Finn]_361-barbara . " [I]_329-phineas know that [she]_382-mary is as good as gold , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Gold ! "_{[361-barbara]} replied [Barbara]_361-barbara , - " gold indeed ! [She]_382-mary is more precious than refined gold . But , [Phineas]_329-phineas , perhaps [you]_329-phineas had better not single [her]_382-mary out for any special attention . [She]_382-mary has thought it wisest to meet [you]_329-phineas . "_{[361-barbara]} " Of course , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Why not ? "_{[329-phineas]} " That is all , [Phineas]_329-phineas . [I]_361-barbara have nothing more to say . [Men]_1025-men of course are different from [girls]_1584-girls . "_{[361-barbara]} " That 's true , [Barbara]_361-barbara , at any rate . "_{[361-barbara]} " Do n't laugh at [me]_329-phineas , [Phineas]_329-phineas , when [I]_329-phineas am thinking of nothing but of [you]_329-phineas and [your]_329-phineas interests , and when [I]_329-phineas am making all manner of excuses for [you]_329-phineas because [I]_329-phineas know what must be the distractions of the world in which [you]_329-phineas live . "_{[329-phineas]} [Barbara]_361-barbara made more than one attempt to renew the conversation before the evening came , but [Phineas]_329-phineas thought that [he]_329-phineas had had enough of it . [He]_329-phineas did not like being told that excuses were made for [him]_329-phineas . After all , what had [he]_329-phineas done ? [He]_329-phineas had once kissed [Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary behind the door . " [I]_329-phineas am so glad to see [you]_382-mary , [Mary]_382-mary , "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas said , coming and taking a chair by [her]_382-mary side . [He]_329-phineas had been specially warned not to single [Mary]_382-mary out for [his]_329-phineas attention , and yet there was the chair left vacant as though it were expected that [he]_329-phineas would fall into it . " Thank [you]_329-phineas . [We]_10502-we did not happen to meet last year , did [we]_10502-we , - [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Do not call [me]_329-phineas [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , [Mary]_382-mary . "_{[329-phineas]} " [You]_329-phineas are such [a great man]_{7316-a great man} now ! "_{[329-phineas]} " Not at all [a great man]_{7316-a great man} . If [you]_329-phineas only knew what little men [we]_10502-we understrappers are in [London]_6-london [you]_329-phineas would hardly speak to [me]_329-phineas . "_{[329-phineas]} " But [you]_329-phineas are something - of State now ; - are [you]_329-phineas not ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Well ; - yes . That 's the name [they]_10502-we give [me]_329-phineas . It simply means that if [any member]_{10505-any member} wants to badger [some one in [the House]_{929-the house} about [the Colonies]_{4882-the colonies}]_{10506-some one in the house about the colonies} , [I]_329-phineas am [the man to be badgered]_{10509-the man to be badgered} . But if there is any credit to be had , [I]_329-phineas am not [the man who is to have it]_{10510-the man who is to have it} . "_{[329-phineas]} " But it is a great thing to be in [Parliament]_{49-parliament} and in [the Government]_{7691-the government} too . "_{[329-phineas]} " It is a great thing for [me]_329-phineas , [Mary]_382-mary , to have a salary , though it may only be for a year or two . However , [I]_329-phineas will not deny that it is pleasant to have been successful . "_{[329-phineas]} " It has been very pleasant to [us]_10512-us , [Phineas]_329-phineas . [Mamma]_639-mamma has been so much rejoiced . "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_329-phineas am so sorry not to see [her]_639-mamma . [She]_639-mamma is at [Floodborough]_{50-floodborough} , [I]_329-phineas suppose . "_{[329-phineas]} " Oh , yes ; - [she]_639-mamma is at [home]_754-home . [She]_639-mamma does not like coming out at night in winter . [I]_329-phineas have been staying [here]_1224-here [you]_382-mary know for two days , but [I]_329-phineas go [home]_754-home to - morrow . "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_329-phineas will ride over and call on [[your]_382-mary mother]_{10516-your mother} . "_{[329-phineas]} Then there was a pause in the conversation for a moment . " Does it not seem odd , [Mary]_382-mary , that [we]_10512-us should see so little of [each other]_{7264-each other} ? "_{[329-phineas]} " [You]_382-mary are so much away , of course . "_{[329-phineas]} " Yes ; - that is the reason . But still it seems almost unnatural . [I]_329-phineas often wonder when the time will come that [I]_329-phineas shall be quietly at [home]_754-home again . [I]_329-phineas have to be back in [[my]_329-phineas office]_{10519-my office} in [London]_6-london this day week , and yet [I]_329-phineas have not had a single hour to [myself]_329-phineas since [I]_329-phineas have been at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe . But [I]_329-phineas will certainly ride over and see [[your]_382-mary mother]_{10516-your mother} . [You]_382-mary will be at [home]_754-home on Wednesday [I]_329-phineas suppose . "_{[329-phineas]} " Yes , - [I]_329-phineas shall be at [home]_754-home . "_{[329-phineas]} Upon that [he]_5534-he got up and went away , but again in the evening [he]_5534-he found [himself]_5534-he near [her]_5535-her . Perhaps there is no position more perilous to [a man]_{749-a man} 's honesty than that in which [Phineas]_329-phineas now found [himself]_5534-he ; - that , namely , of knowing [himself]_5534-he to be quite loved by [a girl whom [he]_5534-he almost loves [himself]_5534-he]_{5537-a girl whom he almost loves himself} . Of course [he]_5534-he loved [Violet Effingham]_351-violet ; and [they who talk best of love]_{5538-they who talk best of love} protest that [no man]_{7759-no man} or [woman]_1896-woman can be in love with [two persons]_{5541-two persons} at once . [Phineas]_329-phineas was not in love with [Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary ; but [he]_329-phineas would have liked to take [her]_382-mary in [his]_329-phineas arms and kiss [her]_382-mary ; - [he]_329-phineas would have liked to gratify [her]_382-mary by swearing that [she]_382-mary was dearer to [him]_329-phineas than all [the world]_{756-the world} ; [he]_329-phineas would have liked to have an episode , - and did , at the moment , think that it might be possible to have one life in [London]_6-london and another life altogether different at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe . " [Dear Mary]_382-mary , "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas said as [he]_329-phineas pressed [her]_382-mary hand that night , " things will get [themselves]_{10523-themselves} settled at last , [I]_329-phineas suppose . "_{[329-phineas]} [He]_329-phineas was behaving very ill to [her]_382-mary , but [he]_329-phineas did not mean to behave ill . [He]_329-phineas rode over to [Floodborough]_{50-floodborough} , and saw [Mrs. Flood Jones]_{379-mrs. flood jones} . [Mrs. Flood Jones]_{379-mrs. flood jones} , however , received [him]_329-phineas very coldly ; and [Mary]_382-mary did not appear . [Mary]_382-mary had communicated to [[her]_382-mary mother]_{1126-her mother} [her]_382-mary resolutions as to [her]_382-mary future life . " The fact is , [mamma]_1709-mamma , [I]_382-mary love [him]_329-phineas . [I]_382-mary can not help it . If [he]_329-phineas ever chooses to come for [me]_382-mary , here [I]_382-mary am . If [he]_329-phineas does not , [I]_382-mary will bear it as well as [I]_382-mary can . It may be very mean of [me]_382-mary , but it 's true . "_[382-mary] [CHAPTER LI Troubles]_{640-chapter li troubles} at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} There was [a dull house at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter}]_{5544-a dull house at loughlinter} during the greater part of this autumn . [A few men]_{5545-a few men} went down for the grouse shooting late in the season ; but [they]_{5545-a few men} stayed but a short time , and when [they]_{5545-a few men} went [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} was left alone with [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} . [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} had explained to [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} wife]_{947-his wife} , more than once , that though [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} understood the duties of hospitality and enjoyed the performance of [them]_5548-them , [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had not married with the intention of living in a whirlwind . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} was disposed to think that the whirlwind had hitherto been too predominant , and had said so very plainly with a good deal of marital authority . This autumn and winter were to be devoted to the cultivation of proper relations between [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} and [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} wife]_{947-his wife} . " Does that mean [Darby]_{502-darby and joan} and [Joan]_{502-darby and joan} ? "_{[947-his wife]} [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} wife]_{947-his wife} had asked [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} , when the proposition was made to [her]_{947-his wife} . " It means mutual regard and esteem , "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} replied [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} in [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} most solemn tone , " and [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} trust that such mutual regard and esteem between [us]_10525-us may yet be possible . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} When [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} showed [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} a letter from [[her]_{344-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} , received some weeks after this conversation , in which [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} expressed [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} intention of coming to [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} for Christmas , [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} returned the note to [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} wife]_{947-his wife} without a word . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} suspected that [she]_{947-his wife} had made the arrangement without asking [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} , and was angry ; but [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} would not tell [her]_{947-his wife} that [[her]_{344-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} would not be welcome at [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} house]_{1694-his house} . " It is not [my]_{947-his wife} doing , "_{[947-his wife]} [she]_{947-his wife} said , when [she]_{947-his wife} saw the frown on [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} brow . " [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} said nothing about [anybody]_7318-anybody 's doing , "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} replied . " [I]_{947-his wife} will write to [Oswald]_516-oswald and bid [him]_516-oswald not come , if [you]_516-oswald wish it . Of course [you]_516-oswald can understand why [he]_516-oswald is coming . "_{[947-his wife]} " Not to see [me]_{343-mr. kennedy} , [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} am sure , "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . " Nor [me]_{344-lady laura} , "_{[344-lady laura]} replied [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " [He]_516-oswald is coming because [[my]_{344-lady laura} friend]_{922-my friend} [Violet Effingham]_351-violet will be [here]_1224-here . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [Miss Effingham]_351-violet ! Why was [I]_{947-his wife} not told of this ? [I]_{947-his wife} knew nothing of [Miss Effingham]_351-violet 's coming . "_{[947-his wife]} " [Robert]_{343-mr. kennedy} , it was settled in [your]_{343-mr. kennedy} own presence last July . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} deny it . "_{[344-lady laura]} Then [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} rose up , very haughty in [her]_{344-lady laura} gait and with something of fire in [her]_{344-lady laura} eye , and silently left [the room]_{7501-the room} . [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , when [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} found [himself]_{343-mr. kennedy} alone , was very unhappy . Looking back in [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} mind to the summer weeks in [London]_6-london , [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} remembered that [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} wife]_{947-his wife} had told [Violet]_351-violet that [she]_351-violet was to spend [her]_351-violet Christmas at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} [himself]_{343-mr. kennedy} had given a muttered assent and that [Violet]_351-violet , - as far as [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} could remember , - had made no reply . It had been one of those things which are so often mentioned , but not settled . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} felt that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had been strictly right in denying that it had been ' settled " in [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} presence ; - but yet [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} felt that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had been wrong in contradicting [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} wife]_{947-his wife} so peremptorily . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} was [a just man]_{10530-a just man} , and [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} would apologise for [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} fault ; but [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} was [an austere man]_{10531-an austere man} , and would take back the value of [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} apology in additional austerity . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} did not see [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} wife]_{947-his wife} for some hours after the conversation which has been narrated , but when [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} did meet [her]_{947-his wife} [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} mind was still full of the subject . "_{[344-lady laura]} [Laura]_{344-lady laura} " , [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} said , "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am sorry that [I]_0-i contradicted [you]_{344-lady laura} . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am quite used to it , [Robert]_{343-mr. kennedy} . " "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} No ; - [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} are not used to it . " [She]_{947-his wife} smiled and bowed [her]_{947-his wife} head . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [You]_{343-mr. kennedy} wrong [me]_0-i by saying that [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} are used to it . " Then [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} paused a moment , but [she]_{947-his wife} said not a word , - only smiled and bowed [her]_{947-his wife} head again . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [I]_0-i remember , " [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} continued , "_[0-i] that something was said in [my]_0-i presence to [Miss Effingham]_351-violet about [her]_351-violet coming here at Christmas . It was so slight , however , that it had passed out of [my]_0-i memory till recalled by an effort . [I]_0-i beg [your]_{343-mr. kennedy} pardon . " "_[0-i] That is unnecessary , [Robert]_{343-mr. kennedy} . " "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} It is , [dear]_7320-dear . " "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} And do [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} wish that [I]_0-i should put [her]_351-violet off , - or put [Oswald]_516-oswald off , - or both ? [[My]_0-i brother]_{1251-my brother} never yet has seen [me]_0-i in [[your]_{343-mr. kennedy} house]_{1601-your house} . " "_{[1251-my brother]} And whose fault has that been ? " "_{[1251-my brother]} [I]_0-i have said nothing about [anybody]_7318-anybody 's fault , [Robert]_{343-mr. kennedy} . [I]_0-i merely mentioned a fact . Will [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} let [me]_0-i know whether [I]_0-i shall bid [him]_516-oswald stay away ? " "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [He]_516-oswald is welcome to come , - only [I]_0-i do not like assignations for love - making . " "_[0-i] Assignations ! " "_[0-i] Clandestine meetings . [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} would not wish it . " "_{[341-lady baldock]} [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} ! Do [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} think that [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} would exercise any secrecy in the matter , - or that [she]_{341-lady baldock} will not tell [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} that [Oswald]_516-oswald will be [here]_1224-here , - as soon as [she]_{341-lady baldock} knows it [herself]_{341-lady baldock} ? " "_{[341-lady baldock]} That has nothing to do with it . " "_{[341-lady baldock]} Surely , [Robert]_{343-mr. kennedy} , it must have much to do with it . And why should not [these two young people]_{5562-these two young people} meet ? The acknowledged wish of all [the family]_{3996-the family} is that [they]_{5562-these two young people} should marry [each other]_{7264-each other} . And in this matter , at any rate , [[my]_0-i brother]_{1251-my brother} has behaved extremely well . " [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} said nothing further at the time , and it became an understanding that [Violet Effingham]_351-violet was to be a month at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , staying from the 20th of December to the 20th of January , and that [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was to come [there]_7300-there for Christmas , - which with [him]_{463-lord chiltern} would probably mean three days . Before Christmas came , however , there were various other sources of uneasiness at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} . There had been , as a matter of course , great anxiety as to the elections . With [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} this anxiety had been very strong , and even [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} had been warmed with some amount of fire as the announcements reached [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} of the successes and of the failures . The English returns came first , - and then the Scotch , which were quite as interesting to [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} as [the English]_{641-the english} . [[His]_{343-mr. kennedy} own seat]_{10534-his own seat} was quite safe , - was not contested ; but some neighbouring seats were sources of great solicitude . Then , when this was over , there were the tidings from [Ireland]_25-ireland to be received ; and respecting [one special borough in [Ireland]_25-ireland]_{10535-one special borough in ireland} , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} evinced more solicitude than [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} approved . There was much danger for the domestic bliss of [the house of [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter}]_{404-loughlinter} , when things came to such a pass , and such words were spoken , as the election at [Loughshane]_3-loughshane produced . "_[5566-he] [He]_5566-he is in , " said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , opening a telegram . "_[5566-he] Who is in ? " said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , with that frown on [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} brow to which [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} wife]_{947-his wife} was now well accustomed . Though [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} asked the question , [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} knew very well who was [the hero to whom the telegram]_{10538-the hero to whom the telegram} referred . "_{[8691-our friend]} [[Our]_5567-our friend]_{8691-our friend} [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , " said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , speaking still with an excited voice , - with a voice that was intended to display excitement . If there was to be a battle on this matter , there should be a battle . [She]_{344-lady laura} would display all [her]_{344-lady laura} anxiety for [[her]_{344-lady laura} young friend]_{10539-her young friend} , and fling it in [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} 's face if [he]_{968-her husband} chose to take it as an injury . What , - should [she]_{344-lady laura} endure reproach from [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} because [she]_{344-lady laura} regarded the interests of [the man who had saved [his]_{968-her husband} life]_{10542-the man who had saved his life} , of [the man respecting whom [she]_{344-lady laura} had suffered so many heart - struggles , and as to whom [she]_{344-lady laura} had at last come to the conclusion that [he]_{968-her husband} should ever be regarded as [a second brother]_{10544-a second brother} , loved equally with [the elder brother]_{10545-the elder brother}]_{10543-the man respecting whom she had suffered so many heart - struggles , and as to whom she had at last come to the conclusion that he should ever be regarded as a second brother , loved equally with the elder brother} ? [She]_{344-lady laura} had done [her]_{344-lady laura} duty by [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} , - so at least [she]_{344-lady laura} had assured [herself]_{344-lady laura} ; - and should [he]_{968-her husband} dare to reproach [her]_{344-lady laura} on this subject , [she]_{344-lady laura} would be ready for the battle . And now the battle came . "_{[8691-our friend]} [I]_0-i am glad of this , " [she]_{344-lady laura} said , with all the eagerness [she]_{344-lady laura} could throw into [her]_{344-lady laura} voice . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am , indeed , - and so ought [you]_5569-him to be . " [The husband]_{2242-the husband} 's brow grew blacker and blacker , but still [he]_{2242-the husband} said nothing . [He]_{2242-the husband} had long been too proud to be jealous , and was now too proud to express [his]_{2242-the husband} jealousy , - if only [he]_{2242-the husband} could keep the expression back . But [[his]_{2242-the husband} wife]_{947-his wife} would not leave the subject . "_[5569-him] [I]_0-i am so thankful for this , " [she]_{344-lady laura} said , pressing the telegram between [her]_{344-lady laura} hands . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i was so afraid [he]_5569-him would fail ! " "_[0-i] [You]_0-i over - do [your]_0-i anxiety on such a subject , " at last [he]_{2242-the husband} said , speaking very slowly . "_[0-i] What do [you]_0-i mean , [Robert]_{343-mr. kennedy} ? How can [I]_0-i be over - anxious ? If it concerned [any other dear friend that [I]_0-i have in [the world]_{756-the world}]_{5570-any other dear friend that i have in the world} , it would not be an affair of life and death . To [him]_5569-him it is almost so . [I]_0-i would have walked from here to [London]_6-london to get [him]_5569-him [his]_5569-him election . " And as [she]_{344-lady laura} spoke [she]_{344-lady laura} held up the clenched fist of [her]_{344-lady laura} left hand , and shook it , while [she]_{344-lady laura} still held the telegram in [her]_{344-lady laura} right hand . "_{[344-lady laura]} [Laura]_{344-lady laura} , [I]_0-i must tell [you]_{344-lady laura} that it is improper that [you]_{344-lady laura} should speak of [any man]_{1023-any man} in those terms ; - of [any man that is [a stranger to [your]_{344-lady laura} blood]_{5574-a stranger to your blood}]_{5573-any man that is a stranger to your blood} . " "_{[5575-a stranger to my blood]} [A stranger to [my]_0-i blood]_{5575-a stranger to my blood} ! What has that to do with it ? [This man]_{1588-this man} is [[my]_0-i friend]_{922-my friend} , is [[your]_{344-lady laura} friend]_{1248-your friend} ; - saved [your]_{344-lady laura} life , has been [[my]_0-i brother 's best friend]_{5579-my brother 's best friend} , is loved by [[my]_0-i father]_{7296-my father} , - and is loved by [me]_0-i , very dearly . Tell [me]_0-i what [you]_{344-lady laura} mean by improper ! " "_{[344-lady laura]} [I]_0-i will not have [you]_{344-lady laura} love [any man]_{1023-any man} , - very dearly . " "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [Robert]_{343-mr. kennedy} ! " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i tell [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} that [I]_0-i will have no such expressions from [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} . [They]_5582-they are unseemly , and are used only to provoke [me]_0-i . " "_[5582-they] Am [I]_0-i to understand that [I]_0-i am insulted by an accusation ? If so , let [me]_0-i beg at once that [I]_0-i may be allowed to go to [Saulsby]_127-saulsby . [I]_0-i would rather accept [your]_{343-mr. kennedy} apology and retractation there than here . " "_{[344-lady laura]} [You]_{344-lady laura} will not go to [Saulsby]_476-phineas , and there has been no accusation , and there will be no apology . If [you]_{344-lady laura} please there will be no more mention of [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas 's name between [us]_5583-us , for the present . If [you]_{344-lady laura} will take [my]_0-i advice [you]_{344-lady laura} will cease to think of [him]_329-phineas extravagantly ; - and [I]_0-i must desire [you]_{344-lady laura} to hold no further direct communication with [him]_329-phineas . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i have held no communication with [him]_329-phineas , " said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , advancing a step towards [him]_329-phineas . But [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} simply pointed to the telegram in [her]_{344-lady laura} hand , and left [the room]_{7501-the room} . Now in respect to this telegram there had been an unfortunate mistake . [I]_0-i am not prepared to say that there was any reason why [Phineas]_329-phineas [himself]_329-phineas should not have sent the news of [his]_329-phineas success to [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} ; but [he]_329-phineas had not done so . The piece of paper which [she]_{344-lady laura} still held crushed in [her]_{344-lady laura} hand was in itself very innocent . "_[0-i] Hurrah for [the Loughshanes]_{642-the loughshanes} . [Finny]_643-finny has done the trick . " Such were the words written on the slip , and they had been sent to [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} by [[her]_{344-lady laura} young cousin]_{10550-her young cousin} , [the clerk in the office who acted as private secretary to [the Under - Secretary of [State]_272-state]_{10552-the under - secretary of state}]_{10551-the clerk in the office who acted as private secretary to the under - secretary of state} . [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} resolved that [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} should never see those innocent but rather undignified words . The occasion had become one of importance , and such words were unworthy of it . Besides , [she]_{344-lady laura} would not condescend to defend [herself]_{344-lady laura} by bringing forward a telegram as evidence in [her]_{344-lady laura} favour . So [she]_{344-lady laura} burned the morsel of paper . [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} and [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} did not meet again till late that evening . [She]_{344-lady laura} was ill , [she]_{344-lady laura} said , and would not come down to dinner . After dinner [she]_{344-lady laura} wrote [him]_644-robert a note . "_[643-finny] [Dear Robert]_644-robert , [I]_0-i think [you]_644-robert must regret what [you]_644-robert said to [me]_0-i . If so , pray let [me]_0-i have a line from [you]_644-robert to that effect . [Yours]_644-robert affectionately , L. " When [the servant]_{7944-the servant} handed it to [him]_644-robert , and [he]_644-robert had read it , [he]_644-robert smiled and thanked [the girl who had brought it]_{10555-the girl who had brought it} , and said [he]_644-robert would see [[her]_{10555-the girl who had brought it} mistress]_{10556-her mistress} just now . Anything would be better than that [the servants]_{1717-the servants} should know that there was a quarrel . But [every servant in [the house]_{929-the house}]_{10558-every servant in the house} had known all about it for the last three hours . When the door was closed and [he]_644-robert was alone , [he]_644-robert sat fingering the note , thinking deeply how [he]_644-robert should answer it , or whether [he]_644-robert would answer it at all . No ; [he]_644-robert would not answer it ; - not in writing . [He]_644-robert would give [[his]_644-robert wife]_{947-his wife} no written record of [his]_644-robert humiliation . [He]_644-robert had not acted wrongly . [He]_644-robert had said nothing more than now , upon mature consideration , [he]_644-robert thought that the circumstances demanded . But yet [he]_644-robert felt that [he]_644-robert must in some sort withdraw the accusation which [he]_644-robert had made . If [he]_644-robert did not withdraw it , there was no knowing what [[his]_644-robert wife]_{947-his wife} might do . About ten in the evening [he]_644-robert went up to [her]_{7306-my dear} and made [his]_644-robert little speech . "_[0-i] [[My]_0-i dear]_{7306-my dear} , [I]_0-i have come to answer [your]_{7306-my dear} note . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i thought [you]_{7306-my dear} would have written to [me]_0-i a line . " "_{[7306-my dear]} [I]_0-i have come instead , [Laura]_{344-lady laura} . Now , if [you]_{344-lady laura} will listen to [me]_0-i for one moment , [I]_0-i think everything will be made smooth . " "_[0-i] Of course [I]_0-i will listen , " said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , knowing very well that [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} 's moment would be rather tedious , and resolving that [she]_{344-lady laura} also would have [her]_{344-lady laura} moment afterwards . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i think [you]_{344-lady laura} will acknowledge that if there be a difference of opinion between [you]_{344-lady laura} and [me]_0-i as to any question of social intercourse , it will be better that [you]_{344-lady laura} should consent to adopt [my]_0-i opinion . " "_{[344-lady laura]} [You]_{344-lady laura} have the law on [your]_{344-lady laura} side . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am not speaking of the law . " "_[0-i] Well ; - go on , [Robert]_644-robert . [I]_0-i will not interrupt [you]_644-robert if [I]_0-i can help it . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am not speaking of the law . [I]_0-i am speaking simply of convenience , and of that which [you]_{344-lady laura} must feel to be right . If [I]_0-i wish that [your]_{344-lady laura} intercourse with [any person]_{5585-any person} should be of such or such a nature it must be best that [you]_{344-lady laura} should comply with [my]_0-i wishes . " [He]_644-robert paused for [her]_{344-lady laura} assent , but [she]_{344-lady laura} neither assented nor dissented . "_[0-i] As far as [I]_0-i can understand the position of [a man]_{749-a man} and [wife]_2182-wife in [this country]_{7544-this country} , there is no other way in which life can be made harmonious . " "_{[344-lady laura]} Life will not run in harmonies . " "_{[344-lady laura]} [I]_0-i expect that [ours]_5589-ours shall be made to do so , [Laura]_{344-lady laura} . [I]_0-i need hardly say to [you]_{344-lady laura} that [I]_0-i intend to accuse [you]_{344-lady laura} of no impropriety of feeling in reference to [this young man]_{4628-this young man} . " "_[0-i] No , [Robert]_644-robert ; [you]_644-robert need hardly say that . Indeed , to speak [my]_0-i own mind , [I]_0-i think that [you]_{344-lady laura} need hardly have alluded to it . [I]_0-i might go further , and say that such an allusion is in itself an insult , - an insult now repeated after hours of deliberation , - an insult which [I]_0-i will not endure to have repeated again . If [you]_{344-lady laura} say another word in any way suggesting the possibility of improper relations between [me]_0-i and [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , either as to deeds or thoughts , as [God]_387-god is above [me]_0-i , [I]_0-i will write to both [[my]_0-i father]_{7296-my father} and [[my]_0-i brother]_{1251-my brother} , and desire [them]_5593-them to take [me]_0-i from [[your]_{344-lady laura} house]_{1601-your house} . If [you]_{344-lady laura} wish [me]_0-i to remain [here]_1224-here , [you]_{344-lady laura} had better be careful ! " As [she]_{344-lady laura} was making this speech , [her]_{344-lady laura} temper seemed to rise , and to become hot , and then hotter , till it glowed with a red heat . [She]_{344-lady laura} had been cool till the word insult , used by [herself]_{344-lady laura} , had conveyed back to [her]_{344-lady laura} a strong impression of [her]_{344-lady laura} own wrong , - or perhaps [I]_{344-lady laura} should rather say a strong feeling of the necessity of becoming indignant . [She]_{344-lady laura} was standing as [she]_{344-lady laura} spoke , and the fire flashed from [her]_{344-lady laura} eyes , and [he]_0-i quailed before [her]_{344-lady laura} . The threat which [she]_{344-lady laura} had held out to [him]_0-i was very dreadful to [him]_0-i . [He]_0-i was [a man terribly in fear of [the world]_{756-the world} 's good opinion]_{10563-a man terribly in fear of the world 's good opinion} , [who lacked the courage to go through a great and harassing trial in order that something better might come afterwards]_{10565-who lacked the courage to go through a great and harassing trial in order that something better might come afterwards} . [His]_0-i married life had been unhappy . [[His]_0-i wife]_{947-his wife} had not submitted either to [his]_0-i will or to [his]_0-i ways . [He]_0-i had that great desire to enjoy [his]_0-i full rights , so strong in the minds of [weak , ambitious men]_{10567-weak , ambitious men} , and [he]_0-i had told [himself]_0-i that [a wife]_{1857-a wife} 's obedience was one of those rights which [he]_0-i could not abandon without injury to [his]_0-i self - esteem . [He]_0-i had thought about the matter , slowly , as was [his]_0-i wo nt , and had resolved that [he]_0-i would assert [himself]_0-i . [He]_0-i had asserted [himself]_0-i , and [[his]_0-i wife]_{947-his wife} told [him]_0-i to [his]_0-i face that [she]_{947-his wife} would go away and leave [him]_0-i . [He]_0-i could detain [her]_{947-his wife} legally , but [he]_0-i could not do even that without the fact of such forcible detention being known to all [the world]_{756-the world} . How was [he]_0-i to answer [her]_{947-his wife} now at this moment , so that [she]_{947-his wife} might not write to [[her]_{947-his wife} father]_{7464-her father} , and so that [his]_0-i self - assertion might still be maintained ? "_{[344-lady laura]} Passion , [Laura]_{344-lady laura} , can never be right . " "_{[344-lady laura]} Would [you]_{344-lady laura} have [a woman]_{1381-a woman} submit to insult without passion ? [I]_0-i at any rate am not such [a woman]_{1381-a woman} . " Then there was a pause for a moment . "_[0-i] If [you]_{344-lady laura} have nothing else to say to [me]_0-i , [you]_{344-lady laura} had better leave [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i am far from well , and [my]_0-i head is throbbing . " [He]_0-i came up and took [her]_{344-lady laura} hand , but [she]_{344-lady laura} snatched it away from [him]_0-i . "_{[344-lady laura]} [Laura]_{344-lady laura} , " [he]_0-i said , "_{[344-lady laura]} do not let [us]_5598-us quarrel . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i certainly shall quarrel if such insinuations are repeated . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i made no insinuation . " "_[0-i] Do not repeat them . That is all . " [He]_0-i was cowed and left [her]_{344-lady laura} , having first attempted to get out of the difficulty of [his]_0-i position by making much of [her]_{344-lady laura} alleged illness , and by offering to send for [Dr. Macnuthrie]_{565-dr. macnuthrie} . [She]_{344-lady laura} positively refused to see [Dr. Macnuthrie]_{565-dr. macnuthrie} , and at last succeeded in inducing [him]_0-i to quit [the room]_{7501-the room} . This had occurred about the end of November , and on the 20th of December [Violet Effingham]_351-violet reached [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} . Life in [[Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} 's house]_{10573-mr. kennedy 's house} had gone quietly during the intervening three weeks , but not very pleasantly . The name of [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas had not been mentioned . [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} had triumphed ; but [she]_{344-lady laura} had no desire to acerbate [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} by any unpalatable allusion to [her]_{344-lady laura} victory . And [he]_0-i was quite willing to let the subject die away , if only it would die . On some other matters [he]_0-i continued to assert [himself]_0-i , taking [[his]_0-i wife]_{947-his wife} to [church]_2752-church twice every Sunday , using longer family prayers than [she]_{344-lady laura} approved , reading an additional sermon [himself]_0-i every Sunday evening , calling upon [her]_{344-lady laura} for weekly attention to elaborate household accounts , asking for [her]_{344-lady laura} personal assistance in much local visiting , initiating [her]_{344-lady laura} into [his]_0-i favourite methods of family life in [the country]_{839-the country} , till sometimes [she]_{344-lady laura} almost longed to talk again about [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , so that there might be a rupture , and [she]_{344-lady laura} might escape . But [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} asserted [himself]_0-i within bounds , and [she]_{344-lady laura} submitted , longing for the coming of [Violet Effingham]_351-violet . [She]_{344-lady laura} could not write to [[her]_{344-lady laura} father]_{7464-her father} and beg to be taken away , because [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} would read a sermon to [her]_{344-lady laura} on Sunday evening . To [Violet]_351-violet , very shortly after [her]_351-violet arrival , [she]_351-violet told [her]_351-violet whole story . "_[0-i] This is terrible , " said [Violet]_351-violet . "_[0-i] This makes [me]_0-i feel that [I]_0-i never will be married . " "_[0-i] And yet what can [a woman]_{1381-a woman} become if [she]_{1381-a woman} remain single ? The curse is to be [a woman]_{1381-a woman} at all . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i have always felt so proud of the privileges of [my]_0-i sex , " said [Violet]_351-violet . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i never have found [them]_5601-them , " said [the other]_{7702-the other} ; "_[0-i] never . [I]_0-i have tried to make the best of its weaknesses , and this is what [I]_0-i have come to ! [I]_0-i suppose [I]_0-i ought to have loved [some man]_{5602-some man} . " "_{[5602-some man]} And did [you]_0-i never love [any man]_{1023-any man} ? " "_[0-i] No ; - [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i never did , - not as [people]_1124-people mean when [they]_1124-people speak of love . [I]_0-i have felt that [I]_0-i would consent to be cut in little pieces for [[my]_0-i brother]_{1251-my brother} , - because of [my]_0-i regard for [him]_{1251-my brother} . " "_[0-i] Ah , that is nothing . " "_[0-i] And [I]_0-i have felt something of the same thing for another , - a longing for [his]_{1251-my brother} welfare , a delight to hear [him]_{1251-my brother} praised , a charm in [his]_{1251-my brother} presence , - so strong a feeling for [his]_{1251-my brother} interest , that were [he]_{1251-my brother} to go to wrack and ruin , [I]_0-i too , should , after a fashion , be wracked and ruined . But it has not been love either . " "_[0-i] Do [I]_0-i know whom [you]_0-i mean ? May [I]_0-i name [him]_{1251-my brother} ? It is [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas . " "_{[329-phineas]} Of course it is [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas . " "_{[1251-my brother]} Did [he]_{1251-my brother} ever ask [you]_0-i , - to love [him]_{1251-my brother} ? " "_{[1251-my brother]} [I]_0-i feared [he]_{1251-my brother} would do so , and therefore accepted [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} 's offer almost at the first word . " "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [I]_0-i do not quite understand [your]_0-i reasoning , [Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " "_{[344-lady laura]} [I]_0-i understand it . [I]_0-i could have refused [him]_{1251-my brother} nothing in [my]_0-i power to give [him]_{1251-my brother} , but [I]_0-i did not wish to be [[his]_{1251-my brother} wife]_{947-his wife} . " "_[0-i] And [he]_{1251-my brother} never asked [you]_0-i ? " [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} paused a moment , thinking what reply [she]_{344-lady laura} should make ; - and then [she]_{344-lady laura} told [a fib]_{10582-a fib} . "_{[1251-my brother]} No ; [he]_{1251-my brother} never asked [me]_0-i . " But [Violet]_351-violet did not believe [the fib]_{10583-the fib} . [Violet]_351-violet was quite sure that [Phineas]_329-phineas had asked [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} to be [[his]_{1251-my brother} wife]_{947-his wife} . "_{[1251-my brother]} As far as [I]_0-i can see , " said [Violet]_351-violet , "_{[1251-my brother]} [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} is [his]_{1251-my brother} present passion . " "_{[348-madame goesler]} [I]_0-i do not believe it in the least , " said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , firing up . "_[0-i] It does not much matter , " said [Violet]_351-violet . "_[0-i] It would matter very much . [You]_0-i know , [you]_0-i , - [you]_0-i ; [you]_0-i know whom [he]_{1251-my brother} loves . And [I]_0-i do believe that sooner or later [you]_0-i will be [[his]_{1251-my brother} wife]_{947-his wife} . " "_[0-i] Never . " "_[0-i] Yes , [you]_0-i will . Had [you]_0-i not loved [him]_{1251-my brother} [you]_0-i would never have condescended to accuse [him]_{1251-my brother} about [that woman]_{9593-that woman} . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i have not accused [him]_{1251-my brother} . Why should [he]_{1251-my brother} not marry [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} ? It would be just the thing for [him]_{1251-my brother} . [She]_{348-madame goesler} is very rich . " "_{[348-madame goesler]} Never . [You]_0-i will be [[his]_{1251-my brother} wife]_{947-his wife} . " "_[0-i] [Laura]_{344-lady laura} , [you]_{344-lady laura} are [the most capricious of [women]_7479-women]_{5610-the most capricious of women} . [You]_{344-lady laura} have [two dear friends]_{5612-two dear friends} , and [you]_{344-lady laura} insist that [I]_0-i shall marry [them]_{5612-two dear friends} both . Which shall [I]_0-i take first ? " "_[516-oswald] [Oswald]_516-oswald will be here in a day or two , and [you]_0-i can take [him]_516-oswald if [you]_0-i like it . No doubt [he]_516-oswald will ask [you]_0-i . But [I]_0-i do not think [you]_0-i will . " "_[0-i] No ; [I]_0-i do not think [I]_0-i shall . [I]_0-i shall knock under to [Mr. Mill]_{645-mr. mill} , and go in for [women]_7479-women 's rights , and look forward to stand for [some female borough]_{5614-some female borough} . Matrimony never seemed to [me]_0-i to be very charming , and upon [my]_0-i word it does not become more alluring by what [I]_0-i find at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} . " It was thus that [Violet]_351-violet and [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} discussed these matters together , but [Violet]_351-violet had never showed to [[her]_351-violet friend]_{1091-her friend} the cards in [her]_351-violet hand , as [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} had shown those which [she]_{344-lady laura} held . [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} had in fact told almost everything that there was to tell , - had spoken either plainly with true words , or equally plainly with words that were not true . [Violet Effingham]_351-violet had almost come to love [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas ; - but [she]_351-violet never told [[her]_351-violet friend]_{1091-her friend} that it was so . At one time [she]_351-violet had almost made up [her]_351-violet mind to give [herself]_351-violet and all [her]_351-violet wealth to [this adventurer]_{10587-this adventurer} . [He]_{10587-this adventurer} was [a better man]_{10588-a better man} , [she]_351-violet thought , than [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} ; and [she]_351-violet had come to persuade [herself]_351-violet that it was almost imperative on [her]_351-violet to take [the one or the other]_{10589-the one or the other} . Though [she]_351-violet could talk about remaining unmarried , [she]_351-violet knew that that was practically impossible . [All those around [her]_351-violet]_{10590-all those around her} , - [those of [the Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} as well as those of [the Brentford faction]_{10592-the brentford faction}]_{10591-those of the baldock as well as those of the brentford faction} , - would make such a life impossible to [her]_351-violet . Besides , in such a case what could [she]_351-violet do ? It was all very well to talk of disregarding [the world]_{756-the world} and of setting up [a house]_{1587-a house} for [herself]_351-violet ; - but [she]_351-violet was quite aware that that project could not be used further than for the purpose of scaring [[her]_351-violet amiable aunt]_{10595-her amiable aunt} . And if not that , - then could [she]_351-violet content [herself]_351-violet to look forward to a joint life with [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} and [Augusta Boreham]_455-augusta ? [She]_351-violet might , of course , oblige [[her]_351-violet aunt]_{4863-her aunt} by taking [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} , or oblige [[her]_351-violet aunt]_{4863-her aunt} equally by taking [Mr. Appledom]_{618-mr. appledom} ; but [she]_351-violet was strongly of opinion that either [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} or [Phineas]_329-phineas would be preferable to these . Thinking over it always [she]_351-violet had come to feel that it must be either [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} or [Phineas]_329-phineas ; but [she]_351-violet had never whispered [her]_351-violet thought to [man]_1895-man or [woman]_1896-woman . On [her]_351-violet journey to [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , where [she]_351-violet then knew that [she]_351-violet was to meet [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , [she]_351-violet endeavoured to persuade [herself]_351-violet that it should be [Phineas]_329-phineas . But [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} had marred it all by [that ill - told fib]_{10600-that ill - told fib} . There had been a moment before in which [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} had felt that [Phineas]_329-phineas had sacrificed something of that truth of love for which [she]_351-violet gave [him]_329-phineas credit to the glances of [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's eyes ; but [she]_351-violet had rebuked [herself]_351-violet for the idea , accusing [herself]_351-violet not only of a little jealousy , but of foolish vanity . Was [he]_329-phineas , whom [she]_351-violet had rejected , not to speak to [another woman]_{8974-another woman} ? Then came the blow from [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , and [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} knew that it was a blow . [This gallant lover]_{10602-this gallant lover} , [this young Crichton]_{10603-this young crichton} , [this unassuming but ardent lover]_{10604-this unassuming but ardent lover} , had simply taken up with [her]_351-violet as soon as [he]_{10602-this gallant lover} had failed with [[her]_351-violet friend]_{1091-her friend} . [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} had been most enthusiastic in [her]_{344-lady laura} expressions of friendship . Such platonic regards might be all very well . It was for [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} to look to that . But , for [herself]_{344-lady laura} , [she]_{344-lady laura} felt that such expressions were hardly compatible with [her]_{344-lady laura} ideas of having [[her]_{344-lady laura} lover]_{2262-her lover} all to [herself]_{344-lady laura} . And then [she]_{344-lady laura} again remembered [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's bright blue eyes . [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} came on Christmas eve , and was received with open arms by [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} sister]_{1119-his sister} , and with that painful , irritating affection which [such a girl]_{2287-such a girl} as [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} can show to [such a man as [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern}]_{1706-such a man as lord chiltern} , when [she]_{344-lady laura} will not give [him]_{463-lord chiltern} that other affection for which [his]_{463-lord chiltern} heart is panting . [The two men]_{2834-the two men} were civil to [each other]_{7264-each other} , - but very cold . [They]_{2834-the two men} called [each other]_{7264-each other} [Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} and [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , but even that was not done without an effort . On the Christmas morning [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} asked [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} brother - in - law]_{3707-his brother - in - law} to go to [church]_2752-church . "_[0-i] It 's a kind of thing [I]_0-i never do , " said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} gave a little start , and looked a look of horror . [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} showed that [she]_{344-lady laura} was unhappy . [Violet Effingham]_351-violet turned away [her]_351-violet face , and smiled . As [they]_5616-they walked across [the park]_{7798-the park} [Violet]_351-violet took [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} 's part . "_[0-i] [He]_0-i only means that [he]_0-i does not go to [church]_2752-church on Christmas day . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't know what [he]_0-i means , " said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . "_[0-i] [We]_5616-they need not speak of it , " said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . "_[5616-they] Certainly not , " said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . "_[5616-they] [I]_0-i have been to [church]_2752-church with [him]_0-i on Sundays [myself]_0-i , " said [Violet]_351-violet , perhaps not reflecting that the practices of early years had little to do with [the young man]_{798-the young man} 's life at present . Christmas day and the next day passed without any sign from [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , and on the day after that [he]_0-i was to go away . But [he]_0-i was not to leave till one or two in the afternoon . Not a word had been said between [the two women]_{3292-the two women} , since [he]_0-i had been in [the house]_{929-the house} , on the subject of which both of [them]_{3292-the two women} were thinking . Very much had been said of the expediency of [his]_0-i going to [Saulsby]_127-saulsby , but on this matter [he]_0-i had declined to make any promise . Sitting in [[Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} 's room]_{7909-lady laura 's room} , in the presence of [both of [them]_{3292-the two women}]_{8100-both of them} , [he]_0-i had refused to do so . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am bad to drive , " [he]_0-i said , turning to [Violet]_351-violet , "_[5618-you] and [you]_5618-you had better not try to drive [me]_0-i . " "_[5618-you] Why should not [you]_0-i be driven as well as another ? " [she]_351-violet answered , laughing . [CHAPTER LII The First Blow Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , though [he]_0-i had passed two entire days in [the house]_{929-the house} with [Violet]_351-violet without renewing [his]_0-i suit , had come to [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} for the express purpose of doing so , and had [his]_0-i plans perfectly fixed in [his]_0-i own mind . After breakfast on that last morning [he]_0-i was up - stairs with [[his]_0-i sister]_{1119-his sister} in [[her]_{1119-his sister} own room]_{10623-her own room} , and immediately made [his]_0-i request to [her]_351-violet . "_{[344-lady laura]} [Laura]_{344-lady laura} , " [he]_0-i said , "_{[344-lady laura]} go down like [a good girl]_{5619-a good girl} , and make [Violet]_351-violet come up here . " [She]_351-violet stood a moment looking at [him]_0-i and smiled . "_[351-violet] And , mind , " [he]_0-i continued , "_[351-violet] [you]_351-violet are not to come back [yourself]_351-violet . [I]_0-i must have [Violet]_351-violet alone . " "_[0-i] But suppose [Violet]_351-violet will not come ? [Young ladies]_{8284-young ladies} do not generally wait upon [young men]_{1631-young men} on such occasions . " "_{[8284-young ladies]} No ; - but [I]_0-i rank [her]_351-violet so high among [young women]_{5622-young women} , that [I]_0-i think [she]_351-violet will have common sense enough to teach [her]_351-violet that , after what has passed between [us]_5623-us , [I]_0-i have a right to ask for an interview , and that it may be more conveniently had [here]_1224-here than in [the wilderness of [the house below]_{5626-the house below}]_{5625-the wilderness of the house below} . " Whatever may have been the arguments used by [[her]_351-violet friend]_{1091-her friend} , [Violet]_351-violet did come . [She]_351-violet reached the door all alone , and opened it bravely . [She]_351-violet had promised [herself]_351-violet , as [she]_351-violet came along [the passages]_{3519-the passages} , that [she]_351-violet would not pause with [her]_351-violet hand on the lock for a moment . [She]_351-violet had first gone to [[her]_351-violet own room]_{10623-her own room} , and as [she]_351-violet left [it]_{10623-her own room} [she]_351-violet had looked into the glass with a hurried glance , and had then rested for a moment , - thinking that something should be done , that [her]_351-violet hair might be smoothed , or a ribbon set straight , or the chain arranged under [her]_351-violet brooch . [A girl]_{858-a girl} would wish to look well before [[her]_{858-a girl} lover]_{2262-her lover} , even when [she]_{858-a girl} means to refuse [him]_{2262-her lover} . But [her]_351-violet pause was but for an instant , and then [she]_351-violet went on , having touched nothing . [She]_351-violet shook [her]_351-violet head and pressed [her]_351-violet hands together , and went on quick and opened the door , - almost with a little start . "_[351-violet] [Violet]_351-violet , this is very good of [you]_351-violet , " said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , standing with [his]_{463-lord chiltern} back to the fire , and not moving from the spot . "_[351-violet] [Laura]_{344-lady laura} has told [me]_0-i that [you]_351-violet thought [I]_0-i would do as much as this for [you]_351-violet , and therefore [I]_0-i have done it . " "_[351-violet] Thanks , [dearest]_8786-dearest . It is the old story , [Violet]_351-violet , and [I]_0-i am so bad at words ! " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i must have been bad at words too , as [I]_0-i have not been able to make [you]_351-violet understand . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i have understood . [You]_351-violet are always clear - spoken , and [I]_0-i , though [I]_0-i can not talk , am not muddle - pated . [I]_0-i have understood . But while [you]_351-violet are single there must be yet hope ; - unless , indeed , [you]_351-violet will tell [me]_0-i that [you]_351-violet have already given [yourself]_351-violet to [another man]_{2246-another man} . " "_[351-violet] [I]_0-i have not done that . " "_[351-violet] Then how can [I]_0-i not hope ? [Violet]_351-violet , [I]_0-i would if [I]_0-i could tell [you]_351-violet all [my]_0-i feelings plainly . Once , twice , thrice , [I]_0-i have said to [myself]_0-i that [I]_0-i would think of [you]_351-violet no more . [I]_0-i have tried to persuade [myself]_0-i that [I]_0-i am better single than married . " "_[0-i] But [I]_0-i am not [the only woman]_{5629-the only woman} . " "_[0-i] To [me]_0-i [you]_351-violet are , - absolutely , as though there were none other on the face of [[God]_387-god 's earth]_{5630-god 's earth} . [I]_0-i live much alone ; but [you]_351-violet are always with [me]_0-i . Should [you]_351-violet marry [any other man]_{766-any other man} , it will be the same with [me]_0-i still . If [you]_351-violet refuse [me]_0-i now [I]_0-i shall go away , - and live wildly . " "_[516-oswald] [Oswald]_516-oswald , what do [you]_516-oswald mean ? " "_[516-oswald] [I]_0-i mean that [I]_0-i will go to [some distant part of [the world]_{756-the world}]_{5632-some distant part of the world} , where [I]_0-i may be killed or live a life of adventure . But [I]_0-i shall do so simply in despair . It will not be that [I]_0-i do not know how much better and greater should be the life at home of [a man in [my]_0-i position]_{5634-a man in my position} . " "_[351-violet] Then do not talk of going . " "_[351-violet] [I]_0-i can not stay . [You]_351-violet will acknowledge , [Violet]_351-violet , that [I]_0-i have never lied to [you]_351-violet . [I]_0-i am thinking of [you]_351-violet day and night . The more indifferent [you]_351-violet show [yourself]_351-violet to [me]_0-i , the more [I]_0-i love [you]_351-violet . [Violet]_351-violet , try to love [me]_0-i . " [He]_0-i came up to [her]_351-violet , and took [her]_351-violet by both [her]_351-violet hands , and tears were in [his]_0-i eyes . "_[351-violet] Say [you]_351-violet will try to love [me]_0-i . " "_[351-violet] It is not that , " said [Violet]_351-violet , looking away , but still leaving [her]_351-violet hands with [him]_0-i . "_[351-violet] It is not what , [dear]_7320-dear ? " "_[351-violet] What [you]_351-violet call , - trying . " "_[351-violet] It is that [you]_351-violet do not wish to try ? " "_[351-violet] [Oswald]_516-oswald , [you]_516-oswald are so violent , so headstrong . [I]_0-i am afraid of [you]_516-oswald , - as is [everybody]_{951-everybody} . Why have [you]_516-oswald not written to [[your]_516-oswald father]_{1238-your father} , as [we]_5638-we have asked [you]_516-oswald ? " "_[516-oswald] [I]_0-i will write to [him]_{1238-your father} instantly , now , before [I]_0-i leave [the room]_{7501-the room} , and [you]_516-oswald shall dictate the letter to [him]_{1238-your father} . By heavens , [you]_516-oswald shall ! " [He]_516-oswald had dropped [her]_10629-her hands when [she]_10629-her called [him]_516-oswald violent ; but now [he]_516-oswald took them again , and still [she]_10629-her permitted it . "_[516-oswald] [I]_0-i have postponed it only till [I]_0-i had spoken to [you]_516-oswald once again . " "_[0-i] No , [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , [I]_0-i will not dictate to [you]_516-oswald . " "_[0-i] But will [you]_516-oswald love [me]_0-i ? " [She]_10629-her paused and looked down , having even now not withdrawn [her]_10629-her hands from [him]_516-oswald . But [I]_516-oswald do not think [he]_516-oswald knew how much [he]_516-oswald had gained . "_[516-oswald] [You]_0-i used to love [me]_0-i , - a little , " [he]_516-oswald said . "_[0-i] Indeed , - indeed , [I]_0-i did . " "_[0-i] And now ? Is it all changed now ? " "_[0-i] No , " [she]_10629-her said , retreating from [him]_516-oswald . "_[0-i] How is it , then ? [Violet]_351-violet , speak to [me]_0-i honestly . Will [you]_351-violet be [[my]_0-i wife]_{8524-my wife} ? " [She]_10629-her did not answer [him]_516-oswald , and [he]_516-oswald stood for a moment looking at [her]_10629-her . Then [he]_516-oswald rushed at [her]_10629-her , and , seizing [her]_10629-her in [his]_516-oswald arms , kissed [her]_10629-her all over , - [her]_10629-her forehead , [her]_10629-her lips , [her]_10629-her cheeks , then both [her]_10629-her hands , and then [her]_10629-her lips again . "_[351-violet] By G - - , [she]_{8524-my wife} is [my]_0-i own ! " [he]_516-oswald said . Then [he]_516-oswald went back to the rug before the fire , and stood there with [his]_516-oswald back turned to [her]_10629-her . [Violet]_351-violet , when [she]_351-violet found [herself]_351-violet thus deserted , retreated to a sofa , and sat [herself]_351-violet down . [She]_351-violet had no negative to produce now in answer to the violent assertion which [he]_516-oswald had pronounced as to [his]_516-oswald own success . It was true . [She]_351-violet had doubted , and doubted , - and still doubted . But now [she]_351-violet must doubt no longer . Of one thing [she]_351-violet was quite sure . [She]_351-violet could love [him]_516-oswald . As things had now gone , [she]_351-violet would make [him]_516-oswald quite happy with assurances on that subject . As to that other question , - that fearful question , whether or not [she]_351-violet could trust [him]_516-oswald , - on that matter [she]_351-violet had better at present say nothing , and think as little , perhaps , as might be . [She]_351-violet had taken the jump , and therefore why should [she]_351-violet not be gracious to [him]_516-oswald ? But how was [she]_351-violet to be gracious to [a lover who stood there with [his]_516-oswald back turned to [her]_351-violet]_{10630-a lover who stood there with his back turned to her} ? After the interval of a minute or two [he]_516-oswald remembered [himself]_516-oswald , and turned round . Seeing [her]_351-violet seated , [he]_516-oswald approached [her]_351-violet , and went down on both knees close at [her]_351-violet feet . Then [he]_516-oswald took [her]_351-violet hands again , for the third time , and looked up into [her]_351-violet eyes . "_[516-oswald] [Oswald]_516-oswald , [you]_516-oswald on [your]_516-oswald knees ! " [she]_351-violet said . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i would not bend to [a princess]_{5641-a princess} , " [he]_516-oswald said , "_[0-i] to ask for half [her]_{5641-a princess} throne ; but [I]_0-i will kneel here all day , if [you]_{5641-a princess} will let [me]_0-i , in thanks for the gift of [your]_{5641-a princess} love . [I]_0-i never kneeled to beg for it . " "_[0-i] This is [the man who can not make speeches]_{5642-the man who can not make speeches} . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i could talk now by the hour , with [you]_516-oswald for [a listener]_{5643-a listener} . " "_[516-oswald] Oh , but [I]_0-i must talk too . " "_[0-i] What will [you]_516-oswald say to [me]_0-i ? " "_[516-oswald] Nothing while [you]_516-oswald are kneeling . It is not natural that [you]_516-oswald should kneel . [You]_516-oswald are like [Samson]_647-samson with [his]_647-samson locks shorn , or [Hercules]_648-hercules with a distaff . " "_{[648-hercules]} Is that better ? " [he]_516-oswald said , as [he]_516-oswald got up and put [his]_516-oswald arm round [her]_10631-her waist . "_[516-oswald] [You]_516-oswald are in earnest ? " [she]_10631-her asked . "_[516-oswald] In earnest . [I]_0-i hardly thought that that would be doubted . Do [you]_516-oswald not believe [me]_0-i ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do believe [you]_516-oswald . And [you]_516-oswald will be good ? " "_[0-i] Ah , - [I]_0-i do not know that . " "_[0-i] Try , and [I]_0-i will love [you]_516-oswald so dearly . Nay , [I]_0-i do love [you]_516-oswald dearly . [I]_0-i do . [I]_0-i do . " "_[0-i] Say it again . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i will say it fifty times , - till [your]_516-oswald ears are weary with it " ; - and [she]_351-violet did say it to [him]_516-oswald , after [her]_351-violet own fashion , fifty times . "_[0-i] This is a great change , " [he]_516-oswald said , getting up after a while and walking about [the room]_{7501-the room} . "_[516-oswald] But a change for the better ; - is it not , [Oswald]_516-oswald ? " "_[516-oswald] So much for the better that [I]_0-i hardly know [myself]_0-i in [my]_0-i new joy . But , [Violet]_351-violet , [we]_5644-we 'll have no delay , - will [we]_5644-we ? No shilly - shallying . What is the use of waiting now that it 's settled ? " "_{[463-lord chiltern]} None in the least , [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . Let [us]_5644-we say , - this day twelvemonth . " "_[5644-we] [You]_516-oswald are laughing at [me]_0-i , [Violet]_351-violet . " "_[516-oswald] Remember , [sir]_8579-sir , that the first thing [you]_516-oswald have to do is to write to [[your]_516-oswald father]_{1238-your father} . " [He]_516-oswald instantly went to the writing - table and took up paper and pen . "_{[1238-your father]} Come along , " [he]_516-oswald said . "_[516-oswald] [You]_516-oswald are to dictate it . " But this [she]_351-violet refused to do , telling [him]_516-oswald that [he]_516-oswald must write [his]_516-oswald letter to [[his]_516-oswald father]_{784-his father} out of [his]_516-oswald own head , and out of [his]_516-oswald own heart . "_[516-oswald] [I]_0-i can not write it , " [he]_516-oswald said , throwing down the pen . "_[0-i] [My]_0-i blood is in such a tumult that [I]_0-i can not steady [my]_0-i hand . " "_[0-i] [You]_0-i must not be so tumultuous , [Oswald]_516-oswald , or [I]_0-i shall have to live in a whirlwind . " "_[516-oswald] Oh , [I]_0-i shall shake down . [I]_0-i shall become as steady as [an old stager]_{5647-an old stager} . [I]_0-i 'll go as quiet in harness by - and - by as though [I]_0-i had been broken to it [a four - year - old]_{5648-a four - year - old} . [I]_0-i wonder whether [Laura]_{344-lady laura} could not write this letter . " "_{[344-lady laura]} [I]_0-i think [you]_516-oswald should write it [yourself]_516-oswald , [Oswald]_516-oswald . " "_[516-oswald] If [you]_516-oswald bid [me]_0-i [I]_0-i will . " "_[516-oswald] Bid [you]_516-oswald indeed ! As if it was for [me]_0-i to bid [you]_516-oswald . Do [you]_516-oswald not know that in these new troubles [you]_516-oswald are undertaking [you]_516-oswald will have to bid [me]_0-i in everything , and that [I]_0-i shall be bound to do [your]_516-oswald bidding ? Does it not seem to be dreadful ? [My]_0-i wonder is that [any girl]_{7307-any girl} can ever accept [any man]_{1023-any man} . " "_[0-i] But [you]_516-oswald have accepted [me]_0-i now . " "_[516-oswald] Yes , indeed . " "_[516-oswald] And [you]_516-oswald repent ? " "_[516-oswald] No , indeed , and [I]_0-i will try to do [your]_516-oswald biddings ; - but [you]_516-oswald must not be rough to [me]_0-i , and outrageous , and fierce , - will [you]_516-oswald , [Oswald]_516-oswald ? " "_[516-oswald] [I]_0-i will not at any rate be like [Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} is with [poor Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " "_{[344-lady laura]} No ; - that is not [your]_516-oswald nature . " "_{[344-lady laura]} [I]_0-i will do [my]_0-i best , [dearest]_8786-dearest . And [you]_8786-dearest may at any rate be sure of this , that [I]_0-i will love [you]_8786-dearest always . So much good of [myself]_0-i , if it be good , [I]_0-i can say . " "_[0-i] It is very good , " [she]_351-violet answered ; "_[0-i] the best of all good words . And now [I]_0-i must go . And as [you]_516-oswald are leaving [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} [I]_0-i will say good - bye . When am [I]_0-i to have the honour and felicity of beholding [[your]_516-oswald lordship]_{5652-your lordship} again ? " "_[516-oswald] Say a nice word to [me]_0-i before [I]_0-i am off , [Violet]_351-violet . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i , - love , - [you]_516-oswald , - better , - than [all the world]_{5653-all the world} beside ; and [I]_0-i mean , - to be [[your]_516-oswald wife]_{8754-your wife} , - some day . Are not those twenty nice words ? " [He]_0-i would not prolong [his]_0-i stay at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , though [he]_0-i was asked to do so both by [Violet]_351-violet and [[his]_0-i sister]_{1119-his sister} , and though , as [he]_0-i confessed [himself]_0-i , [he]_0-i had no special business elsewhere . "_[0-i] It is no use mincing the matter . [I]_0-i do n't like [Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} , and [I]_0-i do n't like being in [[his]_5655-he house]_{1694-his house} , " [he]_0-i said to [Violet]_351-violet . And then [he]_0-i promised that there should be a party got up at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby before the winter was over . [His]_0-i plan was to stop that night at [Carlisle]_273-carlisle , and write to [[his]_0-i father]_{784-his father} from thence . "_[0-i] [Your]_5655-he blood , perhaps , wo n't be so tumultuous at [Carlisle]_273-carlisle , " said [Violet]_351-violet . [He]_0-i shook [his]_0-i head and went on with [his]_0-i plans . [He]_0-i would then go on to [London]_6-london and down to [Willingford]_524-phineas , and there wait for [[his]_0-i father]_{784-his father} 's answer . "_[5655-he] There is no reason why [I]_0-i should lose more of the hunting than necessary . " "_[5655-he] Pray do n't lose a day for [me]_0-i , " said [Violet]_351-violet . As soon as [he]_0-i heard from [[his]_0-i father]_{784-his father} , [he]_0-i would do [[his]_0-i father]_{784-his father} 's bidding . "_[5655-he] [You]_5655-he will go to [Saulsby]_127-saulsby , " said [Violet]_351-violet ; "_[5655-he] [you]_5655-he can hunt at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby , [you]_5655-he know . " "_[5655-he] [I]_0-i will go to [Jericho]_274-jericho if [he]_5655-he asks [me]_0-i , only [you]_5655-he will have to go with [me]_0-i . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i thought [we]_5657-we were to go to , - [Belgium]_223-belgium , " said [Violet]_351-violet . "_[0-i] And so that is settled at last , " said [Violet]_351-violet to [Laura]_{344-lady laura} that night . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i hope [you]_5655-he do not regret it . " "_[5655-he] On the contrary , [I]_0-i am as happy as the moments are long . " "_[0-i] [[My]_0-i fine girl]_{5658-my fine girl} ! " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am happy because [I]_0-i love [him]_5655-he . [I]_0-i have always loved [him]_5655-he . [You]_5655-he have known that . " "_[5655-he] Indeed , no . " "_[5655-he] But [I]_0-i have , after [my]_0-i fashion . [I]_0-i am not tumultuous , as [he]_5655-he calls [himself]_5655-he . Since [he]_5655-he began to make eyes at [me]_0-i when [he]_5655-he was nineteen - " "_[5655-he] [Fancy Oswald]_516-oswald making eyes ! " "_[5655-he] Oh , [he]_5655-he did , and mouths too . But from the beginning , when [I]_0-i was [a child]_{1658-a child} , [I]_0-i have known that [he]_5655-he was dangerous , and [I]_0-i have thought that [he]_5655-he would pass on and forget [me]_0-i after a while . And [I]_0-i could have lived without [him]_5655-he . Nay , there have been moments when [I]_0-i thought [I]_0-i could learn to love [some one else]_{934-some one else} . " "_{[532-phineas]} [Poor Phineas]_532-phineas , for instance . " "_{[532-phineas]} [We]_5661-we will mention no names . [Mr. Appledom]_{618-mr. appledom} , perhaps , more likely . [He]_{618-mr. appledom} has been [[my]_0-i most constant lover]_{5662-my most constant lover} , and then [he]_{618-mr. appledom} would be so safe ! [[Your]_5663-your brother]_{7311-your brother} , [Laura]_{344-lady laura} , is dangerous . [He]_{7311-your brother} is like the bad ice in [the parks]_{5665-the parks} where they stick up the poles . [He]_{7311-your brother} has had a pole stuck upon [him]_{7311-your brother} ever since [he]_{7311-your brother} was [a boy]_{7259-a boy} . " "_{[7311-your brother]} Yes ; - give a dog a bad name and hang [him]_{7311-your brother} . " "_{[7311-your brother]} Remember that [I]_0-i do not love [him]_{7311-your brother} a bit the less on that account ; - perhaps the better . A sense of danger does not make [me]_0-i unhappy , though the threatened evil may be fatal . [I]_0-i have entered [myself]_0-i for [my]_0-i forlorn hope , and [I]_0-i mean to stick to it . Now [I]_0-i must go and write to [[his]_{7311-your brother} worship]_{5667-his worship} . Only think , - [I]_0-i never wrote a love - letter yet ! " Nothing more shall be said about [Miss Effingham]_351-violet 's first love - letter , which was , no doubt , creditable to [her]_351-violet head and heart ; but there were two other letters sent by the same post from [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} which shall be submitted to [the reader]_{1125-the reader} , as they will assist the telling of the story . One was from [Lady Laura Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} to [[her]_{344-lady laura} friend]_{1091-her friend} [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , and the other from [Violet]_351-violet to [[her]_{344-lady laura} aunt]_{4863-her aunt} , [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} . No letter was written to [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} , as it was thought desirable that [he]_{332-lord brentford} should receive the first intimation of what had been done from [[his]_{332-lord brentford} son]_{775-his son} . Respecting the letter to [Phineas]_329-phineas , which shall be first given , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} thought it right to say a word to [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} . [He]_{968-her husband} had been of course told of the engagement , and had replied that [he]_{968-her husband} could have wished that the arrangement could have been made elsewhere than at [[his]_{968-her husband} house]_{1694-his house} , knowing as [he]_{968-her husband} did that [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} would not approve of it . To this [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} had made no reply , and [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} had condescended to congratulate [the bride - elect]_{10645-the bride - elect} . When [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} 's letter to [Phineas]_329-phineas was completed [she]_{344-lady laura} took care to put it into the letter - box in the presence of [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i have written to [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , " [she]_{344-lady laura} said , "_[0-i] to tell [him]_329-phineas of this marriage . " "_[0-i] Why was it necessary that [he]_329-phineas should be told ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i think it was due to [him]_329-phineas , - from certain circumstances . " "_{[329-phineas]} [I]_0-i wonder whether there was any truth in what [everybody]_{951-everybody} was saying about [their]_{951-everybody} fighting a duel ? " asked [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} . [[His]_{404-loughlinter} wife]_{947-his wife} made no answer , and then [he]_{404-loughlinter} continued - "_[0-i] [You]_0-i told [me]_0-i of [your]_0-i own knowledge that it was untrue . " "_[0-i] Not of [my]_0-i own knowledge , [Robert]_{343-mr. kennedy} . " "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} Yes ; - of [your]_{343-mr. kennedy} own knowledge . " Then [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} walked away , and was certain that [[his]_{404-loughlinter} wife]_{947-his wife} had deceived [him]_{404-loughlinter} about the duel . There had been a duel , and [she]_{947-his wife} had known it ; and yet [she]_{947-his wife} had told [him]_{404-loughlinter} that the report was a ridiculous fabrication . [He]_{404-loughlinter} never forgot anything . [He]_{404-loughlinter} remembered at this moment the words of the falsehood , and the look of [her]_{947-his wife} face as [she]_{947-his wife} told it . [He]_{404-loughlinter} had believed [her]_{947-his wife} implicitly , but [he]_{404-loughlinter} would never believe [her]_{947-his wife} again . [He]_{404-loughlinter} was one of [those men who , in spite of [their]_{10649-those men who , in spite of their experience of the world , of their experience of their own lives} experience of [the world]_{756-the world} , of [their]_{10649-those men who , in spite of their experience of the world , of their experience of their own lives} experience of [their]_{10649-those men who , in spite of their experience of the world , of their experience of their own lives} own lives]_{10649-those men who , in spite of their experience of the world , of their experience of their own lives} , imagine that [lips that have once lied]_{10651-lips that have once lied} can never tell the truth . [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} 's letter to [Phineas]_329-phineas was as follows : [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , December 28th , 186 - . [[MY]_{343-mr. kennedy} DEAR FRIEND]_{4642-my dear friend} , [Violet Effingham]_351-violet is here , and [Oswald]_516-oswald has just left [us]_10653-us . It is possible that [you]_{4642-my dear friend} may see [him]_516-oswald as [he]_516-oswald passes through [London]_6-london . But , at any rate , [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} think it best to let [you]_{4642-my dear friend} know immediately that [she]_351-violet has accepted [him]_516-oswald , - at last . If there be any pang in this to [you]_{4642-my dear friend} , be sure that [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} will grieve for [you]_{4642-my dear friend} . [You]_{4642-my dear friend} will not wish [me]_{343-mr. kennedy} to say that [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} regret that which was the dearest wish of [my]_{343-mr. kennedy} heart before [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} knew [you]_{4642-my dear friend} . Lately , indeed , [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} have been torn in two ways . [You]_{4642-my dear friend} will understand what [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} mean , and [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} believe [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} need say nothing more ; - except this , that it shall be among [my]_{343-mr. kennedy} prayers that [you]_{4642-my dear friend} may obtain all things that may tend to make [you]_{4642-my dear friend} happy , honourable , and of high esteem . [[Your]_{4642-my dear friend} most sincere friend]_{10654-your most sincere friend} [LAURA KENNEDY]_{344-lady laura} . Even though [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} should read the letter , there was nothing in that of which [she]_{344-lady laura} need be ashamed . But [he]_{968-her husband} did not read the letter . [He]_{968-her husband} simply speculated as to its contents , and inquired within [himself]_{968-her husband} whether it would not be for the welfare of [the world]_{756-the world} in general , and for the welfare of [himself]_{968-her husband} in particular , that [husbands]_{1611-husbands} should demand to read [[their]_{1611-husbands} wives]_{10658-their wives} ' letters . And this was [Violet]_351-violet 's letter to [[her]_351-violet aunt]_{4863-her aunt} : - [[MY]_{343-mr. kennedy} DEAR AUNT]_{1562-my dear aunt} , The thing has come at last , and all [your]_{1562-my dear aunt} troubles will be soon over ; - for [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} do believe that all [your]_{1562-my dear aunt} troubles have come from [[your]_{1562-my dear aunt} unfortunate niece]_{10661-your unfortunate niece} . At last [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} am going to be married , and thus take [myself]_{343-mr. kennedy} off [your]_{1562-my dear aunt} hands . [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} has just been [here]_1224-here , and [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} have accepted [him]_{463-lord chiltern} . [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} am afraid [you]_{1562-my dear aunt} hardly think so well of [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} as [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} do ; but then , perhaps , [you]_{1562-my dear aunt} have not known [him]_{463-lord chiltern} so long . [You]_{1562-my dear aunt} do know , however , that there has been some difference between [him]_{463-lord chiltern} and [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} father]_{784-his father} . [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} think [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} may take upon [myself]_{343-mr. kennedy} to say that now , upon [his]_{463-lord chiltern} engagement , this will be settled . [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} have the inexpressible pleasure of feeling sure that [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} will welcome [me]_{343-mr. kennedy} as [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} daughter - in - law]_{10664-his daughter - in - law} . Tell the news to [Augusta]_455-augusta with [[my]_{343-mr. kennedy} best love]_{10665-my best love} . [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} will write to [her]_{10665-my best love} in a day or two . [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} hope [[my]_{343-mr. kennedy} cousin]_{7280-my cousin} [Gustavus]_519-gustavus will condescend to give [me]_{343-mr. kennedy} away . Of course there is nothing fixed about time ; - but [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} should say , perhaps , in nine years . [[Your]_455-augusta affectionate niece]_{10667-your affectionate niece} , [VIOLET EFFINGHAM]_351-violet . [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , Friday . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} What does [she]_5669-she mean about nine years ? " said [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} in [her]_{341-lady baldock} wrath . "_[5669-she] [She]_5669-she is joking , " said [the mild Augusta]_455-augusta . "_[5669-she] [I]_0-i believe [she]_5669-she would - joke , if [I]_0-i were going to be buried , " said [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} . CHAPTER LIII Showing How [Phineas]_329-phineas Bore the Blow When [Phineas]_329-phineas received [Lady Laura Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} 's letter , [he]_329-phineas was sitting in [[his]_329-phineas gorgeous apartment]_{10668-his gorgeous apartment} in [the Colonial Office]_{5449-the colonial office} . [It]_{10668-his gorgeous apartment} was gorgeous in comparison with [the very dingy room at [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} 's to which [he]_329-phineas had been accustomed in [his]_329-phineas early days]_{10670-the very dingy room at mr. low 's to which he had been accustomed in his early days} , - and somewhat gorgeous also as compared with [the lodgings [he]_329-phineas had so long inhabited in [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} 's house]_{10671-the lodgings he had so long inhabited in mr. bunce 's house} . [The room]_{7501-the room} was large and square , and looked out from three windows on to [St. James 's Park]_{184-st. james 's park} . There were in [it]_{7501-the room} two very comfortable arm - chairs and a comfortable sofa . And [the office table at which [he]_329-phineas sat]_{10673-the office table at which he sat} was of old mahogany , shining brightly , and seemed to be fitted up with every possible appliance for official comfort . This stood near one of the windows , so that [he]_329-phineas could sit and look down upon [the park]_{7798-the park} . And there was a large round table covered with books and newspapers . And the walls of [the room]_{7501-the room} were bright with maps of all [the colonies]_{4882-the colonies} . And there was one very interesting map , - but not very bright , - showing [the American colonies]_{10677-the american colonies} , as they used to be . And there was [a little inner closet in which [he]_329-phineas could brush [his]_329-phineas hair and wash [his]_329-phineas hands]_{10678-a little inner closet in which he could brush his hair and wash his hands} ; and in [the room adjoining there]_{10679-the room adjoining there} sat , - or ought to have sat , for [he]_329-phineas was often absent , vexing the mind of [Phineas]_329-phineas , - [[the Earl]_{733-the earl} 's nephew]_{10681-the earl 's nephew} , [[his]_329-phineas private secretary]_{2745-his private secretary} . And it was all very gorgeous . Often as [he]_329-phineas looked round upon [it]_{7501-the room} , thinking of [[his]_329-phineas old bedroom at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe]_{10683-his old bedroom at killaloe} , of [[his]_329-phineas little garrets at [Trinity]_27-trinity]_{10684-his little garrets at trinity} , of [the dingy chambers in [Lincoln 's Inn]_{42-lincoln 's inn}]_{10685-the dingy chambers in lincoln 's inn} , [he]_329-phineas would tell [himself]_329-phineas that it was very gorgeous . [He]_329-phineas would wonder that anything so grand had fallen to [his]_329-phineas lot . The letter from [Scotland]_136-scotland was brought to [him]_329-phineas in the afternoon , having reached [London]_6-london by some day - mail from [Glasgow]_72-glasgow . [He]_329-phineas was sitting at [his]_329-phineas desk with a heap of papers before [him]_329-phineas referring to [a contemplated railway from [Halifax]_276-halifax , in [Nova Scotia]_{277-nova scotia}]_{10686-a contemplated railway from halifax , in nova scotia} , to [the foot of [the Rocky Mountains]_{278-the rocky mountains}]_{10687-the foot of the rocky mountains} . It had become [his]_329-phineas business to get up the subject , and then discuss with [[his]_329-phineas principal]_{10688-his principal} , [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} , the expediency of advising [the Government]_{54-the government} to lend [a company]_{10689-a company} five million of money , in order that this railway might be made . It was a big subject , and the contemplation of it gratified [him]_329-phineas . It required that [he]_329-phineas should look forward to great events , and exercise the wisdom of [a statesman]_{8132-a statesman} . What was the chance of [these colonies]_{10691-these colonies} being swallowed up by [those other regions]_{10692-those other regions} , - once [colonies]_{10693-colonies} , - of which the map that hung in the corner told so eloquent a tale ? And if so , would the five million ever be repaid ? And if not swallowed up , were the colonies worth so great an adventure of national money ? Could [they]_{10691-these colonies} repay it ? Would [they]_{10691-these colonies} do so ? Should [they]_{10691-these colonies} be made to do so ? [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} , who was now [a Q.C. and in Parliament]_{10694-a q.c. and in parliament} , would not have greater subjects than this before [him]_{399-mr. low} , even if [he]_{399-mr. low} should come to be [Solicitor General]_{10695-solicitor general} . [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} had specially asked [him]_329-phineas to get up this matter , - and [he]_329-phineas was getting it up sedulously . Once in nine years [the harbour of [Halifax]_276-halifax]_{10696-the harbour of halifax} was blocked up by ice . [He]_329-phineas had just jotted down the fact , which was material , when [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} 's letter was brought to [him]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas read it , and putting it down by [his]_329-phineas side very gently , went back to [his]_329-phineas maps as though the thing would not so trouble [his]_329-phineas mind as to disturb [his]_329-phineas work . [He]_329-phineas absolutely wrote , automatically , certain words of a note about [the harbour]_{10697-the harbour} , after [he]_329-phineas had received the information . A horse will gallop for some scores of yards , after [his]_329-phineas back has been broken , before [he]_329-phineas knows of [his]_329-phineas great ruin ; - and so it was with [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas . [His]_329-phineas back was broken , but , nevertheless , [he]_329-phineas galloped , for a yard or two . "_[5669-she] Closed in 1860 - 61 for thirteen days . " Then [he]_329-phineas began to be aware that [his]_329-phineas back was broken , and that the writing of any more notes about the ice in [Halifax]_276-halifax harbour was for the present out of the question . "_[5669-she] [I]_0-i think it best to let [you]_5670-you know immediately that [she]_5671-she has accepted [him]_0-i . " These were the words which [he]_329-phineas read the oftenest . Then it was all over ! The game was played out , and all [his]_329-phineas victories were as nothing to [him]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas sat for an hour in [[his]_329-phineas gorgeous room]_{10698-his gorgeous room} thinking of it , and various were the answers which [he]_329-phineas gave during the time to various messages ; - but [he]_329-phineas would see [nobody]_1350-nobody . As for [the colonies]_{4882-the colonies} , [he]_329-phineas did not care if [they]_{4882-the colonies} revolted to - morrow . [He]_329-phineas would have parted with [every colony belonging to [Great Britain]_{279-great britain}]_{10701-every colony belonging to great britain} to have gotten the hand of [Violet Effingham]_351-violet for [himself]_329-phineas . Now , - now at this moment , [he]_329-phineas told [himself]_329-phineas with oaths that [he]_329-phineas had never loved [any one]_{7313-any one} but [Violet Effingham]_351-violet . There had been so much to make such a marriage desirable ! [I]_650-halloa should wrong [[my]_650-halloa hero]_{10703-my hero} deeply were [I]_650-halloa to say that the weight of [his]_329-phineas sorrow was occasioned by the fact that [he]_329-phineas had lost [an heiress]_{8137-an heiress} . [He]_329-phineas would never have thought of looking for [Violet Effingham]_351-violet had [he]_329-phineas not first learned to love [her]_351-violet . But as the idea opened itself out to [him]_329-phineas , everything had seemed to be so suitable . Had [Miss Effingham]_351-violet become [[his]_329-phineas wife]_{947-his wife} , the mouths of [the Lows]_{617-the lows} and of [the Bunces]_533-bunces would have been stopped altogether . [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} would have come to [[his]_329-phineas house]_{1694-his house} as [[his]_329-phineas familiar guest]_{10707-his familiar guest} , and [he]_329-phineas would have been connected with half a score of [peers]_10708-peers . A seat in [Parliament]_{912-parliament} would be simply [his]_329-phineas proper place , and even [Under - Secretaryships of [State]_10711-state]_{10710-under - secretaryships of state} might soon come to be below [him]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas was playing a great game , but hitherto [he]_329-phineas had played it with so much success , - with such wonderful luck ! that it had seemed to [him]_329-phineas that all things were within [his]_329-phineas reach . Nothing more had been wanting to [him]_329-phineas than [Violet]_351-violet 's hand for [his]_329-phineas own comfort , and [Violet]_351-violet 's fortune to support [his]_329-phineas position ; and these , too , had almost seemed to be within [his]_329-phineas grasp . [[His]_329-phineas goddess]_{10712-his goddess} had indeed refused [him]_329-phineas , - but not with disdain . Even [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} had talked of [his]_329-phineas marriage as not improbable . All [the world]_{756-the world} , almost , had heard of the duel ; and all [the world]_{756-the world} had smiled , and seemed to think that in the real fight [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas would be the victor , - that the lucky pistol was in [his]_329-phineas hands . It had never occurred to [any one]_{7313-any one} to suppose , - as far as [he]_329-phineas could see , - that [he]_329-phineas was presuming at all , or pushing [himself]_329-phineas out of [his]_329-phineas own sphere , in asking [Violet Effingham]_351-violet to be [[his]_329-phineas wife]_{947-his wife} . No ; - [he]_329-phineas would trust [his]_329-phineas luck , would persevere , and would succeed . Such had been [his]_329-phineas resolution on that very morning , - and now there had come this letter to dash [him]_329-phineas to the ground . There were moments in which [he]_329-phineas declared to [himself]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas would not believe the letter , - not that there was any moment in which there was in [his]_329-phineas mind the slightest spark of real hope . But [he]_329-phineas would tell [himself]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas would still persevere . [Violet]_351-violet might have been driven to accept [that violent man by violent influence]_{10717-that violent man by violent influence} , - or it might be that [she]_351-violet had not in truth accepted [him]_329-phineas , that [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} had simply so asserted . Or , even if it were so , did [women]_7479-women never change [their]_7479-women minds ? The manly thing would be to persevere to the end . Had [he]_329-phineas not before been successful , when success seemed to be as far from [him]_329-phineas ? But [he]_329-phineas could buoy [himself]_329-phineas up with no real hope . Even when these ideas were present to [his]_329-phineas mind , [he]_329-phineas knew , - [he]_329-phineas knew well , - at those very moments , that [his]_329-phineas back was broken . [Some one]_{7387-some one} had come in and lighted the candles and drawn down the blinds while [he]_329-phineas was sitting there , and now , as [he]_329-phineas looked at [his]_329-phineas watch , [he]_329-phineas found that it was past five o'clock . [He]_329-phineas was engaged to dine with [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} at eight , and in [his]_329-phineas agony [he]_329-phineas half - resolved that [he]_329-phineas would send an excuse . [Madame Max]_{348-madame goesler} would be full of wrath , as [she]_{348-madame goesler} was very particular about [her]_{348-madame goesler} little dinner - parties ; - but , what did [he]_329-phineas care now about the wrath of [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} ? And yet only this morning [he]_329-phineas had been congratulating [himself]_329-phineas , among [his]_329-phineas other successes , upon [her]_{348-madame goesler} favour , and had laughed inwardly at [his]_329-phineas own falseness , - [his]_329-phineas falseness to [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , - as [he]_329-phineas did so . [He]_329-phineas had said something to [himself]_329-phineas jocosely about [lovers]_7434-lovers ' perjuries , the remembrance of which was now very bitter to [him]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas took up a sheet of note - paper and scrawled an excuse to [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . News from [the country]_{839-the country} , [he]_329-phineas said , made it impossible that [he]_329-phineas should go out to - night . But [he]_329-phineas did not send the note . At about half - past five [he]_329-phineas opened the door of [[[his]_329-phineas private secretary]_{2745-his private secretary} 's room]_{10723-his private secretary 's room} and found [the young man]_{798-the young man} fast asleep , with a cigar in [his]_{798-the young man} mouth . "_[650-halloa] [Halloa]_650-halloa , [Charles]_{554-charles v.} , " [he]_329-phineas said . "_{[554-charles v.]} All right ! " [Charles Standish]_{651-charles standish} was [a first cousin of [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} 's , and , having been in [the office]_{2154-the office} before [Phineas]_329-phineas had joined [it]_{2154-the office} , and being a great favourite with [[his]_329-phineas cousin]_{10727-his cousin}]_{10725-a first cousin of lady laura 's , and , having been in the office before phineas had joined it , and being a great favourite with his cousin} , had of course become [[the Under - Secretary]_{4883-the under - secretary} 's private secretary]_{10729-the under - secretary 's private secretary} . "_{[554-charles v.]} [I]_0-i 'm all here , " said [Charles Standish]_{651-charles standish} , getting up and shaking [himself]_0-i . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am going . Just tie up those papers , - exactly as they are . [I]_0-i shall be here early to - morrow , but [I]_0-i sha n't want [you]_{554-charles v.} before twelve . Good night , [Charles]_{651-charles standish} . " "_{[651-charles standish]} Ta , ta , " said [[his]_329-phineas private secretary]_{2745-his private secretary} , who was very fond of [[his]_329-phineas master]_{10731-his master} , but not very respectful , - unless upon express occasions . Then [Phineas]_329-phineas went out and walked across [the park]_{7798-the park} ; but as [he]_329-phineas went [he]_329-phineas became quite aware that [his]_329-phineas back was broken . It was not the less broken because [he]_329-phineas sang to [himself]_329-phineas little songs to prove to [himself]_329-phineas that it was whole and sound . It was broken , and it seemed to [him]_329-phineas now that [he]_329-phineas never could become [an Atlas]_{10733-an atlas} again , to bear the weight of [the world]_{756-the world} upon [his]_329-phineas shoulders . What did anything signify ? All that [he]_329-phineas had done had been part of a game which [he]_329-phineas had been playing throughout , and now [he]_329-phineas had been beaten in [his]_329-phineas game . [He]_329-phineas absolutely ignored [his]_329-phineas old passion for [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} as though it had never been , and regarded [himself]_329-phineas as [a model of constancy]_{10735-a model of constancy} , - as [a man who had loved , not wisely perhaps , but much too well , - and who must now therefore suffer a living death]_{10736-a man who had loved , not wisely perhaps , but much too well , - and who must now therefore suffer a living death} . [He]_329-phineas hated [Parliament]_{49-parliament} . [He]_329-phineas hated the Colonial Office . [He]_329-phineas hated [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} ; and [he]_329-phineas especially hated [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . As to [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , - [he]_329-phineas believed that [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} had obtained [his]_{463-lord chiltern} object by violence . [He]_329-phineas would see to that ! Yes ; - let the consequences be what [they]_10738-they might , [he]_329-phineas would see to that ! [He]_329-phineas went up by [the Duke of [York]_280-york]_{10739-the duke of york} 's column , and as [he]_329-phineas passed [the Athenaeum]_{1103-the athenaeum} [he]_329-phineas saw [[his]_329-phineas chief]_{3621-his chief} , [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} , standing under the portico talking to [a bishop]_{10742-a bishop} . [He]_329-phineas would have gone on unnoticed , had it been possible ; but [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} came down to [him]_329-phineas at once . "_{[651-charles standish]} [I]_0-i have put [your]_5672-you name down here , " said [[his]_0-i lordship]_{8711-his lordship} . "_[0-i] What 's the use ? " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , who was profoundly indifferent at this moment to [all the clubs in [London]_6-london]_{10744-all the clubs in london} . "_[0-i] It ca n't do any harm , [you]_5672-you know . [You]_5672-you 'll come up in time . And if [you]_5672-you should get into [the ministry]_{8582-the ministry} , [they]_5674-they 'll let [you]_5672-you in at once . " "_[5674-they] Ministry ! " ejaculated [Phineas]_329-phineas . But [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} took the tone of voice as simply suggestive of humility , and suspected nothing of that profound indifference to [all ministers]_{1988-all ministers} and ministerial honours which [Phineas]_329-phineas had intended to express . "_[5674-they] By - the - bye , " said [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} , putting [his]_{552-lord cantrip} arm through that of [the Under - Secretary]_{4883-the under - secretary} , "_[5674-they] [I]_0-i wanted to speak to [you]_5672-you about the guarantees . [We]_5675-we shall be in [[the devil]_{7262-the devil} 's own mess]_{5677-the devil 's own mess} , [you]_5672-you know - " And so [the Secretary of [State]_10711-state]_{10747-the secretary of state} went on about [the Rocky Mountain Railroad]_{10749-the rocky mountain railroad} , and [Phineas]_329-phineas strove hard to bear [his]_329-phineas burden with [his]_329-phineas broken back . [He]_329-phineas was obliged to say something about [the guarantees]_{10750-the guarantees} , and [the railway]_{10751-the railway} , and [the frozen harbour]_{10752-the frozen harbour} , - and something especially about the difficulties which would be found , not in the measures themselves , but in the natural pugnacity of [the Opposition]_{2337-the opposition} . In the fabrication of garments for the national wear , the great thing is to produce garments that shall , as far as possible , defy hole - picking . It may be , and sometimes is , the case , that garments so fabricated will be good also for wear . [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} , at the present moment , was very anxious and very ingenious in the stopping of holes ; and [he]_{552-lord cantrip} thought that perhaps [[his]_{552-lord cantrip} Under - Secretary]_{10754-his under - secretary} was too much prone to the indulgence of large philanthropical views without sufficient thought of [the hole - pickers]_{10755-the hole - pickers} . But on this occasion , by the time that [he]_{552-lord cantrip} reached [[Brooks]_421-brooks 's]_{7896-brooks 's} , [he]_{552-lord cantrip} had been enabled to convince [[his]_{552-lord cantrip} Under - Secretary]_{10754-his under - secretary} , and though [he]_{552-lord cantrip} had always thought well of [[his]_{552-lord cantrip} Under - Secretary]_{10754-his under - secretary} , [he]_{552-lord cantrip} thought better of [him]_{10754-his under - secretary} now than ever [he]_{552-lord cantrip} had done . [Phineas]_329-phineas during the whole time had been meditating what [he]_329-phineas could do to [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} when [they]_5678-they two should meet . Could [he]_329-phineas take [him]_{463-lord chiltern} by the throat and smite [him]_{463-lord chiltern} ? "_[5672-you] [I]_0-i happen to know that [Broderick]_{652-mr. broderick} is working as hard at the matter as [we]_5678-they are , " said [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} , stopping opposite to [the club]_{976-the club} . "_{[652-mr. broderick]} [He]_{652-mr. broderick} moved for papers , [you]_5679-you know , at the end of last session . " Now [Mr. Broderick]_{652-mr. broderick} was [a gentleman in [the House]_{929-the house}]_{10760-a gentleman in the house} looking for promotion in [a Conservative Government]_{10762-a conservative government} , and of course would oppose any measure that could be brought forward by [the Cantrip - Finn Colonial Administration]_{653-the cantrip - finn colonial administration} . Then [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} slipped into [the club]_{976-the club} , and [Phineas]_329-phineas went on alone . A spark of [his]_329-phineas old ambition with reference to [Brooks]_421-brooks 's was the first thing to make [him]_329-phineas forget [his]_329-phineas misery for a moment . [He]_329-phineas had asked [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} to put [his]_329-phineas name down , and was not sure whether it had been done . The threat of [Mr. Broderick]_{652-mr. broderick} 's opposition had been of no use towards the strengthening of [his]_329-phineas broken back , but the sight of [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} hurrying in at the coveted door did do something . "_{[749-a man]} [A man]_{749-a man} ca n't cut [his]_{749-a man} throat or blow [his]_{749-a man} brains out , " [he]_329-phineas said to [himself]_329-phineas ; "_{[749-a man]} after all , [he]_{749-a man} must go on and do [his]_{749-a man} work . For hearts will break , yet brokenly live on . " Thereupon [he]_329-phineas went [home]_754-home , and after sitting for an hour over [his]_329-phineas own fire , and looking wistfully at a little treasure which [he]_329-phineas had , - a treasure obtained by some slight fraud at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby , and which [he]_329-phineas now chucked into the fire , and then instantly again pulled out of it , soiled but unscorched , - [he]_329-phineas dressed [himself]_329-phineas for dinner , and went out to [[Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's]_{10765-madame max goesler 's} . Upon the whole , [he]_329-phineas was glad that [he]_329-phineas had not sent the note of excuse . [A man]_{749-a man} must live , even though [his]_{749-a man} heart be broken , and living [he]_{749-a man} must dine . [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} was fond of giving little dinners at this period of the year , before [London]_6-london was crowded , and when [[her]_{348-madame goesler} guests]_{10767-her guests} might probably not be called away by subsequent social arrangements . [Her]_{348-madame goesler} number seldom exceeded six or eight , and [she]_{348-madame goesler} always spoke of these entertainments as being of the humblest kind . [She]_{348-madame goesler} sent out no big cards . [She]_{348-madame goesler} preferred to catch [[her]_{348-madame goesler} people]_{10768-her people} as though by chance , when that was possible . "_{[654-dear mr. jones]} [Dear Mr. Jones]_{654-dear mr. jones} . [Mr. Smith]_{655-mr. smith} is coming to tell [me]_0-i about some sherry on Tuesday . Will [you]_{654-dear mr. jones} come and tell [me]_0-i too ? [I]_0-i daresay [you]_{654-dear mr. jones} know as much about it . " And then there was a studious absence of parade . The dishes were not very numerous . The bill of fare was simply written out once , for [the mistress]_{10769-the mistress} , and so circulated round the table . Not a word about the things to be eaten or the things to be drunk was ever spoken at the table , - or at least no such word was ever spoken by [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . But , nevertheless , [they]_10770-they who knew anything about dinners were aware that [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} gave very good dinners indeed . [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas was beginning to flatter [himself]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas knew something about dinners , and had been heard to assert that the soups at [the cottage in [Park Lane]_{244-park lane}]_{10771-the cottage in park lane} were not to be beaten in [London]_6-london . But [he]_329-phineas cared for no soup to - day , as [he]_329-phineas slowly made [his]_329-phineas way up [[Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's staircase]_{10772-madame goesler 's staircase} . There had been one difficulty in the way of [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's dinner - parties which had required some patience and great ingenuity in its management . [She]_{348-madame goesler} must either have [ladies]_2750-ladies , or [she]_{348-madame goesler} must not have [them]_2750-ladies . There was a great allurement in the latter alternative ; but [she]_{348-madame goesler} knew well that if [she]_{348-madame goesler} gave way to it , all prospect of [general society]_{10774-general society} would for [her]_{348-madame goesler} be closed , - and for ever . This had been in the early days of [her]_{348-madame goesler} widowhood in [Park Lane]_{244-park lane} . [She]_{348-madame goesler} cared but little for [women]_7479-women 's society ; but [she]_{348-madame goesler} knew well that [the society of [gentlemen]_{1375-gentlemen} without [women]_7479-women]_{10776-the society of gentlemen without women} would not be that which [she]_{348-madame goesler} desired . [She]_{348-madame goesler} knew also that [she]_{348-madame goesler} might as effectually crush [herself]_{348-madame goesler} and all [her]_{348-madame goesler} aspirations by bringing to [[her]_{348-madame goesler} house]_{7823-her house} [indifferent women]_{10780-indifferent women} , - [women lacking something either in character , or in position , or in talent]_{10781-women lacking something either in character , or in position , or in talent} , - as by having none at all . Thus there had been a great difficulty , and sometimes [she]_{348-madame goesler} had thought that the thing could not be done at all . "_{[654-dear mr. jones]} [These English]_{5681-these english} are so stiff , so hard , so heavy ! " And yet [she]_{348-madame goesler} would not have cared to succeed elsewhere than among [the English]_{641-the english} . By degrees , however , the thing was done . [Her]_{348-madame goesler} prudence equalled [her]_{348-madame goesler} wit , and even [suspicious people]_{10782-suspicious people} had come to acknowledge that [they]_{10782-suspicious people} could not put [their]_{10782-suspicious people} fingers on anything wrong . When [Lady Glencora Palliser]_{475-lady glencora} had once dined at [the cottage in [Park Lane]_{244-park lane}]_{10771-the cottage in park lane} , [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} had told [herself]_{348-madame goesler} that henceforth [she]_{348-madame goesler} did not care what [the suspicious people]_{10784-the suspicious people} said . Since that [the Duke of Omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} had almost promised that [he]_{5274-the duke of omnium} would come . If [she]_{348-madame goesler} could only entertain [the Duke of Omnium]_353-duke [she]_{348-madame goesler} would have done everything . But there was [no Duke of Omnium]_{10786-no duke of omnium} there to - night . At this time [the Duke of Omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} was , of course , not in [London]_6-london . But [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} was [there]_7300-there ; and [[our]_10789-our old friend]_{3604-our old friend} [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , who had - resigned [his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} place at [the Colonial Office]_{5449-the colonial office} ; and there were [Mr.]_10792-mr. and [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} . [They]_10793-they , with [[our]_10789-our hero]_{1068-our hero} , made up the party . [No one]_{939-no one} doubted for a moment to what source [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} owed [his]_{408-mr. bonteen} dinner . [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} was good - looking , could talk , was sufficiently proper , and all that kind of thing , - and did as well as [any other woman at this time of year]_{10796-any other woman at this time of year} to keep [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} in countenance . There was never any sitting after dinner at [the cottage]_{4248-the cottage} ; or , [I]_{5681-these english} should rather say , there was never any sitting after [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} went ; so that [the two ladies]_{10798-the two ladies} could not weary [each other]_{7264-each other} by being alone together . [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} understood quite well that [she]_{407-mrs. bonteen} was not required [there]_7300-there to talk to [[her]_{407-mrs. bonteen} hostess]_{10801-her hostess} , and was as willing as [any woman]_{7628-any woman} to make [herself]_{407-mrs. bonteen} agreeable to [the gentlemen [she]_{407-mrs. bonteen} might meet at [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's table]_{10803-the gentlemen she might meet at madame goesler 's table} . And thus [Mr.]_10804-mr. and [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} not unfrequently dined in [Park Lane]_{244-park lane} . "_{[5681-these english]} Now [we]_5682-we have only to wait for [that horrible man]_{5683-that horrible man} , [Mr. Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , " said [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , as [she]_{348-madame goesler} welcomed [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[5683-that horrible man]} [He]_{5683-that horrible man} is always late . " "_{[5683-that horrible man]} What a blow for [me]_0-i ! " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[5683-that horrible man]} No , - [you]_5684-you are always in good time . But there is a limit beyond which good time ends , and being shamefully late at once begins . But here [he]_{5683-that horrible man} is . " And then , as [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} entered [the room]_{7501-the room} , [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} rang the bell for dinner . [Phineas]_329-phineas found [himself]_329-phineas placed between [[his]_329-phineas hostess]_{8360-his hostess} and [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} , and [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} was on the other side of [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . [They]_10807-they were hardly seated at the table before [some one]_{7387-some one} stated it as a fact that [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} and [[his]_{332-lord brentford} son]_{775-his son} were reconciled . Now [Phineas]_329-phineas knew , or thought that [he]_329-phineas knew , that this could not as yet be the case ; and indeed such was not the case , though [the father]_{8247-the father} had already received [the son]_{8205-the son} 's letter . But [Phineas]_329-phineas did not choose to say anything at present about [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_{[5683-that horrible man]} How odd it is , " said [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} ; "_{[5683-that horrible man]} how often [you]_5685-you [English fathers]_{5686-english fathers} quarrel with [[your]_5685-you sons]_{5687-your sons} ! " "_[5685-you] How often [we]_5688-we [English sons]_{5689-english sons} quarrel with [[our]_5688-we fathers]_{8532-our fathers} rather , " said [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} , who was known for the respect [he]_{597-lord fawn} had always paid to the fifth commandment . "_[5688-we] It all comes from entail and primogeniture , and old - fashioned English prejudices of that kind , " said [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . "_[5688-we] [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} is [a friend of yours]_{9597-a friend of yours} , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , [I]_0-i think . " "_{[329-phineas]} [They]_5692-they are both friends of [mine]_5685-you , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[5692-they] Ah , yes ; but [you]_5685-you , - [you]_5685-you , - [you]_5685-you and [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} once did something odd together . There was a little mystery , was there not ? " "_{[9734-a lady]} It is very little of a mystery now , " said [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . "_{[9734-a lady]} It was about [a lady]_{9734-a lady} ; - was it not ? " said [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} , affecting to whisper to [[her]_{407-mrs. bonteen} neighbour]_{10812-her neighbour} . "_{[9734-a lady]} [I]_0-i am not at liberty to say anything on the subject , " said [Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} ; "_[0-i] but [I]_0-i have no doubt [Phineas]_329-phineas will tell [you]_5685-you . " "_{[329-phineas]} [I]_0-i do n't believe this about [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} , " said [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i happen to know that [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was down at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} three days ago , and that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} passed through [London]_6-london yesterday on [his]_{463-lord chiltern} way to [the place where [he]_{463-lord chiltern} hunts]_{5694-the place where he hunts} . [The Earl]_{733-the earl} is at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} would have gone to [Saulsby]_127-saulsby if it were true . " "_{[463-lord chiltern]} It all depends upon whether [Miss Effingham]_351-violet will accept [him]_{463-lord chiltern} , " said [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} , looking over at [Phineas]_329-phineas as [she]_{407-mrs. bonteen} spoke . As there were two of [[Violet Effingham]_351-violet 's suitors]_{10813-violet effingham 's suitors} at table , the subject was becoming disagreeably personal ; and the more so , as [every one of [the party]_{7268-the party}]_{10814-every one of the party} knew or surmised something of the facts of the case . The cause of the duel at [Blankenberg]_{227-blankenberg} had become almost as public as the duel , and [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} 's courtship had not been altogether hidden from the public eye . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} on the present occasion might probably be able to carry [himself]_{463-lord chiltern} better than [Phineas]_329-phineas , even presuming [him]_{463-lord chiltern} to be equally eager in [his]_{463-lord chiltern} love , - for [he]_{463-lord chiltern} knew nothing of the fatal truth . But [he]_{463-lord chiltern} was unable to hear [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} 's statement with indifference , and showed [his]_{463-lord chiltern} concern in the matter by [his]_{463-lord chiltern} reply . "_[351-violet] [Any lady]_{5696-any lady} will be much to be pitied , " [he]_{463-lord chiltern} said , "_{[5696-any lady]} who does that . [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} is [the last man in [the world]_{756-the world} to whom [I]_0-i would wish to trust the happiness of [a woman for whom [I]_0-i cared]_{5699-a woman for whom i cared}]_{5697-the last man in the world to whom i would wish to trust the happiness of a woman for whom i cared} . " "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} is [a very good fellow]_{5700-a very good fellow} , " said [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . "_{[5700-a very good fellow]} Just a little wild , " said [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} . "_{[5700-a very good fellow]} And never had a shilling in [his]_{463-lord chiltern} pocket in [his]_{463-lord chiltern} life , " said [[her]_{407-mrs. bonteen} husband]_{968-her husband} . "_{[5700-a very good fellow]} [I]_0-i regard [him]_{463-lord chiltern} as simply [a madman]_{5701-a madman} , " said [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do so wish [I]_0-i knew [him]_{463-lord chiltern} , " said [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [I]_0-i am fond of [madmen]_5702-madmen , and [men who have n't shillings , and who are a little wild]_{5703-men who have n't shillings , and who are a little wild} , Could [you]_0-i not bring [him]_{463-lord chiltern} here , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ? " [Phineas]_329-phineas did not know what to say , or how to open [his]_329-phineas mouth without showing [his]_329-phineas deep concern . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i shall be happy to ask [him]_{463-lord chiltern} if [you]_0-i wish it , " [he]_0-i replied , as though the question had been put to [him]_0-i in earnest ; "_[0-i] but [I]_0-i do not see so much of [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} as [I]_0-i used to do . " "_[0-i] [You]_0-i do not believe that [Violet Effingham]_351-violet will accept [him]_{463-lord chiltern} ? " asked [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} paused a moment before [he]_{463-lord chiltern} spoke , and then made [his]_{463-lord chiltern} answer in a deep solemn voice , - with a seriousness which [he]_{463-lord chiltern} was unable to repress . "_[351-violet] [She]_351-violet has accepted [him]_{463-lord chiltern} , " [he]_{463-lord chiltern} said . "_[351-violet] Do [you]_0-i mean that [you]_0-i know it ? " said [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . "_[0-i] Yes ; - [I]_0-i mean that [I]_0-i know it . " Had [anybody]_7318-anybody told [him]_{463-lord chiltern} beforehand that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} would openly make this declaration at [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's table , [he]_{463-lord chiltern} would have said that of all things it was the most impossible . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} would have declared that nothing would have induced [him]_{463-lord chiltern} to speak of [Violet Effingham]_351-violet in [his]_{463-lord chiltern} existing frame of mind , and that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} would have had [his]_{463-lord chiltern} tongue cut out before [he]_{463-lord chiltern} spoke of [her]_351-violet as [the promised bride of [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} rival]_{2074-his rival}]_{10818-the promised bride of his rival} . And now [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had declared the whole truth of [his]_{463-lord chiltern} own wretchedness and discomfiture . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} was well aware that all of [them]_10820-them there knew why [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had fought the duel at [Blankenberg]_{227-blankenberg} ; - all , that is , except perhaps [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} . And [he]_{463-lord chiltern} felt as [he]_{463-lord chiltern} made the statement as to [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} blushed up to [his]_{463-lord chiltern} forehead , and that [his]_{463-lord chiltern} voice was strange , and that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} was telling the tale of [his]_{463-lord chiltern} own disgrace . But when the direct question had been asked [him]_{463-lord chiltern} [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had been unable to refrain from answering it directly . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} had thought of turning it off with some jest or affectation of drollery , but had failed . At the moment [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had been unable not to speak the truth . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't believe a word of it , " said [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} , - who also forgot [himself]_{597-lord fawn} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do believe it , if [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas says so , " said [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} , who rather liked the confusion [she]_{407-mrs. bonteen} had caused . "_{[329-phineas]} But who could have told [you]_329-phineas , [Finn]_329-phineas ? " asked [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} . "_{[329-phineas]} [[His]_329-phineas sister]_{1119-his sister} , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , told [me]_0-i so , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] Then it must be true , " said [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . "_[0-i] It is quite impossible , " said [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i may say that [I]_0-i know that it is impossible . If it were so , it would be a most shameful arrangement . Every shilling [she]_5705-she has in [the world]_{756-the world} would be swallowed up . " Now , [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} in making [his]_{597-lord fawn} proposals had been magnanimous in [his]_{597-lord fawn} offers as to settlements and pecuniary provisions generally . For some minutes after that [Phineas]_329-phineas did not speak another word , and the conversation generally was not so brisk and bright as it was expected to be at [[Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's]_{10821-madame goesler 's} . [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} [herself]_{348-madame goesler} thoroughly understood [[our]_10822-our hero]_{1068-our hero} 's position , and felt for [him]_{1068-our hero} . [She]_{348-madame goesler} would have encouraged no questionings about [Violet Effingham]_351-violet had [she]_{348-madame goesler} thought that they would have led to such a result , and now [she]_{348-madame goesler} exerted [herself]_{348-madame goesler} to turn the minds of [[her]_{348-madame goesler} guests]_{10767-her guests} to other subjects . At last [she]_{348-madame goesler} succeeded ; and after a while , too , [Phineas]_329-phineas [himself]_329-phineas was able to talk . [He]_329-phineas drank two or three glasses of wine , and dashed away into politics , taking the earliest opportunity in [his]_329-phineas power of contradicting [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} very plainly on one or two matters . [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} was of course of opinion that [the ministry]_{8582-the ministry} could not stay in long . Since [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had left [the Government]_{54-the government} [the ministers]_{1188-the ministers} had made wonderful mistakes , and [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} spoke of them quite as [an enemy]_{4164-an enemy} might speak . "_{[5707-a supporter]} And yet , [Fitz]_{440-lord james} , " said [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} , "_{[440-lord james]} [you]_{440-lord james} used to be so staunch [a supporter]_{5707-a supporter} . " "_{[440-lord james]} [I]_0-i have seen the error of [my]_0-i way , [I]_0-i can assure [you]_{440-lord james} , " said [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i always observe , " said [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , "_[0-i] that when [any of [you]_5709-you [gentlemen]_{1375-gentlemen}]_{5708-any of you gentlemen} resign , - which [you]_5709-you usually do on some very trivial matter , - [the resigning gentleman]_{5711-the resigning gentleman} becomes of [all foes]_{5712-all foes} the bitterest . [Somebody]_{1569-somebody} goes on very well with [[his]_{1569-somebody} friends]_{750-his friends} , agreeing most cordially about everything , till [he]_{1569-somebody} finds that [his]_{1569-somebody} public virtue can not swallow some little detail , and then [he]_{1569-somebody} resigns . Or [some one]_{7387-some one} , perhaps , on the other side has attacked [him]_{1569-somebody} , and in the melee [he]_{1569-somebody} is hurt , and so [he]_{1569-somebody} resigns . But when [he]_{1569-somebody} has resigned , and made [his]_{1569-somebody} parting speech full of love and gratitude , [I]_0-i know well after that where to look for the bitterest hostility to [[his]_{1569-somebody} late friends]_{5716-his late friends} . Yes , [I]_0-i am beginning to understand the way in which politics are done in [England]_26-england . " All this was rather severe upon [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} ; but [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} was [a man of [the world]_{756-the world}]_{10828-a man of the world} , and bore it better than [Phineas]_329-phineas had borne [his]_329-phineas defeat . The dinner , taken altogether , was not a success , and so [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} understood . [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} , after [he]_{597-lord fawn} had been contradicted by [Phineas]_329-phineas , hardly opened [his]_{597-lord fawn} mouth . [Phineas]_329-phineas [himself]_329-phineas talked rather too much and rather too loudly ; and [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} , who was well enough inclined to flatter [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} , contradicted [him]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i made a mistake , " said [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} afterwards , "_[0-i] in having [four members of Parliament]_{5717-four members of parliament} who all of [them]_{5717-four members of parliament} were or had been in office . [I]_0-i never will have [two men]_{9249-two men} in office together again . " This [she]_{348-madame goesler} said to [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} . "_[0-i] [[My]_0-i dear]_{7306-my dear} [Madame Max]_{348-madame goesler} , " said [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} , "_[0-i] [your]_{348-madame goesler} resolution ought to be that [you]_{348-madame goesler} will never again have [two claimants]_{5720-two claimants} for [the same young lady]_{5721-the same young lady} . " In [the drawing - room up - stairs]_{10830-the drawing - room up - stairs} [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} managed to be alone for three minutes with [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas . "_{[5720-two claimants]} And it is as [you]_{348-madame goesler} say , [[my]_0-i friend]_{922-my friend} ? " [she]_{348-madame goesler} asked . [Her]_{348-madame goesler} voice was plaintive and soft , and there was a look of real sympathy in [her]_{348-madame goesler} eyes . [Phineas]_329-phineas almost felt that if [they]_10831-they two had been quite alone [he]_329-phineas could have told [her]_{348-madame goesler} everything , and have wept at [her]_{348-madame goesler} feet . "_{[348-madame goesler]} Yes , " [he]_329-phineas said , "_{[348-madame goesler]} it is so . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i never doubted it when [you]_{348-madame goesler} had declared it . May [I]_0-i venture to say that [I]_0-i wish it had been otherwise ? " "_[0-i] It is too late now , [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . [A man of course]_{5723-a man of course} is [a fool]_{8087-a fool} to show that [he]_{5723-a man of course} has any feelings in such a matter . The fact is , [I]_0-i heard it just before [I]_0-i came here , and had made up [my]_0-i mind to send [you]_{348-madame goesler} an excuse . [I]_0-i wish [I]_0-i had now . " "_{[329-phineas]} Do not say that , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . " "_{[329-phineas]} [I]_0-i have made such an ass of [myself]_0-i . " "_[0-i] In [my]_0-i estimation [you]_{348-madame goesler} have done [yourself]_{348-madame goesler} honour . But if [I]_0-i may venture to give [you]_{348-madame goesler} counsel , do not speak of this affair again as though [you]_{348-madame goesler} had been personally concerned in it . In [the world]_{756-the world} now - a - days the only thing disgraceful is to admit a failure . " "_{[329-phineas]} And [I]_0-i have failed . " "_{[329-phineas]} But [you]_329-phineas need not admit it , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . [I]_0-i know [I]_0-i ought not to say as much to [you]_329-phineas . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i , rather , am deeply indebted to [you]_329-phineas . [I]_0-i will go now , [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , as [I]_0-i do not wish to leave [the house]_{929-the house} with [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} . " "_{[348-madame goesler]} But [you]_329-phineas will come and see [me]_0-i soon . " Then [Phineas]_329-phineas promised that [he]_329-phineas would come soon ; and felt as [he]_329-phineas made the promise that [he]_329-phineas would have an opportunity of talking over [his]_329-phineas love with [[his]_329-phineas new friend]_{10832-his new friend} at any rate without fresh shame as to [his]_329-phineas failure . [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} went away with [Phineas]_329-phineas , and [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} , having sent [[his]_{408-mr. bonteen} wife]_{947-his wife} away by [herself]_{947-his wife} , walked off towards [the clubs]_{8024-the clubs} with [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} . [He]_{408-mr. bonteen} was very anxious to have a few words with [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} . [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} had evidently been annoyed by [Phineas]_329-phineas , and [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} did not at all love [the young Under - Secretary]_{5510-the young under - secretary} . "_{[329-phineas]} [That fellow]_{5727-that fellow} has become the most consummate puppy [I]_0-i ever met , " said [he]_0-i , as [he]_0-i linked [himself]_0-i on to [the lord]_{985-the lord} , "_{[346-mr. monk]} [Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , and [one or two others among [them]_5729-them]_{5728-one or two others among them} , have contrived to spoil [him]_{5727-that fellow} altogether . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't believe a word of what [he]_{5727-that fellow} said about [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , " said [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} . "_{[5727-that fellow]} About [his]_{5727-that fellow} marriage with [Miss Effingham]_351-violet ? " "_{[5727-that fellow]} It would be such an abominable shame to sacrifice [the girl]_{2338-the girl} , " said [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} . "_{[5727-that fellow]} Only think of it . Everything is gone . [The man]_{7504-the man} is [a drunkard]_{8276-a drunkard} , and [I]_0-i do n't believe [he]_{7504-the man} is any more reconciled to [[his]_{7504-the man} father]_{784-his father} than [you]_5734-you are . [Lady Laura Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} must have had some object in saying so . " "_{[344-lady laura]} Perhaps an invention of [Finn]_329-phineas 's altogether , " said [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} . "_{[344-lady laura]} [Those Irish fellows]_{5735-those irish fellows} are just [the men]_{2525-the men} for that kind of thing . " "_{[749-a man]} [A man]_{749-a man} , [you]_5734-you know , so violent that [nobody]_1350-nobody can hold [him]_{749-a man} , " said [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} , thinking of [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_{[749-a man]} And so absurdly conceited , " said [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} , thinking of [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[749-a man]} [A man who has never done anything , with all [his]_{5739-a man who has never done anything , with all his advantages in the world} advantages in [the world]_{756-the world}]_{5739-a man who has never done anything , with all his advantages in the world} , - and never will . " "_{[749-a man]} [He]_{749-a man} wo n't hold [his]_{749-a man} place long , " said [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} . "_{[749-a man]} Whom do [you]_5734-you mean ? " "_[5734-you] [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas . " "_{[329-phineas]} Oh , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . [I]_0-i was talking of [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . [I]_0-i believe [Finn]_329-phineas to be [a very good sort of a fellow]_{5741-a very good sort of a fellow} , and [he]_329-phineas is undoubtedly clever . [They]_5742-they say [Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} likes [him]_329-phineas amazingly . [He]_329-phineas 'll do very well . But [I]_0-i do n't believe a word of this about [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . " Then [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} felt [himself]_{408-mr. bonteen} to be snubbed , and soon afterwards left [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} alone . [CHAPTER LIV Consolation]_{656-chapter liv consolation} On the day following [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's dinner party , [Phineas]_329-phineas , though [he]_329-phineas was early at [[his]_329-phineas office]_{8104-his office} , was not able to do much work , still feeling that as regarded the realities of [the world]_{756-the world} , [his]_329-phineas back was broken . [He]_329-phineas might no doubt go on learning , and , after a time , might be able to exert [himself]_329-phineas in a perhaps useful , but altogether uninteresting kind of way , doing [his]_329-phineas work simply because it was there to be done , - as [the carter]_{10839-the carter} or [the tailor]_{10840-the tailor} does [his]_329-phineas ; - and from the same cause , knowing that [a man]_{749-a man} must have bread to live . But as for ambition , and the idea of doing good , and the love of work for work 's sake , - as for the elastic springs of delicious and beneficent labour , - all that was over for [him]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas would have worked from day till night , and from night till day , and from month till month throughout the year to have secured for [Violet Effingham]_351-violet the assurance that [[her]_351-violet husband]_{968-her husband} 's position was worthy of [her]_351-violet own . But now [he]_329-phineas had no motive for such work as this . As long as [he]_329-phineas took the public pay , [he]_329-phineas would earn it ; and that was all . On the next day things were a little better with [him]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas received a note in the morning from [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} saying that [they]_10843-they two were to see [the Prime Minister]_{734-the prime minister} that evening , in order that the whole question of the railway to [the Rocky Mountains]_{278-the rocky mountains} might be understood , and [Phineas]_329-phineas was driven to [his]_329-phineas work . Before the time of the meeting came [he]_329-phineas had once more lost [his]_329-phineas own identity in great ideas of colonial welfare , and had planned and peopled [a mighty region on [the Red River]_{281-the red river} , which should have no sympathy with American democracy]_{10845-a mighty region on the red river , which should have no sympathy with american democracy} . When [he]_329-phineas waited upon [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} in the afternoon [he]_329-phineas said nothing about [the mighty region]_{10846-the mighty region} ; indeed , [he]_329-phineas left it to [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} to explain most of the proposed arrangements , - speaking only a word or two here and there as occasion required . But [he]_329-phineas was aware that [he]_329-phineas had so far recovered as to be able to save [himself]_329-phineas from losing ground during the interview . "_[5743-he] [He]_5743-he 's about [the first Irishman [we]_5745-we 've had that has been worth [his]_5743-he salt]_{5744-the first irishman we 've had that has been worth his salt} , " said [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} to [[his]_{431-mr. gresham} colleague]_{1301-his colleague} afterwards . "_[5743-he] [That other Irishman]_{5746-that other irishman} was [a terrible fellow]_{5747-a terrible fellow} , " said [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} , shaking [his]_{552-lord cantrip} head . On the fourth day after [his]_329-phineas sorrow had befallen [him]_329-phineas , [Phineas]_329-phineas went again to [the cottage]_{4248-the cottage} in [Park Lane]_{244-park lane} . And in order that [he]_329-phineas might not be balked in [his]_329-phineas search for sympathy [he]_329-phineas wrote a line to [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} to ask if [she]_{348-madame goesler} would be at [home]_754-home . "_{[5747-a terrible fellow]} [I]_0-i will be at [home]_754-home from five to six , - and alone . - [M. M. G.]_{657-m. m. g.} " That was the answer from [Marie Max Goesler]_658-marie , and [Phineas]_329-phineas was of course at [the cottage]_{4248-the cottage} a few minutes after five . It is not , [I]_0-i think , surprising that [a man when [he]_{10851-a man when he wants sympathy in such a calamity as that which had now befallen phineas finn} wants sympathy in such a calamity as that which had now befallen [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas]_{10851-a man when he wants sympathy in such a calamity as that which had now befallen phineas finn} , should seek it from [a woman]_{1381-a woman} . [Women]_7479-women sympathise most effectually with [men]_1025-men , as [men]_1025-men do with [women]_7479-women . But it is , perhaps , a little odd that [a man]_{749-a man} when [he]_{749-a man} wants consolation because [his]_{749-a man} heart has been broken , always likes to receive it from [a pretty woman]_{10858-a pretty woman} . [One]_1102-one would be disposed to think that at such a moment [he]_{749-a man} would be profoundly indifferent to such a matter , that no delight could come to [him]_{749-a man} from female beauty , and that all [he]_{749-a man} would want would be the softness of [a simply sympathetic soul]_{10860-a simply sympathetic soul} . But [he]_{749-a man} generally wants a soft hand as well , and an eye that can be bright behind the mutual tear , and lips that shall be young and fresh as [they]_10861-they express [their]_10861-they concern for [his]_{749-a man} sorrow . All these things were added to [Phineas]_329-phineas when [he]_329-phineas went to [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} in [his]_329-phineas grief . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am so glad to see [you]_5749-you , " said [Madame Max]_{348-madame goesler} . "_[0-i] [You]_5749-you are very good - natured to let [me]_0-i come . " "_[5749-you] No ; - but it is so good of [you]_5749-you to trust [me]_0-i . But [I]_0-i was sure [you]_5749-you would come after what took place the other night . [I]_0-i saw that [you]_5749-you were pained , and [I]_0-i was so sorry for it . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i made such a fool of [myself]_0-i . " "_[0-i] Not at all . And [I]_0-i thought that [you]_5749-you were right to tell [them]_5750-them when the question had been asked . If the thing was not to be kept a secret , it was better to speak it out . [You]_5749-you will get over it quicker in that way than in any other . [I]_0-i have never seen [the young lord]_{4567-the young lord} , [myself]_0-i . " "_[0-i] Oh , there is nothing amiss about [him]_{4567-the young lord} . As to what [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} said , the half of it is simply exaggeration , and the other half is misunderstood . " "_{[597-lord fawn]} In [this country]_{7544-this country} it is so much to be [a lord]_{2433-a lord} , " said [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . [Phineas]_329-phineas thought a moment of that matter before [he]_329-phineas replied . [All the Standish family]_{10862-all the standish family} had been very good to [him]_329-phineas , and [Violet Effingham]_351-violet had been very good . It was not the fault of [any of [them]_{10862-all the standish family}]_{1142-any of them} that [he]_329-phineas was now wretched and back - broken . [He]_329-phineas had meditated much on this , and had resolved that [he]_329-phineas would not even think evil of [them]_{10862-all the standish family} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not in [my]_0-i heart believe that that has had anything to do with it , " [he]_329-phineas said . "_{[922-my friend]} But it has , [[my]_0-i friend]_{922-my friend} , - always . [I]_0-i do not know [[your]_{922-my friend} [Violet Effingham]_351-violet]_{5755-your violet effingham} . " "_[351-violet] [She]_351-violet is not [mine]_0-i . " "_[351-violet] Well ; - [I]_0-i do not know this Violet that is not [yours]_{922-my friend} . [I]_0-i have met [her]_351-violet , and did not specially admire [her]_351-violet . But then the tastes of [men]_1025-men and [women about beauty]_{5757-women about beauty} are never the same . But [I]_0-i know [she]_351-violet is one that always lives with [lords]_7881-lords and [countesses]_{5455-countesses} . [A girl who always lived with [countesses]_{5455-countesses}]_{5760-a girl who always lived with countesses} feels it to be hard to settle down as [a plain Mistress]_{5762-a plain mistress} . " "_[351-violet] [She]_351-violet has had plenty of choice among [all sorts of men]_{5763-all sorts of men} . It was not the title . [She]_351-violet would not have accepted [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} unless [she]_351-violet had - . But what is the use of talking of it ? " "_[5764-they] [They]_5764-they had known [each other]_{7264-each other} long ? " "_[5764-they] Oh , yes , - as [children]_{7329-children} . And [the Earl]_{733-the earl} desired it of all things . " "_{[733-the earl]} Ah ; - then [he]_{733-the earl} arranged it . " "_{[733-the earl]} Not exactly . [Nobody]_1350-nobody could arrange anything for [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , - nor , as far as that goes , for [Miss Effingham]_351-violet . [They]_5764-they arranged it [themselves]_5764-they , [I]_0-i fancy . " "_[5764-they] [You]_0-i had asked [her]_351-violet ? " "_[0-i] Yes ; - twice . And [she]_351-violet had refused [him]_{463-lord chiltern} more than twice . [I]_0-i have nothing for which to blame [her]_351-violet ; but yet [I]_0-i had thought , - [I]_0-i had thought - " "_[0-i] [She]_351-violet is a jilt then ? " "_[0-i] No ; - [I]_0-i will not let [you]_0-i say that of [her]_351-violet . [She]_351-violet is [no jilt]_{5769-no jilt} . But [I]_0-i think [she]_351-violet has been strangely ignorant of [her]_351-violet own mind . What is the use of talking of it , [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} ? " "_{[348-madame goesler]} None ; - only sometimes it is better to speak a word , than to keep [one]_1102-one 's sorrow to [oneself]_1102-one . " "_{[348-madame goesler]} So it is ; - and there is not one in [the world]_{756-the world} to whom [I]_0-i can speak such a word , except [yourself]_0-i . Is not that odd ? [I]_0-i have [sisters]_770-sisters , but [they]_770-sisters have never heard of [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , and would be quite indifferent . " "_{[770-sisters]} Perhaps [they]_770-sisters have some other favourites . " "_{[770-sisters]} Ah ; - well . That does not matter , And [[my]_0-i best friend]_{5773-my best friend} here in [London]_6-london is [[Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} 's own sister]_{5774-lord chiltern 's own sister} . " "_{[5774-lord chiltern 's own sister]} [She]_{5774-lord chiltern 's own sister} knew of [your]_0-i attachment ? " "_{[5774-lord chiltern 's own sister]} Oh , yes . " "_{[5774-lord chiltern 's own sister]} And [she]_{5774-lord chiltern 's own sister} told [you]_0-i of [Miss Effingham]_351-violet 's engagement . Was [she]_{5774-lord chiltern 's own sister} glad of it ? " "_{[5774-lord chiltern 's own sister]} [She]_{5774-lord chiltern 's own sister} has always desired the marriage . And yet [I]_0-i think [she]_{5774-lord chiltern 's own sister} would have been satisfied had it been otherwise . But of course [her]_{5774-lord chiltern 's own sister} heart must be with [[her]_{5774-lord chiltern 's own sister} brother]_{7474-her brother} . [I]_0-i need not have troubled [myself]_0-i to go to [Blankenberg]_{227-blankenberg} after all . " "_[0-i] It was for the best , perhaps . [Everybody]_{951-everybody} says [you]_0-i behaved so well . " "_{[951-everybody]} [I]_0-i could not but go , as things were then . " "_[0-i] What if [you]_0-i had - shot [him]_{227-blankenberg} ? " "_[0-i] There would have been an end of everything . [She]_{5774-lord chiltern 's own sister} would never have seen [me]_0-i after that . Indeed [I]_0-i should have shot [myself]_0-i next , feeling that there was nothing else left for [me]_0-i to do . " "_[0-i] Ah ; - [you]_0-i English are so peculiar . But [I]_0-i suppose it is best not to shoot [a man]_{749-a man} . And , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , there are [other ladies in [the world]_{756-the world}]_{5778-other ladies in the world} prettier than [Miss Violet Effingham]_351-violet . No ; - of course [you]_0-i will not admit that now . Just at this moment , and for a month or two , [she]_{5774-lord chiltern 's own sister} is peerless , and [you]_0-i will feel [yourself]_0-i to be of [all men]_{7407-all men} the most unfortunate . But [you]_0-i have the ball at [your]_0-i feet . [I]_0-i know [no one so young who has got the ball at [his]_{5781-no one so young who has got the ball at his feet so well} feet so well]_{5781-no one so young who has got the ball at his feet so well} . [I]_0-i call it nothing to have the ball at [your]_0-i feet if [you]_0-i are born with it [there]_7300-there . It is so easy to be [a lord]_{2433-a lord} if [[your]_0-i father]_{1238-your father} is one before [you]_0-i , - and so easy to marry [a pretty girl]_{5785-a pretty girl} if [you]_0-i can make [her]_{5785-a pretty girl} [a countess]_{5786-a countess} . But to make [yourself]_0-i [a lord]_{2433-a lord} , or to be as good as [a lord]_{2433-a lord} , when nothing has been born to [you]_0-i , - that [I]_0-i call very much . And there are [women]_7479-women , and [pretty women]_{5790-pretty women} too , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , who have spirit enough to understand this , and to think that [the man]_{7504-the man} , after all , is more important than [the lord]_{985-the lord} . " Then [she]_10864-she sang the old well - worn verse of the Scotch song with wonderful spirit , and with a clearness of voice and knowledge of music for which [he]_329-phineas had hitherto never given [her]_10864-she credit . "_{[5793-a prince]} [A prince]_{5793-a prince} can mak ' [a belted knight]_{5794-a belted knight} , [A marquis]_{5795-a marquis} , [duke]_5796-duke , and a ' that ; But [an honest man]_{5797-an honest man} 's aboon [his]_{5797-an honest man} might , Guid faith [he]_{5797-an honest man} mauna fa ' that . " "_{[5797-an honest man]} [I]_0-i did not know that [you]_0-i sung , [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . " "_{[348-madame goesler]} Only now and then when something specially requires it . And [I]_0-i am very fond of Scotch songs . [I]_0-i will sing to [you]_0-i now if [you]_0-i like it . " Then [she]_{348-madame goesler} sang the whole song , - "_[0-i] [A man]_{749-a man} 's [a man]_{749-a man} for a ' that , " [she]_{348-madame goesler} said as [she]_{348-madame goesler} finished . "_{[749-a man]} Even though [he]_{749-a man} can not get the special bit of painted [Eve]_659-eve 's flesh for which [his]_{749-a man} heart has had a craving . " Then [she]_{348-madame goesler} sang again : - "_{[9386-maidens]} There are [maidens]_9386-maidens in [Scotland]_136-scotland more lovely by far , Who would gladly be bride to [the young Lochinvar]_{5801-the young lochinvar} . " "_{[9386-maidens]} But [young Lochinvar]_{660-young lochinvar} got [[his]_{660-young lochinvar} bride]_{5802-his bride} , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[660-young lochinvar]} Take the spirit of the lines , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , which is true ; and not the tale as it is told , which is probably false . [I]_0-i often think that [[Jock]_661-jock of [Hazledean]_{662-hazledean}]_{5803-jock of hazledean} , and [young Lochinvar]_{660-young lochinvar} too , probably lived to repent [their]_5804-their bargains . [We]_5805-we will hope that [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} may not do so . " "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [I]_0-i am sure [he]_{463-lord chiltern} never will . " "_{[463-lord chiltern]} That is all right . And as for [you]_5806-you , do [you]_5806-you for a while think of [your]_5806-you politics , and [your]_5806-you speeches , and [[your]_5806-you colonies]_{5807-your colonies} , rather than of [your]_5806-you love . [You]_5806-you are at [home]_754-home [there]_7300-there , and no [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} can rob [you]_5806-you of [your]_5806-you success . And if [you]_5806-you are down in the mouth , come to [me]_0-i , and [I]_0-i will sing [you]_5806-you a Scotch song . And , look [you]_5806-you , the next time [I]_0-i ask [you]_5806-you to dinner [I]_0-i will promise [you]_5806-you that [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} shall not be [here]_1224-here . Good - bye . " [She]_{407-mrs. bonteen} gave [him]_5806-you [her]_{407-mrs. bonteen} hand , which was very soft , and left it for a moment in [his]_5806-you , and [he]_5806-you was consoled . [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , when [she]_{348-madame goesler} was alone , threw [herself]_{348-madame goesler} on to [her]_{348-madame goesler} chair and began to think of things . In these days [she]_{348-madame goesler} would often ask [herself]_{348-madame goesler} what in truth was the object of [her]_{348-madame goesler} ambition , and the aim of [her]_{348-madame goesler} life . Now at this moment [she]_{348-madame goesler} had in [her]_{348-madame goesler} hand a note from [the Duke of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} . [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} had allowed [himself]_{1449-the duke} to say something about a photograph , which had justified [her]_{348-madame goesler} in writing to [him]_{1449-the duke} , - or which [she]_{348-madame goesler} had taken for such justification . And [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} had replied . "_[5811-he] [He]_5811-he would not , " [he]_{1449-the duke} said , "_[5811-he] lose the opportunity of waiting upon [her]_5812-her in person which the presentation of the little gift might afford [him]_5811-he . " It would be a great success to have [the Duke of]_{5353-the duke of} [Omnium]_259-omnium at [[her]_{348-madame goesler} house]_{7823-her house} , - but to what would the success reach ? What was [her]_{348-madame goesler} definite object , - or had [she]_{348-madame goesler} any ? In what way could [she]_{348-madame goesler} make [herself]_{348-madame goesler} happy ? [She]_{348-madame goesler} could not say that [she]_{348-madame goesler} was happy yet . The hours with [her]_{348-madame goesler} were too long and the days too many . [The Duke of Omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} should come , - if [he]_{5274-the duke of omnium} would . And [she]_{348-madame goesler} was quite resolved as to this , - that if [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} did come [she]_{348-madame goesler} would not be afraid of [him]_{1449-the duke} . Heavens and earth ! What would be the feelings of [such a woman]_{7719-such a woman} as [her]_{348-madame goesler} , were [the world]_{756-the world} to greet [her]_{348-madame goesler} some fine morning as [Duchess of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{10874-duchess of omnium} ! Then [she]_{348-madame goesler} made up [her]_{348-madame goesler} mind very resolutely on one subject . Should [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} give [her]_{348-madame goesler} any opportunity [she]_{348-madame goesler} would take a very short time in letting [him]_{1449-the duke} know what was the extent of [her]_{348-madame goesler} ambition . CHAPTER LV Lord Chiltern at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} did exactly as [he]_{463-lord chiltern} said [he]_{463-lord chiltern} would do . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} wrote to [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} father]_{784-his father} as [he]_{463-lord chiltern} passed through [Carlisle]_273-carlisle , and at once went on to [his]_{463-lord chiltern} hunting at [Willingford]_524-phineas . But [his]_{463-lord chiltern} letter was very stiff and ungainly , and it may be doubted whether [Miss Effingham]_351-violet was not wrong in refusing the offer which [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had made to [her]_351-violet as to the dictation of it . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} began [his]_{463-lord chiltern} letter , "_[0-i] [[My]_0-i Lord]_{7277-my lord} , " and did not much improve the style as [he]_{463-lord chiltern} went on with it . [The reader]_{1125-the reader} may as well see the whole letter ; - [Railway Hotel]_{282-railway hotel} , [Carlisle]_273-carlisle , December 27 , 186 - . [[MY]_0-i LORD]_{7277-my lord} , [I]_0-i am now on [my]_0-i way from [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} to [London]_6-london , and write this letter to [you]_{7277-my lord} in compliance with a promise made by [me]_0-i to [[my]_0-i sister]_{4667-my sister} and to [Miss Effingham]_351-violet . [I]_0-i have asked [Violet]_351-violet to be [[my]_0-i wife]_{8524-my wife} , and [she]_351-violet has accepted [me]_0-i , and [they]_10881-they think that [you]_{7277-my lord} will be pleased to hear that this has been done . [I]_0-i shall be , of course , obliged , if [you]_{7277-my lord} will instruct [Mr. Edwards]_{663-mr. edwards} to let [me]_0-i know what [you]_{7277-my lord} would propose to do in regard to settlements . [Laura]_{344-lady laura} thinks that [you]_{7277-my lord} will wish to see both [Violet]_351-violet and [myself]_0-i at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby . For [myself]_0-i , [I]_0-i can only say that , should [you]_{7277-my lord} desire [me]_0-i to come , [I]_0-i will do so on receiving [your]_{7277-my lord} assurance that [I]_0-i shall be treated neither with fatted calves nor with reproaches . [I]_0-i am not aware that [I]_0-i have deserved either . [I]_0-i am , [[my]_0-i lord]_{7277-my lord} , [yours]_{7277-my lord} affect . , [CHILTERN]_{463-lord chiltern} . P.S. - [My]_0-i address will be "_[0-i] The Bull , [Willingford]_524-phineas . " That last word , in which [he]_0-i half - declared [himself]_0-i to be joined in affectionate relations to [[his]_0-i father]_{784-his father} , caused [him]_0-i a world of trouble . But [he]_0-i could find no term for expressing , without a circumlocution which was disagreeable to [him]_0-i , exactly that position of feeling towards [[his]_0-i father]_{784-his father} which really belonged to [him]_0-i . [He]_0-i would have written "_[0-i] yours with affection , " or "_[0-i] yours with deadly enmity , " or "_[0-i] yours with respect , " or "_[0-i] yours with most profound indifference , " exactly in accordance with the state of [[his]_0-i father]_{784-his father} 's mind , if [he]_0-i had only known what was that state . [He]_0-i was afraid of going beyond [[his]_0-i father]_{784-his father} in any offer of reconciliation , and was firmly fixed in [his]_0-i resolution that [he]_0-i would never be either repentant or submissive in regard to the past . If [[his]_0-i father]_{784-his father} had wishes for the future , [he]_{784-his father} would comply with [them]_10888-them if [he]_{784-his father} could do so without unreasonable inconvenience , but [he]_{784-his father} would not give way a single point as to things done and gone . If [[his]_0-i father]_{784-his father} should choose to make any reference to [them]_10888-them , [[his]_0-i father]_{784-his father} must prepare for battle . [The Earl]_{733-the earl} was of course disgusted by the pertinacious obstinacy of [[his]_{733-the earl} son]_{775-his son} 's letter , and for an hour or two swore to [himself]_{733-the earl} that [he]_{733-the earl} would not answer it . But it is natural that [the father]_{8247-the father} should yearn for [the son]_{8205-the son} , while [the son]_{8205-the son} 's feeling for [the father]_{8247-the father} is of a very much weaker nature . Here , at any rate , was that engagement made which [he]_{733-the earl} had ever desired . And [[his]_{733-the earl} son]_{775-his son} had made a step , though it was so very unsatisfactory a step , towards reconciliation . When [the old man]_{1918-the old man} read the letter a second time , [he]_{1918-the old man} skipped that reference to fatted calves which had been so peculiarly distasteful to [him]_{1918-the old man} , and before the evening had passed [he]_{1918-the old man} had answered [[his]_{1918-the old man} son]_{775-his son} as follows ; - [Saulsby]_127-saulsby , December 29 , 186 - . [[MY]_0-i DEAR]_{7306-my dear} [CHILTERN]_{463-lord chiltern} , [I]_0-i have received [your]_{463-lord chiltern} letter , and am truly delighted to hear that [dear Violet]_351-violet has accepted [you]_{463-lord chiltern} as [[her]_351-violet husband]_{968-her husband} . [Her]_351-violet fortune will be very material to [you]_{463-lord chiltern} , but [she]_351-violet [herself]_351-violet is better than any fortune . [You]_{463-lord chiltern} have long known [my]_0-i opinion of [her]_351-violet . [I]_0-i shall be proud to welcome [her]_351-violet as [a daughter]_{1080-a daughter} to [[my]_0-i house]_{10104-my house} . [I]_0-i shall of course write to [her]_351-violet immediately , and will endeavour to settle some early day for [her]_351-violet coming [here]_1224-here . When [I]_0-i have done so , [I]_0-i will write to [you]_{463-lord chiltern} again , and can only say that [I]_0-i will endeavour to make [Saulsby]_476-phineas comfortable to [you]_{463-lord chiltern} . [[Your]_{463-lord chiltern} affectionate father]_{10905-your affectionate father} , [BRENTFORD . Richards]_{664-brentford . richards} , [the groom]_{2847-the groom} , is still [here]_1224-here . [You]_{463-lord chiltern} had perhaps better write to [him]_{664-brentford . richards} direct about [your]_{463-lord chiltern} horses . By the middle of February arrangements had all been made , and [Violet]_351-violet met [[her]_351-violet lover]_{2262-her lover} at [[[his]_{2262-her lover} father]_{784-his father} 's house]_{9093-his father 's house} . [She]_351-violet in the meantime had been with [[her]_351-violet aunt]_{4863-her aunt} , and had undergone a good deal of mild unceasing persecution . "_[0-i] [[My]_0-i dear]_{7306-my dear} [Violet]_351-violet , " said [[her]_351-violet aunt]_{4863-her aunt} to [her]_351-violet on [her]_351-violet arrival at [Baddingham]_{112-baddingham} , speaking with a solemnity that ought to have been terrible to [the young lady]_{4271-the young lady} , "_[351-violet] [I]_0-i do not know what to say to [you]_351-violet . " "_[0-i] Say ' how [d'you]_0-i do ? ' [aunt]_1705-aunt , " said [Violet]_351-violet . "_[1705-aunt] [I]_0-i mean about this engagement , " said [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} , with an increase of awe - inspiring severity in [her]_{341-lady baldock} voice . "_[0-i] Say nothing about it at all , if [you]_1705-aunt do n't like it , " said [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} . "_[1705-aunt] How can [I]_0-i say nothing about it ? How can [I]_0-i be silent ? Or how am [I]_0-i to congratulate [you]_1705-aunt ? " "_{[5816-the soonest mended]} The least said , perhaps , [the soonest mended]_{5816-the soonest mended} , " and [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} smiled as [she]_{341-lady baldock} spoke . "_{[5816-the soonest mended]} That is very well , and if [I]_0-i had no duty to perform , [I]_0-i would be silent . But , [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} , [you]_{341-lady baldock} have been left in [my]_0-i charge . If [I]_0-i see [you]_{341-lady baldock} shipwrecked in life , [I]_0-i shall ever tell [myself]_0-i that the fault has been partly [mine]_0-i . " "_[0-i] Nay , [aunt]_1705-aunt , that will be quite unnecessary . [I]_0-i will always admit that [you]_{341-lady baldock} did everything in [your]_{341-lady baldock} power to - to - to - make [me]_0-i run straight , as [the sporting men]_{5818-the sporting men} say . " "_{[5819-sporting men]} [Sporting men]_{5819-sporting men} ! Oh , [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} . " "_{[341-lady baldock]} And [you]_{341-lady baldock} know , [aunt]_1705-aunt , [I]_0-i still hope that [I]_0-i shall be found to have kept on the right side of the posts . [You]_{341-lady baldock} will find that poor [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} is not so black as [he]_{463-lord chiltern} is painted . " "_{[463-lord chiltern]} But why take [anybody that is black at all]_{5821-anybody that is black at all} ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i like a little shade in the picture , [aunt]_1705-aunt . " "_[1705-aunt] Look at [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} . " "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [I]_0-i have looked at [him]_{463-lord chiltern} . " "_[0-i] [A young nobleman]_{5823-a young nobleman} beginning a career of useful official life , that will end in - ; there is no knowing what it may end in . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i daresay not ; - but it never could have begun or ended in [my]_0-i being [Lady Fawn]_{665-lady fawn} . " "_{[665-lady fawn]} And [Mr. Appledom]_{618-mr. appledom} ! " "_{[618-mr. appledom]} [Poor Mr. Appledom]_{618-mr. appledom} . [I]_0-i do like [Mr. Appledom]_{618-mr. appledom} . But , [you]_1705-aunt see , [aunt]_1705-aunt , [I]_0-i like [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} so much better . [A young woman]_{8363-a young woman} will go by [her]_{8363-a young woman} feelings . " "_{[8363-a young woman]} And yet [you]_0-i refused [him]_{463-lord chiltern} a dozen times . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i never counted the times , [aunt]_1705-aunt ; but not quite so many as that . " The same thing was repeated over and over again during the month that [Miss Effingham]_351-violet remained at [Baddingham]_{112-baddingham} , but [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} had no power of interfering , and [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} bore [her]_{341-lady baldock} persecution bravely . [[Her]_{341-lady baldock} future husband]_{4084-her future husband} was generally spoken of as "_{[5827-that violent young man]} [that violent young man]_{5827-that violent young man} , " and hints were thrown out as to the personal injuries to which [[his]_{4084-her future husband} wife]_{947-his wife} might be possibly subjected . But [the threatened bride]_{10916-the threatened bride} only laughed , and spoke of these coming dangers as part of [the general lot of [married women]_{10918-married women}]_{10917-the general lot of married women} . "_{[5827-that violent young man]} [I]_0-i daresay , if the truth were known , [[my]_0-i uncle [Baldock]_{341-lady baldock}]_{5828-my uncle baldock} did not always keep [his]_{5828-my uncle baldock} temper , " [she]_{341-lady baldock} once said . Now , the truth was , as [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} well knew , that "_{[341-lady baldock]} [[my]_0-i uncle]_{10365-my uncle} [Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} " had been dumb as a sheep before the shearers in the hands of [[his]_{5828-my uncle baldock} wife]_{947-his wife} , and had never been known to do anything improper by [those who had been most intimate with [him]_{5828-my uncle baldock} even in [his]_{5828-my uncle baldock} earlier days]_{10920-those who had been most intimate with him even in his earlier days} . "_{[341-lady baldock]} [[Your]_0-i uncle]_{9192-your uncle} [Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} , [miss]_5831-miss , " said [the outraged aunt]_{10921-the outraged aunt} , "_{[341-lady baldock]} was a nobleman as different in [his]_{5828-my uncle baldock} manner of life from [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} as chalk from cheese . " "_{[341-lady baldock]} But then comes the question , which is the cheese ? " said [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} . [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} would not argue the question any further , but stalked out of [the room]_{7501-the room} . [Lady Laura Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} met [them]_10923-them at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby , having had something of a battle with [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} before [she]_{344-lady laura} left [[her]_{344-lady laura} [home]_754-home]_{2043-her home} to do so . When [she]_{344-lady laura} told [him]_{968-her husband} of [her]_{344-lady laura} desire to assist at this reconciliation between [[her]_{344-lady laura} father]_{7464-her father} and [brother]_{10928-brother} , [he]_{968-her husband} replied by pointing out that [her]_{344-lady laura} first duty was at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , and before the interview was ended had come to express an opinion that that duty was very much neglected . [She]_{344-lady laura} in the meantime had declared that [she]_{344-lady laura} would go to [Saulsby]_127-saulsby , or that [she]_{344-lady laura} would explain to [[her]_{344-lady laura} father]_{7464-her father} that [she]_{344-lady laura} was forbidden by [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} to do so . "_[0-i] And [I]_0-i also forbid any such communication , " said [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} . In answer to which , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} told [him]_{968-her husband} that there were some marital commands which [she]_{344-lady laura} should not consider it to be [her]_{344-lady laura} duty to obey . When matters had come to this pass , it may be conceived that both [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} and [[his]_{404-loughlinter} wife]_{947-his wife} were very unhappy . [She]_{344-lady laura} had almost resolved that [she]_{344-lady laura} would take steps to enable [her]_{344-lady laura} to live apart from [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} ; and [he]_{968-her husband} had begun to consider what course [he]_{968-her husband} would pursue if such steps were taken . [The wife]_{7469-the wife} was subject to [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} by the laws both of [God]_387-god and [man]_1895-man ; and [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} was one who thought much of such laws . In the meantime , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} carried [her]_{344-lady laura} point and went to [Saulsby]_127-saulsby , leaving [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} to go up to [London]_6-london and begin the session by [himself]_{968-her husband} . [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} and [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} were both at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby before [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} arrived , and many were the consultations which were held between [them]_10937-them as to the best mode in which things might be arranged . [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} was of opinion that there had better be no arrangement , that [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} should be allowed to come in and take [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} father]_{784-his father} 's hand , and sit down to dinner , - and that so things should fall into [their]_10937-them places . [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} was rather in favour of some scene . But the interview had taken place before either of [them]_10937-them were able to say a word . [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , on [his]_{463-lord chiltern} arrival , had gone immediately to [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} father]_{784-his father} , taking [the Earl]_{733-the earl} very much by surprise , and had come off best in the encounter . "_[0-i] [[My]_0-i lord]_{7277-my lord} , " said [he]_0-i , walking up to [[his]_0-i father]_{784-his father} with [his]_0-i hand out , "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am very glad to come back to [Saulsby]_127-saulsby . " [He]_0-i had written to [[his]_0-i sister]_{1119-his sister} to say that [he]_0-i would be at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby on that day , but had named no hour . [He]_0-i now appeared between ten and eleven in the morning , and [[his]_0-i father]_{784-his father} had as yet made no preparation for [him]_0-i , - had arranged no appropriate words . [He]_{784-his father} had walked in at the front door , and had asked for [the Earl]_{733-the earl} . [The Earl]_{733-the earl} was in [[his]_{733-the earl} own morning - room]_{10946-his own morning - room} , - [a gloomy room]_{10947-a gloomy room} , full of dark books and darker furniture , and [thither Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} had at once gone . [The two women]_{3292-the two women} still were sitting together over the fire in [the breakfast - room]_{10949-the breakfast - room} , and knew nothing of [his]_{733-the earl} arrival . "_[516-oswald] [Oswald]_516-oswald ! " said [[his]_{733-the earl} father]_{784-his father} , "_[516-oswald] [I]_0-i hardly expected [you]_516-oswald so early . " "_[516-oswald] [I]_0-i have come early . [I]_0-i came across [country]_5833-country , and slept at [Birmingham]_{283-birmingham} . [I]_0-i suppose [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} is here . " "_{[341-lady baldock]} Yes , [she]_{341-lady baldock} is here , - and [Laura]_{344-lady laura} . [They]_5834-they will be very glad to see [you]_516-oswald . So am [I.]_0-i " And [the father]_{8247-the father} took [the son]_{8205-the son} 's hand for the second time . "_[0-i] Thank [you]_0-i , [sir]_8579-sir , " said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , looking [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} father]_{784-his father} full in the face . "_[8579-sir] [I]_0-i have been very much pleased by this engagement , " continued [the Earl]_{733-the earl} . "_[0-i] What do [you]_8579-sir think [I]_0-i must be , then ? " said [the son]_{8205-the son} , laughing . "_[8579-sir] [I]_0-i have been at it , [you]_8579-sir know , off and on , ever so many years ; and have sometimes thought [I]_0-i was quite a fool not to get it out of [my]_0-i head . But [I]_0-i could n't get it out of [my]_0-i head . And now [she]_5836-she talks as though it were [she]_5836-she who had been in love with [me]_0-i all the time ! " "_[5836-she] Perhaps [she]_5836-she was , " said [the father]_{8247-the father} . "_[5836-she] [I]_0-i do n't believe it in the least . [She]_5836-she may be a little so now . " "_[5836-she] [I]_0-i hope [you]_8579-sir mean that [she]_5836-she always shall be so . " "_[8579-sir] [I]_0-i sha n't be [the worst husband in [the world]_{756-the world}]_{5837-the worst husband in the world} , [I]_0-i hope ; and [I]_0-i am quite sure [I]_0-i sha n't be the best . [I]_0-i will go and see [her]_5836-she now . [I]_0-i suppose [I]_0-i shall find [her]_5836-she somewhere in [the house]_{929-the house} . [I]_0-i thought it best to see [you]_8579-sir first . " "_[0-i] Stop half a moment , [Oswald]_516-oswald , " said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} . And then [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} did make something of a shambling speech , in which [he]_{332-lord brentford} expressed a hope that [they]_10958-they two might for the future live together on friendly terms , forgetting the past . [He]_{332-lord brentford} ought to have been prepared for the occasion , and the speech was poor and shambling . But [I]_516-oswald think that it was more useful than it might have been , had it been uttered roundly and with that paternal and almost majestic effect which [he]_{332-lord brentford} would have achieved had [he]_{332-lord brentford} been thoroughly prepared . But the roundness and the majesty would have gone against the grain with [[his]_{332-lord brentford} son]_{775-his son} , and there would have been a danger of some outbreak . As it was , [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} smiled , and muttered some word about things being "_[516-oswald] all right , " and then made [his]_0-i way out of [the room]_{7501-the room} . "_[516-oswald] That 's a great deal better than [I]_0-i had hoped , " [he]_0-i said to [himself]_0-i ; "_[0-i] and it has all come from [my]_0-i going in without being announced . " But there was still a fear upon [him]_0-i that [[his]_0-i father]_{784-his father} even yet might prepare a speech , and speak it , to the great peril of [their]_10958-they mutual comfort . [His]_0-i meeting with [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} was of course pleasant enough . Now that [she]_{341-lady baldock} had succumbed , and had told [herself]_{341-lady baldock} and had told [him]_0-i that [she]_{341-lady baldock} loved [him]_0-i , [she]_{341-lady baldock} did not scruple to be as generous as [a maiden]_{10962-a maiden} should be who has acknowledged [herself]_{341-lady baldock} to be conquered , and has rendered [herself]_{341-lady baldock} to [the conqueror]_{10963-the conqueror} . [She]_{341-lady baldock} would walk with [him]_0-i and ride with [him]_0-i , and take a lively interest in the performances of all [his]_0-i horses , and listen to hunting stories as long as [he]_0-i chose to tell them . In all this , [she]_{341-lady baldock} was so good and so loving that [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} was more than once tempted to throw in [her]_{344-lady laura} teeth [her]_{344-lady laura} old , often - repeated assertions , that [she]_{344-lady laura} was not prone to be in love , - that it was not [her]_{344-lady laura} nature to feel any ardent affection for [a man]_{749-a man} , and that , therefore , [she]_{344-lady laura} would probably remain unmarried . "_[5840-you] [You]_5840-you begrudge [me]_0-i [my]_0-i little bits of pleasure , " [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} said , in answer to one such attack . "_[5840-you] No ; - but it is so odd to see [you]_5840-you , of [all women]_{5841-all women} , become so love - lorn , " "_[5840-you] [I]_0-i am not love - lorn , " said [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} , "_[0-i] but [I]_0-i like the freedom of telling [him]_5842-him everything and of hearing everything from [him]_5842-him , and of having [him]_5842-him for [[my]_0-i own best friend]_{5843-my own best friend} . [He]_5842-him might go away for twelve months , and [I]_0-i should not be unhappy , believing , as [I]_0-i do , that [he]_5842-him would be true to [me]_0-i . " All of which set [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} thinking whether [[her]_{344-lady laura} friend]_{1091-her friend} had not been wiser than [she]_{344-lady laura} had been . [She]_{344-lady laura} had never known anything of that sort of friendship with [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} which already seemed to be quite established between [these two]_{10967-these two} . In [her]_{344-lady laura} misery one day [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} told the whole story of [her]_{344-lady laura} own unhappiness to [[her]_{344-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} , saying nothing of [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , - thinking nothing of [him]_329-phineas as [she]_{344-lady laura} told [her]_{344-lady laura} story , but speaking more strongly perhaps than [she]_{344-lady laura} should have done , of the terrible dreariness of [her]_{344-lady laura} life at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , and of [her]_{344-lady laura} inability to induce [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} to alter it for [her]_{344-lady laura} sake . "_[5845-he] Do [you]_5844-you mean that [he]_5845-he , - ill - treats [you]_5844-you ? " said [the brother]_{2411-the brother} , with a scowl on [his]_{2411-the brother} face which seemed to indicate that [he]_{2411-the brother} would like no task better than that of resenting such ill - treatment . "_[5845-he] [He]_5845-he does not beat [me]_0-i , if [you]_5844-you mean that . " "_[5845-he] Is [he]_5845-he cruel to [you]_5844-you ? Does [he]_5845-he use harsh language ? " "_[5845-he] [He]_5845-he never said a word in [his]_5845-he life either to [me]_0-i or , as [I]_0-i believe , to [any other human being]_{9682-any other human being} , that [he]_5845-he would think [himself]_5845-he bound to regret . " "_[5845-he] What is it then ? " "_[5845-he] [He]_5845-he simply chooses to have [his]_5845-he own way , and [his]_5845-he way can not be [my]_0-i way . [He]_5845-he is hard , and dry , and just , and dispassionate , and [he]_5845-he wishes [me]_0-i to be the same . That is all . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i tell [you]_5844-you fairly , [Laura]_{344-lady laura} , as far as [I]_0-i am concerned , [I]_0-i never could speak to [him]_5845-he . [He]_5845-he is antipathetic to [me]_0-i . But then [I]_0-i am not [[his]_5845-he wife]_{947-his wife} . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am ; - and [I]_0-i suppose [I]_0-i must bear it . " "_[0-i] Have [you]_5844-you spoken to [[my]_0-i father]_{7296-my father} ? " "_[5844-you] No . " "_[5844-you] Or to [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} ? " "_{[341-lady baldock]} Yes . " "_{[341-lady baldock]} And what does [she]_{341-lady baldock} say ? " "_{[341-lady baldock]} What can [she]_{341-lady baldock} say ? [She]_{341-lady baldock} has nothing to say . Nor have [you]_5844-you . Nor , if [I]_0-i am driven to leave [him]_5845-he , can [I]_0-i make [the world]_{756-the world} understand why [I]_0-i do so . To be simply miserable , as [I]_0-i am , is nothing to [the world]_{756-the world} . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i could never understand why [you]_5844-you married [him]_5845-he . " "_[0-i] Do not be cruel to [me]_0-i , [Oswald]_516-oswald . " "_[516-oswald] Cruel ! [I]_0-i will stick by [you]_516-oswald in any way that [you]_516-oswald wish . If [you]_516-oswald think well of it , [I]_0-i will go off to [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} to - morrow , and tell [him]_5845-he that [you]_516-oswald will never return to [him]_5845-he . And if [you]_516-oswald are not safe from [him]_5845-he here at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby , [you]_516-oswald shall go abroad with [us]_5851-us . [I]_0-i am sure [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} would not object . [I]_0-i will not be cruel to [you]_516-oswald . " But in truth neither of [[Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} 's councillors]_{10971-lady laura 's councillors} was able to give [her]_{344-lady laura} advice that could serve [her]_{344-lady laura} . [She]_{344-lady laura} felt that [she]_{344-lady laura} could not leave [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} without other cause than now existed , although [she]_{344-lady laura} felt , also , that to go back to [him]_5845-he was to go back to utter wretchedness . And when [she]_{344-lady laura} saw [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} and [[her]_{341-lady baldock} brother]_{7474-her brother} together there came to [her]_{344-lady laura} dreams of what might have been [her]_{344-lady laura} own happiness had [she]_{344-lady laura} kept [herself]_{344-lady laura} free from those terrible bonds in which [she]_{344-lady laura} was now held a prisoner . [She]_{344-lady laura} could not get out of [her]_{344-lady laura} heart the remembrance of [that young man who would have been [[her]_{344-lady laura} lover]_{2262-her lover} , if [she]_{344-lady laura} would have let [him]_5845-he , - of whose love for [herself]_{344-lady laura} [she]_{344-lady laura} had been aware before [she]_{344-lady laura} had handed [herself]_{344-lady laura} over as a bale of goods to [[her]_{344-lady laura} unloved , unloving husband]_{10976-her unloved , unloving husband}]_{10974-that young man who would have been her lover , if she would have let him , - of whose love for herself she had been aware before she had handed herself over as a bale of goods to her unloved , unloving husband} . [She]_{344-lady laura} had married [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} because [she]_{344-lady laura} was afraid that otherwise [she]_{344-lady laura} might find [herself]_{344-lady laura} forced to own that [she]_{344-lady laura} loved [that other man who was then [a nobody]_{10978-a nobody}]_{10977-that other man who was then a nobody} ; - [almost nobody]_{10979-almost nobody} . It was not [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} 's money that had bought [her]_{344-lady laura} . [This woman]_{10980-this woman} in regard to money had shown [herself]_{10980-this woman} to be as generous as the sun . But in marrying [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} [she]_{344-lady laura} had maintained [herself]_{344-lady laura} in [her]_{344-lady laura} high position , among [the first of [[her]_{344-lady laura} own people]_{10982-her own people}]_{10981-the first of her own people} , - among [the first socially]_{10983-the first socially} and among [the first politically]_{10984-the first politically} . But had [she]_{344-lady laura} married [Phineas]_329-phineas , - had [she]_{344-lady laura} become [Lady Laura Finn]_{666-lady laura finn} , - there would have been a great descent . [She]_{344-lady laura} could not have entertained [the leading men of [her]_{344-lady laura} party]_{10985-the leading men of her party} . [She]_{344-lady laura} would not have been on a level with [the wives and daughters of [Cabinet Ministers]_{1333-cabinet ministers}]_{10986-the wives and daughters of cabinet ministers} . [She]_{344-lady laura} might , indeed , have remained unmarried ! But [she]_{344-lady laura} knew that had [she]_{344-lady laura} done so , - had [she]_{344-lady laura} so resolved , - that which [she]_{344-lady laura} called [her]_{344-lady laura} fancy would have been too strong for [her]_{344-lady laura} . [She]_{344-lady laura} would not have remained unmarried . At that time it was [her]_{344-lady laura} fate to be either [Lady Laura Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} or [Lady Laura Finn]_{666-lady laura finn} . And [she]_{344-lady laura} had chosen to be [Lady Laura Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} . To neither [Violet Effingham]_351-violet nor to [[her]_{344-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} could [she]_{344-lady laura} tell one half of the sorrow which afflicted [her]_{344-lady laura} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i shall go back to [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , " [she]_{344-lady laura} said to [[her]_{344-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} . "_[0-i] Do not , unless [you]_0-i wish it , " [he]_{7474-her brother} answered . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not wish it . But [I]_0-i shall do it . [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} is in [London]_6-london now , and has been there since [Parliament]_{912-parliament} met , but [he]_{404-loughlinter} will be in [Scotland]_136-scotland again in March , and [I]_0-i will go and meet [him]_{404-loughlinter} [there]_7300-there . [I]_0-i told [him]_{404-loughlinter} that [I]_0-i would do so when [I]_0-i left . " "_[0-i] But [you]_0-i will go up to [London]_6-london ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i suppose so . [I]_0-i must do as [he]_{404-loughlinter} tells [me]_0-i , of course . What [I]_0-i mean is , [I]_0-i will try it for another year . " "_[0-i] If it does not succeed , come to [us]_5854-us . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i can not say what [I]_0-i will do . [I]_0-i would die if [I]_0-i knew how . Never be [a tyrant]_{5855-a tyrant} , [Oswald]_516-oswald ; or at any rate , not [a cold tyrant]_{5856-a cold tyrant} . And remember this , there is no tyranny to [a woman]_{1381-a woman} like telling [her]_{1381-a woman} of [her]_{1381-a woman} duty . Talk of beating [a woman]_{1381-a woman} ! Beating might often be a mercy . " [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} remained ten days at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby , and at last did not get away without a few unpleasant words with [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} father]_{784-his father} , - or without a few words that were almost unpleasant with [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} mistress]_{10991-his mistress} . On [his]_{463-lord chiltern} first arrival [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had told [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} sister]_{1119-his sister} that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} should go on a certain day , and some intimation to this effect had probably been conveyed to [the Earl]_{733-the earl} . But when [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} son]_{775-his son} told [him]_{463-lord chiltern} one evening that the post - chaise had been ordered for seven o'clock the next morning , [he]_{463-lord chiltern} felt that [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} son]_{775-his son} was ungracious and abrupt . There were many things still to be said , and indeed there had been no speech of any account made at all as yet . "_{[344-lady laura]} That is very sudden , " said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} . "_{[344-lady laura]} [I]_0-i thought [Laura]_{344-lady laura} had told [you]_0-i . " "_{[344-lady laura]} [She]_{344-lady laura} has not told [me]_0-i a word lately . [She]_{344-lady laura} may have said something before [you]_0-i came [here]_1224-here . What is there to hurry [you]_0-i ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i thought ten days would be as long as [you]_0-i would care to have [me]_0-i [here]_1224-here , and as [I]_0-i said that [I]_0-i would be back by the first , [I]_0-i would rather not change [my]_0-i plans . " "_[0-i] [You]_0-i are going to hunt ? " "_[0-i] Yes ; - [I]_0-i shall hunt till the end of March . " "_[0-i] [You]_0-i might have hunted here , [Oswald]_516-oswald . " But [the son]_{8205-the son} made no sign of changing [his]_{8205-the son} plans ; and [the father]_{8247-the father} , seeing that [he]_{8247-the father} would not change them , became solemn and severe . There were a few words which [he]_{8247-the father} must say to [[his]_{8247-the father} son]_{775-his son} , - something of a speech that [he]_{8247-the father} must make ; - so [he]_{8247-the father} led the way into [the room]_{7501-the room} with the dark books and the dark furniture , and pointed to a great deep arm - chair for [[[his]_{8247-the father} son]_{775-his son} 's accommodation]_{11002-his son 's accommodation} . But as [he]_{8247-the father} did not sit down [himself]_{8247-the father} , neither did [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} understood very well how great is the advantage of [a standing orator]_{11003-a standing orator} over [a sitting recipient of [his]_{8247-the father} oratory]_{11004-a sitting recipient of his oratory} , and that advantage [he]_{8247-the father} would not give to [[his]_{8247-the father} father]_{784-his father} . "_[516-oswald] [I]_0-i had hoped to have an opportunity of saying a few words to [you]_5861-you about the future , " said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i think [we]_5862-we shall be married in July , " said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_[0-i] So [I]_0-i have heard ; - but after that . Now [I]_0-i do not want to interfere , [Oswald]_516-oswald , and of course the less so , because [Violet]_351-violet 's money will to a great degree restore the inroads which have been made upon [the property]_{9502-the property} . " "_[351-violet] It will more than restore them altogether . " "_[351-violet] Not if [her]_351-violet estate be settled on [a second son]_{5864-a second son} , [Oswald]_516-oswald , and [I]_0-i hear from [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} that that is the wish of [[her]_351-violet relations]_{5865-her relations} . " "_{[341-lady baldock]} [She]_351-violet shall have [her]_351-violet own way , - as [she]_351-violet ought . What that way is [I]_0-i do not know . [I]_0-i have not even asked about it . [She]_351-violet asked [me]_0-i , and [I]_0-i told [her]_351-violet to speak to [you]_516-oswald . " "_[0-i] Of course [I]_0-i should wish it to go with [the family property]_{5866-the family property} . Of course that would be best . " "_[351-violet] [She]_351-violet shall have [her]_351-violet own way , - as far as [I]_0-i am concerned . " "_[351-violet] But it is not about that , [Oswald]_516-oswald , that [I]_0-i would speak . What are [your]_516-oswald plans of life when [you]_516-oswald are married ? " "_[516-oswald] Plans of life ? " "_[516-oswald] Yes ; - plans of life . [I]_0-i suppose [you]_516-oswald have some plans . [I]_0-i suppose [you]_516-oswald mean to apply [yourself]_516-oswald to some useful occupation ? " "_[516-oswald] [I]_0-i do n't know really , [sir]_8579-sir , that [I]_0-i am of much use for any purpose . " [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} laughed as [he]_{463-lord chiltern} said this , but did not laugh pleasantly . "_[516-oswald] [You]_516-oswald would not be a drone in [the hive]_{5868-the hive} always ? " "_[516-oswald] As far as [I]_0-i can see , [sir]_8579-sir , [[we]_5870-we who call [ourselves]_5870-we [lords]_7881-lords]_{5871-we who call ourselves lords} generally are [drones]_5873-drones . " "_{[5873-drones]} [I]_0-i deny it , " said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} , becoming quite energetic as [he]_0-i defended [his]_0-i order . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i deny it utterly . [I]_0-i know no class of [men who do work more useful or more honest]_{5874-men who do work more useful or more honest} . Am [I]_0-i [a drone]_{5875-a drone} ? Have [I]_0-i been so from [my]_0-i youth upwards ? [I]_0-i have always worked , either in [the one House]_{5876-the one house} or in the other , and those of [[my]_0-i fellows with whom [I]_0-i have been most intimate]_{5877-my fellows with whom i have been most intimate} have worked also . The same career is open to [you]_0-i . " "_[0-i] [You]_0-i mean politics ? " "_[0-i] Of course [I]_0-i mean politics . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't care for politics . [I]_0-i see no difference in parties . " "_[0-i] But [you]_0-i should care for politics , and [you]_0-i should see a difference in parties . It is [your]_0-i duty to do so . [My]_0-i wish is that [you]_0-i should go into [Parliament]_{912-parliament} . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i ca n't do that , [sir]_8579-sir . " "_[0-i] And why not ? " "_[0-i] In the first place , [sir]_8579-sir , [you]_8579-sir have not got a seat to offer [me]_0-i . [You]_8579-sir have managed matters among [you]_8579-sir in such a way that poor little [Loughton]_10-loughton has been swallowed up . If [I]_0-i were to canvass [the electors of [Smotherem]_{631-smotherem}]_{5881-the electors of smotherem} , [I]_0-i do n't think that many would look very sweet on [me]_0-i . " "_[0-i] There is [the county]_{1004-the county} , [Oswald]_516-oswald . " "_[516-oswald] And whom am [I]_0-i to turn out ? [I]_0-i should spend four or five thousand pounds , and have nothing but vexation in return for it . [I]_0-i had rather not begin that game , and indeed [I]_0-i am too old for [Parliament]_{49-parliament} . [I]_0-i did not take it up early enough to believe in it . " All this made [the Earl]_{733-the earl} very angry , and from these things [they]_11009-they went on to worse things . When questioned again as to the future , [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} scowled , and at last declared that it was [his]_{463-lord chiltern} idea to live abroad in the summer for [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} wife]_{947-his wife} 's recreation , and somewhere down in [the shires]_{2821-the shires} during the winter for [his]_{463-lord chiltern} own . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} would admit of no purpose higher than recreation , and when [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} father]_{784-his father} again talked to [him]_{463-lord chiltern} of [a nobleman]_{10038-a nobleman} 's duty , [he]_{463-lord chiltern} said that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} knew of no other special duty than that of not exceeding [his]_{463-lord chiltern} income . Then [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} father]_{784-his father} made a longer speech than before , and at the end of it [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} simply wished [him]_{463-lord chiltern} good night . "_[0-i] It 's getting late , and [I]_0-i 've promised to see [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} before [I]_0-i go to bed . Good - bye . " Then [he]_0-i was off , and [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} was left [there]_7300-there , standing with [his]_{332-lord brentford} back to the fire . After that [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} had a discussion with [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} , which lasted nearly half the night ; and during the discussion [she]_{341-lady baldock} told [him]_{463-lord chiltern} more than once that [he]_{463-lord chiltern} was wrong . "_[0-i] Such as [I]_0-i am [you]_{341-lady baldock} must take [me]_0-i , or leave [me]_0-i , " [he]_{463-lord chiltern} said , in anger . "_{[341-lady baldock]} Nay ; there is no choice now , " [she]_{341-lady baldock} answered . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i have taken [you]_0-i , and [I]_0-i will stick by [you]_0-i , - whether [you]_0-i are right or wrong . But when [I]_0-i think [you]_{341-lady baldock} wrong , [I]_0-i shall say so . " [He]_{463-lord chiltern} swore to [her]_{341-lady baldock} as [he]_{463-lord chiltern} pressed [her]_{341-lady baldock} to [his]_{463-lord chiltern} heart that [she]_{341-lady baldock} was [the finest , grandest , sweetest woman that ever [the world]_{756-the world} had produced]_{11016-the finest , grandest , sweetest woman that ever the world had produced} . But still there was present on [his]_{463-lord chiltern} palate , when [he]_{463-lord chiltern} left [her]_{341-lady baldock} , the bitter taste of [her]_{341-lady baldock} reprimand . CHAPTER LVI What [the People in [Marylebone]_{284-marylebone}]_{11018-the people in marylebone} Thought [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , when the session began , was still hard at work upon [his]_329-phineas [Canada]_285-canada bill , and in [his]_329-phineas work found some relief for [his]_329-phineas broken back . [He]_329-phineas went into the matter with all [his]_329-phineas energy , and before the debate came on , knew much more about [the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at [the back of [Canada]_285-canada]_{11020-the back of canada}]_{11019-the seven thousand inhabitants of some hundreds of thousands of square miles at the back of canada} , than [he]_329-phineas did of [the people of [London]_6-london or of [County Clare]_{36-county clare}]_{11021-the people of london or of county clare} . And [he]_329-phineas found some consolation also in the good - nature of [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , whose drawing - room was always open to [him]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas could talk freely now to [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} about [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} , and had even ventured to tell [her]_{348-madame goesler} that once , in old days , [he]_329-phineas had thought of loving [Lady Laura Standish]_{396-lady laura} . [He]_329-phineas spoke of those days as being very old ; and then [he]_329-phineas perhaps said some word to [her]_{348-madame goesler} about dear little [Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary . [I]_0-i think that there was not much in [his]_329-phineas career of which [he]_329-phineas did not say something to [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , and that [he]_329-phineas received from [her]_{348-madame goesler} a good deal of excellent advice and encouragement in the direction of [his]_329-phineas political ambition . "_[0-i] [A man]_{749-a man} should work , " [she]_{348-madame goesler} said , - "_{[749-a man]} and [you]_{749-a man} do work . [A woman]_{1381-a woman} can only look on , and admire and long . What is there that [I]_0-i can do ? [I]_0-i can learn to care for [these Canadians]_{5885-these canadians} , just because [you]_{749-a man} care for [them]_{5885-these canadians} . If it was the beavers that [you]_{749-a man} told [me]_0-i of , [I]_0-i should have to care for the beavers . " Then [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} of course told [her]_{348-madame goesler} that such sympathy from [her]_{348-madame goesler} was all and all to [him]_329-phineas . But [the reader]_{1125-the reader} must not on this account suppose that [he]_329-phineas was untrue in [his]_329-phineas love to [Violet Effingham]_351-violet . [His]_329-phineas back was altogether broken by [his]_329-phineas fall , and [he]_329-phineas was quite aware that such was the fact . Not as yet , at least , had come to [him]_329-phineas any remotest idea that a cure was possible . Early in March [he]_329-phineas heard that [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} was up in [town]_7455-town , and of course [he]_329-phineas was bound to go to [her]_{396-lady laura} . The information was given to [him]_329-phineas by [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} [himself]_{404-loughlinter} , who told [him]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas had been to [Scotland]_136-scotland to fetch [her]_{396-lady laura} . In these days there was an acknowledged friendship between [these two]_{10967-these two} , but there was no intimacy . Indeed , [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} was [a man who was hardly intimate with [any other man]_{766-any other man}]_{11025-a man who was hardly intimate with any other man} . With [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} [he]_{404-loughlinter} now and then exchanged a few words in [the lobby of [the House]_{929-the house}]_{2229-the lobby of the house} , and when [they]_{10967-these two} chanced to meet [each other]_{7264-each other} , [they]_{10967-these two} met as [friends]_7328-friends . [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} had no strong wish to see again in [his]_{404-loughlinter} house [the man respecting whom [he]_{404-loughlinter} had ventured to caution [[his]_{404-loughlinter} wife]_{947-his wife}]_{11031-the man respecting whom he had ventured to caution his wife} ; but [he]_{404-loughlinter} was thoughtful ; and thinking over it all , [he]_{404-loughlinter} found it better to ask [him]_{11031-the man respecting whom he had ventured to caution his wife} there . [No one]_{939-no one} must know that there was any reason why [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} should not come to [[his]_{404-loughlinter} house]_{1694-his house} ; especially as all [the world]_{756-the world} knew that [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} had protected [him]_{404-loughlinter} from [the garrotters]_{11036-the garrotters} . "_[0-i] [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} is in [town]_7455-town now , " [he]_{404-loughlinter} said ; "_[0-i] [you]_5887-you must go and see [her]_{396-lady laura} before long . " [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} of course promised that [he]_{404-loughlinter} would go . In these days [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} was beginning to be aware that [he]_{404-loughlinter} had [enemies]_2481-enemies , - though [he]_{404-loughlinter} could not understand why [anybody]_7318-anybody should be [[his]_{404-loughlinter} enemy]_{4259-his enemy} now that [Violet Effingham]_351-violet had decided against [him]_{404-loughlinter} . There was [poor [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , indeed , whom [he]_{404-loughlinter} had superseded at [the Colonial Office]_{5449-the colonial office}]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , but [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , to give merit where merit was due , felt no animosity against [him]_{404-loughlinter} at all . "_[5887-you] [You]_5887-you 're welcome , [[me]_0-i boy]_{5888-me boy} ; [you]_5887-you 're welcome , - as far as [yourself]_5887-you goes . But as for the party , [bedad]_5889-bedad , it 's rotten to the core , and wo n't stand another session . Mind , it 's [I]_0-i who tell [you]_5887-you so . " And [the poor idle Irishman]_{11041-the poor idle irishman} , in so speaking , spoke the truth as well as [he]_{11041-the poor idle irishman} knew it . But [the Ratlers]_{492-the ratlers} and [the Bonteens]_{496-the bonteens} were [[Finn]_329-phineas 's bitter foes]_{11042-finn 's bitter foes} , and did not scruple to let [him]_{11041-the poor idle irishman} know that such was the case . [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} had scruples on the subject , and in a certain mildly apologetic way still spoke well of [the young man]_{798-the young man} , whom [he]_{11041-the poor idle irishman} had [himself]_{11041-the poor idle irishman} first introduced into political life only four years since ; - but there was no earnestness or cordiality in [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} 's manner , and [Phineas]_329-phineas knew that [[his]_329-phineas first staunch friend]_{11044-his first staunch friend} could no longer be regarded as [a pillar of support]_{11045-a pillar of support} . But there was [a set of men , quite as influential]_{11046-a set of men , quite as influential} , - so [Phineas]_329-phineas thought , - as [the busy politicians of the club]_{11047-the busy politicians of the club} , who were very friendly to [him]_329-phineas . [These]_{11046-a set of men , quite as influential} were [men , generally of high position , of steady character]_{11048-men , generally of high position , of steady character} , - hard workers , - who thought quite as much of what [a man]_{749-a man} did in [his]_{749-a man} office as what [he]_{749-a man} said in [the House]_{929-the house} . [Lords Cantrip , Thrift]_{623-the lords} , and [Fawn]_{665-lady fawn} were of this class , - and [they]_{623-the lords} were all very courteous to [Phineas]_329-phineas . [Envious men]_{11051-envious men} began to say of [him]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas cared little now for [any one of the party who had not a handle to [his]_329-phineas name , and that [he]_329-phineas preferred to live with [lords and lordlings]_{11053-lords and lordlings}]_{11052-any one of the party who had not a handle to his name , and that he preferred to live with lords and lordlings} . This was hard upon [him]_329-phineas , as the great political ambition of [his]_329-phineas life was to call [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} ; and [he]_329-phineas would sooner have acted with [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} than with [any other man in [the Cabinet]_{1372-the cabinet}]_{11055-any other man in the cabinet} . But though [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} had not deserted [him]_329-phineas , there had come to be little of late in common between [the two]_{8237-the two} . [His]_329-phineas life was becoming that of [a parliamentary official]_{11058-a parliamentary official} rather than that of [a politician]_{875-a politician} ; - whereas , though [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} was in office , [his]_329-phineas public life was purely political . [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} had great ideas of [his]_{346-mr. monk} own which [he]_{346-mr. monk} intended to hold , whether by holding them [he]_{346-mr. monk} might remain in office or be forced out of office ; and [he]_{346-mr. monk} was indifferent as to the direction which things in this respect might take with [him]_{346-mr. monk} . But [Phineas]_329-phineas , who had achieved [his]_329-phineas declared object in getting into place , felt that [he]_329-phineas was almost constrained to adopt the views of [others]_7342-others , let [them]_7342-others be what [they]_7342-others might . [Men]_1025-men spoke to [him]_329-phineas , as though [his]_329-phineas parliamentary career were wholly at the disposal of [the Government]_{54-the government} , - as though [he]_329-phineas were like a proxy in [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} 's pocket , - with this difference , that when directed to get up and speak on a subject [he]_329-phineas was bound to do so . This annoyed [him]_329-phineas , and [he]_329-phineas complained to [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} ; but [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} only shrugged [his]_{346-mr. monk} shoulders and told [him]_329-phineas that [he]_{346-mr. monk} must make [his]_{346-mr. monk} choice . [He]_{346-mr. monk} soon discovered [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's meaning . "_[0-i] If [you]_5890-you choose to make Parliament a profession , - as [you]_5890-you have chosen , - [you]_5890-you can have no right even to think of independence . If [the country]_{839-the country} finds [you]_5890-you out when [you]_5890-you are in [Parliament]_{49-parliament} , and then invites [you]_5890-you to office , of course the thing is different . But the latter is a slow career , and probably would not have suited [you]_5890-you . " That was the meaning of what [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} said to [him]_329-phineas . After all , these official and parliamentary honours were greater when seen at a distance than [he]_{346-mr. monk} found them to be now that [he]_{346-mr. monk} possessed them . [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} worked ten hours a day , and could rarely call a day [his]_{399-mr. low} own ; but , after all , with all this work , [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} was less of [a slave]_{3317-a slave} , and more independent , than was [he]_{399-mr. low} , [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , [Under - Secretary of State]_{10484-under - secretary of state} , [the friend of Cabinet Ministers]_{4632-the friend of cabinet ministers} , and [Member of Parliament]_{11065-member of parliament} since [his]_{399-mr. low} twenty - fifth year ! [He]_{346-mr. monk} began to dislike [the House]_{929-the house} , and to think it a bore to sit on the Treasury bench ; - [he]_{346-mr. monk} , who a few years since had regarded [Parliament]_{49-parliament} as [the British heaven on earth]_{11067-the british heaven on earth} , and who , since [he]_{346-mr. monk} had been in [Parliament]_{49-parliament} , had looked at that bench with longing envious eyes . [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , who seemed to have as much to eat and drink as ever , and a bed also to lie on , could come and go in [the House]_{929-the house} as [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} pleased , since [his]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} - resignation . And there was a new trouble coming . The Reform Bill for [England]_26-england had passed ; but now there was to be another Reform Bill for [Ireland]_25-ireland . Let [them]_11069-them pass what bill [they]_11069-them might , this would not render necessary a new Irish election till [the entire House]_{11070-the entire house} should be dissolved . But [he]_{346-mr. monk} feared that [he]_{346-mr. monk} would be called upon to vote for the abolition of [[his]_{346-mr. monk} own borough]_{11071-his own borough} , - and for other points almost equally distasteful to [him]_{346-mr. monk} . [He]_{346-mr. monk} knew that [he]_{346-mr. monk} would not be consulted , - but would be called upon to vote , and perhaps to speak ; and was certain that if [he]_{346-mr. monk} did so , there would be war between [him]_{346-mr. monk} and [[his]_{346-mr. monk} constituents]_{11072-his constituents} . [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} had already communicated to [him]_{346-mr. monk} [his]_{373-lord tulla} ideas that , for certain excellent reasons , [Loughshane]_{354-dr. finn} ought to be spared . But this evil was , [he]_{346-mr. monk} hoped , a distant one . It was generally thought that , as the English Reform Bill had been passed last year , and as the Irish bill , if carried , could not be immediately operative , the doing of the thing might probably be postponed to the next session . When [he]_{346-mr. monk} first saw [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} [he]_{346-mr. monk} was struck by the great change in [her]_{396-lady laura} look and manner . [She]_{396-lady laura} seemed to [him]_{346-mr. monk} to be old and worn , and [he]_{346-mr. monk} judged [her]_{396-lady laura} to be wretched , - as [she]_{396-lady laura} was . [She]_{396-lady laura} had written to [him]_{346-mr. monk} to say that [she]_{396-lady laura} would be at [[[her]_{396-lady laura} father]_{7464-her father} 's house]_{11074-her father 's house} on such and such a morning , and [he]_{346-mr. monk} had gone to [her]_{396-lady laura} [there]_7300-there . "_[5892-you] It is of no use [your]_5892-you coming to [Grosvenor Place]_{144-grosvenor place} , " [she]_{396-lady laura} said . "_[5892-you] [I]_0-i see [nobody there]_{5893-nobody there} , and [the house]_{929-the house} is like [a prison]_{5895-a prison} . " Later in the interview [she]_{396-lady laura} told [him]_{346-mr. monk} not to come and dine [there]_7300-there , even though [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} should ask [him]_{346-mr. monk} . "_{[5893-nobody there]} And why not ? " [he]_{346-mr. monk} demanded . "_{[5893-nobody there]} Because everything would be stiff , and cold , and uncomfortable . [I]_0-i suppose [you]_5892-you do not wish to make [your]_5892-you way into [[a lady]_{9734-a lady} 's house]_{5897-a lady 's house} if [she]_{9734-a lady} asks [you]_5892-you not . " There was a sort of smile on [her]_5892-you face as [she]_5892-you said this , but [he]_{346-mr. monk} could perceive that it was a very bitter smile . "_{[9734-a lady]} [You]_5892-you can easily excuse [yourself]_5892-you . " "_[0-i] Yes , [I]_0-i can excuse [myself]_0-i . " "_[0-i] Then do so . If [you]_5892-you are particularly anxious to dine with [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} , [you]_5892-you can easily do so at [[your]_5892-you club]_{5898-your club} . " In the tone of [her]_5892-you voice , and the words [she]_5892-you used , [she]_5892-you hardly attempted to conceal [her]_5892-you dislike of [[her]_5892-you husband]_{968-her husband} . "_{[404-loughlinter]} And now tell [me]_0-i about [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , " [he]_0-i said . "_[351-violet] There is nothing for [me]_0-i to tell . " "_[0-i] Yes there is ; - much to tell . [You]_5892-you need not spare [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i do not pretend to deny to [you]_5892-you that [I]_0-i have been hit hard , - so hard , that [I]_0-i have been nearly knocked down ; but it will not hurt [me]_0-i now to hear of it all . Did [she]_351-violet always love [him]_0-i ? " "_[351-violet] [I]_0-i can not say . [I]_0-i think [she]_351-violet did after [her]_351-violet own fashion . " "_[351-violet] [I]_0-i sometimes think [women]_7479-women would be less cruel , " [he]_0-i said , "_[7479-women] if [they]_7479-women knew how great is the anguish [they]_7479-women can cause . " "_[7479-women] Has [she]_351-violet been cruel to [you]_0-i ? " "_[351-violet] [I]_0-i have nothing to complain of . But if [she]_351-violet loved [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , why did [she]_351-violet not tell [him]_{463-lord chiltern} so at once ? And why - " "_[351-violet] This is complaining , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . " "_{[329-phineas]} [I]_0-i will not complain . [I]_0-i would not even think of it , if [I]_0-i could help it . Are [they]_5900-they to be married soon ? " "_[5900-they] In [July]_472-july ; - so [they]_5900-they now say . " "_[5900-they] And where will [they]_5900-they live ? " "_[5900-they] Ah ! [no one]_{939-no one} can tell . [I]_0-i do not think that [they]_5900-they agree as yet as to that . But if [she]_351-violet has a strong wish [Oswald]_{463-lord chiltern} will yield to it . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} was always generous . " "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [I]_0-i would not even have had a wish , - except to have [her]_351-violet with [me]_0-i . " There was a pause for a moment , and then [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} answered [him]_329-phineas with a touch of scorn in [her]_{396-lady laura} voice , - and with some scorn , too , in [her]_{396-lady laura} eye : - "_{[463-lord chiltern]} That is all very well , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ; but the season will not be over before there is [some one else]_{934-some one else} . " "_{[934-some one else]} There [you]_329-phineas wrong [me]_0-i . " "_{[329-phineas]} [They]_5900-they tell [me]_0-i that [you]_329-phineas are already at [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's feet . " "_{[329-phineas]} [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} ! " "_{[348-madame goesler]} What matters who it is as long as [she]_351-violet is young and pretty , and has the interest attached to [her]_351-violet of something more than ordinary position ? When [men]_1025-men tell [me]_0-i of the cruelty of [women]_7479-women , [I]_0-i think that [no woman]_{9911-no woman} can be really cruel because [no man]_{7759-no man} is capable of suffering . [A woman]_{1381-a woman} , if [she]_{1381-a woman} is thrown aside , does suffer . " "_{[329-phineas]} Do [you]_329-phineas mean to tell [me]_0-i , then , that [I]_0-i am indifferent to [Miss Effingham]_351-violet ? " When [he]_0-i thus spoke , [I]_584-psha wonder whether [he]_0-i had forgotten that [he]_0-i had ever declared to [this very woman to whom [he]_0-i was speaking , a passion for [herself]_{11078-this very woman to whom he was speaking , a passion for herself}]_{11078-this very woman to whom he was speaking , a passion for herself} . "_[584-psha] [Psha]_584-psha ! " "_[584-psha] It suits [you]_329-phineas , [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , to be harsh to [me]_0-i , but [you]_329-phineas are not speaking [your]_329-phineas thoughts . " Then [she]_{11078-this very woman to whom he was speaking , a passion for herself} lost all control of [herself]_{11078-this very woman to whom he was speaking , a passion for herself} , and poured out to [him]_0-i the real truth that was in [her]_{11078-this very woman to whom he was speaking , a passion for herself} . "_{[329-phineas]} And whose thoughts did [you]_329-phineas speak when [you]_329-phineas and [I]_0-i were on [the braes of [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter}]_{5908-the braes of loughlinter} ? Am [I]_0-i wrong in saying that change is easy to [you]_329-phineas , or have [I]_0-i grown to be so old that [you]_329-phineas can talk to [me]_0-i as though those far - away follies ought to be forgotten ? Was it so long ago ? Talk of love ! [I]_0-i tell [you]_329-phineas , [sir]_8579-sir , that [your]_329-phineas heart is one in which love can have no durable hold . [Violet Effingham]_351-violet ! There may be a dozen Violets after [her]_351-violet , and [you]_329-phineas will be none the worse . " Then [she]_351-violet walked away from [him]_329-phineas to the window , and [he]_329-phineas stood still , dumb , on the spot that [he]_329-phineas had occupied . "_{[329-phineas]} [You]_329-phineas had better go now , " [she]_351-violet said , "_{[329-phineas]} and forget what has passed between [us]_5910-us . [I]_0-i know that [you]_329-phineas are [a gentleman]_{1306-a gentleman} , and that [you]_329-phineas will forget it . " The strong idea of [his]_329-phineas mind when [he]_329-phineas heard all this was the injustice of [her]_351-violet attack , - of the attack as coming from [her]_351-violet , who had all but openly acknowledged that [she]_351-violet had married [a man whom [she]_351-violet had not loved because it suited [her]_351-violet to escape from [a man whom [she]_351-violet did love]_{11080-a man whom she did love}]_{11079-a man whom she had not loved because it suited her to escape from a man whom she did love} . [She]_351-violet was reproaching [him]_329-phineas now for [his]_329-phineas fickleness in having ventured to set [his]_329-phineas heart upon [another woman]_{8974-another woman} , when [she]_351-violet [herself]_351-violet had been so much worse than fickle , - so profoundly false ! And yet [he]_329-phineas could not defend [himself]_329-phineas by accusing [her]_351-violet . What would [she]_351-violet have had of [him]_329-phineas ? What would [she]_351-violet have proposed to [him]_329-phineas , had [he]_329-phineas questioned [her]_351-violet as to [his]_329-phineas future , when [they]_11082-they were together on [the braes of [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter}]_{5908-the braes of loughlinter} ? Would [she]_351-violet not have bid [him]_329-phineas to find [some one else whom [he]_329-phineas could love]_{11084-some one else whom he could love} ? Would [she]_351-violet then have suggested to [him]_329-phineas the propriety of nursing [his]_329-phineas love for [herself]_351-violet , - for [[her]_351-violet who was about to become [[another man]_{2246-another man} 's wife]_{11087-another man 's wife} , - for [her]_351-violet after [she]_351-violet should have become [[another man]_{2246-another man} 's wife]_{11087-another man 's wife}]_{11085-her who was about to become another man 's wife , - for her after she should have become another man 's wife} ? And yet because [he]_329-phineas had not done so , and because [she]_351-violet had made [herself]_351-violet wretched by marrying [a man whom [she]_351-violet did not love]_{11090-a man whom she did not love} , [she]_351-violet reproached [him]_329-phineas ! [He]_329-phineas could not tell [her]_351-violet of all this , so [he]_329-phineas fell back for [his]_329-phineas defence on words which had passed between [them]_11091-them since the day when [they]_11091-them had met on the braes . "_{[1306-a gentleman]} [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} , " [he]_329-phineas said , "_{[396-lady laura]} it is only a month or two since [you]_{396-lady laura} spoke to [me]_0-i as though [you]_{396-lady laura} wished that [Violet Effingham]_351-violet might be [[my]_0-i wife]_{8524-my wife} . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i never wished it . [I]_0-i never said that [I]_0-i wished it . There are moments in which [we]_5913-we try to give [a child]_{1658-a child} any brick on the chimney top for which it may whimper . " Then there was another silence which [she]_{396-lady laura} was the first to break . "_[0-i] [You]_0-i had better go , " [she]_{396-lady laura} said . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i know that [I]_0-i have committed [myself]_0-i , and of course [I]_0-i would rather be alone . " "_[0-i] And what would [you]_0-i wish that [I]_0-i should do ? " "_[0-i] Do ? " [she]_{396-lady laura} said . "_[0-i] What [you]_0-i do can be nothing to [me]_0-i . " "_[0-i] Must [we]_5913-we be [strangers]_{7996-strangers} , [you]_0-i and [I]_0-i , because there was a time in which [we]_5913-we were almost more than [friends]_7328-friends ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i have spoken nothing about [myself]_0-i , [sir]_8579-sir , - only as [I]_0-i have been drawn to do so by [your]_8579-sir pretence of being love - sick . [You]_8579-sir can do nothing for [me]_0-i , - nothing , - nothing . What is it possible that [you]_8579-sir should do for [me]_0-i ? [You]_8579-sir are not [[my]_0-i father]_{7296-my father} , or [[my]_0-i brother]_{1251-my brother} . " It is not to be supposed that [she]_8579-sir wanted [him]_8579-sir to fall at [her]_8579-sir feet . It is to be supposed that had [he]_8579-sir done so [her]_8579-sir reproaches would have been hot and heavy on [him]_8579-sir ; but yet it almost seemed to [him]_8579-sir as though [he]_8579-sir had no other alternative . No ! - [He]_8579-sir was not [[her]_8579-sir father]_{7464-her father} or [[her]_8579-sir brother]_{7474-her brother} ; - nor could [he]_8579-sir be [[her]_8579-sir husband]_{968-her husband} . And at this very moment , as [she]_8579-sir knew , [his]_8579-sir heart was sore with love for [another woman]_{8974-another woman} . And yet [he]_8579-sir hardly knew how not to throw [himself]_8579-sir at [her]_8579-sir feet , and swear , that [he]_8579-sir would return now and for ever to [his]_8579-sir old passion , hopeless , sinful , degraded as it would be . "_[8579-sir] [I]_0-i wish it were possible for [me]_0-i to do something , " [he]_8579-sir said , drawing near to [her]_8579-sir . "_[0-i] There is nothing to be done , " [she]_8579-sir said , clasping [her]_8579-sir hands together . "_[0-i] For [me]_0-i nothing . [I]_0-i have before [me]_0-i no escape , no hope , no prospect of relief , no place of consolation . [You]_0-i have everything before [you]_0-i . [You]_0-i complain of a wound ! [You]_0-i have at least shown that such wounds with [you]_0-i are capable of cure . [You]_0-i can not but feel that when [I]_0-i hear [your]_0-i wailings , [I]_0-i must be impatient . [You]_0-i had better leave [me]_0-i now , if [you]_0-i please . " "_[0-i] And are [we]_5920-we to be no longer [friends]_7328-friends ? " [he]_0-i asked . "_[0-i] As far as friendship can go without intercourse , [I]_0-i shall always be [[your]_0-i friend]_{1248-your friend} . " Then [he]_0-i went , and as [he]_0-i walked down to [[his]_0-i office]_{8104-his office} , so intent was [he]_0-i on that which had just passed that [he]_0-i hardly saw [the people]_{731-the people} as [he]_0-i met [them]_{731-the people} , or was aware of [the streets through which [his]_0-i way led [him]_0-i]_{11098-the streets through which his way led him} . There had been something in the later words which [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} had spoken that had made [him]_0-i feel almost unconsciously that the injustice of [her]_{396-lady laura} reproaches was not so great as [he]_0-i had at first felt it to be , and that [she]_{396-lady laura} had some cause for [her]_{396-lady laura} scorn . If [her]_{396-lady laura} case was such as [she]_{396-lady laura} had so plainly described it , what was [his]_0-i plight as compared with [hers]_{396-lady laura} ? [He]_0-i had lost [his]_0-i Violet , and was in pain . There must be much of suffering before [him]_0-i . But though [Violet]_351-violet were lost , [the world]_{756-the world} was not all blank before [his]_0-i eyes . [He]_0-i had not told [himself]_0-i , even in [his]_0-i dreariest moments , that there was before [him]_0-i "_[0-i] no escape , no hope , no prospect of relief , no place of consolation . " And then [he]_0-i began to think whether this must in truth be the case with [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . What if [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} were to die ? What in such case as that would [he]_0-i do ? In ten or perhaps in five years time might it not be possible for [him]_0-i to go through the ceremony of falling upon [his]_0-i knees , with stiffened joints indeed , but still with something left of the ardour of [his]_0-i old love , of [his]_0-i oldest love of all ? As [he]_0-i was thinking of this [he]_0-i was brought up short in [his]_0-i walk as [he]_0-i was entering [the Green Park]_{287-the green park} beneath [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} 's figure , by [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . "_[5923-your] How dare [you]_5923-your not be in [[your]_5923-your office]_{5924-your office} at such an hour as this , [Finn]_329-phineas , [[me]_0-i boy]_{5888-me boy} , - or , at least , not in [the House]_{929-the house} , - or serving [[your]_5923-your masters]_{5927-your masters} after some fashion ? " said [the late Under - Secretary]_{11101-the late under - secretary} . "_[0-i] So [I]_0-i am . [I]_0-i 've been on a message to [Marylebone]_{284-marylebone} , to find what [the people there]_{5928-the people there} think about [the Canadas]_{668-the canadas} . " "_{[5928-the people there]} And what do [they]_{5928-the people there} think about [the Canadas]_{668-the canadas} in [Marylebone]_{284-marylebone} ? " "_{[5928-the people there]} [Not one man in a thousand]_{5929-not one man in a thousand} cares whether [the Canadians]_{669-the canadians} prosper or fail to prosper . [They]_{5928-the people there} care that [Canada]_285-canada should not go to [the States]_{10136-the states} , because , - though [they]_{5928-the people there} do n't love [the Canadians]_{669-the canadians} , [they]_{5928-the people there} do hate [the Americans]_{670-the americans} . That 's about the feeling in [Marylebone]_{284-marylebone} , - and it 's astonishing how like [the Maryleboners]_{5931-the maryleboners} are to [the rest of [the world]_{756-the world}]_{5932-the rest of the world} . " "_{[5931-the maryleboners]} Dear [me]_0-i , what [a fellow]_{1195-a fellow} [you]_0-i are for [an Under - Secretary]_{10379-an under - secretary} ! [You]_0-i 've heard the news about [little Violet]_351-violet . " "_[351-violet] What news ? " "_[351-violet] [She]_351-violet has quarrelled with [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , [you]_0-i know . " "_{[463-lord chiltern]} Who says so ? " "_{[463-lord chiltern]} Never mind who says so , but [they]_5936-they tell [me]_0-i it 's true . Take [an old friend]_{1745-an old friend} 's advice , and strike while the iron 's hot . " [Phineas]_329-phineas did not believe what [he]_329-phineas had heard , but though [he]_329-phineas did not believe it , still the tidings set [his]_329-phineas heart beating . [He]_329-phineas would have believed it less perhaps had [he]_329-phineas known that [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had just received the news from [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} . CHAPTER LVII The Top Brick of the Chimney [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} was [a lady who knew that in fighting the battles which fell to [her]_{348-madame goesler} lot]_{11102-a lady who knew that in fighting the battles which fell to her lot} , in arranging the social difficulties which [she]_{348-madame goesler} found in [her]_{348-madame goesler} way , in doing the work of [the world]_{756-the world} which came to [her]_{348-madame goesler} share , very much more care was necessary , - and care too about things apparently trifling , - than was demanded by the affairs of [people in general]_{11104-people in general} . And this was not the case so much on account of any special disadvantage under which [she]_{348-madame goesler} laboured , as because [she]_{348-madame goesler} was ambitious of doing the very uttermost with those advantages which [she]_{348-madame goesler} possessed . [Her]_{348-madame goesler} own birth had not been high , and that of [[her]_{348-madame goesler} husband]_{968-her husband} , [we]_11106-we may perhaps say , had been very low . [He]_{968-her husband} had been old when [she]_{348-madame goesler} had married [him]_{968-her husband} , and [she]_{348-madame goesler} had had little power of making any progress till [he]_{968-her husband} had left [her]_{348-madame goesler} [a widow]_{11107-a widow} . Then [she]_{348-madame goesler} found [herself]_{348-madame goesler} possessed of money , certainly ; of wit , - as [she]_{348-madame goesler} believed ; and of a something in [her]_{348-madame goesler} personal appearance which , as [she]_{348-madame goesler} plainly told [herself]_{348-madame goesler} , [she]_{348-madame goesler} might perhaps palm off upon [the world]_{756-the world} as beauty . [She]_{348-madame goesler} was [a woman who did not flatter [herself]_{348-madame goesler} , who did not strongly believe in [herself]_{348-madame goesler} , who could even bring [herself]_{348-madame goesler} to wonder that [men]_1025-men and [women in high position]_{11111-women in high position} should condescend to notice such a one as [her]_{348-madame goesler}]_{11109-a woman who did not flatter herself , who did not strongly believe in herself , who could even bring herself to wonder that men and women in high position should condescend to notice such a one as her} . With all [her]_{348-madame goesler} ambition , there was a something of genuine humility about [her]_{348-madame goesler} ; and with all the hardness [she]_{348-madame goesler} had learned there was a touch of womanly softness which would sometimes obtrude itself upon [her]_{348-madame goesler} heart . When [she]_{348-madame goesler} found [a woman]_{1381-a woman} really kind to [her]_{348-madame goesler} , [she]_{348-madame goesler} would be very kind in return . And though [she]_{348-madame goesler} prized wealth , and knew that [her]_{348-madame goesler} money was [her]_{348-madame goesler} only rock of strength , [she]_{348-madame goesler} could be lavish with it , as though it were dirt . But [she]_{348-madame goesler} was highly ambitious , and [she]_{348-madame goesler} played [her]_{348-madame goesler} game with great skill and great caution . [Her]_{348-madame goesler} doors were not open to [all callers]_{11113-all callers} ; - were shut even to [some who find but few doors closed against them]_{11114-some who find but few doors closed against them} ; - were shut occasionally to [those whom [she]_{348-madame goesler} most specially wished to see within [them]_11116-them]_{11115-those whom she most specially wished to see within them} . [She]_{348-madame goesler} knew how to allure by denying , and to make the gift rich by delaying it . [We]_11117-we are told by the Latin proverb that [he]_11118-he who gives quickly gives twice ; but [I]_0-i say that [she]_{348-madame goesler} who gives quickly seldom gives more than half . When in the early spring [the Duke of Omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} first knocked at [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's door , [he]_{5274-the duke of omnium} was informed that [she]_{348-madame goesler} was not at [home]_754-home . [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} felt very cross as [he]_{1449-the duke} handed [his]_{1449-the duke} card out from [his]_{1449-the duke} dark green brougham , - on the panel of which there was no blazon to tell [the owner]_{1934-the owner} 's rank . [He]_{1449-the duke} was very cross . [She]_{348-madame goesler} had told [him]_{1449-the duke} that [she]_{348-madame goesler} was always at [home]_754-home between four and six on a Thursday . [He]_{1449-the duke} had condescended to remember the information , and had acted upon it , - and now [she]_{348-madame goesler} was not at [home]_754-home ! [She]_{348-madame goesler} was not at [home]_754-home , though [he]_{1449-the duke} had come on a Thursday at the very hour [she]_{348-madame goesler} had named to [him]_{1449-the duke} . [Any duke]_{11126-any duke} would have been cross , but [the Duke of Omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} was particularly cross . No ; - [he]_{1449-the duke} certainly would give [himself]_{1449-the duke} no further trouble by going to [the cottage in [Park Lane]_{244-park lane}]_{10771-the cottage in park lane} . And yet [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} had been in [[her]_{348-madame goesler} own drawing - room]_{11129-her own drawing - room} , while [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} was handing out [his]_{1449-the duke} card from the brougham below . On the next morning there came to [him]_{1449-the duke} a note from [the cottage]_{4248-the cottage} , - such a pretty note ! - so penitent , so full of remorse , - and , which was better still , so laden with disappointment , that [he]_{1449-the duke} forgave [her]_{348-madame goesler} . [[MY]_0-i DEAR DUKE]_{11132-my dear duke} , [I]_0-i hardly know how to apologise to [you]_{1449-the duke} , after having told [you]_{1449-the duke} that [I]_0-i am always at [home]_754-home on Thursdays ; and [I]_0-i was at [home]_754-home yesterday when [you]_{1449-the duke} called . But [I]_0-i was unwell , and [I]_0-i had told [the servant]_{7944-the servant} to deny [me]_0-i , not thinking how much [I]_0-i might be losing . Indeed , indeed , [I]_0-i would not have given way to a silly headache , had [I]_0-i thought that [[your]_{1449-the duke} Grace]_{10348-your grace} would have been [here]_1224-here . [I]_0-i suppose that now [I]_0-i must not even hope for the photograph . [Yours]_{1449-the duke} penitently , [MARIE]_658-marie M. G. The note - paper was very pretty note - paper , hardly scented , and yet conveying a sense of something sweet , and the monogram was small and new , and fantastic without being grotesque , and the writing was of that sort which [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} , having much experience , had learned to like , - and there was something in the signature which pleased [him]_{1449-the duke} . So [he]_{1449-the duke} wrote a reply , - [DEAR MADAME MAX GOESLER]_{348-madame goesler} , [I]_0-i will call again next Thursday , or , if prevented , will let [you]_{348-madame goesler} know . [Yours]_{348-madame goesler} faithfully , O. When [the green brougham]_{11139-the green brougham} drew up at the door of [the cottage]_{4248-the cottage} on the next Thursday , [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} was at [home]_754-home , and had no headache . [She]_{348-madame goesler} was not at all penitent now . [She]_{348-madame goesler} had probably studied the subject , and had resolved that penitence was more alluring in a letter than when acted in person . [She]_{348-madame goesler} received [[her]_{348-madame goesler} guest]_{11142-her guest} with perfect ease , and apologised for the injury done to [him]_{11142-her guest} in the preceding week , with much self - complacency . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i was so sorry when [I]_0-i got [your]_5938-you card , " [she]_{348-madame goesler} said ; "_[0-i] and yet [I]_0-i am so glad now that [you]_5938-you were refused . " "_[0-i] If [you]_5938-you were ill , " said [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} , "_[0-i] it was better . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i was horribly ill , to tell the truth ; - as pale as a death 's head , and without a word to say for [myself]_0-i . [I]_0-i was fit to see [no one]_{939-no one} . " "_[0-i] Then of course [you]_5938-you were right . " "_[5938-you] But it flashed upon [me]_0-i immediately that [I]_0-i had named a day , and that [you]_5938-you had been kind enough to remember it . But [I]_0-i did not think [you]_5938-you came to [London]_6-london till the March winds were over . " "_[5941-them] The March winds blow everywhere in [this wretched island]_{5940-this wretched island} , [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , and there is no escaping [them]_5941-them . [Youth]_5942-youth may prevail against [them]_5941-them ; but on [me]_0-i [they]_5941-them are so potent that [I]_0-i think [they]_5941-them will succeed in driving [me]_0-i out of [[my]_0-i country]_{5943-my country} . [I]_0-i doubt whether [an old man]_{5944-an old man} should ever live in [England]_26-england if [he]_{5944-an old man} can help it . " [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} certainly was [an old man]_{5944-an old man} , if [a man turned of seventy be old]_{11146-a man turned of seventy be old} ; - and [he]_{1449-the duke} was [a man too who did not bear [his]_{1449-the duke} years with hearty strength]_{11147-a man too who did not bear his years with hearty strength} . [He]_{1449-the duke} moved slowly , and turned [his]_{1449-the duke} limbs , when [he]_{1449-the duke} did turn them , as though the joints were stiff in their sockets . But there was nevertheless about [him]_{1449-the duke} a dignity of demeanour , a majesty of person , and an upright carriage which did not leave an idea of old age as the first impress on the minds of [those who encountered [the Duke of Omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium}]_{11148-those who encountered the duke of omnium} . [He]_{1449-the duke} was tall and moved without a stoop ; and though [he]_{1449-the duke} moved slowly , [he]_{1449-the duke} had learned to seem so to do because it was the proper kind of movement for one so high up in [the world]_{756-the world} as [himself]_{1449-the duke} . And perhaps [[his]_{1449-the duke} tailor]_{11151-his tailor} did something for [him]_{1449-the duke} . [He]_{1449-the duke} had not been long under [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's eyes before [she]_{348-madame goesler} perceived that [[his]_{1449-the duke} tailor]_{11151-his tailor} had done a good deal for [him]_{1449-the duke} . When [he]_{1449-the duke} alluded to [his]_{1449-the duke} own age and to [her]_{348-madame goesler} youth , [she]_{348-madame goesler} said some pleasant little word as to the difference between oak - trees and currant - bushes ; and by that time [she]_{348-madame goesler} was seated comfortably on [her]_{348-madame goesler} sofa , and [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} was on a chair before [her]_{348-madame goesler} , - just as might have been [any man who was not [a Duke]_{11155-a duke}]_{11154-any man who was not a duke} . After a little time the photograph was brought forth from [his]_{1449-the duke} [Grace]_672-grace 's pocket . That bringing out and giving of photographs , with the demand for counter photographs , is the most absurd practice of the day . "_{[5944-an old man]} [I]_0-i do n't think [I]_0-i look very nice , do [I]_0-i ? " "_[0-i] Oh yes , - very nice , but a little too old ; and certainly [you]_0-i have n't got those spots all over [your]_0-i forehead . These are the remarks which on such occasions are the most common . It may be said that to give a photograph or to take a photograph without the utterance of some words which would be felt by [a bystander]_{8164-a bystander} to be absurd , is almost an impossibility . At this moment there was [no bystander]_{5946-no bystander} , and therefore [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} and [the lady]_{7484-the lady} had no need for caution . Words were spoken that were very absurd . [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} protested that [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} 's photograph was more to [her]_{348-madame goesler} than the photographs of all [the world]_{756-the world} beside ; and [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} declared that [he]_{1449-the duke} would carry [the lady]_{7484-the lady} 's picture next to [his]_{1449-the duke} heart , - [I]_0-i am afraid [he]_{1449-the duke} said for ever and ever . Then [he]_{1449-the duke} took [her]_{7484-the lady} hand and pressed it , and was conscious that for [a man over seventy years of age]_{5953-a man over seventy years of age} [he]_{1449-the duke} did that kind of thing very well . " [You]_{1449-the duke} will come and dine with [me]_{7484-the lady} , [Duke]_353-duke ? "_{[7484-the lady]} [she]_{7484-the lady} said , when [he]_{1449-the duke} began to talk of going . " [I]_{7484-the lady} never dine out . "_{[7484-the lady]} " That is just the reason [you]_{1449-the duke} should dine with [me]_{7484-the lady} . [You]_{1449-the duke} shall meet nobody [you]_{1449-the duke} do not wish to meet . "_{[7484-the lady]} " [I]_{7484-the lady} would so much rather see [you]_{1449-the duke} in this way , - [I]_{7484-the lady} would indeed . [I]_{7484-the lady} do dine out occasionally , but it is at big formal parties , which [I]_{7484-the lady} can not escape without giving offence . "_{[7484-the lady]} " And [you]_{1449-the duke} can not escape [my]_{7484-the lady} little not formal party , - without giving offence . "_{[7484-the lady]} [She]_{7484-the lady} looked into [his]_{1449-the duke} face as [she]_{7484-the lady} spoke , and [he]_{1449-the duke} knew that [she]_{7484-the lady} meant it . And [he]_{1449-the duke} looked into [hers]_{7484-the lady} , and thought that [her]_{7484-the lady} eyes were brighter than any [he]_{1449-the duke} was in the habit of seeing in these latter days . " Name [your]_{1449-the duke} own day , [Duke]_353-duke . Will a Sunday suit [you]_{1449-the duke} ? "_{[7484-the lady]} " If [I]_{7484-the lady} must come - "_{[7484-the lady]} " [You]_{7484-the lady} must come . "_{[7484-the lady]} As [she]_{7484-the lady} spoke [her]_{7484-the lady} eyes sparkled more and more , and [her]_{7484-the lady} colour went and came , and [she]_{7484-the lady} shook [her]_{7484-the lady} curls till they emitted through the air the same soft feeling of a perfume that [her]_{7484-the lady} note had produced . Then [her]_{7484-the lady} foot peeped out from beneath the black and yellow drapery of [her]_{7484-the lady} dress , and [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} saw that it was perfect . And [she]_{7484-the lady} put out [her]_{7484-the lady} finger and touched [his]_{1449-the duke} arm as [she]_{7484-the lady} spoke . [Her]_{7484-the lady} hand was very fair , and [her]_{7484-the lady} fingers were bright with rich gems . To [men such as [the Duke]_{1449-the duke}]_{5955-men such as the duke} , a hand , to be quite fair , should be bright with rich gems . " [You]_{1449-the duke} must come , "_{[7484-the lady]} [she]_{7484-the lady} said , - not imploring [him]_{1449-the duke} now but commanding [him]_{1449-the duke} . " Then [I]_{1449-the duke} will come , "_{[1449-the duke]} [he]_{1449-the duke} answered , and a certain Sunday was fixed . The arranging of [the guests]_{2291-the guests} was a little difficulty , till [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} begged [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} to bring with [him]_{1449-the duke} [Lady Glencora Palliser]_{475-lady glencora} , [[[his]_{1449-the duke} nephew]_{10325-his nephew} 's wife]_{5960-his nephew 's wife} . This at last [he]_{1449-the duke} agreed to do . As [the wife of [[his]_{1449-the duke} nephew]_{10325-his nephew} and heir]_{5961-the wife of his nephew and heir} , [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} was to [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} all that [a woman]_{1381-a woman} could be . [She]_{475-lady glencora} was everything that was proper as to [her]_{475-lady glencora} own conduct , and not obtrusive as to [his]_{1449-the duke} . [She]_{475-lady glencora} did not bore [him]_{1449-the duke} , and yet [she]_{475-lady glencora} was attentive . Although in [[[her]_{475-lady glencora} husband]_{968-her husband} 's house]_{4094-her husband 's house} [she]_{475-lady glencora} was [a fierce politician]_{5967-a fierce politician} , in [[his]_{1449-the duke} house]_{1694-his house} [she]_{475-lady glencora} was simply [an attractive woman]_{5969-an attractive woman} . " Ah ; [she]_{475-lady glencora} is very clever , "_{[1449-the duke]} [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} once said , ' [she]_{475-lady glencora} adapts [herself]_{475-lady glencora} . If [she]_{475-lady glencora} were to go from any one place to any other , [she]_{475-lady glencora} would be at [home]_754-home in both . " And the movement of [his]_{1449-the duke} [Grace]_672-grace 's hand as [he]_{1449-the duke} spoke seemed to indicate the widest possible sphere for travelling and the widest possible scope for adaptation . The dinner was arranged , and went off very pleasantly . [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's eyes were not quite so bright as they were during that morning visit , nor did [she]_{348-madame goesler} touch [[her]_{348-madame goesler} guest]_{11142-her guest} 's arm in a manner so alluring . [She]_{348-madame goesler} was very quiet , allowing [[her]_{348-madame goesler} guests]_{10767-her guests} to do most of the talking . But the dinner and the flowers and the wine were excellent , and the whole thing was so quiet that [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} liked it . "_{[475-lady glencora]} And now [you]_{475-lady glencora} must come and dine with [me]_0-i , " [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} said as [he]_0-i took [his]_0-i leave . "_{[475-lady glencora]} A command to that effect will be one which [I]_0-i certainly shall not disobey , " whispered [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am afraid [he]_5972-he is going to get fond of [that woman]_{9593-that woman} . " These words were spoken early on the following morning by [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} to [[her]_{475-lady glencora} husband]_{968-her husband} , [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} . "_[5972-he] [He]_5972-he is always getting fond of [some woman]_{1293-some woman} , and [he]_5972-he will to the end , " said [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} . "_[5972-he] But this [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} is very clever . " "_{[348-madame goesler]} So [they]_5975-they tell [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i have generally thought that [[my]_0-i uncle]_{10365-my uncle} likes talking to [a fool]_{8087-a fool} the best . " "_{[10365-my uncle]} [Every man]_{7346-every man} likes [a clever woman]_{4977-a clever woman} the best , " said [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} , "_{[7346-every man]} if [the clever woman]_{5980-the clever woman} only knows how to use [her]_{5980-the clever woman} cleverness . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i 'm sure [I]_0-i hope [he]_5972-he 'll be amused , " said [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} innocently . "_[0-i] A little amusement is all that [he]_5972-he cares for now . " "_[0-i] Suppose [you]_0-i were told some day that [he]_5972-he was going - to be married ? " said [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} . "_[0-i] [[My]_0-i uncle]_{10365-my uncle} married ! " "_[0-i] Why not [he]_5972-he as well as another ? " "_[0-i] And to [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} ? " "_{[348-madame goesler]} If [he]_5972-he be ever married it will be to [some such woman]_{5982-some such woman} . " "_{[5982-some such woman]} There is [not a man in [all England]_{1703-all england} who thinks more of [his]_{5983-not a man in all england who thinks more of his own position than my uncle} own position than [[my]_0-i uncle]_{10365-my uncle}]_{5983-not a man in all england who thinks more of his own position than my uncle} , " said [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} somewhat proudly , - almost with a touch of anger . "_{[5983-not a man in all england who thinks more of his own position than my uncle]} That is all very well , [Plantagenet]_{402-mr. palliser} , and true enough in a kind of way . But [a child]_{1658-a child} will sacrifice all that it has for the top brick of the chimney , and [old men]_{5987-old men} sometimes become [children]_{7329-children} . [You]_{402-mr. palliser} would not like to be told some morning that there was a little [Lord Silverbridge]_{673-lord silverbridge} in [the world]_{756-the world} . " Now [the eldest son of [the Duke of Omnium]_353-duke]_{11161-the eldest son of the duke of omnium} , when [the Duke of Omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} had [a son]_{1081-a son} , was called [the Earl of [Silverbridge]_{238-silverbridge}]_{11164-the earl of silverbridge} ; and [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} , when this question was asked [him]_{402-mr. palliser} , became very pale . [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} knew well how thoroughly the cunning of the serpent was joined to the purity of the dove in the person of [[his]_{402-mr. palliser} wife]_{947-his wife} , and [he]_{402-mr. palliser} was sure that there was cause for fear when [she]_{947-his wife} hinted at danger . "_{[673-lord silverbridge]} Perhaps [you]_{402-mr. palliser} had better keep [your]_{402-mr. palliser} eye upon [him]_{673-lord silverbridge} , " [he]_{402-mr. palliser} said to [[his]_{402-mr. palliser} wife]_{947-his wife} . "_{[402-mr. palliser]} And upon [her]_5990-her , " said [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} . When [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} dined at [[the Duke]_{1449-the duke} 's house in [St. James 's Square]_{97-st. james 's square}]_{11168-the duke 's house in st. james 's square} there was a large party , and [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} knew that there was no need for apprehension then . Indeed [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} was no more than [any other guest]_{11169-any other guest} , and [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} hardly spoke to [her]_{348-madame goesler} . There was [a Duchess]_{11171-a duchess} [there]_7300-there , - [the Duchess of [St. Bungay]_{69-st. bungay}]_{11173-the duchess of st. bungay} , and [old Lady Hartletop]_{595-lady hartletop} , who was [a dowager marchioness]_{11174-a dowager marchioness} , - [an old lady who pestered [the Duke]_{1449-the duke}]_{11175-an old lady who pestered the duke} very sorely , - and [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} received [her]_{348-madame goesler} reward , and knew that [she]_{348-madame goesler} was receiving it , in being asked to meet [these people]_{11177-these people} . Would not all these names , including [her]_{348-madame goesler} own , be blazoned to [the world]_{756-the world} in the columns of the next day 's Morning Post ? There was no absolute danger here , as [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} knew ; and [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} , who was tolerant and begrudged nothing to [Madame Max]_{348-madame goesler} except the one thing , was quite willing to meet [the lady]_{7484-the lady} at such a grand affair as this . But [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} , even should [he]_{1449-the duke} become ever so childish [a child]_{1658-a child} in [his]_{1449-the duke} old age , still would have that plain green brougham at [his]_{1449-the duke} command , and could go anywhere in that at any hour in the day . And then [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} was so manifestly [a clever woman]_{4977-a clever woman} . [A Duchess of Omnium]_{11183-a duchess of omnium} might be said to fill , - in the estimation , at any rate , of [English people]_{11184-english people} , - the highest position in [the world]_{756-the world} short of [royalty]_{11186-royalty} . And [the reader]_{1125-the reader} will remember that [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} intended to be [a Duchess of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{11183-a duchess of omnium} [herself]_{475-lady glencora} , - unless some very unexpected event should intrude itself . [She]_{475-lady glencora} intended also that [[her]_{475-lady glencora} little boy]_{11189-her little boy} , [[her]_{475-lady glencora} fair - haired , [curly - pated , bold - faced little boy]_{11191-curly - pated , bold - faced little boy}]_{11190-her fair - haired , curly - pated , bold - faced little boy} , should be [Earl of Silverbridge]_{674-the earl} when the sand of [the old man]_{1918-the old man} should have run itself out . [Heavens]_675-heavens , what a blow would it be , should [some little wizen - cheeked half - monkey baby , with black brows , and yellow skin]_{11193-some little wizen - cheeked half - monkey baby , with black brows , and yellow skin} , be brought forward and shown to [her]_{475-lady glencora} some day as [the heir]_{10320-the heir} ! What a blow to [herself]_{475-lady glencora} ; - and what a blow to all [England]_26-england ! "_[5990-her] [We]_5991-we ca n't prevent it if [he]_5992-his chooses to do it , " said [[her]_{475-lady glencora} husband , who had [his]_5992-his budget to bring forward that very night , and who in truth cared more for [his]_5992-his budget than [he]_5992-his did for [his]_5992-his heirship]_{11195-her husband , who had his budget to bring forward that very night , and who in truth cared more for his budget than he did for his heirship} at that moment . "_[5991-we] But [we]_5991-we must prevent it , " said [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} . "_[5991-we] If [I]_0-i stick to [him]_5992-his by the tail of [his]_5992-his coat , [I]_0-i 'll prevent it . " At the time when [she]_{475-lady glencora} thus spoke , the dark green brougham had been twice again brought up at the door in [Park Lane]_{244-park lane} . And [the brougham]_{11196-the brougham} was standing [there]_7300-there a third time . It was May now , the latter end of May , and [the park opposite]_{11198-the park opposite} was beautiful with green things , and the air was soft and balmy , as it will be sometimes even in May , and the flowers in [the balcony]_{11199-the balcony} were full of perfume , and the charm of [London]_6-london , - what [London]_6-london can be to [the rich]_{11200-the rich} , - was at its height . [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} was sitting in [[Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's drawing - room]_{11202-madame goesler 's drawing - room} , at some distance from [her]_658-marie , for [she]_658-marie had retreated . [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} had a habit of taking [her]_658-marie hand , which [she]_658-marie never would permit for above a few seconds . At such times [she]_658-marie would show no anger , but would retreat . "_[0-i] [Marie]_658-marie , " said [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} , "_[658-marie] [you]_658-marie will go abroad when the summer is over . " As [an old man]_{5944-an old man} [he]_{1449-the duke} had taken the privilege of calling [her]_658-marie [Marie]_658-marie , and [she]_658-marie had not forbidden it . Yes , probably ; to [Vienna]_77-vienna . [I]_0-i have property in [Vienna]_77-vienna [you]_658-marie know , which must be looked after . "_[0-i] Do not mind [Vienna]_77-vienna this year . Come to [Italy]_288-italy . " "_[353-duke] What ; in summer , [Duke]_353-duke ? " "_[353-duke] [The lakes]_{5993-the lakes} are charming in August . [I]_0-i have [a villa on [Como]_289-como which is empty now , and [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i shall go [there]_7300-there]_{5994-a villa on como which is empty now , and i think i shall go there} . If [you]_353-duke do not know [the Italian lakes]_{5996-the italian lakes} , [I]_0-i shall be so happy to show them to [you]_353-duke . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i know them well , [[my]_0-i lord]_{7277-my lord} . When [I]_0-i was young [I]_0-i was on [the Maggiore]_{290-the maggiore} almost alone . Some day [I]_0-i will tell [you]_353-duke a history of what [I]_0-i was in those days . " "_[353-duke] [You]_353-duke shall tell it [me]_0-i [there]_7300-there . " "_[353-duke] No , [[my]_0-i lord]_{7277-my lord} , [I]_0-i fear not . [I]_0-i have [no villa [there]_7300-there]_{6000-no villa there} . " "_[0-i] Will [you]_353-duke not accept the loan of [mine]_0-i ? It shall be all [your]_353-duke own while [you]_353-duke use it . " "_[0-i] [My]_0-i own , - to deny the right of entrance to [its owner]_{6002-its owner} ? " "_[0-i] If it so pleases [you]_353-duke . " "_[0-i] It would not please [me]_0-i . It would so far from please [me]_0-i that [I]_0-i will never put [myself]_0-i in a position that might make it possible for [me]_0-i to require to do so . No , [Duke]_5796-duke ; it behoves [me]_0-i to live in [houses of]_{6004-houses of} [my]_0-i own . [Women of whom more is known]_{6005-women of whom more is known} can afford to be [[your]_5796-duke guests]_{6006-your guests} . " "_[658-marie] [Marie]_658-marie , [I]_0-i would have [no other guest]_{6007-no other guest} than [you]_658-marie . " "_[658-marie] It can not be so , [Duke]_353-duke . " "_[353-duke] And why not ? " "_[353-duke] Why not ? Am [I]_0-i to be put to the blush by being made to answer such a question as that ? Because [the world]_{756-the world} would say that [the Duke of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} had [a new mistress]_{6010-a new mistress} , and that [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} was [the woman]_{8440-the woman} . Do [you]_5796-duke think that [I]_0-i would be [[any man]_{1023-any man} 's mistress]_{6013-any man 's mistress} ; - even [yours]_5796-duke ? Or do [you]_5796-duke believe that for the sake of the softness of a summer evening on [an Italian lake]_{6014-an italian lake} , [I]_0-i would give cause to the tongues of [the women]_{1863-the women} here to say that [I]_0-i was such a thing ? [You]_5796-duke would have [me]_0-i lose all that [I]_0-i have gained by steady years of sober work for the sake of a week or two of dalliance such as that ! No , [Duke]_353-duke ; not for [[your]_5796-duke dukedom]_{6016-your dukedom} ! " How [his]_0-i Grace might have got through [his]_0-i difficulty had [they]_{6018-men in} been left alone , can not be told . For at this moment the door was opened , and [Lady Glencora Palliser]_{475-lady glencora} was announced . [CHAPTER LVIII Rara Avis]_{291-chapter lviii rara avis} in [Terris]_292-terris "_[353-duke] Come and see [the country]_{839-the country} and judge for [yourself]_5796-duke , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[353-duke] [I]_0-i should like nothing better , " said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . "_[353-duke] It has often seemed to [me]_0-i that [men in]_{6018-men in} [Parliament]_{49-parliament} know less about [Ireland]_25-ireland than [they]_{6018-men in} do of [the interior of [Africa]_293-africa]_{6019-the interior of africa} , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[6018-men in]} It is seldom that [we]_6020-we know anything accurately on any subject that [we]_6020-we have not made matter of careful study , " said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , "_[6020-we] and very often do not do so even then . [We]_6020-we are very apt to think that [we]_6020-we [men]_1025-men and [women]_7479-women understand [one another]_{1843-one another} ; but most probably [you]_6024-you know nothing even of the modes of thought of [the man who lives next door to [you]_6024-you]_{6025-the man who lives next door to you} . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i suppose not . " "_[0-i] There are general laws current in [the world]_{756-the world} as to morality . ' [Thou]_6027-thou shalt not steal , ' for instance . That has necessarily been current as a law through [all nations]_{6028-all nations} . But [the first man [you]_6024-you meet in [the street]_{2530-the street}]_{6029-the first man you meet in the street} will have ideas about theft so different from [yours]_6024-you , that , if [you]_6024-you knew [them]_6031-them as [you]_6024-you know [your]_6024-you own , [you]_6024-you would say that this law and [yours]_6024-you were not even founded on the same principle . It is compatible with [this man]_{1588-this man} 's honesty to cheat [you]_6024-you in a matter of horseflesh , with [that man]_{1024-that man} 's in a traffic of [railway shares]_{6034-railway shares} , with [that other man]_{6035-that other man} 's as to [a woman]_{1381-a woman} 's fortune ; with a fourth 's anything may be done for a seat in [Parliament]_{912-parliament} , while [the fifth man]_{6038-the fifth man} , who stands high among [us]_6039-us , and who implores [[his]_{6038-the fifth man} God]_{6040-his god} every Sunday to write that law on [his]_{6038-the fifth man} heart , spends every hour of [his]_{6038-the fifth man} daily toil in a system of fraud , and is regarded as a pattern of the national commerce ! " [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} and [Phineas]_329-phineas were dining together at [[Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's house]_{11206-mr. monk 's house} , and [the elder politician of [the two]_{8237-the two}]_{11207-the elder politician of the two} in this little speech had recurred to certain matters which had already been discussed between [them]_{8237-the two} . [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} was becoming somewhat sick of [his]_{346-mr. monk} place in [the Cabinet]_{1372-the cabinet} , though [he]_{346-mr. monk} had not as yet whispered a word of [his]_{346-mr. monk} sickness to any living ears ; and [he]_{346-mr. monk} had begun to pine for the lost freedom of a seat below [the gangway]_{8497-the gangway} . [He]_{346-mr. monk} had been discussing political honesty with [Phineas]_329-phineas , and hence had come the sermon of which [I]_6041-you have ventured to reproduce the concluding denunciations . [Phineas]_329-phineas was fond of such discussions and fond of holding them with [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , - in this matter fluttering like a moth round a candle . [He]_329-phineas would not perceive that as [he]_329-phineas had made up [his]_329-phineas mind to be [a servant of [the public in Parliament]_{11212-the public in parliament}]_{11211-a servant of the public in parliament} , [he]_329-phineas must abandon all idea of independent action ; and unless [he]_329-phineas did so [he]_329-phineas could be neither successful as regarded [himself]_329-phineas , or useful to [the public whom [he]_329-phineas served]_{11213-the public whom he served} . Could [a man]_{749-a man} be honest in Parliament , and yet abandon all idea of independence ? When [he]_{346-mr. monk} put such questions to [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} [he]_{346-mr. monk} did not get a direct answer . And indeed the question was never put directly . But the teaching which [he]_{346-mr. monk} received was ever of a nature to make [him]_{346-mr. monk} uneasy . It was always to this effect : "_[6041-you] [You]_6041-you have taken up the trade now , and seem to be fit for success in it . [You]_6041-you had better give up thinking about its special honesty . " And yet [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} would on an occasion preach to [him]_{346-mr. monk} such a sermon as that which [he]_{346-mr. monk} had just uttered ! Perhaps there is no question more difficult to [a man]_{749-a man} 's mind than that of the expediency or inexpediency of scruples in political life . Whether would [a candidate for office]_{11216-a candidate for office} be more liable to rejection from [a leader]_{8598-a leader} because [he]_{11216-a candidate for office} was known to be scrupulous , or because [he]_{11216-a candidate for office} was known to be [the reverse]_{11218-the reverse} ? "_[6041-you] But putting aside the fourth commandment and all the theories , [you]_6041-you will come to [Ireland]_25-ireland ? " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i shall be delighted . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't live in [a castle]_{6042-a castle} , [you]_6041-you know . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i thought [everybody]_{951-everybody} did live in [a castle in [Ireland]_25-ireland]_{6044-a castle in ireland} , " said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . "_{[951-everybody]} [They]_{951-everybody} seemed to do when [I]_0-i was [there]_7300-there twenty years ago . But for [myself]_0-i , [I]_0-i prefer [a cottage]_{6046-a cottage} . " This trip to [Ireland]_25-ireland had been proposed in consequence of certain ideas respecting tenant - right which [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} was beginning to adopt , and as to which the minds of [politicians]_{5264-politicians} were becoming moved . It had been all very well to put down Fenianism , and Ribandmen , and Repeal , - and everything that had been put down in [Ireland]_25-ireland in the way of rebellion for the last seventy - five years . [England]_26-england and [Ireland]_25-ireland had been apparently joined together by laws of nature so fixed , that even [politicians liberal]_{11220-politicians liberal} as was [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , - liberal as was [Mr.]_11221-mr. [Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , - could not trust [themselves]_{951-everybody} to think that disunion could be for the good of [the Irish]_{635-the irish} . [They]_{951-everybody} had taught [themselves]_{951-everybody} that it certainly could not be good for [the English]_{641-the english} . But if it was incumbent on [England]_26-england to force upon [Ireland]_25-ireland the maintenance of the Union for [her]_26-england own sake , and for [England]_26-england 's sake , because [England]_26-england could not afford independence established so close against [her]_26-england own ribs , - it was at any rate necessary to [England]_26-england 's character that [the bride thus bound in a compulsory wedlock]_{11222-the bride thus bound in a compulsory wedlock} should be endowed with all the best privileges that [a wife]_{1857-a wife} can enjoy . Let [her]_{1857-a wife} at least not be [a kept mistress]_{11224-a kept mistress} . Let it be bone of [my]_0-i bone and flesh of [my]_0-i flesh , if [we]_11225-we are to live together in the married state . Between [husband]_{11226-husband} and [wife]_2182-wife a warm word now and then matters but little , if there be a thoroughly good understanding at bottom . But let there be that good understanding at bottom . What about [this Protestant Church]_{11228-this protestant church} ; and what about [this tenant]_{11229-this tenant} - right ? [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} had been asking [himself]_{346-mr. monk} these questions for some time past . In regard to [the Church]_{11230-the church} , [he]_{346-mr. monk} had long made up [his]_{346-mr. monk} mind that the Establishment in [Ireland]_25-ireland was a crying sin . [A man]_{749-a man} had married [a woman whom [he]_{749-a man} knew to be of a religion different from [his]_{749-a man} own]_{11232-a woman whom he knew to be of a religion different from his own} , and then insisted that [[his]_{749-a man} wife]_{947-his wife} should say that [she]_{947-his wife} believed those things which [he]_{749-a man} knew very well that [she]_{947-his wife} did not believe . But , as [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} well knew , the subject of the Protestant Endowments in [Ireland]_25-ireland was so difficult that it would require almost more than human wisdom to adjust it . It was one of those matters which almost seemed to require the interposition of some higher power , - the coming of some apparently chance event , - to clear away the evil ; as a fire comes , and pestilential alleys are removed ; as a famine comes , and [men]_1025-men are driven from want and ignorance and dirt to seek new homes and new thoughts across [the broad waters]_{11235-the broad waters} ; as a war comes , and slavery is banished from the face of [the earth]_{855-the earth} . But in regard to [tenant]_11237-tenant - right , to some arrangement by which [a tenant in [Ireland]_25-ireland]_{11238-a tenant in ireland} might be at least encouraged to lay out what little capital [he]_{11238-a tenant in ireland} might have in labour or money without being at once called upon to pay rent for that outlay which was [his]_{11238-a tenant in ireland} own , as well as for [the land]_{2336-the land} which was not [his]_{11238-a tenant in ireland} own , - [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} thought that it was possible that if [a man]_{749-a man} would look hard enough [he]_{749-a man} might perhaps be able to see [his]_{749-a man} way as to that . [He]_{346-mr. monk} had spoken to [two of [[his]_{346-mr. monk} colleagues]_{3513-his colleagues}]_{11241-two of his colleagues} on the subject , [the two men in the Cabinet whom [he]_{346-mr. monk} believed to be the most thoroughly honest in [their]_{11243-the two men in the cabinet whom he believed to be the most thoroughly honest in their ideas as public servants} ideas as [public servants]_{11244-public servants}]_{11243-the two men in the cabinet whom he believed to be the most thoroughly honest in their ideas as public servants} , [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} and [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} . There was so much to be done ; - and then so little was known upon the subject ! "_[0-i] [I]_0-i will endeavour to study it , " said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . "_[0-i] If [you]_0-i can see [your]_0-i way , do ; " said [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} , - "_[0-i] but of course [we]_6047-we can not bind [ourselves]_6047-we . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i should be glad to see it named in [the Queen]_{7412-the queen} 's speech at the beginning of the next session , " said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . "_{[7412-the queen]} That is a long way off as yet , " said [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} , laughing . "_{[7412-the queen]} Who will be in then , and who will be out ? " So the matter was disposed of at the time , but [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} did not abandon [his]_{346-mr. monk} idea . [He]_{346-mr. monk} rather felt [himself]_{346-mr. monk} the more bound to cling to it because [he]_{346-mr. monk} received so little encouragement . What was a seat in the Cabinet to [him]_{346-mr. monk} that [he]_{346-mr. monk} should on that account omit a duty ? [He]_{346-mr. monk} had not taken up politics as a trade . [He]_{346-mr. monk} had sat far behind the Treasury bench or below the gangway for many a year , without owing [any man]_{1023-any man} a shilling , - and could afford to do so again . But it was different with [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , as [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} [himself]_{346-mr. monk} understood ; - and , understanding this , [he]_{346-mr. monk} felt [himself]_{346-mr. monk} bound to caution [[his]_{346-mr. monk} young friend]_{8384-his young friend} . But it may be a question whether [his]_{346-mr. monk} cautions did not do more harm than good . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i shall be delighted , " [he]_0-i said , "_[0-i] to go over with [you]_6049-you in [August]_256-august , but [I]_0-i do not think that if [I]_0-i were [you]_6049-you , [I]_0-i would take up this matter . " "_[0-i] And why not ? [You]_6049-you do n't want to fight the battle singlehanded ? " "_[6049-you] No ; [I]_0-i desire no such glory , and would wish to have [no better lieutenant]_{6050-no better lieutenant} than [you]_6049-you . But [you]_6049-you have a subject of which [you]_6049-you are really fond , which [you]_6049-you are beginning to understand , and in regard to which [you]_6049-you can make [yourself]_6049-you useful . " "_[6049-you] [You]_6049-you mean this [Canada]_285-canada business ? " "_[6049-you] Yes ; - and that will grow to other matters as regards [the colonies]_{4882-the colonies} . There is nothing so important to [a public man]_{6052-a public man} as that [he]_{6052-a public man} should have [his]_{6052-a public man} own subject ; - the thing which [he]_{6052-a public man} understands , and in respect of which [he]_{6052-a public man} can make [himself]_{6052-a public man} really useful . " "_{[6053-the man who has half learned how to have a ship built without waste]} Then there comes a change . " "_{[6053-the man who has half learned how to have a ship built without waste]} Yes ; - and [the man who has half learned how to have [a ship built without waste]_{6054-a ship built without waste}]_{6053-the man who has half learned how to have a ship built without waste} is sent into opposition , and is then brought back to look after [regiments]_{6055-regiments} , or perhaps has to take up that beautiful subject , a study of the career of [India]_51-india . But , nevertheless , if [you]_6049-you have a subject , stick to it at any rate as long as it will stick to [you]_6049-you . " "_{[7759-no man]} But , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , "_{[7759-no man]} if [a man]_{749-a man} takes up [his]_{749-a man} own subject , independent of [the Government]_{7691-the government} , [no man]_{7759-no man} can drive [him]_{749-a man} from it . " "_{[7759-no man]} And how often does [he]_{749-a man} do anything ? Look at the annual motions which come forward in the hands of [private men]_{6059-private men} , - [Maynooth]_677-maynooth and the ballot for instance . It is becoming more and more apparent every day that all legislation must be carried by [the Government]_{54-the government} , and must be carried in obedience to the expressed wish of [the people]_{731-the people} . The truest democracy that ever had a chance of living is that which [we]_6061-we are now establishing in [Great Britain]_{279-great britain} . " "_{[731-the people]} Then leave tenant - right to [the people]_{731-the people} and [the Cabinet]_{1372-the cabinet} . Why should [you]_6049-you take it up ? " [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} paused a moment or two before [he]_0-i replied . "_[6049-you] If [I]_0-i choose to run a - muck , there is no reason why [you]_6049-you should follow [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i am old and [you]_6049-you are young . [I]_0-i want nothing from politics as a profession , and [you]_6049-you do . Moreover , [you]_6049-you have a congenial subject where [you]_6049-you are , and need not disturb [yourself]_6049-you . For [myself]_0-i , [I]_0-i tell [you]_6049-you , in confidence , that [I]_0-i can not speak so comfortably of [my]_0-i own position . " "_[0-i] [We]_6064-we will go and see , at any rate , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] Yes , " said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , "_[6064-we] [we]_6064-we will go and see . " And thus , in the month of May , it was settled between [them]_6064-we that , as soon as the session should be over , and the incidental work of [[his]_0-i office]_{8104-his office} should allow [Phineas]_329-phineas to pack up and be off , [they]_6064-we two should start together for [Ireland]_25-ireland . [Phineas]_329-phineas felt rather proud as [he]_329-phineas wrote to [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} and asked permission to bring [home]_754-home with [him]_329-phineas [a Cabinet Minister]_{7336-a cabinet minister} as [a visitor]_{10274-a visitor} . At this time the reputation of [Phineas]_329-phineas at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe , as well in the minds of [the Killaloeians]_{11253-the killaloeians} generally as in those of [the inhabitants of [the paternal house]_{11255-the paternal house}]_{11254-the inhabitants of the paternal house} , stood very high indeed . How could [a father]_{7284-a father} think that [a son]_{1081-a son} had done badly when before [he]_{1081-a son} was thirty years of age [he]_{1081-a son} was earning L2,000 a year ? And how could [a father]_{7284-a father} not think well of [a son who had absolutely paid back certain moneys into the paternal coffers]_{11259-a son who had absolutely paid back certain moneys into the paternal coffers} ? The moneys so repaid had not been much ; but the repayment of any such money at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe had been regarded as little short of miraculous . The news of [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's coming flew about [the town]_{866-the town} , about [the county]_{1004-the county} , about [the diocese]_{11262-the diocese} , and [all people]_{11263-all people} began to say all good things about [[the old doctor]_{827-the old doctor} 's only son]_{11265-the old doctor 's only son} . [Mrs. Finn]_{357-mrs. finn} had long since been quite sure that [a real black swan]_{11266-a real black swan} had been sent forth out of [[her]_{357-mrs. finn} nest]_{11267-her nest} . And [the sisters Finn]_{357-mrs. finn} , for some time past , had felt in all social gatherings [they]_{11263-all people} stood quite on a different footing than formerly because of [[their]_{11263-all people} brother]_{955-their brother} . [They]_{11263-all people} were asked about in [the county]_{1004-the county} , and two of [them]_{11263-all people} had been staying only last [Easter]_551-easter with [the Molonys]_{678-the molonys} , - [the Molonys of [Poldoodie]_{294-poldoodie}]_{11270-the molonys of poldoodie} ! How should [a father]_{7284-a father} and [a mother]_{11272-a mother} and [sisters]_770-sisters not be grateful to [such a son]_{11274-such a son} , to such [a brother]_{1676-a brother} , to such a veritable black swan out of the nest ! And as for dear little [Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary , [her]_382-mary eyes became suffused with tears as in [her]_382-mary solitude [she]_382-mary thought how much out of [her]_382-mary reach this swan was flying . And yet [she]_382-mary took joy in [his]_{955-their brother} swanhood , and swore that [she]_382-mary would love [him]_{955-their brother} still ; - that [she]_382-mary would love [him]_{955-their brother} always . Might [he]_{955-their brother} bring [home]_754-home with [him]_{955-their brother} to [Killaloe]_5-killaloe , [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , [the Cabinet Minister]_{3115-the cabinet minister} ! Of course [he]_{955-their brother} might . When [Mrs. Finn]_{357-mrs. finn} first heard of this august arrival , [she]_{357-mrs. finn} felt as though [she]_{357-mrs. finn} would like to expend [herself]_{357-mrs. finn} in entertaining , though but an hour , [the whole cabinet]_{11278-the whole cabinet} . [Phineas]_329-phineas , during the spring , had , of course , met [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} frequently in and about [the House]_{929-the house} , and had become aware that [[Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} 's husband]_{11280-lady laura 's husband} , from time to time , made little overtures of civility to [him]_329-phineas , - taking [him]_329-phineas now and again by the button - hole , walking [home]_754-home with [him]_329-phineas as far as [their]_11282-their joint paths allowed , and asking [him]_329-phineas once or twice to come and dine in [Grosvenor Place]_{144-grosvenor place} . These little advances towards a repetition of the old friendship [Phineas]_329-phineas would have avoided altogether , had it been possible . The invitation to [[Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} 's house]_{10573-mr. kennedy 's house} [he]_329-phineas did refuse , feeling [himself]_329-phineas positively bound to do so by [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} 's command , let the consequences be what [they]_11282-their might . When [he]_329-phineas did refuse , [Mr. Kennedy]_{404-loughlinter} would assume a look of displeasure and leave [him]_329-phineas , and [Phineas]_329-phineas would hope that the work was done . Then there would come another encounter , and the invitation would be repeated . At last , about the middle of May , there came another note . "_[6064-we] [Dear Finn]_329-phineas , will [you]_329-phineas dine with [us]_6065-us on Wednesday , the 28th ? [I]_0-i give [you]_329-phineas a long notice , because [you]_329-phineas seem to have so many appointments . [Yours]_329-phineas always , [Robert Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . " [He]_329-phineas had no alternative . [He]_329-phineas must refuse , even though double the notice had been given . [He]_329-phineas could only think that [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} was [a very obtuse man]_{11284-a very obtuse man} and one who would not take a hint , and hope that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} might succeed at last . So [he]_329-phineas wrote an answer , not intended to be conciliatory . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [[My]_0-i dear]_{7306-my dear} [Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , [I]_0-i am sorry to say that [I]_0-i am engaged on the 28th . [Yours]_329-phineas always , [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas . " At this period [he]_329-phineas did [his]_329-phineas best to keep out of [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} 's way , and would be very cunning in [his]_329-phineas manoeuvres that [they]_11285-they should not be alone together . It was difficult , as [they]_11285-they sat on the same bench in [the House]_{929-the house} , and consequently saw [each other]_{7264-each other} almost every day of [their]_11285-they lives . Nevertheless , [he]_329-phineas thought that with a little cunning [he]_329-phineas might prevail , especially as [he]_329-phineas was not unwilling to give so much of offence as might assist [his]_329-phineas own object . But when [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} called upon [him]_0-i at [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} office]_{8104-his office} the day after [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had written the above note , [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had no means of escape . "_{[329-phineas]} [I]_0-i am sorry [you]_0-i can not come to [us]_6067-us on the 28th , " [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} said , as soon as [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} was seated . [Phineas]_329-phineas was taken so much by surprise that all [his]_329-phineas cunning failed [him]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] Well , yes , " said [he]_329-phineas ; "_[0-i] [I]_0-i was very sorry ; - very sorry indeed . " "_[0-i] It seems to [me]_0-i , [Finn]_329-phineas , that [you]_329-phineas have had some reason for avoiding [me]_0-i of late . [I]_0-i do not know that [I]_0-i have done anything to offend [you]_329-phineas . " "_[0-i] Nothing on [earth]_10459-earth , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am wrong , then , in supposing that anything beyond mere chance has prevented [you]_329-phineas from coming to [[my]_0-i house]_{10104-my house} ? " [Phineas]_329-phineas felt that [he]_329-phineas was in a terrible difficulty , and [he]_329-phineas felt also that [he]_329-phineas was being rather ill - used in being thus cross - examined as to [his]_329-phineas reasons for not going to [a gentleman]_{1306-a gentleman} 's dinner . [He]_329-phineas thought that [a man]_{749-a man} ought to be allowed to choose where [he]_{749-a man} would go and where [he]_{749-a man} would not go , and that questions such as these were very uncommon . [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} was sitting opposite to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} , looking more grave and more sour than usual ; - and now [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} own countenance also became a little solemn . It was impossible that [he]_329-phineas should use [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} 's name , and yet [he]_329-phineas must , in some way , let [[his]_329-phineas persecuting friend]_{11291-his persecuting friend} know that no further invitation would be of any use ; - that there was something beyond mere chance in [his]_329-phineas not going to [Grosvenor Place]_{144-grosvenor place} . But how was [he]_329-phineas to do this ? The difficulty was so great that [he]_329-phineas could not see [his]_329-phineas way out of it . So [he]_329-phineas sat silent with a solemn face . [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} then asked [him]_329-phineas another question , which made the difficulty ten times greater . "_{[8524-my wife]} Has [[my]_0-i wife]_{8524-my wife} asked [you]_0-i not to come to [[our]_6071-our house]_{9625-our house} ? " It was necessary now that [he]_329-phineas should make a rush and get out of [his]_329-phineas trouble in some way . "_{[8524-my wife]} To tell [you]_0-i the truth , [Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , [I]_0-i do n't think [she]_{8524-my wife} wants to see [me]_0-i there . " "_{[8524-my wife]} That does not answer [my]_0-i question . Has [she]_{8524-my wife} asked [you]_0-i not to come ? " "_{[8524-my wife]} [She]_{8524-my wife} said that which left on [my]_0-i mind an impression that [she]_{8524-my wife} would sooner that [I]_0-i did not come . " "_{[8524-my wife]} What did [she]_{8524-my wife} say ? " "_{[8524-my wife]} How can [I]_0-i answer such a question as that , [Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} ? Is it fair to ask it ? " "_{[8524-my wife]} Quite fair , - [I]_0-i think . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i think it quite unfair , and [I]_0-i must decline to answer it . [I]_0-i can not imagine what [you]_0-i expect to gain by cross - questioning [me]_0-i in this way . Of course [no man]_{7759-no man} likes to go to [a house]_{1587-a house} if [he]_{7759-no man} does not believe that [everybody there]_{6075-everybody there} will make [him]_{7759-no man} welcome . " "_[0-i] [You]_0-i and [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} used to be [great friends]_{1719-great friends} . " "_{[396-lady laura]} [I]_0-i hope [we]_6077-we are not [enemies]_2481-enemies now . But things will occur that cause friendships to grow cool . " "_[0-i] Have [you]_0-i quarrelled with [[her]_{396-lady laura} father]_{7464-her father} ? " "_[0-i] With [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} ? - no . " "_{[332-lord brentford]} Or with [[her]_{396-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} , - since the duel [I]_0-i mean ? " "_[0-i] Upon [my]_0-i word and honour [I]_0-i can not stand this , and [I]_0-i will not . [I]_0-i have not as yet quarrelled with [anybody]_7318-anybody ; but [I]_0-i must quarrel with [you]_0-i , if [you]_0-i go on in this way . It is quite unusual that [a man]_{749-a man} should be put through [his]_{749-a man} facings after such a fashion , and [I]_0-i must beg that there may be an end of it . " "_[0-i] Then [I]_0-i must ask [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . " "_{[396-lady laura]} [You]_0-i can say what [you]_0-i like to [[your]_0-i own wife]_{6083-your own wife} of course . [I]_0-i can not hinder [you]_0-i . " Upon that [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} formally shook hands with [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} , in token that there was no positive breach between [them]_11292-their , - as [two nations]_{11293-two nations} may still maintain [their]_11292-their alliance , though [they]_11292-their have made up [their]_11292-their minds to hate [each other]_{7264-each other} , and thwart [each other]_{7264-each other} at every turn , - and took [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} leave . [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} , as [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} sat at [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} window , looking out into [the park]_{7798-the park} , and thinking of what had passed , could not but reflect that , disagreeable as [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} had been to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} , [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} would probably make [himself]_{343-mr. kennedy} much more disagreeable to [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} wife]_{947-his wife} . And , for [himself]_{343-mr. kennedy} , [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} thought that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had got out of the scrape very well by the exhibition of a little mock anger . CHAPTER LIX [The Earl]_{674-the earl} 's Wrath [The reader]_{1125-the reader} may remember that a rumour had been conveyed to [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} , - a rumour indeed which reached [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} from a source which [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} regarded as very untrustworthy , - that [Violet Effingham]_351-violet had quarrelled with [[her]_351-violet lover]_{2262-her lover} . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} would probably have paid no attention to the rumour , beyond that which necessarily attached itself to any tidings as to a matter so full of interest to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} , had it not been repeated to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} in another quarter . "_[0-i] A bird has told [me]_0-i that [[your]_0-i Violet [Effingham]_351-violet]_{5755-your violet effingham} has broken with [[her]_351-violet lover]_{2262-her lover} , " [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} said to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} one day . "_{[5755-your violet effingham]} What bird ? " [he]_0-i asked . "_{[5755-your violet effingham]} Ah , that [I]_0-i can not tell [you]_0-i . But this [I]_0-i will confess to [you]_0-i , that these birds which tell [us]_6086-us news are seldom very credible , - and are often not very creditable , [You]_0-i must take [a bird]_{6087-a bird} 's word for what it may be worth . It is said that [they]_6088-they have quarrelled . [I]_0-i daresay , if the truth were known , [they]_6088-they are billing and cooing in [each other]_{7264-each other} 's arms at this moment . " [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} did not like to be told of [their]_6088-they billing and cooing , - did not like to be told even of [their]_6088-they quarrelling . Though [they]_6088-they were to quarrel , it would do [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} no good . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} would rather that [nobody]_1350-nobody should mention [their]_6088-they names to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} ; - so that [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} back , which had been so utterly broken , might in process of time get itself cured . From what [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} knew of [Violet]_351-violet [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} thought it very improbable that , even were [she]_351-violet to quarrel with [one lover]_{11301-one lover} , [she]_351-violet would at once throw [herself]_351-violet into the arms of another . And [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} did feel , too , that there would be some meanness in taking [her]_351-violet , were [she]_351-violet willing to be so taken . But , nevertheless , these rumours , coming to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} in this way from different sources , almost made it incumbent on [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} to find out the truth . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} began to think that [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} broken back was not cured ; - that perhaps , after all , it was not in the way of being cured , And was it not possible that there might be explanations ? Then [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} went to work and built castles in the air , so constructed as to admit of the possibility of [Violet Effingham]_351-violet becoming [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} wife]_{947-his wife} . This had been in April , and at that time all that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} knew of [Violet]_351-violet was , that [she]_351-violet was not yet in [London]_6-london . And [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} thought that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} knew the same as to [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . [The Earl]_{733-the earl} had told [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} that [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was not in [town]_7455-town , nor expected in [town]_7455-town as yet ; and in saying so had seemed to express displeasure against [[his]_{733-the earl} son]_{775-his son} . [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} had met [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} at [some house which [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} frequented]_{11307-some house which he frequented} , and had been quite surprised to find [himself]_{343-mr. kennedy} graciously received by [the old woman]_{9022-the old woman} . [She]_{9022-the old woman} had said not a word of [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} , but had spoken of [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , - mentioning [his]_{463-lord chiltern} name in bitter wrath . "_[6088-they] But [he]_6090-he is [a friend of [mine]_6092-mine]_{6091-a friend of mine} , " said [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} , smiling . "_[6090-he] [A friend]_{1296-a friend} indeed ! [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . [I]_0-i know what sort of [a friend]_{1296-a friend} . [I]_0-i do n't believe that [you]_0-i are [[his]_6090-he friend]_{857-his friend} . [I]_0-i am afraid [he]_6090-he is not worthy of having [any friend]_{7587-any friend} . " [Phineas]_329-phineas did not quite understand from this that [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} was signifying to [him]_329-phineas that , badly as [she]_{341-lady baldock} had thought of [him]_329-phineas as [a suitor for [[her]_{341-lady baldock} niece]_{8269-her niece}]_{11309-a suitor for her niece} , [she]_{341-lady baldock} would have preferred [him]_329-phineas , - especially now when [people]_1124-people were beginning to speak well of [him]_329-phineas , - to [that terrible young man , who , from [his]_329-phineas youth upwards]_{11312-that terrible young man , who , from his youth upwards} , had been to [her]_{341-lady baldock} a cause of fear and trembling . Of course it was desirable that [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} should marry [an elder son]_{11313-an elder son} , and [a peer 's heir]_{11314-a peer 's heir} . All that kind of thing , in [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} 's eyes , was most desirable . But , nevertheless , anything was better than [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . If [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} would not take [Mr. Appledom]_{618-mr. appledom} or [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} , in heaven 's name let [her]_{341-lady baldock} take [this young man]_{4628-this young man} , who was kind , worthy , and steady , who was civilised in [his]_329-phineas manners , and would no doubt be amenable in regard to settlements . [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} had so far fallen in [the world]_{756-the world} that [she]_{341-lady baldock} would have consented to make a bargain with [[her]_{341-lady baldock} niece]_{8269-her niece} , - almost any bargain , so long as [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was excluded . [Phineas]_329-phineas did not quite understand all this ; but when [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} asked [him]_329-phineas to come to [Berkeley Square]_{120-berkeley square} , [he]_329-phineas perceived that help was being proffered to [him]_329-phineas where [he]_329-phineas certainly had not looked for help . [He]_329-phineas was frequently with [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} , who talked to [him]_329-phineas constantly on matters connected with [his]_329-phineas parliamentary life . After having been [the intimate friend of [the daughter]_{11319-the daughter} and of [the son]_{8205-the son}]_{11318-the intimate friend of the daughter and of the son} , it now seemed to be [his]_329-phineas lot to be [the intimate friend of [the father]_{8247-the father}]_{11321-the intimate friend of the father} . [The Earl]_{733-the earl} had constantly discussed with [him]_329-phineas [his]_{733-the earl} arrangements with [[his]_{733-the earl} son]_{775-his son} , and had lately expressed [himself]_{733-the earl} as only half satisfied with such reconciliation as had taken place . And [Phineas]_329-phineas could perceive that from day to day [the Earl]_{733-the earl} was less and less satisfied . [He]_{733-the earl} would complain bitterly of [[his]_{733-the earl} son]_{775-his son} , - complain of [his]_{733-the earl} silence , complain of [his]_{733-the earl} not coming to [London]_6-london , complain of [his]_{733-the earl} conduct to [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} , complain of [his]_{733-the earl} idle indifference to anything like proper occupation ; but [he]_{733-the earl} had never as yet said a word to show that there had been any quarrel between [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} and [[her]_{341-lady baldock} lover]_{2262-her lover} , and [Phineas]_329-phineas had felt that [he]_329-phineas could not ask the question . "_{[329-phineas]} [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , " said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} to [him]_329-phineas one morning , as soon as [he]_0-i entered [the room]_{7501-the room} , "_{[329-phineas]} [I]_0-i have just heard a story which has almost seemed to [me]_0-i to be incredible . " [The nobleman]_{11330-the nobleman} 's manner was very stern , and the fact that [he]_{11330-the nobleman} called [[his]_{11330-the nobleman} young friend]_{8384-his young friend} "_{[329-phineas]} [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas " , showed at once that something was wrong . "_{[329-phineas]} What is it [you]_0-i have heard , [[my]_0-i lord]_{7277-my lord} ? " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] That [you]_0-i and [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} went over , - last year to , - [Belgium]_223-belgium , and fought , - a duel there ! " Now it must have been the case that , in [the set among which [they]_{11332-the set among which they all lived} all lived]_{11332-the set among which they all lived} , - [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} and [[his]_{332-lord brentford} son]_{775-his son} and [daughter]_{10004-daughter} and [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , - [the old lord]_{5491-the old lord} was [the only man who had not heard of the duel]_{11336-the only man who had not heard of the duel} before this . It had even penetrated to the dull ears of [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , reminding [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} , as it did so , that [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} wife]_{947-his wife} had , - told [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} a lie ! But it was the fact that no rumour of the duel had reached [the Earl]_{733-the earl} till this morning . "_[0-i] It is true , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i have never been so much shocked in [my]_0-i life ; - never . [I]_0-i had no idea that [you]_6098-you had any thought of aspiring to the hand of [Miss Effingham]_351-violet . " [The lord]_{985-the lord} 's voice as [he]_0-i said this was very stern . "_[6098-you] As [I]_0-i aspired in vain , and as [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} has been successful , that need not now be made a reproach against [me]_0-i . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not know what to think of it , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . [I]_0-i am so much surprised that [I]_0-i hardly know what to say . [I]_0-i must declare [my]_0-i opinion at once , that [you]_6098-you behaved , - very badly . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not know how much [you]_6098-you know , [[my]_0-i lord]_{7277-my lord} , and how much [you]_6098-you do not know ; and the circumstances of the little affair do not permit [me]_0-i to be explicit about them ; but , as [you]_6098-you have expressed [your]_6098-you opinion so openly [you]_6098-you must allow [me]_0-i to express [mine]_0-i , and to say that , as far as [I]_0-i can judge of [my]_0-i own actions , [I]_0-i did not behave badly at all . " "_[6098-you] Do [you]_6098-you intend to defend duelling , [sir]_8579-sir ? " "_[6098-you] No . If [you]_6098-you mean to tell [me]_0-i that a duel is of itself sinful , [I]_0-i have nothing to say . [I]_0-i suppose it is . [My]_0-i defence of [myself]_0-i merely goes to the manner in which this duel was fought , and the fact that [I]_0-i fought it with [[your]_6098-you son]_{7293-your son} . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i can not conceive how [you]_6098-you can have come to [[my]_0-i house]_{10104-my house} as [[my]_0-i guest]_{6103-my guest} , and stood upon [my]_0-i interest for [[my]_0-i borough]_{6104-my borough} , when [you]_6098-you at the time were doing [your]_6098-you very best to interpose [yourself]_6098-you between [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} and [the lady whom [you]_6098-you so well knew [I]_0-i wished to become [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} wife]_{947-his wife}]_{6105-the lady whom you so well knew i wished to become his wife} . " [Phineas]_329-phineas was aware that [the Earl]_{733-the earl} must have been very much moved indeed when [he]_{733-the earl} thus permitted [himself]_{733-the earl} to speak of "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} " borough]_{11341-his " borough} . [He]_329-phineas said nothing now , however , though [the Earl]_{733-the earl} paused ; - and then [the angry lord]_{11343-the angry lord} went on . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i must say that there was something , - something almost approaching to duplicity in such conduct . " "_[0-i] If [I]_0-i were to defend [myself]_0-i by evidence , [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} , [I]_0-i should have to go back to exact dates , - and dates not of facts which [I]_0-i could verify , but dates as to [my]_0-i feelings which could not be verified , - and that would be useless . [I]_0-i can only say that [I]_0-i believe [I]_0-i know what the honour and truth of [a gentleman]_{1306-a gentleman} demand , - even to the verge of self - sacrifice , and that [I]_0-i have done nothing that ought to place [my]_0-i character as [a gentleman]_{1306-a gentleman} in jeopardy . If [you]_{332-lord brentford} will ask [[your]_{332-lord brentford} son]_{7293-your son} , [I]_0-i think [he]_{7293-your son} will tell [you]_{332-lord brentford} the same . " "_{[7293-your son]} [I]_0-i have asked [him]_{7293-your son} . It was [he]_{7293-your son} who told [me]_0-i of the duel . " "_{[7293-your son]} When did [he]_{7293-your son} tell [you]_{332-lord brentford} , [[my]_0-i lord]_{7277-my lord} ? " "_{[7293-your son]} Just now ; this morning . " [Thus Phineas]_329-phineas learned that [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was at this moment in [the house]_{929-the house} , - or at least in [London]_6-london . "_{[7293-your son]} And did [he]_{7293-your son} complain of [my]_0-i conduct ? " "_{[7293-your son]} [I]_0-i complain of it , [sir]_8579-sir . [I]_0-i complain of it very bitterly . [I]_0-i placed the greatest confidence in [you]_8579-sir , especially in regard to [[my]_0-i son]_{1692-my son} 's affairs , and [you]_8579-sir deceived [me]_0-i . " [The Earl]_{733-the earl} was very angry , and was more angry from the fact that [this young man who had offended [him]_{733-the earl} , to whom [he]_{733-the earl} had given such vital assistance when assistance was needed , had used that assistance to its utmost before [his]_{733-the earl} sin was found out]_{11346-this young man who had offended him , to whom he had given such vital assistance when assistance was needed , had used that assistance to its utmost before his sin was found out} . Had [Phineas]_329-phineas still been sitting for [Loughton]_10-loughton , so that [the Earl]_{733-the earl} could have said to [him]_329-phineas , "_[8579-sir] [You]_8579-sir are now bound to retreat from [this borough]_{6113-this borough} because [you]_8579-sir have offended [me]_0-i , [[your]_8579-sir patron]_{6114-your patron} , " [I]_8579-sir think that [he]_{733-the earl} would have forgiven [the offender]_{11348-the offender} and allowed [him]_{11348-the offender} to remain in [his]_{11348-the offender} seat . There would have been a scene , and [the Earl]_{733-the earl} would have been pacified . But now [the offender]_{11348-the offender} was beyond [his]_{733-the earl} reach altogether , having used [the borough]_{865-the borough} as a most convenient stepping - stone over [his]_{11348-the offender} difficulties , and having so used it just at the time when [he]_{11348-the offender} was committing this sin . There was a good fortune about [Phineas]_329-phineas which added greatly to [the lord]_{985-the lord} 's wrath . And then , to tell the truth , [he]_{11348-the offender} had not that rich consolation for which [Phineas]_329-phineas gave [him]_{11348-the offender} credit . [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} had told [him]_{11348-the offender} that morning that the engagement between [him]_{11348-the offender} and [Violet]_351-violet was at an end . "_[8579-sir] [You]_6115-you have so preached to [her]_6116-her , [[my]_0-i lord]_{7277-my lord} , about [my]_0-i duties , " [the son]_{8205-the son} had said to [[his]_{8205-the son} father]_{784-his father} , "_[6116-her] that [she]_6116-her finds [herself]_6116-her obliged to give [me]_0-i [your]_6115-you sermons at second hand , till [I]_0-i can bear them no longer . " But of this [Phineas]_329-phineas knew nothing as yet . [The Earl]_{674-the earl} , however , was so imprudent in [his]_0-i anger that before this interview was over [he]_0-i had told the whole story . "_[6115-you] Yes ; - [you]_6115-you deceived [me]_0-i , " [he]_0-i continued ; "_[6115-you] and [I]_0-i can never trust [you]_6115-you again . " "_[6115-you] Was it for [me]_0-i , [[my]_0-i lord]_{7277-my lord} , to tell [you]_6115-you of that which would have increased [your]_6115-you anger against [[your]_6115-you own son]_{6119-your own son} ? When [he]_{6119-your own son} wanted [me]_0-i to fight was [I]_0-i to come , like a sneak at [school]_843-school , and tell [you]_6115-you the story ? [I]_0-i know what [you]_6115-you would have thought of [me]_0-i had [I]_0-i done so . And when it was over was [I]_0-i to come and tell [you]_6115-you then ? Think what [you]_6115-you [yourself]_6115-you would have done when [you]_6115-you were young , and [you]_6115-you may be quite sure that [I]_0-i did the same . What have [I]_0-i gained ? [He]_{6119-your own son} has got all that [he]_{6119-your own son} wanted ; and [you]_6115-you have also got all that [you]_6115-you wanted ; - and [I]_0-i have helped [you]_6115-you both . [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} , [I]_0-i can put [my]_0-i hand on [my]_0-i heart and say that [I]_0-i have been honest to [you]_6115-you . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i have got nothing that [I]_0-i wanted , " said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} in [his]_0-i despair . "_[0-i] [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} and [Miss Effingham]_351-violet will be [man]_1895-man and [wife]_2182-wife . " "_[2182-wife] No ; - [they]_6123-they will not . [He]_{6119-your own son} has quarrelled with [her]_351-violet . [He]_{6119-your own son} is so obstinate that [she]_351-violet will not bear with [him]_{6119-your own son} . " Then it was all true , even though the rumours had reached [him]_{733-the earl} through [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} and [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . "_{[6119-your own son]} At any rate , [[my]_0-i lord]_{7277-my lord} , that has not been [my]_0-i fault , " [he]_0-i said , after a moment 's hesitation . [The Earl]_{733-the earl} was walking up and down [the room]_{7501-the room} , angry with [himself]_{733-the earl} at [his]_{733-the earl} own mistake in having told the story , and not knowing what further to say to [[his]_{733-the earl} visitor]_{4566-his visitor} . [He]_{733-the earl} had been in the habit of talking so freely to [Phineas]_329-phineas about [[his]_{733-the earl} son]_{775-his son} that [he]_{733-the earl} could hardly resist the temptation of doing so still ; and yet it was impossible that [he]_{733-the earl} could swallow [his]_{733-the earl} anger and continue in the same strain . "_{[7277-my lord]} [[My]_0-i lord]_{7277-my lord} , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , after a while , "_{[7277-my lord]} [I]_0-i can assure [you]_{7277-my lord} that [I]_0-i grieve that [you]_{7277-my lord} should be grieved . [I]_0-i have received so much undeserved favour from [[your]_{7277-my lord} family]_{6126-your family} , that [I]_0-i owe [you]_{7277-my lord} a debt which [I]_0-i can never pay . [I]_0-i am sorry that [you]_{7277-my lord} should be angry with [me]_0-i now ; but [I]_0-i hope that a time may come when [you]_{7277-my lord} will think less severely of [my]_0-i conduct . " [He]_{7277-my lord} was about to leave [the room]_{7501-the room} when [the Earl]_{733-the earl} stopped [him]_{7277-my lord} . "_{[7277-my lord]} Will [you]_{7277-my lord} give [me]_0-i [your]_{7277-my lord} word , " said [the Earl]_{733-the earl} , "_{[7277-my lord]} that [you]_{7277-my lord} will think no more of [Miss Effingham]_351-violet ? " [Phineas]_329-phineas stood silent , considering how [he]_329-phineas might answer this proposal , resolving that nothing should bring [him]_329-phineas to such a pledge as that suggested while there was yet a ledge for hope to stand on . "_{[329-phineas]} Say that , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , and [I]_0-i will forgive everything . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i can not acknowledge that [I]_0-i have done anything to be forgiven . " "_{[329-phineas]} Say that , " repeated [the Earl]_{733-the earl} , "_{[329-phineas]} and everything shall be forgotten . " "_{[329-phineas]} There need be no cause for alarm , [[my]_0-i lord]_{7277-my lord} , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[7277-my lord]} [You]_{7277-my lord} may be sure that [Miss Effingham]_351-violet will not think of [me]_0-i . " "_[351-violet] Will [you]_{7277-my lord} give [me]_0-i [your]_{7277-my lord} word ? " "_{[7277-my lord]} No , [[my]_0-i lord]_{7277-my lord} ; - certainly not . [You]_{7277-my lord} have no right to ask it , and the pursuit is open to [me]_0-i as to [any other man who may choose to follow it]_{6129-any other man who may choose to follow it} . [I]_0-i have hardly a vestige of a hope of success . It is barely possible that [I]_0-i should succeed . But if it be true that [Miss Effingham]_351-violet be disengaged , [I]_0-i shall endeavour to find an opportunity of urging [my]_0-i suit . [I]_0-i would give up everything that [I]_0-i have , [my]_0-i seat in [Parliament]_{912-parliament} , all the ambition of [my]_0-i life , for the barest chance of success . When [she]_351-violet had accepted [[your]_{7277-my lord} son]_{7293-your son} , [I]_0-i desisted , - of course . [I]_0-i have now heard , from more sources than one , that [she]_351-violet or [he]_6132-he or both of [them]_6133-them have changed [their]_6133-them minds . If this be so , [I]_0-i am free to try again . " [The Earl]_{733-the earl} stood opposite to [him]_8579-sir , scowling at [him]_8579-sir , but said nothing . "_[0-i] Good morning , [[my]_0-i lord]_{7277-my lord} . " "_[0-i] Good morning , [sir]_8579-sir . " "_[8579-sir] [I]_0-i am afraid it must be good - bye , for some long days to come . " "_[8579-sir] Good morning , [sir]_8579-sir , " And [the Earl]_{733-the earl} as [he]_{733-the earl} spoke rang the bell . Then [Phineas]_329-phineas took up [his]_329-phineas hat and departed . As [he]_329-phineas walked away [his]_329-phineas mind filled itself gradually with various ideas , all springing from the words which [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} had spoken . What account had [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} given to [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} father]_{784-his father} of the duel ? [[Our]_11367-our hero]_{1068-our hero} was [a man very sensitive as to the good opinion of [others]_7342-others]_{11369-a man very sensitive as to the good opinion of others} , and in spite of [his]_{1068-our hero} bold assertion of [his]_{1068-our hero} own knowledge of what became [a gentleman]_{1306-a gentleman} , was beyond measure solicitous that [others]_7342-others should acknowledge [his]_{1068-our hero} claim at any rate to that title . [He]_329-phineas thought that [he]_329-phineas had been generous to [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} ; and as [he]_329-phineas went back in [his]_329-phineas memory over almost every word that had been spoken in the interview that had just passed , [he]_329-phineas fancied that [he]_329-phineas was able to collect evidence that [[his]_329-phineas antagonist at [Blankenberg]_{227-blankenberg}]_{11373-his antagonist at blankenberg} had not spoken ill of [him]_329-phineas . As to the charge of deceit which [the Earl]_{733-the earl} had made against [him]_329-phineas , [he]_329-phineas told [himself]_329-phineas that [the Earl]_{733-the earl} had made it in anger . [He]_329-phineas would not even think hardly of [the Earl who had been so good a friend to [him]_329-phineas]_{11376-the earl who had been so good a friend to him} , but [he]_329-phineas believed in [his]_329-phineas heart that [the Earl]_{733-the earl} had made the accusation out of [his]_329-phineas wrath and not out of [his]_329-phineas judgment . "_[8579-sir] [He]_6137-he can not think that [I]_0-i have been false to [him]_6137-he , " [Phineas]_329-phineas said to [himself]_329-phineas . But it was very sad to [him]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas should have to quarrel with [all the family of [the Standishes]_{520-the standishes}]_{11378-all the family of the standishes} , as [he]_329-phineas could not but feel that it was [they]_{11378-all the family of the standishes} who had put [him]_329-phineas on [his]_329-phineas feet . It seemed as though [he]_329-phineas were never to see [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} again except when [they]_11379-they chanced to meet in company , - on which occasions [he]_329-phineas simply bowed to [her]_{396-lady laura} . Now [the Earl]_{733-the earl} had almost turned [him]_329-phineas out of [[his]_329-phineas house]_{1694-his house} . And though there had been to a certain extent a reconciliation between [him]_329-phineas and [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , [he]_329-phineas in these days never saw [the friend who had once put [him]_329-phineas upon [Bonebreaker]_{340-bonebreaker}]_{11382-the friend who had once put him upon bonebreaker} ; and now , - now that [Violet Effingham]_351-violet was again free , - how was it possible to avoid some renewal of enmity between [them]_11379-they ? [He]_329-phineas would , however , endeavour to see [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} at once . And then [he]_329-phineas thought of [Violet]_351-violet , - of [Violet]_351-violet again free , of [Violet]_351-violet as again [a possible wife for [himself]_329-phineas]_{11383-a possible wife for himself} , of [Violet]_351-violet to whom [he]_329-phineas might address [himself]_329-phineas at any rate without any scruple as to [his]_329-phineas own unworthiness . [Everybody]_{679-everybody} concerned , and [many who were not concerned at all]_{11384-many who were not concerned at all} , were aware that [he]_329-phineas had been among [[her]_351-violet lovers]_{4038-her lovers} , and [he]_329-phineas thought that [he]_329-phineas could perceive that [those who interested [themselves]_{11384-many who were not concerned at all} on the subject , had regarded [him]_329-phineas as the only horse in the race likely to run with success against [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern}]_{11386-those who interested themselves on the subject , had regarded him as the only horse in the race likely to run with success against lord chiltern} . [She]_351-violet [herself]_351-violet had received [his]_329-phineas offers without scorn , and had always treated [him]_329-phineas as though [he]_329-phineas were [a favoured friend]_{11387-a favoured friend} , though not favoured as [a lover]_{7436-a lover} . And now even [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} was smiling upon [him]_329-phineas , and asking [him]_329-phineas to [[her]_{341-lady baldock} house]_{7823-her house} as though [the red - faced porter in [the hall in [Berkeley Square]_{120-berkeley square}]_{11391-the hall in berkeley square}]_{11390-the red - faced porter in the hall in berkeley square} had never been ordered to refuse [him]_329-phineas a moment 's admission inside the doors . [He]_329-phineas had been very humble in speaking of [his]_329-phineas own hopes to [the Earl]_{733-the earl} , but surely there might be a chance . What if after all the little strain which [he]_329-phineas had had in [his]_329-phineas back was to be cured after such a fashion as this ! When [he]_329-phineas got to [[his]_329-phineas lodgings]_{7887-his lodgings} , [he]_329-phineas found a card from [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} , informing [him]_329-phineas that [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} would be at [home]_754-home on a certain night , and that there would be music . [He]_329-phineas could not go to [[Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} 's]_{11395-lady baldock 's} on the night named , as it would be necessary that [he]_329-phineas should be in [the House]_{929-the house} ; - nor did [he]_329-phineas much care to go [there]_7300-there , as [Violet Effingham]_351-violet was not in [town]_7455-town . But [he]_329-phineas would call and explain , and endeavour to curry favour in that way . [He]_329-phineas at once wrote a note to [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , which [he]_329-phineas addressed to [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} . "_[0-i] As [you]_6138-you are in [town]_7455-town , can [we]_6140-we not meet ? Come and dine with [me]_0-i at [the - - Club]_{6141-the - - club} on Saturday . " That was the note . After a few days [he]_329-phineas received the following answer , dated from [the Bull at [Willingford]_524-phineas]_{11399-the bull at willingford} . Why on earth should [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} be staying at [the Bull at [Willingford]_524-phineas in May]_{11400-the bull at willingford in may} ? [The old Shop at W]_{11401-the old shop at w} - - , Friday . [DEAR PHINEAS]_680-phineas , [I]_0-i ca n't dine with [you]_680-phineas , because [I]_0-i am down here , looking after the cripples , and writing a sporting novel . [They]_11402-they tell [me]_0-i [I]_0-i ought to do something , so [I]_0-i am going to do that . [I]_0-i hope [you]_680-phineas do n't think [I]_0-i turned [informer]_{11403-informer} against [you]_680-phineas in telling [the Earl]_{733-the earl} of [our]_11405-our pleasant little meeting on [the sands]_{9753-the sands} . It had become necessary , and [you]_680-phineas are too much of [a man]_{749-a man} to care much for any truth being told . [He]_{733-the earl} was terribly angry both with [me]_0-i and with [you]_680-phineas ; but the fact is , [he]_{733-the earl} is so blindly unreasonable that [one]_1102-one can not regard [his]_{733-the earl} anger . [I]_0-i endeavoured to tell the story truly , and , so told , it certainly should not have injured [you]_680-phineas in [his]_{733-the earl} estimation . But it did . Very sorry , [old fellow]_{7273-old fellow} , and [I]_0-i hope [you]_680-phineas 'll get over it . It is a good deal more important to [me]_0-i than to [you]_680-phineas . [Yours]_680-phineas , C. There was not a word about [Violet]_351-violet . But then it was hardly to be expected that there should be words about [Violet]_351-violet . It was not likely that [a man]_{749-a man} should write to [[his]_{749-a man} rival]_{2074-his rival} of [his]_{749-a man} own failure . But yet there was a flavour of [Violet]_351-violet in the letter which would not have been there , so [Phineas]_680-phineas thought , if [the writer]_{4481-the writer} had been despondent . The pleasant little meeting on [the sands]_{9753-the sands} had been convened altogether in respect of [Violet]_351-violet . And the telling of the story to [the Earl]_{733-the earl} must have arisen from discussions about [Violet]_351-violet . [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} must have told [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} father]_{784-his father} that [Phineas]_680-phineas was [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} rival]_{2074-his rival} . Could [the rejected suitor]_{11417-the rejected suitor} have written on such a subject in such a strain to [such a correspondent]_{11418-such a correspondent} if [he]_{463-lord chiltern} had believed [his]_{463-lord chiltern} own rejection to be certain ? But then [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was not like anybody else in [the world]_{756-the world} , and it was impossible to judge of [him]_{463-lord chiltern} by [one]_1102-one 's experience of the motives of [others]_7342-others . Shortly afterwards [Phineas]_680-phineas did call in [Berkeley Square]_{120-berkeley square} , and was shown up at once into [[Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} 's drawing - room]_{11422-lady baldock 's drawing - room} . The whole aspect of [the porter]_{7775-the porter} 's countenance was changed towards [him]_680-phineas , and from this , too , [he]_680-phineas gathered good auguries This had surprised [him]_680-phineas ; but [his]_680-phineas surprise was far greater , when , on entering [the room]_{7501-the room} , [he]_680-phineas found [Violet Effingham]_351-violet there alone . A little fresh colour came to [her]_351-violet face as [she]_351-violet greeted [him]_6142-he , though it can not be said that [she]_351-violet blushed . [She]_351-violet behaved [herself]_351-violet admirably , not endeavouring to conceal some little emotion at thus meeting [him]_6142-he , but betraying none that was injurious to [her]_351-violet composure . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am so glad to see [you]_6142-he , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , " [she]_351-violet said . "_{[329-phineas]} [[My]_0-i aunt]_{1575-my aunt} has just left [me]_0-i , and will be back directly . " [He]_6142-he was by no means [her]_351-violet equal in [his]_6142-he management of [himself]_6142-he on the occasion ; but perhaps it may be acknowledged that [his]_6142-he position was the more difficult of [the two]_{8237-the two} . [He]_6142-he had not seen [her]_351-violet since [her]_351-violet engagement had been proclaimed to [the world]_{756-the world} , and now [he]_6142-he had heard from [a source which was not to be doubted , that it had been broken off]_{11427-a source which was not to be doubted , that it had been broken off} . Of course there was nothing to be said on that matter . [He]_6142-he could not have congratulated [her]_351-violet in the one case , nor could [he]_6142-he either congratulate [her]_351-violet or condole with [her]_351-violet on the other . And yet [he]_6142-he did not know how to speak to [her]_351-violet as though no such events had occurred . "_{[1575-my aunt]} [I]_0-i did not know that [you]_6144-you were in [town]_7455-town , " [he]_6142-he said . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i only came yesterday . [I]_0-i have been , [you]_6144-you know , at [Rome]_143-rome with [the Effinghams]_{468-the effinghams} ; and since that [I]_0-i have been - ; but , indeed , [I]_0-i have been such [a vagrant]_{6146-a vagrant} that [I]_0-i can not tell [you]_6144-you of all [my]_0-i comings and goings . And [you]_6144-you , - [you]_6144-you are hard at work ! " "_[6144-you] Oh yes ; - always . " "_[6144-you] That is right . [I]_0-i wish [I]_0-i could be something , if it were only a stick in waiting , or [a door - keeper]_{6147-a door - keeper} . It is so good to be something . " Was it some such teaching as this that had jarred against [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} 's susceptibilities , and had seemed to [him]_0-i to be a repetition of [[his]_0-i father]_{784-his father} 's sermons ? "_{[749-a man]} [A man]_{749-a man} should try to be something , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[749-a man]} And [a woman]_{1381-a woman} must be content to be nothing , - unless [Mr. Mill]_{645-mr. mill} can pull [us]_6150-us through ! And now , tell [me]_0-i , - have [you]_6144-you seen [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} ? " "_{[396-lady laura]} Not lately . " "_{[396-lady laura]} Nor [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} ? " "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [I]_0-i sometimes see [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} in [the House]_{929-the house} . " The visit to [the Colonial Office of which [the reader]_{1125-the reader} has been made aware]_{11429-the colonial office of which the reader has been made aware} had not at that time as yet been made . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [I]_0-i am sorry for all that , " [she]_6144-you said . Upon which [Phineas]_329-phineas smiled and shook [his]_329-phineas head . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am very sorry that there should be a quarrel between [you]_6152-you two . " "_[0-i] There is no quarrel . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i used to think that [you]_6144-you and [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} might do so much for each other , - that is , of course , if [you]_6144-you could make [a friend of [him]_{343-mr. kennedy}]_{6153-a friend of him} . " "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} is [a man of whom it is very hard to make [a friend]_{1296-a friend}]_{6154-a man of whom it is very hard to make a friend} , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , feeling that [he]_329-phineas was dishonest to [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} in saying so , but thinking that such dishonesty was justified by what [he]_329-phineas owed to [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} Yes ; - [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} is hard , and what [I]_0-i call ungenial . [We]_6156-we wo n't say anything about [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} , - will [we]_6156-we ? Have [you]_6144-you seen much of [the Earl]_{733-the earl} ? " This [she]_{396-lady laura} asked as though such a question had no reference whatever to [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_[6144-you] Oh dear , - alas , alas ! " "_[6144-you] [You]_6144-you have not quarrelled with [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} too ? " "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} has quarrelled with [me]_0-i . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} has heard , [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , of what happened last year , and [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} thinks that [I]_0-i was wrong . " "_[0-i] Of course [you]_6144-you were wrong , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . " "_{[329-phineas]} Very likely . To [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} [I]_0-i chose to defend [myself]_0-i , but [I]_0-i certainly shall not do so to [you]_6144-you . At any rate , [you]_6144-you did not think it necessary to quarrel with [me]_0-i . " "_[6144-you] [I]_0-i ought to have done so . [I]_0-i wonder why [[my]_0-i aunt]_{1575-my aunt} does not come . " Then [she]_6144-you rang the bell . "_[0-i] Now [I]_0-i have told [you]_6144-you all about [myself]_0-i , " said [he]_0-i ; "_[0-i] [you]_6144-you should tell [me]_0-i something of [yourself]_0-i . " "_[0-i] About [me]_0-i ? [I]_0-i am like [the knife - grinder , who had no story to tell]_{6159-the knife - grinder , who had no story to tell} , - [none at least to be told]_{6160-none at least to be told} . [We]_6161-our have all , no doubt , got [our]_6161-our little stories , interesting enough to [ourselves]_6161-our . " "_[6161-our] But [your]_6144-you story , [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , " [he]_0-i said , "_[6144-you] is of such intense interest to [me]_0-i . " At that moment , luckily , [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} came into [the room]_{7501-the room} , and [Phineas]_329-phineas was saved from the necessity of making a declaration at a moment which would have been most inopportune . [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} was exceedingly gracious to [him]_0-i , bidding [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} use [her]_{341-lady baldock} influence to persuade [him]_0-i to come to the gathering . "_[6144-you] Persuade [him]_0-i to desert [his]_0-i work to come and hear some fiddlers ! " said [Miss Effingham]_351-violet . "_[6144-you] Indeed [I]_0-i shall not , [aunt]_1705-aunt . Who can tell but what [the colonies]_{4882-the colonies} might suffer from it through centuries , and that such a lapse of duty might drive [a province]_{6164-a province} or two into the arms of [[our]_6161-our mortal enemies]_{6165-our mortal enemies} ? " "_[681-mary] [Herr Moll]_681-mary is coming , " said [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} , "_[681-mary] and so is [Signor Scrubi]_{682-signor scrubi} , and [Pjinskt]_683-pjinskt , who , [they]_6166-they say , is [the greatest man living on the flageolet]_{6167-the greatest man living on the flageolet} . Have [you]_6168-you ever heard [Pjinskt]_683-pjinskt , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ? " [Phineas]_329-phineas never had heard [Pjinskt]_683-pjinskt . "_{[683-pjinskt]} And as for [Herr Moll]_681-mary , there is nothing equal to [him]_681-mary , this year , at least . " [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} had taken up music this season , but all [her]_{341-lady baldock} enthusiasm was unable to shake the conscientious zeal of [the young Under - Secretary of State]_{11432-the young under - secretary of state} . At such a gathering [he]_{11432-the young under - secretary of state} would have been unable to say a word in private to [Violet Effingham]_351-violet . [CHAPTER LX Madame Goesler]_{684-madame goesler} 's Politics It may be remembered that when [Lady Glencora Palliser]_{475-lady glencora} was shown into [[Madame Goesler]_{684-madame goesler} 's room]_{11433-madame goesler 's room} , [Madame Goesler]_{684-madame goesler} had just explained somewhat forcibly to [the Duke of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} [her]_{684-madame goesler} reasons for refusing the loan of [[his]_{5274-the duke of omnium} Grace]_{9302-his grace} 's villa at [Como]_289-como . [She]_{684-madame goesler} had told [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} in so many words that [she]_{684-madame goesler} did not mean to give [the world]_{756-the world} an opportunity of maligning [her]_{684-madame goesler} , and it would then have been left to [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} to decide whether any other arrangements might have been made for taking [Madame Goesler]_{684-madame goesler} to [Como]_289-como , had [he]_{1449-the duke} not been interrupted . That [he]_{1449-the duke} was very anxious to take [her]_{684-madame goesler} was certain . The green brougham had already been often enough at the door in [Park Lane]_{244-park lane} to make [his]_{5274-the duke of omnium} Grace feel that [Madame Goesler]_{684-madame goesler} 's company was very desirable , - was , perhaps , of all things left for [his]_{5274-the duke of omnium} enjoyment , the one thing the most desirable . [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} had spoken to [[her]_{475-lady glencora} husband]_{968-her husband} of [children]_{7329-children} crying for the top brick of the chimney . Now it had come to this , that in the eyes of [the Duke of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} [Marie Max Goesler]_658-marie was the top brick of the chimney . [She]_{684-madame goesler} had more wit for [him]_{5274-the duke of omnium} than [other women]_{2257-other women} , - more of that sort of wit which [he]_{5274-the duke of omnium} was capable of enjoying . [She]_{684-madame goesler} had a beauty which [he]_{5274-the duke of omnium} had learned to think more alluring than other beauty . [He]_{5274-the duke of omnium} was sick of fair faces , and fat arms , and free necks . [Madame Goesler]_{684-madame goesler} 's eyes sparkled as other eyes did not sparkle , and there was something of the vagueness of mystery in the very blackness and gloss and abundance of [her]_{684-madame goesler} hair , - as though [her]_{684-madame goesler} beauty was the beauty of some world which [he]_{5274-the duke of omnium} had not yet known . And there was a quickness and yet a grace of motion about [her]_{684-madame goesler} which was quite new to [him]_{5274-the duke of omnium} . [The ladies upon whom [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} had of late most often smiled]_{11443-the ladies upon whom the duke had of late most often smiled} had been somewhat slow , - perhaps almost heavy , - though , no doubt , graceful withal . In [his]_{5274-the duke of omnium} early youth [he]_{5274-the duke of omnium} remembered to have seen , somewhere in [Greece]_295-greece , such a houri as was this [Madame Goesler]_{684-madame goesler} . [The houri]_{11445-the houri} in that case had run off with [the captain of [a Russian vessel]_{11447-a russian vessel} engaged in the tallow trade]_{11446-the captain of a russian vessel engaged in the tallow trade} ; but not the less was there left on [his]_{5274-the duke of omnium} Grace 's mind some dreamy memory of charms which had impressed [him]_{5274-the duke of omnium} very strongly when [he]_{5274-the duke of omnium} was simply [a young Mr. Palliser]_{11448-a young mr. palliser} , and had had at [his]_{5274-the duke of omnium} command not so convenient a mode of sudden abduction as [[the Russian captain]_{11449-the russian captain} 's tallow ship]_{11450-the russian captain 's tallow ship} . Pressed hard by such circumstances as these , there is no knowing how [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} might have got out of [his]_{1449-the duke} difficulties had not [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} appeared upon the scene . Since the future [little Lord Silverbridge]_{673-lord silverbridge} had been born , [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} had been very constant in [his]_{1449-the duke} worship of [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} , and as , from year to year , [a little brother]_{11453-a little brother} was added , thus making [the family]_{3996-the family} very strong and stable , [his]_{1449-the duke} acts of worship had increased ; but with [his]_{1449-the duke} worship there had come of late something almost of dread , - something almost of obedience , which had made [those who were immediately about the Duke]_{11455-those who were immediately about the duke} declare that [his]_{5274-the duke of omnium} Grace was a good deal changed . For , hitherto , whatever may have been [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} 's weaknesses , [he]_{1449-the duke} certainly had known [no master]_{11457-no master} . [[His]_{1449-the duke} heir]_{11458-his heir} , [Plantagenet Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} , had been always subject to [him]_{1449-the duke} . [His]_{1449-the duke} other relations had been kept at such a distance as hardly to be more than recognised ; and though [his]_{1449-the duke} Grace no doubt had had [his]_{1449-the duke} intimacies , [they]_{11455-those who were immediately about the duke} who had been intimate with [him]_{1449-the duke} had either never tried to obtain ascendancy , or had failed . [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} , whether with or without a struggle , had succeeded , and people about [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} said that [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} was much changed . [Mr. Fothergill]_{685-mr. fothergill} , - who was [[his]_{1449-the duke} Grace 's man of business , and who was not a favourite with [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora}]_{11461-his grace 's man of business , and who was not a favourite with lady glencora} , - said that [he]_{1449-the duke} was very much changed indeed . Finding [his]_{1449-the duke} Grace so much changed , [Mr. Fothergill]_{685-mr. fothergill} had made a little attempt at dictation [himself]_{685-mr. fothergill} , but had receded with fingers very much scorched in the attempt . It was indeed possible that [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} was becoming in the slightest degree weary of [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} 's thraldom , and that [he]_{1449-the duke} thought that [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} might be more tender with [him]_6170-him . [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , however , intended to be tender only on one condition . When [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} entered [the room]_{7501-the room} , [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} received [her]_{475-lady glencora} beautifully . "_{[683-pjinskt]} How lucky that [you]_6169-you should have come just when [his]_6170-him Grace is here ! " [she]_{348-madame goesler} said . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i saw [[my]_0-i uncle]_{10365-my uncle} 's carriage , and of course [I]_0-i knew it , " said [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} . "_[0-i] Then the favour is to [him]_6170-him , " said [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , smiling . "_[0-i] No , indeed ; [I]_0-i was coming . If [my]_0-i word is to be doubted in that point , [I]_0-i must insist on having [the servant]_{7944-the servant} up ; [I]_0-i must , certainly . [I]_0-i told [him]_6170-him to drive to this door , as far back as [Grosvenor Street]_{296-grosvenor street} . Did [I]_0-i not , [Planty]_{500-planty pall} ? " [Planty]_{500-planty pall} was the little [Lord Silverbridge]_{673-lord silverbridge} as was to be , if nothing unfortunate intervened , who was now sitting on [his]_0-i granduncle 's knee . "_[686-dou] [Dou]_686-dou said to [the little house in [Park Lane]_{244-park lane}]_{6173-the little house in park lane} , " said [the boy]_{10326-the boy} . "_[686-dou] Yes , - because [I]_0-i forgot the number . " "_[686-dou] And [it]_{6173-the little house in park lane} is [the smallest house in [Park Lane]_{244-park lane}]_{6174-the smallest house in park lane} , so the evidence is complete , " said [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} had not cared much for evidence to convince [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , but [she]_{475-lady glencora} had not wished [[her]_{475-lady glencora} uncle]_{8843-her uncle} to think that [he]_{8843-her uncle} was watched and hunted down . It might be necessary that [he]_{8843-her uncle} should know that [he]_{8843-her uncle} was watched , but things had not come to that as yet . "_[686-dou] How is [Plantagenet]_{402-mr. palliser} ? " asked [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} . "_[7260-papa] Answer for [papa]_7260-papa , " said [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} to [[her]_{475-lady glencora} child]_{11467-her child} . "_[7260-papa] [Papa]_376-papa is very well , but [he]_376-papa almost never comes [home]_754-home . " "_[376-papa] [He]_376-papa is working for [[his]_376-papa country]_{1144-his country} , " said [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} . "_[376-papa] [[Your]_6178-your papa]_{6179-your papa} is [a busy , useful man]_{6180-a busy , useful man} , and ca n't afford time to play with [a little boy]_{8403-a little boy} as [I]_0-i can . " "_{[6179-your papa]} But [papa]_7260-papa is not [a duke]_{11155-a duke} . " "_[7260-papa] [He]_7260-papa will be some day , and that probably before long , [[my]_0-i boy]_{7278-my boy} . [He]_7260-papa will be [a duke]_{11155-a duke} quite as soon as [he]_7260-papa wants to be [a duke]_{11155-a duke} . [He]_7260-papa likes [the House of Commons]_{1033-the house of commons} better than the strawberry leaves , [I]_0-i fancy . There is [not a man in [England]_26-england]_{6188-not a man in england} less in a hurry than [he]_7260-papa is . " "_[7260-papa] No , indeed , " said [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} . "_[7260-papa] How nice that is , " said [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . "_[7260-papa] And [I]_0-i ai n't in a hurry either , - am [I]_0-i , [mamma]_1709-mamma ? " said [the little future [Lord Silverbridge]_{673-lord silverbridge}]_{11469-the little future lord silverbridge} . "_[1709-mamma] [You]_{7278-my boy} are [a wicked little monkey]_{6190-a wicked little monkey} , " said [[his]_0-i grand - uncle]_{11470-his grand - uncle} , kissing [him]_0-i . At this moment [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} was , no doubt , thinking how necessary it was that [she]_{475-lady glencora} should be careful to see that things did turn out in the manner proposed , - so that [people who had waited]_{11471-people who had waited} should not be disappointed ; and [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} was perhaps thinking that [he]_{1449-the duke} was not absolutely bound to [[his]_{1449-the duke} nephew]_{10325-his nephew} by any law of [God]_387-god or [man]_1895-man ; and [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , - [I]_6191-you wonder whether [her]_{348-madame goesler} thoughts were injurious to the prospects of [that handsome bold - faced little boy]_{11475-that handsome bold - faced little boy} . [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} rose to take [her]_{475-lady glencora} leave first . It was not for [her]_{475-lady glencora} to show any anxiety to force [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} out of [the lady]_{7484-the lady} 's presence . If [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} were resolved to make a fool of [himself]_{1449-the duke} , nothing that [she]_{475-lady glencora} could do would prevent it . But [she]_{475-lady glencora} thought that this little inspection might possibly be of service , and that [[her]_{475-lady glencora} uncle]_{8843-her uncle} 's ardour would be cooled by the interruption to which [he]_{8843-her uncle} had been subjected . So [she]_{475-lady glencora} went , and immediately afterwards [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} followed [her]_{475-lady glencora} . The interruption had , at any rate , saved [him]_{8843-her uncle} on that occasion from making the highest bid for the pleasure of [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's company at [Como]_289-como . [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} went down with [the little boy]_{11482-the little boy} in [his]_{1449-the duke} hand , so that there was not an opportunity for a single word of interest between [the gentleman]_{3166-the gentleman} and [the lady]_{7484-the lady} . [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , when [she]_{348-madame goesler} was alone , seated [herself]_{348-madame goesler} on [her]_{348-madame goesler} sofa , tucking [her]_{348-madame goesler} feet up under [her]_{348-madame goesler} as though [she]_{348-madame goesler} were seated somewhere in [the East]_{297-the east} , pushed [her]_{348-madame goesler} ringlets back roughly from [her]_{348-madame goesler} face , and then placed [her]_{348-madame goesler} two hands to [her]_{348-madame goesler} sides so that [her]_{348-madame goesler} thumbs rested lightly on [her]_{348-madame goesler} girdle . When alone with something weighty on [her]_{348-madame goesler} mind [she]_{348-madame goesler} would sit in this form for the hour together , resolving , or trying to resolve , what should be [her]_{348-madame goesler} conduct . [She]_{348-madame goesler} did few things without much thinking , and though [she]_{348-madame goesler} walked very boldly , [she]_{348-madame goesler} walked warily . [She]_{348-madame goesler} often told [herself]_{348-madame goesler} that such success as [she]_{348-madame goesler} had achieved could not have been achieved without much caution . And yet [she]_{348-madame goesler} was ever discontented with [herself]_{348-madame goesler} , telling [herself]_{348-madame goesler} that all that [she]_{348-madame goesler} had done was nothing , or worse than nothing . What was it all , to have [a duke]_{11155-a duke} and to have [lords]_7881-lords dining with [her]_{348-madame goesler} , to dine with [lords]_7881-lords or with [a duke itself]_{11488-a duke itself} , if life were dull with [her]_{348-madame goesler} , and the hours hung heavy ! Life with [her]_{348-madame goesler} was dull , and the hours did hang heavy . And what if [she]_{348-madame goesler} caught [this old man]_{11489-this old man} , and became [herself]_{348-madame goesler} [a duchess]_{11171-a duchess} , - caught [him]_{11489-this old man} by means of [his]_{11489-this old man} weakness , to the inexpressible dismay of [all those who were bound to [him]_{11489-this old man} by ties of blood]_{11491-all those who were bound to him by ties of blood} , - would that make [her]_{348-madame goesler} life happier , or [her]_{348-madame goesler} hours less tedious ? That prospect of a life on [the Italian lakes]_{5996-the italian lakes} with [an old man]_{5944-an old man} tied to [her]_{348-madame goesler} side was not so charming in [her]_{348-madame goesler} eyes as it was in those of [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} . Were [she]_{348-madame goesler} to succeed , and to be blazoned forth to [the world]_{756-the world} as [Duchess of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{10874-duchess of omnium} , what would [she]_{348-madame goesler} have gained ? [She]_{348-madame goesler} perfectly understood the motive of [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} 's visit , and thought that [she]_{348-madame goesler} would at any rate gain something in the very triumph of baffling the manoeuvres of [so clever a woman]_{11497-so clever a woman} . Let [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} throw [her]_{475-lady glencora} aegis before [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} , and it would be something to carry off [his]_{1449-the duke} Grace from beneath the protection of so thick a shield . The very flavour of the contest was pleasing to [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . But , the victory gained , what then would remain to [her]_{348-madame goesler} ? Money [she]_{348-madame goesler} had already ; position , too , [she]_{348-madame goesler} had of [her]_{348-madame goesler} own . [She]_{348-madame goesler} was free as air , and should it suit [her]_{348-madame goesler} at any time to go off to [some lake of Como in society that would personally be more agreeable to [her]_{348-madame goesler} than that of [the Duke of Omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium}]_{11499-some lake of como in society that would personally be more agreeable to her than that of the duke of omnium} , there was nothing to hinder [her]_{348-madame goesler} for a moment . And then came a smile over [her]_{348-madame goesler} face , - but the saddest smile , - as [she]_{348-madame goesler} thought of [one with whom it might be pleasant to look at the colour of Italian skies and feel the softness of Italian breezes]_{11501-one with whom it might be pleasant to look at the colour of italian skies and feel the softness of italian breezes} . In feigning to like to do this with [an old man]_{5944-an old man} , in acting the raptures of love on behalf of [a worn - out duke who at the best]_{11503-a worn - out duke who at the best} would scarce believe in [her]_{348-madame goesler} acting , there would not be much delight for [her]_{348-madame goesler} . [She]_{348-madame goesler} had never yet known what it was to have anything of the pleasure of love . [She]_{348-madame goesler} had grown , as [she]_{348-madame goesler} often told [herself]_{348-madame goesler} , to be [a hard , cautious , selfish , successful woman , without any interference or assistance from such pleasure]_{11504-a hard , cautious , selfish , successful woman , without any interference or assistance from such pleasure} . Might there not be yet time left for [her]_{348-madame goesler} to try it without selfishness , - with an absolute devotion of self , - if only [she]_{348-madame goesler} could find [the right companion]_{11505-the right companion} ? There was [one who might be such a companion]_{11506-one who might be such a companion} , but [the Duke of Omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} certainly could not be such [a one]_{11508-a one} . But to be [Duchess of Omnium]_{687-duchess of omnium} ! After all , success in [this world]_{1633-this world} is everything ; - is at any rate the only thing the pleasure of which will endure . There was the name of [many a woman written in a black list within [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's breast]_{11510-many a woman written in a black list within madame goesler 's breast} , - written there because of scorn , because of rejected overtures , because of deep social injury ; and [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} told [herself]_{348-madame goesler} often that it would be a pleasure to [her]_{348-madame goesler} to use the list , and to be revenged on those who had ill - used and scornfully treated [her]_{348-madame goesler} . [She]_{348-madame goesler} did not readily forgive [those who had injured [her]_{348-madame goesler}]_{11511-those who had injured her} . As [Duchess of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{10874-duchess of omnium} [she]_{10874-duchess of omnium} thought that probably [she]_{10874-duchess of omnium} might use that list with efficacy . [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} had treated [her]_{10874-duchess of omnium} well , and [she]_{10874-duchess of omnium} had no such feeling against [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} . As [Duchess of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{10874-duchess of omnium} [she]_{10874-duchess of omnium} would accept [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} as [[her]_{10874-duchess of omnium} dearest friend]_{11514-her dearest friend} , if [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} would admit it . But if it should be necessary that there should be a little duel between [them]_11515-them , as to which of [them]_11515-them should take [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} in hand , the duel must of course be fought . In a matter so important , [one woman]_{8970-one woman} would of course expect no false sentiment from another . [She]_{8970-one woman} and [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} would understand [each other]_{7264-each other} ; - and no doubt , respect [each other]_{7264-each other} . [I]_6191-you have said that [she]_{8970-one woman} would sit there resolving , or trying to resolve . There is nothing in [the world]_{756-the world} so difficult as that task of making up [one]_1102-one 's mind . Who is there that has not longed that the power and privilege of selection among alternatives should be taken away from [him]_11522-him in some important crisis of [his]_11522-him life , and that [his]_11522-him conduct should be arranged for [him]_11522-him , either this way or that , by some divine power if it were possible , - by some patriarchal power in the absence of divinity , - or by chance even , if nothing better than chance could be found to do it ? But [no one]_{939-no one} dares to cast the die , and to go honestly by the hazard . There must be the actual necessity of obeying the die , before even the die can be of any use . As it was , when [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} had sat [there]_7300-there for an hour , till [her]_{348-madame goesler} legs were tired beneath [her]_{348-madame goesler} , [she]_{348-madame goesler} had not resolved . It must be as [her]_{348-madame goesler} impulse should direct [her]_{348-madame goesler} when the important moment came . There was [not a soul on [earth]_10459-earth to whom [she]_{348-madame goesler} could go for counsel]_{11525-not a soul on earth to whom she could go for counsel} , and when [she]_{348-madame goesler} asked [herself]_{348-madame goesler} for counsel , the counsel would not come . Two days afterwards [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} called again . [He]_{1449-the duke} would come generally on a Thursday , - early , so that [he]_{1449-the duke} might be there before [other visitors]_{11528-other visitors} ; and [he]_{1449-the duke} had already quite learned that when [he]_{1449-the duke} was [there]_7300-there [other visitors]_{11528-other visitors} would probably be refused admittance . How [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} had made [her]_{475-lady glencora} way in , telling [the servant]_{7944-the servant} that [[her]_{475-lady glencora} uncle]_{8843-her uncle} was [there]_7300-there , [he]_{1449-the duke} had not understood . That visit had been made on the Thursday , but now [he]_{1449-the duke} came on the Saturday , - having , [I]_6191-you regret to say , sent down some early fruit from [[his]_{1449-the duke} own hot - houses]_{11534-his own hot - houses} , - or from [Covent Garden]_{153-covent garden} , - with a little note on the previous day . The grapes might have been pretty well , but the note was injudicious . There were three lines about the grapes , as to which there was some special history , the vine having been brought from [the garden of some villa in which [some ill - used queen]_{11536-some ill - used queen} had lived and died]_{11535-the garden of some villa in which some ill - used queen had lived and died} ; and then there was a postscript in one line to say that [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} would call on the following morning . [I]_6191-you do not think that [he]_{1449-the duke} had meant to add this when [he]_{1449-the duke} began [his]_{1449-the duke} note ; but then [children , who want the top brick]_{11538-children , who want the top brick} , want it so badly , and cry for it so perversely ! Of course [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} was at [home]_754-home . But even then [she]_{348-madame goesler} had not made up [her]_{348-madame goesler} mind . [She]_{348-madame goesler} had made up [her]_{348-madame goesler} mind only to this , - that [he]_{1449-the duke} should be made to speak plainly , and that [she]_{348-madame goesler} would take time for [her]_{348-madame goesler} reply . Not even with such a gem as [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} 's coronet before [her]_{348-madame goesler} eyes , would [she]_{348-madame goesler} jump at it . Where there was so much doubt , there need at least be no impatience . "_[6191-you] [You]_6191-you ran away the other day , [Duke]_353-duke , because [you]_6191-you could not resist the charm of [that little boy]_{6192-that little boy} , " [she]_{348-madame goesler} said , laughing . "_{[6192-that little boy]} [He]_{6192-that little boy} is [a dear little boy]_{6193-a dear little boy} , - but it was not that , " [he]_0-i answered . "_{[6192-that little boy]} Then what was it ? [[Your]_6191-you niece]_{10011-your niece} carried [you]_6191-you off in a whirl - wind . [She]_{10011-your niece} was come and gone , taking [you]_6191-you with [her]_{10011-your niece} , in half a minute . " "_{[10011-your niece]} [She]_{10011-your niece} had disturbed [me]_0-i when [I]_0-i was thinking of something , " said [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} . "_{[10011-your niece]} Things should n't be thought of , - not so deeply as that . " [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} was playing with a bunch of [his]_0-i grapes now , eating one or two from a small china plate which had stood upon the table , and [he]_0-i thought that [he]_0-i had never seen [a woman so graceful and yet so natural]_{11542-a woman so graceful and yet so natural} . "_{[10011-your niece]} Will [you]_6191-you not eat [your]_6191-you own grapes with [me]_0-i ? They are delicious ; - flavoured with [the poor queen]_{6195-the poor queen} 's sorrows . " [He]_0-i shook [his]_0-i head , knowing that it did not suit [his]_0-i gastric juices to have to deal with fruit eaten at odd times . "_[353-duke] Never think , [Duke]_353-duke . [I]_0-i am convinced that it does no good . It simply means doubting , and doubt always leads to error . The safest way in [the world]_{756-the world} is to do nothing . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i believe so , " said [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} . "_[0-i] Much the safest . But if [you]_6191-you have not sufficient command over [yourself]_6191-you to enable [you]_6191-you to sit in repose , always quiet , never committing [yourself]_6191-you to the chance of any danger , - then take a leap in the dark ; or rather many leaps . [A stumbling horse]_{6197-a stumbling horse} regains [his]_{6197-a stumbling horse} footing by persevering in [his]_{6197-a stumbling horse} onward course . As for moving cautiously , that [I]_0-i detest . " "_[0-i] And yet [one]_1102-one must think ; - for instance , whether [one]_1102-one will succeed or not . " "_[1102-one] Take that for granted always . Remember , [I]_0-i do not recommend motion at all . Repose is [my]_0-i idea of life ; - repose and grapes . " [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} sat for a while silent , taking [his]_{1449-the duke} repose as far as [the outer man]_{11545-the outer man} was concerned , looking at [his]_{1449-the duke} top brick of the chimney , as from time to time [she]_6200-she ate one of [his]_{1449-the duke} grapes . Probably [she]_6200-she did not eat above half - a - dozen of them altogether , but [he]_{1449-the duke} thought that the grapes must have been made for [the woman]_{8440-the woman} , [she]_6200-she was so pretty in the eating of them . But it was necessary that [he]_{1449-the duke} should speak at last . "_[6200-she] Have [you]_6200-she been thinking of coming to [Como]_289-como ? " [he]_{1449-the duke} said . "_[6200-she] [I]_0-i told [you]_6200-she that [I]_0-i never think . " "_[6200-she] But [I]_0-i want an answer to [my]_0-i proposition . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i thought [I]_0-i had answered [your]_6200-she Grace on that question . " Then [she]_6200-she put down the grapes , and moved [herself]_6200-she on [her]_6200-she chair , so that [she]_6200-she sat with [her]_6200-she face turned away from [him]_0-i . "_[0-i] But a request to [a lady]_{9734-a lady} may be made twice . " "_[0-i] Oh , yes . And [I]_0-i am grateful , knowing how far it is from [your]_6200-she intention to do [me]_0-i any harm . And [I]_0-i am somewhat ashamed of [my]_0-i warmth on the other day . But still there can be but one answer . There are delights which [a woman]_{1381-a woman} must deny [herself]_{1381-a woman} , let them be ever so delightful . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i had thought , - " [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} began , and then [he]_{1449-the duke} stopped [himself]_{1449-the duke} . "_[0-i] [Your]_6200-she Grace was saying that [you]_0-i thought , - " "_[0-i] [Marie]_658-marie , [a man at [my]_0-i age]_{6203-a man at my age} does not like to be denied . " "_[658-marie] [What man]_{6204-what man} likes to be denied anything by [a woman at any age]_{6205-a woman at any age} ? [A woman who denies anything]_{6206-a woman who denies anything} is called cruel at once , - even though it be [her]_{6206-a woman who denies anything} very soul . " [She]_658-marie had turned round upon [him]_{1449-the duke} now , and was leaning forward towards [him]_{1449-the duke} from [her]_658-marie chair , so that [he]_{1449-the duke} could touch [her]_658-marie if [he]_{1449-the duke} put out [his]_{1449-the duke} hand . [He]_{1449-the duke} put out [his]_{1449-the duke} hand and touched [her]_658-marie . "_[658-marie] [Marie]_658-marie , " [he]_{1449-the duke} said , "_[658-marie] will [you]_658-marie deny [me]_0-i if [I]_0-i ask ? " "_[658-marie] Nay , [[my]_0-i lord]_{7277-my lord} ; how shall [I]_0-i say ? There is many a trifle [I]_0-i would deny [you]_658-marie . There is many a great gift [I]_0-i would give [you]_658-marie willingly . " "_[0-i] But the greatest gift of all ? " "_[0-i] [[My]_0-i lord]_{7277-my lord} , if [you]_658-marie have anything to say , [you]_658-marie must say it plainly . There never was [a woman worse than [I]_0-i am at the reading of riddles]_{6209-a woman worse than i am at the reading of riddles} . " "_{[6209-a woman worse than i am at the reading of riddles]} Could [you]_658-marie endure to live in [the quietude of [an Italian lake]_{6014-an italian lake}]_{6210-the quietude of an italian lake} with [an old man]_{5944-an old man} ? " Now [he]_0-i touched [her]_658-marie again , and had taken [her]_658-marie hand . "_{[6209-a woman worse than i am at the reading of riddles]} No , [[my]_0-i lord]_{7277-my lord} ; - nor with [a young one]_{6214-a young one} , - for all [my]_0-i days . But [I]_0-i do not know that age would guide [me]_0-i . " Then [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} rose and made [his]_0-i proposition in form . "_[658-marie] [Marie]_658-marie , [you]_658-marie know that [I]_0-i love [you]_658-marie . Why it is that [I]_0-i at [my]_0-i age should feel so sore a love , [I]_0-i can not say . " "_[0-i] So sore a love ! " "_[0-i] So sore , if it be not gratified . [Marie]_658-marie , [I]_0-i ask [you]_658-marie to be [[my]_0-i wife]_{8524-my wife} . " "_[658-marie] [Duke of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{5294-duke of omnium} , this from [you]_0-i ! " "_[0-i] Yes , from [me]_0-i . [My]_0-i coronet is at [your]_658-marie feet . If [you]_658-marie will allow [me]_0-i to raise it , [I]_0-i will place it on [your]_658-marie brow . " Then [she]_658-marie went away from [him]_0-i , and seated [herself]_658-marie at a distance . After a moment or two [he]_0-i followed [her]_658-marie , and stood with [his]_0-i arm upon [her]_658-marie shoulder . "_[0-i] [You]_0-i will give [me]_0-i an answer , [Marie]_658-marie ? " "_[658-marie] [You]_0-i can not have thought of this , [[my]_0-i lord]_{7277-my lord} . " "_[0-i] Nay ; [I]_0-i have thought of it much . " "_[0-i] And [[your]_0-i friends]_{9652-your friends} ? " "_[0-i] [[My]_0-i dear]_{7306-my dear} , [I]_0-i may venture to please [myself]_0-i in this , - as in everything . Will [you]_0-i not answer [me]_0-i ? " "_[0-i] Certainly not on the spur of the moment , [[my]_0-i lord]_{7277-my lord} . Think how high is the position [you]_0-i offer [me]_0-i , and how immense is the change [you]_0-i propose to [me]_0-i . Allow [me]_0-i two days , and [I]_0-i will answer [you]_0-i by letter . [I]_0-i am so fluttered now that [I]_0-i must leave [you]_0-i . " Then [he]_0-i came to [her]_{7306-my dear} , took [her]_{7306-my dear} hand , kissed [her]_{7306-my dear} brow , and opened the door for [her]_{7306-my dear} . CHAPTER LXI Another Duel It happened that there were at this time certain matters of business to be settled between [the Duke of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} and [[his]_{5274-the duke of omnium} nephew]_{10325-his nephew} [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} , respecting which [the latter]_{7687-the latter} called upon [[his]_{5274-the duke of omnium} uncle]_{7573-his uncle} on the morning after [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} had committed [himself]_{1449-the duke} by [his]_{1449-the duke} offer . [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} had come by appointment made with [Mr. Fothergill]_{685-mr. fothergill} , [[the Duke]_{1449-the duke} 's man of business]_{11555-the duke 's man of business} , and had expected to meet [Mr. Fothergill]_{685-mr. fothergill} . [Mr. Fothergill]_{685-mr. fothergill} , however , was not with [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} , and [the uncle]_{11557-the uncle} told [the nephew]_{11558-the nephew} that the business had been postponed . Then [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} asked some question as to the reason of such postponement , not meaning much by [his]_{402-mr. palliser} question , - and [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} , after a moment 's hesitation , answered [him]_{402-mr. palliser} , meaning very much by [his]_{402-mr. palliser} answer . "_[0-i] The truth is , [Plantagenet]_{402-mr. palliser} , that it is possible that [I]_0-i may marry , and if so this arrangement would not suit [me]_0-i . " "_{[402-mr. palliser]} Are [you]_0-i going to be married ? " asked [the astonished nephew]_{11560-the astonished nephew} . "_{[402-mr. palliser]} It is not exactly that , - but it is possible that [I]_0-i may do so . Since [I]_0-i proposed this matter to [Fothergill]_{685-mr. fothergill} , [I]_0-i have been thinking over it , and [I]_0-i have changed [my]_0-i mind . It will make but little difference to [you]_0-i ; and after all [you]_0-i are [a far richer man]_{6221-a far richer man} than [I]_0-i am . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am not thinking of money , [Duke]_353-duke , " said [Plantagenet Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} . "_[353-duke] Of what then were [you]_0-i thinking ? " "_[0-i] Simply of what [you]_0-i told [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i do not in the least mean to interfere . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i hope not , [Plantagenet]_{402-mr. palliser} . " "_{[402-mr. palliser]} But [I]_0-i could not hear such a statement from [you]_0-i without some surprise . Whatever [you]_0-i do [I]_0-i hope will tend to make [you]_0-i happy . " So much passed between [the uncle]_{11557-the uncle} and [the nephew]_{11558-the nephew} , and what [the uncle]_{11557-the uncle} told to [the nephew]_{11558-the nephew} , [the nephew]_{11558-the nephew} of course told to [[his]_{11558-the nephew} wife]_{947-his wife} . "_[353-duke] [He]_353-duke was with [her]_6222-her again , yesterday , " said [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} , "_[353-duke] for more than an hour . And [he]_353-duke had been half the morning dressing [himself]_353-duke before [he]_353-duke went to [her]_6222-her . " "_[353-duke] [He]_353-duke is not engaged to [her]_6222-her , or [he]_353-duke would have told [me]_0-i , " said [Plantagenet Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} . "_[353-duke] [I]_0-i think [he]_353-duke would , but there is no knowing . At the present moment [I]_0-i have only one doubt , - whether to act upon [him]_353-duke or upon [her]_6222-her . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not see that [you]_0-i can do good by going to either . " "_[6223-we] Well , [we]_6223-we will see . If [she]_6222-her be [the woman [I]_0-i take [her]_6222-her]_{6224-the woman i take her} to be , [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i could do something with [her]_6222-her . [I]_0-i have never supposed [her]_6222-her to be [a bad woman]_{6225-a bad woman} , - never . [I]_0-i will think of it . " Then [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} left [[her]_{475-lady glencora} husband]_{968-her husband} , and did not consult [him]_{968-her husband} afterwards as to the course [she]_{475-lady glencora} would pursue . [He]_{968-her husband} had [his]_{968-her husband} budget to manage , and [his]_{968-her husband} speeches to make . The little affair of [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} and [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , [she]_{475-lady glencora} thought it best to take into [her]_{475-lady glencora} own hands without any assistance from [him]_{968-her husband} . "_[0-i] What [a fool]_{8087-a fool} [I]_0-i was , " [she]_{475-lady glencora} said to [herself]_{475-lady glencora} , "_{[8087-a fool]} to have [her]_6222-her down there when [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} was at [Matching]_242-matching ! " [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , when [she]_{475-lady glencora} was left alone , felt that now indeed [she]_{475-lady glencora} must make up [her]_{475-lady glencora} mind . [She]_{475-lady glencora} had asked for two days . The intervening day was a Sunday , and on the Monday [she]_{475-lady glencora} must send [her]_{475-lady glencora} answer . [She]_{475-lady glencora} might doubt at any rate for this one night , - the Saturday night , - and sit playing , as it were , with the coronet of [a duchess]_{11171-a duchess} in [her]_{475-lady glencora} lap . [She]_{475-lady glencora} had been born [the daughter of [a small country attorney]_{11571-a small country attorney}]_{11570-the daughter of a small country attorney} , and now [a duke]_{11155-a duke} had asked [her]_{475-lady glencora} to be [[his]_{11155-a duke} wife]_{947-his wife} , - and [a duke who was acknowledged to stand above [other dukes]_{11575-other dukes}]_{11574-a duke who was acknowledged to stand above other dukes} ! Nothing at any rate could rob [her]_{475-lady glencora} of that satisfaction . Whatever resolution [she]_{475-lady glencora} might form at last , [she]_{475-lady glencora} had by [her]_{475-lady glencora} own resources reached a point of success in remembering which there would always be a keen gratification . It would be much to be [Duchess of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{10874-duchess of omnium} ; but it would be something also to have refused to be [a Duchess of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{11183-a duchess of omnium} . During that evening , that night , and the next morning , [she]_{475-lady glencora} remained playing with the coronet in [her]_{475-lady glencora} lap . [She]_{475-lady glencora} would not go to [church]_2752-church . What good could any sermon do [her]_{475-lady glencora} while that bauble was dangling before [her]_{475-lady glencora} eyes ? After [church]_2752-church - time , about two o'clock , [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas came to [her]_{475-lady glencora} . Just at this period [Phineas]_329-phineas would come to [her]_{475-lady glencora} often ; - sometimes full of a new decision to forget [Violet Effingham]_351-violet altogether , at others minded to continue [his]_329-phineas siege let the hope of success be ever so small . [He]_329-phineas had now heard that [Violet]_351-violet and [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} had in truth quarrelled , and was of course anxious to be advised to continue the siege . When [he]_329-phineas first came in and spoke a word or two , in which there was no reference to [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , there came upon [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} a strong wish to decide at once that [she]_{475-lady glencora} would play no longer with the coronet , that the gem was not worth the cost [she]_{475-lady glencora} would be called upon to pay for it . There was something in [the world]_{756-the world} better for [her]_{475-lady glencora} than the coronet , - if only it might be had . But within ten minutes [he]_329-phineas had told [her]_{475-lady glencora} the whole tale about [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , and how [he]_329-phineas had seen [Violet]_351-violet at [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} 's , - and how there might yet be hope for [him]_329-phineas . What would [she]_{475-lady glencora} advise [him]_329-phineas to do ? "_{[8087-a fool]} Go [home]_754-home , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , " [she]_{475-lady glencora} said , "_{[329-phineas]} and write a sonnet to [her]_6229-she eyebrow . See if that will have any effect . " "_{[329-phineas]} Ah , well ! It is natural that [you]_329-phineas should laugh at [me]_0-i ; but somehow , [I]_0-i did not expect it from [you]_329-phineas . " "_[0-i] Do not be angry with [me]_0-i . What [I]_0-i mean is that such little things seem to influence this Violet of [yours]_329-phineas . " "_[6230-they] Do [they]_6230-they ? [I]_0-i have not found that [they]_6230-they do so . " "_[6230-they] If [she]_6229-she had loved [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} [she]_6229-she would not have quarrelled with [him]_{463-lord chiltern} for a few words . If [she]_6229-she had loved [you]_329-phineas , [she]_6229-she would not have accepted [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . If [she]_6229-she loves neither of [you]_329-phineas , [she]_6229-she should say so . [I]_0-i am losing [my]_0-i respect for [her]_6229-she . " "_[6229-she] Do not say that , [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . [I]_0-i respect [her]_6229-she as strongly as [I]_0-i love [her]_6229-she . " Then [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} almost made up [her]_{348-madame goesler} mind that [she]_{348-madame goesler} would have the coronet . There was a substance about the coronet that would not elude [her]_{348-madame goesler} grasp . Late that afternoon , while [she]_{348-madame goesler} was still hesitating , there came [another caller to [the cottage in [Park Lane]_{244-park lane}]_{10771-the cottage in park lane}]_{11581-another caller to the cottage in park lane} . [She]_{348-madame goesler} was still hesitating , feeling that [she]_{348-madame goesler} had as yet another night before [her]_{348-madame goesler} . Should [she]_{348-madame goesler} be [Duchess of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{10874-duchess of omnium} or not ? All that [she]_{348-madame goesler} wished to be , [she]_{348-madame goesler} could not be ; - but to be [Duchess of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{10874-duchess of omnium} was within [her]_{348-madame goesler} reach . Then [she]_{348-madame goesler} began to ask [herself]_{348-madame goesler} various questions . Would [the Queen]_{7412-the queen} refuse to accept [her]_{348-madame goesler} in [her]_{348-madame goesler} new rank ? Refuse ! How could [any Queen]_{11586-any queen} refuse to accept [her]_{348-madame goesler} ? [She]_{348-madame goesler} had not done aught amiss in life . There was no slur on [her]_{348-madame goesler} name ; no stain on [her]_{348-madame goesler} character . What though [[her]_{348-madame goesler} father]_{7464-her father} had been [a small attorney]_{11588-a small attorney} , and [[her]_{348-madame goesler} first husband]_{11589-her first husband} [a Jew banker]_{11590-a jew banker} ! [She]_{348-madame goesler} had broken no law of God or [man]_1895-man , had been accused of breaking no law , which breaking or which accusation need stand in the way of [her]_{348-madame goesler} being as good [a duchess]_{11171-a duchess} as [any other woman]_{11593-any other woman} ! [She]_{348-madame goesler} was sitting thinking of this , almost angry with [herself]_{348-madame goesler} at the awe with which the proposed rank inspired [her]_{348-madame goesler} , when [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} was announced to [her]_{348-madame goesler} . "_[0-i] [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , " said [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} , "_{[348-madame goesler]} [I]_0-i am very glad to find [you]_{348-madame goesler} . " "_{[348-madame goesler]} And [I]_0-i more than equally so , to be found , " said [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , smiling with all [her]_{348-madame goesler} grace . "_[0-i] [[My]_0-i uncle]_{10365-my uncle} has been with [you]_{348-madame goesler} since [I]_0-i saw [you]_{348-madame goesler} last ? " "_{[10365-my uncle]} Oh yes ; - more than once if [I]_0-i remember right . [He]_{10365-my uncle} was here yesterday at any rate . " "_{[10365-my uncle]} [He]_{10365-my uncle} comes often to [you]_{348-madame goesler} then ? " "_{[10365-my uncle]} Not so often as [I]_0-i would wish , [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} . [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} is [one of [[my]_0-i dearest friends]_{6234-my dearest friends}]_{6233-one of my dearest friends} . " "_{[1449-the duke]} It has been a quick friendship . " "_{[1449-the duke]} Yes ; - a quick friendship , " said [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . Then there was a pause for some moments which [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} was determined that [she]_{348-madame goesler} would not break . It was clear to [her]_{348-madame goesler} now on what ground [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} had come to [her]_{348-madame goesler} , and [she]_{348-madame goesler} was fully minded that if [she]_{348-madame goesler} could bear the full light of [the god]_{11594-the god} [himself]_{11594-the god} in all [his]_{11594-the god} glory , [she]_{348-madame goesler} would not allow [herself]_{348-madame goesler} to be scorched by any reflected heat coming from [[the god]_{11594-the god} 's niece]_{11596-the god 's niece} . [She]_{348-madame goesler} thought [she]_{348-madame goesler} could endure anything that [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} might say ; but [she]_{348-madame goesler} would wait and hear what might be said . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i think , [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , that [I]_0-i had better hurry on to [my]_0-i subject at once , " said [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} , almost hesitating as [she]_{475-lady glencora} spoke , and feeling that the colour was rushing up to [her]_{475-lady glencora} cheeks and covering [her]_{475-lady glencora} brow . "_[0-i] Of course what [I]_0-i have to say will be disagreeable . Of course [I]_0-i shall offend [you]_0-i . And yet [I]_0-i do not mean it . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i shall be offended at nothing , [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} , unless [I]_0-i think that [you]_0-i mean to offend [me]_0-i . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i protest that [I]_0-i do not . [You]_0-i have seen [[my]_0-i little boy]_{6235-my little boy} . " "_[0-i] Yes , indeed . [The sweetest child]_{6236-the sweetest child} ! [God]_387-god never gave [me]_0-i anything half so precious as that . " "_[387-god] [He]_{6235-my little boy} is [[the Duke]_{1449-the duke} 's heir]_{6238-the duke 's heir} . " "_{[6235-my little boy]} So [I]_0-i understand . " "_{[6235-my little boy]} For [myself]_0-i , by [my]_0-i honour as [a woman]_{1381-a woman} , [I]_0-i care nothing . [I]_0-i am rich and have all that [the world]_{756-the world} can give [me]_0-i . For [[my]_0-i husband]_{8529-my husband} , in this matter , [I]_0-i care nothing . [His]_{8529-my husband} career [he]_{8529-my husband} will make for [himself]_{8529-my husband} , and it will depend on no title . " "_{[475-lady glencora]} Why all this to [me]_0-i , [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} ? What have [I]_0-i to do with [[your]_{475-lady glencora} husband]_{6242-your husband} 's titles ? " "_[0-i] Much ; - if it be true that there is an idea of marriage between [you]_{475-lady glencora} and [the Duke of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} . " "_[584-psha] [Psha]_584-psha ! " said [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , with all the scorn of which [she]_{348-madame goesler} was [mistress]_{11597-mistress} . "_[584-psha] It is untrue , then ? " asked [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} . "_[584-psha] No ; - it is not untrue . There is an idea of such a marriage . " "_[584-psha] And [you]_{475-lady glencora} are engaged to [him]_{8529-my husband} ? " "_{[475-lady glencora]} No ; - [I]_0-i am not engaged to [him]_{8529-my husband} . " "_[0-i] Has [he]_{8529-my husband} asked [you]_{475-lady glencora} ? " "_{[8529-my husband]} [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} , [I]_0-i really must say that such a cross - questioning from [one lady]_{6244-one lady} to another is very unusual . [I]_0-i have promised not to be offended , unless [I]_0-i thought that [you]_{475-lady glencora} wished to offend [me]_0-i . But do not drive [me]_0-i too far . " "_{[348-madame goesler]} [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , if [you]_{475-lady glencora} will tell [me]_0-i that [I]_0-i am mistaken , [I]_0-i will beg [your]_{475-lady glencora} pardon , and offer to [you]_{475-lady glencora} the most sincere friendship which [one woman]_{8970-one woman} can give [another]_886-another . " "_{[475-lady glencora]} [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} , [I]_0-i can tell [you]_{475-lady glencora} nothing of the kind . " "_[0-i] Then it is to be so ! And have [you]_{475-lady glencora} thought what [you]_{475-lady glencora} would gain ? " "_{[475-lady glencora]} [I]_0-i have thought much of what [I]_0-i should gain : - and something also of what [I]_0-i should lose . " "_{[475-lady glencora]} [You]_{475-lady glencora} have money . " "_{[475-lady glencora]} Yes , indeed ; plenty , - for wants so moderate as [mine]_0-i . " "_{[475-lady glencora]} And position . " "_{[475-lady glencora]} Well , yes ; a sort of position . Not such as [yours]_{475-lady glencora} , [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} . That , if it be not born to [a woman]_{1381-a woman} , can only come to [her]_{1381-a woman} from [a husband]_{1599-a husband} . [She]_{1381-a woman} can not win it for [herself]_{1381-a woman} . " "_{[1381-a woman]} [You]_{475-lady glencora} are free as air , going where [you]_{475-lady glencora} like , and doing what [you]_{475-lady glencora} like . " "_{[475-lady glencora]} Too free , sometimes , " said [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . "_{[475-lady glencora]} And what will [you]_{475-lady glencora} gain by changing all this simply for a title ? " "_{[475-lady glencora]} But for such a title , [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} ! It may be little to [you]_{475-lady glencora} to be [Duchess of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{10874-duchess of omnium} , but think what it must be to [me]_0-i ! " "_{[475-lady glencora]} And for this [you]_{475-lady glencora} will not hesitate to rob [him]_{1599-a husband} of all [[his]_{1599-a husband} friends]_{750-his friends} , to embitter [his]_{1599-a husband} future life , to degrade [him]_{1599-a husband} among [[his]_{1599-a husband} peers]_{6251-his peers} , - " "_{[1599-a husband]} Degrade [him]_{1599-a husband} ! Who dares say that [I]_0-i shall degrade [him]_{1599-a husband} ? [He]_{1599-a husband} will exalt [me]_0-i , but [I]_0-i shall no whit degrade [him]_{1599-a husband} . [You]_{475-lady glencora} forget [yourself]_{475-lady glencora} , [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} . " "_{[475-lady glencora]} Ask [any one]_{7313-any one} . It is not that [I]_0-i despise [you]_{475-lady glencora} . If [I]_0-i did , would [I]_0-i offer [you]_{475-lady glencora} [my]_0-i hand in friendship ? But [an old man]_{5944-an old man} , over seventy , carrying the weight and burden of such rank as [his]_{5944-an old man} , will degrade [himself]_{5944-an old man} in the eyes of [[his]_{5944-an old man} fellows]_{6254-his fellows} , if [he]_{5944-an old man} marries [a young woman without rank]_{6255-a young woman without rank} , let [her]_{6255-a young woman without rank} be ever so clever , ever so beautiful . [A Duke of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{10343-a duke of omnium} may not do as [he]_{5944-an old man} pleases , as may [another man]_{2246-another man} . " "_{[475-lady glencora]} It may be well , [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} , for [other dukes]_{11575-other dukes} , and for [the daughters and heirs and [cousins of other dukes]_{6260-cousins of other dukes}]_{6259-the daughters and heirs and cousins of other dukes} , that [[his]_{5944-an old man} Grace]_{9302-his grace} should try that question . [I]_0-i will , if [you]_{475-lady glencora} wish it , argue this matter with [you]_{475-lady glencora} on many points , but [I]_0-i will not allow [you]_{475-lady glencora} to say that [I]_0-i should degrade [any man whom [I]_0-i might marry]_{6262-any man whom i might marry} . [My]_0-i name is as unstained as [your]_{475-lady glencora} own . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i meant nothing of that , " said [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} . "_[0-i] For [him]_{5944-an old man} ; - [I]_0-i certainly would not willingly injure [him]_{5944-an old man} . Who wishes to injure [a friend]_{1296-a friend} ? And , in truth , [I]_0-i have so little to gain , that the temptation to do [him]_{5944-an old man} an injury , if [I]_0-i thought it one , is not strong . For [[your]_{475-lady glencora} little boy]_{6264-your little boy} , [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} , [I]_0-i think [your]_{475-lady glencora} fears are premature . " As [she]_{475-lady glencora} said this , there came a smile over [her]_{475-lady glencora} face , which threatened to break from control and almost become laughter . "_{[475-lady glencora]} But , if [you]_{475-lady glencora} will allow [me]_0-i to say so , [my]_0-i mind will not be turned against this marriage half so strongly by any arguments [you]_{475-lady glencora} can use as by those which [I]_0-i can adduce [myself]_0-i . [You]_{475-lady glencora} have nearly driven [me]_0-i into it by telling [me]_0-i [I]_0-i should degrade [[his]_{5944-an old man} house]_{1694-his house} . It is almost incumbent on [me]_0-i to prove that [you]_{475-lady glencora} are wrong . But [you]_{475-lady glencora} had better leave [me]_0-i to settle the matter in [my]_0-i own bosom . [You]_{475-lady glencora} had indeed . " After a while [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} did leave [her]_{475-lady glencora} , - to settle the matter within [her]_{475-lady glencora} own bosom , - having no other alternative . CHAPTER LXII The Letter That Was Sent to [Brighton Monday]_{688-brighton monday} morning came and [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} had as yet written no answer to [the Duke of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} . Had not [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} gone to [Park Lane]_{244-park lane} on the Sunday afternoon , [I]_{475-lady glencora} think the letter would have been written on that day ; but , whatever may have been the effect of [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} 's visit , it so far disturbed [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} as to keep [her]_{475-lady glencora} from [her]_{475-lady glencora} writing - table . There was yet another night for thought , and then the letter should be written on the Monday morning . When [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} left [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} [she]_{475-lady glencora} went at once to [[the Duke]_{1449-the duke} 's house]_{11600-the duke 's house} . It was [her]_{475-lady glencora} custom to see [[[her]_{475-lady glencora} husband]_{968-her husband} 's uncle]_{11602-her husband 's uncle} on a Sunday , and [she]_{475-lady glencora} would most frequently find [him]_{11602-her husband 's uncle} just at this hour , - before [he]_{11602-her husband 's uncle} went up - [stairs]_7615-stairs to dress for dinner . [She]_{475-lady glencora} usually took [[her]_{475-lady glencora} boy]_{11604-her boy} with [her]_{475-lady glencora} , but on this occasion [she]_{475-lady glencora} went alone . [She]_{475-lady glencora} had tried what [she]_{475-lady glencora} could do with [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , and [she]_{475-lady glencora} found that [she]_{475-lady glencora} had failed . [She]_{475-lady glencora} must now make [her]_{475-lady glencora} attempt upon [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} . But [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} , perhaps anticipating some attack of the kind , had fled . "_{[475-lady glencora]} Where is [[his]_6266-his Grace]_{9302-his grace} , [Barker]_689-barker ? " said [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} to [the porter]_{7775-the porter} . "_[689-barker] [We]_6268-we do not know , [[your]_689-barker ladyship]_{6269-your ladyship} . [[His]_6266-his Grace]_{9302-his grace} went away yesterday evening with [nobody]_1350-nobody but [Lapoule]_690-lapoule . " [Lapoule]_690-lapoule was [[the Duke]_{1449-the duke} 's French valet]_{11609-the duke 's french valet} . [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} could only return [home]_754-home and consider in [her]_{475-lady glencora} own mind what batteries might yet be brought to bear upon [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} , towards stopping the marriage , even after the engagement should have been made , - if it were to be made . [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} felt that such batteries might still be brought up as would not improbably have an effect on [a proud , weak old man]_{11612-a proud , weak old man} . If all other resources failed , royalty in some of [its]_11613-its branches might be induced to make a request , and [every august relation in the peerage]_{11614-every august relation in the peerage} should interfere . [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} no doubt might persevere and marry whom [he]_{1449-the duke} pleased , - if [he]_{1449-the duke} were strong enough . But it requires much personal strength , - that standing alone against [the well - armed batteries of [all one 's friends]_{11617-all one 's friends}]_{11616-the well - armed batteries of all one 's friends} . [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} had once tried such a battle on [her]_{475-lady glencora} own behalf , and had failed . [She]_{475-lady glencora} had wished to be imprudent when [she]_{475-lady glencora} was young ; but [[her]_{475-lady glencora} friends]_{2666-her friends} had been too strong for [her]_{475-lady glencora} . [She]_{475-lady glencora} had been reduced , and kept in order , and made to run in a groove , - and was now , when [she]_{475-lady glencora} sat looking at [[her]_{475-lady glencora} little boy]_{11189-her little boy} with [his]_{11189-her little boy} bold face , almost inclined to think that [the world]_{756-the world} was right , and that grooves were best . But if [she]_{475-lady glencora} had been controlled when [she]_{475-lady glencora} was young , so ought [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} to be controlled now that [he]_{1449-the duke} was old . It is all very well for [a man]_{749-a man} or [woman]_1896-woman to boast that [he]_{749-a man} , - or [she]_1896-woman , - may do what [he]_{1449-the duke} likes with [his]_{1449-the duke} own , - or with [her]_1896-woman own . But there are circumstances in which such self - action is ruinous to so many that coercion from the outside becomes absolutely needed . [Nobody]_1350-nobody had felt the injustice of such coercion when applied to [herself]_{475-lady glencora} more sharply than had [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} . But [she]_{475-lady glencora} had lived to acknowledge that such coercion might be proper , and was now prepared to use it in any shape in which it might be made available . It was all very well for [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} to laugh and exclaim , "_{[690-lapoule]} Psha ! " when [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} declared [her]_{475-lady glencora} real trouble . But should it ever come to pass that [a black - browed baby with a yellow skin]_{11625-a black - browed baby with a yellow skin} should be shown to [the world]_{756-the world} as [Lord Silverbridge]_{673-lord silverbridge} , [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} knew that [her]_{475-lady glencora} peace of mind would be gone for ever . [She]_{475-lady glencora} had begun [the world]_{756-the world} desiring one thing , and had missed it . [She]_{475-lady glencora} had suffered much , and had then reconciled [herself]_{475-lady glencora} to other hopes . If those other hopes were also to be cut away from [her]_{475-lady glencora} , [the world]_{756-the world} would not be worth a pinch of snuff to [her]_{475-lady glencora} . [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} had fled , and [she]_{475-lady glencora} could do nothing to - day ; but to - morrow [she]_{475-lady glencora} would begin with [her]_{475-lady glencora} batteries . And [she]_{475-lady glencora} [herself]_{475-lady glencora} had done the mischief ! [She]_{475-lady glencora} had invited [this woman]_{10980-this woman} down to [Matching]_242-matching ! Heaven and [earth]_10459-earth ! - that [such a man]_{892-such a man} as [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} should be such [a fool]_{8087-a fool} ! - [The widow of [a Jew banker]_{11590-a jew banker}]_{11635-the widow of a jew banker} ! [He]_{1449-the duke} , [the Duke of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} , - and thus to cut away from [himself]_{1449-the duke} , for the rest of [his]_{1449-the duke} life , all honour , all peace of mind , all the grace of a noble end to a career which , if not very noble in itself , had received the praise of nobility ! And to do this for [a thin , black - browed , yellow - visaged woman with ringlets and devil]_{11638-a thin , black - browed , yellow - visaged woman with ringlets and devil} 's eyes , and a beard on [her]_{11638-a thin , black - browed , yellow - visaged woman with ringlets and devil} upper lip , - [a Jewess]_{11639-a jewess} , - [a creature of whose habits of life and manners of thought they all were absolutely ignorant]_{11640-a creature of whose habits of life and manners of thought they all were absolutely ignorant} ; who drank , possibly ; who might have been [a forger]_{11641-a forger} , for what [any one]_{7313-any one} knew ; [an adventuress who had found [her]_{11638-a thin , black - browed , yellow - visaged woman with ringlets and devil} way into society by [her]_{11638-a thin , black - browed , yellow - visaged woman with ringlets and devil} art and perseverance , - and who did not even pretend to have a relation in [the world]_{756-the world}]_{11643-an adventuress who had found her way into society by her art and perseverance , - and who did not even pretend to have a relation in the world} ! That [such a one]_{11645-such a one} should have influence enough to intrude [herself]_{11638-a thin , black - browed , yellow - visaged woman with ringlets and devil} into [the house of Omnium]_{11646-the house of omnium} , and blot the scutcheon , and , - what was worst of all , - perhaps be [the mother of [future dukes]_{11648-future dukes}]_{11647-the mother of future dukes} ! [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} , in [her]_{475-lady glencora} anger , was very unjust to [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , thinking all evil of [her]_{475-lady glencora} , accusing [her]_{475-lady glencora} in [her]_{475-lady glencora} mind of every crime , denying [her]_{475-lady glencora} all charm , all beauty . Had [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} forgotten [himself]_{1449-the duke} and [his]_{1449-the duke} position for the sake of [some fair girl with a pink complexion and grey eyes , and smooth hair]_{11650-some fair girl with a pink complexion and grey eyes , and smooth hair} , and [a father]_{7284-a father} , [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} thought that [she]_{475-lady glencora} would have forgiven it better . It might be that [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} would win [her]_{348-madame goesler} way to the coronet ; but when [she]_{348-madame goesler} came to put it on , [she]_{348-madame goesler} should find that there were sharp thorns inside the lining of it . [Not a woman worth the knowing in all [London]_6-london]_{11652-not a woman worth the knowing in all london} should speak to [her]_{475-lady glencora} ; - nor [a man either of those men with whom [a Duchess of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{11183-a duchess of omnium} would wish to hold converse . [She]_{475-lady glencora} should find [[her]_{475-lady glencora} husband]_{968-her husband} rated as [a doting fool]_{11656-a doting fool} , and [herself]_{475-lady glencora} rated as [a scheming female adventuress]_{11657-a scheming female adventuress}]_{11653-a man either of those men with whom a duchess of omnium would wish to hold converse . she should find her husband rated as a doting fool , and herself rated as a scheming female adventuress} . And it should go hard with [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} , if [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} were not separated from [[his]_{1449-the duke} new Duchess]_{11659-his new duchess} before the end of the first year ! In [her]_{475-lady glencora} anger [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} was very unjust . [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} , when [he]_{1449-the duke} left [[his]_{1449-the duke} house]_{1694-his house} without telling [[his]_{1449-the duke} household]_{11662-his household} whither [he]_{1449-the duke} was going , did send [his]_{1449-the duke} address to , - the top brick of the chimney . [His]_{1449-the duke} note , which was delivered at [[Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's house]_{11663-madame goesler 's house} late on the Sunday evening , was as follows : - "_{[690-lapoule]} [I]_0-i am to have [your]_6272-your answer on Monday . [I]_0-i shall be at [Brighton]_249-brighton . Send it by [a private messenger]_{6273-a private messenger} to [the Bedford Hotel]_{6274-the bedford hotel} [there]_7300-there . [I]_0-i need not tell [you]_6272-your with what expectation , with what hope , with what fear [I]_0-i shall await it . - O. " [Poor old man]_{11664-poor old man} ! [He]_{11664-poor old man} had run through all the pleasures of life too quickly , and had not much left with which to amuse [himself]_{11664-poor old man} . At length [he]_{11664-poor old man} had set [his]_{11664-poor old man} eyes on a top brick , and being tired of everything else , wanted it very sorely . [Poor old man]_{11664-poor old man} ! How should it do [him]_{11664-poor old man} any good , even if [he]_{11664-poor old man} got it ? [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , when [she]_{348-madame goesler} received the note , sat with it in [her]_{348-madame goesler} hand , thinking of [his]_{11664-poor old man} great want . "_[0-i] And [he]_0-i would be tired of [his]_0-i new plaything after a month , " [she]_{348-madame goesler} said to [herself]_{348-madame goesler} . But [she]_{348-madame goesler} had given [herself]_{348-madame goesler} to the next morning , and [she]_{348-madame goesler} would not make up [her]_{348-madame goesler} mind that night . [She]_{348-madame goesler} would sleep once more with the coronet of [a duchess within [her]_{348-madame goesler} reach]_{11666-a duchess within her reach} . [She]_{348-madame goesler} did do so ; and woke in the morning with [her]_{348-madame goesler} mind absolutely in doubt . When [she]_{348-madame goesler} walked down to breakfast , all doubt was at an end . The time had come when it was necessary that [she]_{348-madame goesler} should resolve , and while [[her]_{348-madame goesler} maid]_{11667-her maid} was brushing [her]_{348-madame goesler} hair for [her]_{348-madame goesler} [she]_{348-madame goesler} did make [her]_{348-madame goesler} resolution . "_[0-i] What a thing it is to be [a great lady]_{6276-a great lady} , " said [the maid]_{11668-the maid} , who may probably have reflected that [the Duke of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} did not come here so often for nothing . "_[0-i] What do [you]_6277-you mean by that , [Lotta]_691-lotta ? " "_[6277-you] [The women [I]_0-i know]_{6278-the women i know} , [madame]_6279-madame , talk so much of [[their]_{6278-the women i know} countesses]_{6280-their countesses} , and [ladyships]_{6281-ladyships} , and [duchesses]_{6282-duchesses} . [I]_0-i would never rest till [I]_0-i had a title in [this country]_{7544-this country} , if [I]_0-i were [a lady]_{9734-a lady} , - and rich and beautiful . " "_{[9734-a lady]} And can [the countesses]_{6285-the countesses} , and [the ladyships]_{6286-the ladyships} , and [the duchesses]_{6287-the duchesses} do as [they]_{6278-the women i know} please ? " "_{[6279-madame]} Ah , [madame]_6279-madame ; - [I]_0-i know not that . " "_{[6279-madame]} But [I]_0-i know . That will do , [Lotta]_691-lotta . Now leave [me]_0-i . " Then [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} had made up [her]_{348-madame goesler} mind ; but [I]_0-i do not know whether that doubt as to having [her]_{348-madame goesler} own way had much to do with it . As [the wife of [an old man]_{5944-an old man}]_{11670-the wife of an old man} [she]_{348-madame goesler} would probably have had much of [her]_{348-madame goesler} own way . Immediately after breakfast [she]_{348-madame goesler} wrote [her]_{348-madame goesler} answer to [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} , which was as follows : - [Park Lane]_{244-park lane} , [Monday]_298-monday . [[MY]_0-i DEAR [DUKE OF OMNIUM]_353-duke]_{11673-my dear duke of omnium} , [I]_0-i find so great a difficulty in expressing [myself]_0-i to [[your]_353-duke Grace]_{10348-your grace} in a written letter , that since [you]_353-duke left [me]_0-i [I]_0-i have never ceased to wish that [I]_0-i had been less nervous , less doubting , and less foolish when [you]_353-duke were present with [me]_0-i here in [[my]_0-i room]_{9242-my room} . [I]_0-i might then have said in one word what will take so many awkward words to explain . Great as is the honour [you]_353-duke propose to confer on [me]_0-i , rich as is the gift [you]_353-duke offer [me]_0-i , [I]_0-i can not accept it . [I]_0-i can not be [[your]_353-duke Grace 's wife]_{11676-your grace 's wife} . [I]_0-i may almost say that [I]_0-i knew it was so when [you]_353-duke parted from [me]_0-i ; but the surprise of the situation took away from [me]_0-i a part of [my]_0-i judgment , and made [me]_0-i unable to answer [you]_353-duke as [I]_0-i should have done . [[My]_0-i lord]_{7277-my lord} , the truth is , that [I]_0-i am not fit to be [the wife of [the Duke of Omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium}]_{11678-the wife of the duke of omnium} . [I]_0-i should injure [you]_353-duke ; and though [I]_0-i should raise [myself]_0-i in name , [I]_0-i should injure [myself]_0-i in character . But [you]_353-duke must not think , because [I]_0-i say this , that there is any reason why [I]_0-i should not be [[an honest man]_{5797-an honest man} 's wife]_{11681-an honest man 's wife} . There is none . [I]_0-i have nothing on [my]_0-i conscience which [I]_0-i could not tell [you]_353-duke , - or to [another man]_{2246-another man} ; nothing that [I]_0-i need fear to tell to all [the world]_{756-the world} . Indeed , [[my]_0-i lord]_{7277-my lord} , there is nothing to tell but this , - that [I]_0-i am not fitted by birth and position to be [the wife of [the Duke of]_{5353-the duke of} [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{11678-the wife of the duke of omnium} . [You]_353-duke would have to blush for [me]_0-i , and that [no man]_{7759-no man} shall ever have to do on [my]_0-i account . [I]_0-i will own that [I]_0-i have been ambitious , too ambitious , and have been pleased to think that one so exalted as [you]_353-duke are , one whose high position is so rife in the eyes of [all men]_{7407-all men} , should have taken pleasure in [my]_0-i company . [I]_0-i will confess to [a foolish woman]_{11689-a foolish woman} 's silly vanity in having wished to be known to be [the friend of [the Duke of]_{5353-the duke of} [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{11690-the friend of the duke of omnium} . [I]_0-i am like [the other moths that flutter near the light and have]_{11692-the other moths that flutter near the light and have} [their]_{11692-the other moths that flutter near the light and have} wings burned . But [I]_0-i am wiser than [they]_{11692-the other moths that flutter near the light and have} in this , that having been scorched , [I]_0-i know that [I]_0-i must keep [my]_0-i distance . [You]_353-duke will easily believe that [a woman]_{1381-a woman} , such as [I]_0-i am , does not refuse to ride in [a carriage]_{2529-a carriage} with [your]_353-duke Grace 's arms on the panels without a regret . [I]_0-i am [no philosopher]_{11695-no philosopher} . [I]_0-i do not pretend to despise the rich things of [the world]_{756-the world} , or the high things . According to [my]_0-i way of thinking [a woman]_{1381-a woman} ought to wish to be [Duchess of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{10874-duchess of omnium} ; - but [she]_{1381-a woman} ought to wish also to be able to carry [her]_{1381-a woman} coronet with a proper grace . As [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} [I]_0-i can live , even among [[my]_0-i superiors]_{11699-my superiors} , at [my]_0-i ease . As [[your]_353-duke Grace 's wife]_{11676-your grace 's wife} , [I]_0-i should be easy no longer ; - nor would [[your]_353-duke [Grace]_672-grace]_{10348-your grace} . [You]_353-duke will think perhaps that what [I]_0-i write is heartless , that [I]_0-i speak altogether of [your]_353-duke rank , and not at all of the affection [you]_353-duke have shown [me]_0-i , or of that which [I]_0-i might possibly bear towards [you]_353-duke . [I]_0-i think that when the first flush of passion is over in early youth [men]_1025-men and [women]_7479-women should strive to regulate [their]_1025-men love , as [they]_1025-men do [their]_1025-men other desires , by [their]_1025-men reason . [I]_0-i could love [[your]_353-duke Grace]_{10348-your grace} , fondly , as [[your]_353-duke wife]_{8754-your wife} , if [I]_0-i thought it well for [your]_353-duke Grace or for [myself]_0-i that [we]_11706-we should be [man]_1895-man and [wife]_2182-wife . As [I]_0-i think it would be ill for both of [us]_11706-we , [I]_0-i will restrain that feeling , and remember [your]_353-duke Grace ever with the purest feeling of true friendship . Before [I]_0-i close this letter , [I]_0-i must utter a word of gratitude . In the kind of life which [I]_0-i have led as [a widow]_{11107-a widow} , a life which has been very isolated as regards true fellowship , it has been [my]_0-i greatest effort to obtain the good opinion of [those among whom [I]_0-i have attempted to make [my]_0-i way]_{11710-those among whom i have attempted to make my way} . [I]_0-i may , perhaps , own to [you]_353-duke now that [I]_0-i have had many difficulties . [A woman who is alone in [the world]_{756-the world}]_{11711-a woman who is alone in the world} is ever regarded with suspicion . In [this country]_{7544-this country} [a woman with a foreign name , with means derived from foreign sources , with a foreign history]_{11714-a woman with a foreign name , with means derived from foreign sources , with a foreign history} , is specially suspected . [I]_0-i have striven to live that down , and [I]_0-i have succeeded . But in [my]_0-i wildest dreams [I]_0-i never dreamed of such success as this , - that [the Duke of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} should think [me]_0-i [the worthiest of [the worthy]_{11717-the worthy}]_{11716-the worthiest of the worthy} . [You]_353-duke may be sure that [I]_0-i am not ungrateful , - that [I]_0-i never will be ungrateful . And [I]_0-i trust it will not derogate from [your]_353-duke opinion of [my]_0-i worth , that [I]_0-i have known what was due to [[your]_353-duke Grace 's highness]_{11718-your grace 's highness} . [I]_0-i have the honour to be , [[My]_0-i Lord Duke]_{11719-my lord duke} , [[Your]_{11719-my lord duke} most obliged and faithful servant]_{11720-your most obliged and faithful servant} , [MARIE MAX GOESLER]_658-marie . "_[0-i] How many [unmarried women in [England]_26-england]_{6289-unmarried women in england} are there would do the same ? " [she]_658-marie said to [herself]_658-marie , as [she]_658-marie folded the paper , and put it into an envelope , and sealed the cover . The moment that the letter was completed [she]_658-marie sent it off , as [she]_658-marie was directed to send it , so that there might be no possibility of repentance and subsequent hesitation . [She]_658-marie had at last made up [her]_658-marie mind , and [she]_658-marie would stand by the making . [She]_658-marie knew that there would come moments in which [she]_658-marie would deeply regret the opportunity that [she]_658-marie had lost , - the chance of greatness that [she]_658-marie had flung away from [her]_658-marie . But so would [she]_658-marie have often regretted it , also , had [she]_658-marie accepted the greatness . [Her]_658-marie position was one in which there must be regret , let [her]_658-marie decision have been what it might . But [she]_658-marie had decided , and the thing was done . [She]_658-marie would still be free , - [Marie Max Goesler]_658-marie , - unless in abandoning [her]_658-marie freedom [she]_658-marie would obtain something that [she]_658-marie might in truth prefer to it . When the letter was gone [she]_658-marie sat disconsolate , at the window of [an up - stairs room in which [she]_658-marie had written]_{11721-an up - stairs room in which she had written} , thinking much of the coronet , much of the name , much of the rank , much of that position in society which [she]_658-marie had flattered [herself]_658-marie [she]_658-marie might have won for [herself]_658-marie as [Duchess of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{10874-duchess of omnium} by [her]_658-marie beauty , [her]_658-marie grace , and [her]_658-marie wit . It had not been simply [her]_658-marie ambition to be [a duchess , without further aim or object]_{11723-a duchess , without further aim or object} . [She]_658-marie had fancied that [she]_658-marie might have been such [a duchess as there is never another]_{11724-a duchess as there is never another} , so that [her]_658-marie fame might have been great throughout [Europe]_65-europe , as [a woman charming at all points]_{11725-a woman charming at all points} . And [she]_658-marie would have had [friends]_7328-friends , then , - [real friends]_{11727-real friends} , and would not have lived alone as it was now [her]_658-marie fate to do . And [she]_658-marie would have loved [[her]_658-marie ducal husband]_{11728-her ducal husband} , old though [he]_{11728-her ducal husband} was , and stiff with pomp and ceremony . [She]_658-marie would have loved [him]_{11728-her ducal husband} , and done [her]_658-marie best to add something of brightness to [his]_{11728-her ducal husband} life . It was indeed true that there was one whom [she]_658-marie loved better ; but of what avail was it to love [a man who , when [he]_{11728-her ducal husband} came to [her]_658-marie , would speak to [her]_658-marie of nothing but of the charms which [he]_{11728-her ducal husband} found in [another woman]_{8974-another woman}]_{11729-a man who , when he came to her , would speak to her of nothing but of the charms which he found in another woman} ! [She]_658-marie had been sitting thus at [her]_658-marie window , with a book in [her]_658-marie hand , at which [she]_658-marie never looked , gazing over the park which was now beautiful with [its]_11731-its May verdure , when on a sudden a thought struck [her]_658-marie . [Lady Glencora Palliser]_{475-lady glencora} had come to [her]_658-marie , trying to enlist [her]_658-marie sympathy for [the little heir]_{11732-the little heir} , behaving , indeed , not very well , as [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} had thought , but still with an earnest purpose which was in itself good . [She]_658-marie would write to [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} and put [her]_{475-lady glencora} out of [her]_{475-lady glencora} misery . Perhaps there was some feeling of triumph in [her]_658-marie mind as [she]_658-marie returned to the desk from which [her]_658-marie epistle had been sent to [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} ; - not of that triumph which would have found its gratification in boasting of the offer that had been made to [her]_658-marie , but arising from a feeling that [she]_658-marie could now show [the proud mother of [the bold - faced boy]_{11735-the bold - faced boy}]_{11734-the proud mother of the bold - faced boy} that though [she]_658-marie would not pledge [herself]_658-marie to [any woman]_{7628-any woman} as to what [she]_658-marie might do or not do , [she]_658-marie was nevertheless capable of resisting such a temptation as would have been irresistible to [many]_740-many . Of [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} 's offer to [her]_658-marie [she]_658-marie would have spoken to [no human being]_{11739-no human being} , had not [this woman]_{10980-this woman} shown that [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} 's purpose was known at least to [her]_658-marie , and now , in [her]_658-marie letter , [she]_658-marie would write no plain word of that offer . [She]_658-marie would not state , in words intelligible to [any one who might read]_{11742-any one who might read} , that [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} had offered [her]_658-marie [his]_{1449-the duke} hand and [his]_{1449-the duke} coronet . But [she]_658-marie would write so that [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} should understand [her]_658-marie . And [she]_658-marie would be careful that there should be no word in the letter to make [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} think that [she]_658-marie supposed [herself]_658-marie to be unfit for the rank offered to [her]_658-marie . [She]_658-marie had been very humble in what [she]_658-marie had written to [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} , but [she]_658-marie would not be at all humble in what [she]_658-marie was about to write to [the mother of [the bold - faced boy]_{11735-the bold - faced boy}]_{11745-the mother of the bold - faced boy} . And this was the letter when it was written : - [[MY]_6290-i DEAR [LADY GLENCORA]_{475-lady glencora}]_{11747-my dear lady glencora} , [I]_6290-i venture to send [you]_{475-lady glencora} a line to put [you]_{475-lady glencora} out of [your]_{475-lady glencora} misery ; - for [you]_{475-lady glencora} were very miserable when [you]_{475-lady glencora} were so good as to come here yesterday . [[Your]_{475-lady glencora} dear little boy]_{11748-your dear little boy} is safe from [me]_6290-i ; - and , what is more to the purpose , so are [you]_{475-lady glencora} and [[your]_{475-lady glencora} husband]_{6242-your husband} , - and [[your]_{475-lady glencora} uncle]_{9192-your uncle} , whom , in truth , [I]_6290-i love . [You]_{475-lady glencora} asked [me]_6290-i a downright question which [I]_6290-i did not then choose to answer by a downright answer . The downright answer was not at that time due to [you]_{475-lady glencora} . It has since been given , and as [I]_6290-i like [you]_{475-lady glencora} too well to wish [you]_{475-lady glencora} to be in torment , [I]_6290-i send [you]_{475-lady glencora} a line to say that [I]_6290-i shall never be in the way of [you]_{475-lady glencora} or [[your]_{475-lady glencora} boy]_{11751-your boy} . And now , [dear Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} , one word more . Should it ever again appear to [you]_{475-lady glencora} to be necessary to use [your]_{475-lady glencora} zeal for the protection of [[your]_{475-lady glencora} husband]_{6242-your husband} or [[your]_{475-lady glencora} child]_{11753-your child} , do not endeavour to dissuade [a woman]_{1381-a woman} by trying to make [her]_{1381-a woman} think that [she]_{1381-a woman} , by [her]_{1381-a woman} alliance , would bring [degradation]_{11755-degradation} into [any house]_{11756-any house} , or to [any man]_{1023-any man} . If there could have been an argument powerful with [me]_6290-i , to make [me]_6290-i do that which [you]_{475-lady glencora} wished to prevent , it was the argument which [you]_{475-lady glencora} used . But [my]_6290-i own comfort , and the happiness of [another person whom [I]_6290-i value almost as much as [myself]_6290-i]_{11758-another person whom i value almost as much as myself} , were too important to be sacrificed even to [a woman]_{1381-a woman} 's revenge . [I]_6290-i take [mine]_6290-i by writing to [you]_{475-lady glencora} and telling [you]_{475-lady glencora} that [I]_6290-i am better and more rational and wiser than [you]_{475-lady glencora} took [me]_6290-i to be . If , after this , [you]_{475-lady glencora} choose to be on good terms with [me]_6290-i , [I]_6290-i shall be happy to be [[your]_{475-lady glencora} friend]_{1248-your friend} . [I]_6290-i shall want no further revenge . [You]_{475-lady glencora} owe [me]_6290-i some little apology ; but whether [you]_{475-lady glencora} make it or not , [I]_6290-i will be contented , and will never do more than ask whether [[your]_{475-lady glencora} darling]_{11761-your darling} 's prospects are still safe . There are [more women than one in [the world]_{756-the world}]_{11762-more women than one in the world} , [you]_{475-lady glencora} know , and [you]_{475-lady glencora} must not consider [yourself]_{475-lady glencora} to be out of [the wood]_{1848-the wood} because [you]_{475-lady glencora} have escaped from a single danger . If there arise another , come to [me]_6290-i , and [we]_11765-we will consult together . [Dear Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} , [yours]_{475-lady glencora} always sincerely , [MARIE]_658-marie M. G. There was a thing or two besides which [she]_6290-i longed to say , laughing as [she]_6290-i thought of them . But [she]_6290-i refrained , and [her]_6290-i letter , when finished , was as it is given above . On the day following , [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} was again in [Park Lane]_{244-park lane} . When [she]_{475-lady glencora} first read [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's letter , [she]_{475-lady glencora} felt [herself]_{475-lady glencora} to be annoyed and angry , but [her]_{475-lady glencora} anger was with [herself]_{475-lady glencora} rather than with [[her]_{475-lady glencora} correspondent]_{4267-her correspondent} . Ever since [her]_{475-lady glencora} last interview with [the woman whom [she]_{475-lady glencora} had feared]_{11767-the woman whom she had feared} , [she]_{475-lady glencora} had been conscious of having been indiscreet . All [her]_{475-lady glencora} feelings had been too violent , and it might well have been that [she]_{475-lady glencora} should have driven [this woman]_{10980-this woman} to do the very thing that [she]_{475-lady glencora} was so anxious to avoid . "_[6290-i] [You]_6290-i owe [me]_0-i some little apology , " [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} had said . It was true , - and [she]_{475-lady glencora} would apologise . Undue pride was not a part of [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} 's character . Indeed , there was not enough of pride in [her]_{475-lady glencora} composition . [She]_{475-lady glencora} had been quite ready to hate [this woman]_{10980-this woman} , and to fight [her]_{10980-this woman} on every point as long as the danger existed ; but [she]_{475-lady glencora} was equally willing to take [the woman]_{8440-the woman} to [her]_{475-lady glencora} heart now that the danger was over . Apologise ! Of course [she]_{475-lady glencora} would apologise . And [she]_{475-lady glencora} would make [a friend of [the woman]_{8440-the woman}]_{11771-a friend of the woman} if [the woman]_{8440-the woman} wished it . But [she]_{475-lady glencora} would not have [the woman]_{8440-the woman} and [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} at [Matching]_242-matching together again , lest , after all , there might be a mistake . [She]_{475-lady glencora} did not show [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's letter to [[her]_{475-lady glencora} husband]_{968-her husband} , or tell [him]_{968-her husband} anything of the relief [she]_{475-lady glencora} had received . [He]_{968-her husband} had cared but little for the danger , thinking more of [his]_{968-her husband} budget than of the danger ; and would be sufficiently at [his]_{968-her husband} ease if [he]_{968-her husband} heard no more rumours of [[his]_{968-her husband} uncle]_{7573-his uncle} 's marriage . [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} went to [Park Lane]_{244-park lane} early on the Tuesday morning , but [she]_{475-lady glencora} did not take [[her]_{475-lady glencora} boy]_{11604-her boy} with [her]_{475-lady glencora} . [She]_{475-lady glencora} understood that [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} might perhaps indulge in a little gentle raillery at [the child]_{11779-the child} 's expense , and [the mother]_{763-the mother} felt that this might be borne the more easily if [the child]_{11779-the child} were not present . "_[6290-i] [I]_0-i have come to thank [you]_0-i for [your]_0-i letter , [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , " said [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} , before [she]_{475-lady glencora} sat down . "_{[348-madame goesler]} Oh , come [ye]_0-i in peace here , or come [ye]_0-i in war , or to dance at [our]_6291-our bridal ? " said [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , standing up from [her]_{348-madame goesler} chair and laughing , as [she]_{348-madame goesler} sang the lines . "_{[348-madame goesler]} Certainly not to dance at [your]_0-i bridal , " said [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} . "_{[348-madame goesler]} Alas ! no . [You]_0-i have forbidden the banns too effectually for that , and [I]_0-i sit here wearing the willow all alone . Why should n't [I]_0-i be allowed to get married as well as [another woman]_{8974-another woman} , [I]_0-i wonder ? [I]_0-i think [you]_0-i have been very hard upon [me]_0-i among [you]_0-i . But sit down , [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} . At any rate [you]_0-i come in peace . " "_{[475-lady glencora]} Certainly in peace , and with much admiration , - and a great deal of love and affection , and all that kind of thing , if [you]_0-i will only accept it . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i shall be too proud , [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} ; - for [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} 's sake , if for no other reason . " "_{[1449-the duke]} And [I]_0-i have to make [my]_0-i apology . " "_[0-i] It was made as soon as [[your]_0-i carriage]_{6294-your carriage} stopped at [my]_0-i door with friendly wheels . Of course [I]_0-i understand . [I]_0-i can know how terrible it all was to [you]_0-i , - even though [the dear little Plantagenet]_{6295-the dear little plantagenet} might not have been in much danger . Fancy what it would be to disturb the career of [a Plantagenet]_{6296-a plantagenet} ! [I]_0-i am far too well read in history , [I]_0-i can assure [you]_0-i . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i said a word for which [I]_0-i am sorry , and which [I]_0-i should not have said . " "_[0-i] Never mind the word . After all , it was a true word . [I]_0-i do not hesitate to say so now [myself]_0-i , though [I]_0-i will allow [no other woman]_{6297-no other woman} to say it , - and [no man]_{7759-no man} either . [I]_0-i should have degraded [him]_6299-him , - and disgraced [him]_6299-him . " [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} now had dropped the bantering tone which [she]_{348-madame goesler} had assumed , and was speaking in sober earnest . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i , for [myself]_0-i , have nothing about [me]_0-i of which [I]_0-i am ashamed . [I]_0-i have no history to hide , no story to be brought to light to [my]_0-i discredit . But [I]_0-i have not been so born , or so placed by circumstances , as make [me]_0-i fit to be [the wife of [the Duke of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium}]_{11678-the wife of the duke of omnium} . [I]_0-i should not have been happy , [you]_6302-you know . " "_[6302-you] [You]_6302-you want nothing , [dear Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . [You]_6302-you have all that [society]_5110-society can give [you]_6302-you . " "_{[5110-society]} [I]_0-i do not know about that . [I]_0-i have much given to [me]_0-i by society , but there are many things that [I]_0-i want ; - [a bright - faced little boy]_{6304-a bright - faced little boy} , for instance , to go about with [me]_0-i in [[my]_0-i carriage]_{4796-my carriage} . Why did [you]_6302-you not bring [him]_{6304-a bright - faced little boy} , [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} ? " "_[6302-you] [I]_0-i came out in [my]_0-i penitential sheet , and when one goes in that guise , [one]_1102-one goes alone . [I]_0-i had half a mind to walk . " "_[0-i] [You]_6302-you will bring [him]_{6304-a bright - faced little boy} soon ? " "_[6302-you] Oh , yes . [He]_{6304-a bright - faced little boy} was very anxious to know the other day who was [the beautiful lady with the black hair]_{6307-the beautiful lady with the black hair} . " "_[6302-you] [You]_6302-you did not tell [him]_{6304-a bright - faced little boy} that [the beautiful lady with the black hair]_{6307-the beautiful lady with the black hair} was [a possible aunt]_{6309-a possible aunt} , was a possible - ? But [we]_6310-we will not think any more of things so horrible . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i told [him]_{6304-a bright - faced little boy} nothing of [my]_0-i fears , [you]_6302-you may be sure . " "_[0-i] Some day , when [I]_0-i am [a very old woman]_{6311-a very old woman} , and when [[his]_{6304-a bright - faced little boy} father]_{784-his father} is quite [an old duke]_{6313-an old duke} , and when [he]_{784-his father} has [a dozen little boys]_{6314-a dozen little boys} and girls of [his]_{784-his father} own , [you]_6302-you will tell [him]_{6304-a bright - faced little boy} the story . Then [he]_{6304-a bright - faced little boy} will reflect what a madman [[his]_{6304-a bright - faced little boy} great - uncle]_{6315-his great - uncle} must have been , to have thought of making [a duchess]_{11171-a duchess} out of such [a wizened old woman]_{6317-a wizened old woman} as that . " [They]_6310-we parted [the best of friends]_{9248-the best of friends} , but [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} was still of opinion that if [the lady]_{7484-the lady} and [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} were to be brought together at [Matching]_242-matching , or elsewhere , there might still be danger . CHAPTER LXIII Showing How [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} Stood [His]_{1449-the duke} Ground Mr. Low the barrister , who had given so many lectures to [[our]_11786-our friend]_{8691-our friend} [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , lectures that ought to have been useful , was now [himself]_{6304-a bright - faced little boy} in [the House of Commons]_{1033-the house of commons} , having reached it in the legitimate course of [his]_{6304-a bright - faced little boy} profession . At a certain point of [his]_{6304-a bright - faced little boy} career , supposing [his]_{6304-a bright - faced little boy} career to have been sufficiently prosperous , it becomes natural to [a barrister]_{910-a barrister} to stand for some constituency , and natural for [him]_{6304-a bright - faced little boy} also to form [his]_{6304-a bright - faced little boy} politics at that period of [his]_{6304-a bright - faced little boy} life with a view to [his]_{6304-a bright - faced little boy} further advancement , looking , as [he]_{6304-a bright - faced little boy} does so , carefully at the age and standing of [the various candidates for high legal office]_{11790-the various candidates for high legal office} . When [a man]_{749-a man} has worked as [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} had worked , [he]_{6304-a bright - faced little boy} begins to regard the bench wistfully , and to calculate the profits of a two years ' run in the Attorney - Generalship . It is the way of the profession , and thus [a proper and sufficient number of [real barristers]_{11793-real barristers}]_{11792-a proper and sufficient number of real barristers} finds its way into [the House]_{929-the house} . [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} had been angry with [Phineas]_329-phineas because [he]_329-phineas , being [a barrister]_{910-a barrister} , had climbed into it after another fashion , having taken up politics , not in the proper way as an assistance to [his]_329-phineas great profession , but as a profession in itself . [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} had been quite sure that [[his]_{399-mr. low} pupil]_{810-his pupil} had been wrong in this , and that the error would at last show itself , to [[his]_{399-mr. low} pupil]_{810-his pupil} 's cost . And [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} had been more sure than [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} , having not unnaturally been jealous that [a young whipper - snapper of a pupil]_{11798-a young whipper - snapper of a pupil} , - as [she]_{331-mrs. low} had once called [Phineas]_329-phineas , - should become [a Parliament man]_{11799-a parliament man} before [[her]_{331-mrs. low} husband]_{968-her husband} , who had worked [his]_329-phineas way up gallantly , in the usual course . [She]_{331-mrs. low} would not give way a jot even now , - not even when [she]_{331-mrs. low} heard that [Phineas]_329-phineas was going to marry this and [that heiress]_{11801-that heiress} . For at this period of [his]_329-phineas life such rumours were afloat about [him]_329-phineas , originating probably in [his]_329-phineas hopes as to [Violet Effingham]_351-violet and [his]_329-phineas intimacy with [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . "_{[6318-heiresses]} Oh , [heiresses]_{6318-heiresses} ! " said [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} . "_{[6318-heiresses]} [I]_0-i do n't believe in [heiresses]_{6318-heiresses} ' money till [I]_0-i see it . Three or four hundred a year is a great fortune for [a woman]_{1381-a woman} , but it do n't go far in keeping [a house in [London]_6-london]_{7582-a house in london} . And when [a woman]_{1381-a woman} has got a little money [she]_{1381-a woman} generally knows how to spend it . [He]_6323-he has begun at the wrong end , and [they]_6324-they who do that never get [themselves]_6324-they right at the last . " At this time [Phineas]_329-phineas had become somewhat of [a fine gentleman]_{11802-a fine gentleman} , which made [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} the more angry with [him]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas showed [himself]_329-phineas willing enough to go to [[Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} 's house]_{11803-mrs. low 's house} , but when there [he]_329-phineas seemed to [her]_{331-mrs. low} to give [himself]_329-phineas airs . [I]_0-i think that [she]_{331-mrs. low} was unjust to [him]_329-phineas , and that it was natural that [he]_329-phineas should not bear [himself]_329-phineas beneath [her]_{331-mrs. low} remarks exactly as [he]_329-phineas had done when [he]_329-phineas was [nobody]_1350-nobody . [He]_329-phineas had certainly been very successful . [He]_329-phineas was always listened to in [the House]_{929-the house} , and rarely spoke except on subjects which belonged to [him]_329-phineas , or had been allotted to [him]_329-phineas as part of [his]_329-phineas business . [He]_329-phineas lived quite at [his]_329-phineas ease with [people of the highest rank]_{11806-people of the highest rank} , - and [those of [his]_329-phineas own mode of life who disliked [him]_329-phineas]_{11807-those of his own mode of life who disliked him} did so simply because [they]_{11807-those of his own mode of life who disliked him} regarded with envy [his]_329-phineas too rapid rise . [He]_329-phineas rode upon a pretty horse in [the park]_{7798-the park} , and was careful in [his]_329-phineas dress , and had about [him]_329-phineas an air of comfortable wealth which [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} thought [he]_329-phineas had not earned . When [[her]_{331-mrs. low} husband]_{968-her husband} told [her]_{331-mrs. low} of [his]_{968-her husband} sufficient salary , [she]_{331-mrs. low} would shake [her]_{331-mrs. low} head and express [her]_{331-mrs. low} opinion that a good time was coming . By which [she]_{331-mrs. low} perhaps meant to imply a belief that a time was coming in which [[her]_{331-mrs. low} husband]_{968-her husband} would have a salary much better than that now enjoyed by [Phineas]_329-phineas , and much more likely to be permanent . [The Radicals]_{693-the radicals} were not to have office for ever , and when [they]_{693-the radicals} were gone , what then ? "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't suppose [he]_6325-he saves a shilling , " said [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} . "_[6325-he] How can [he]_6325-he , keeping a horse in [the park]_{7798-the park} , and hunting down in [the country]_{839-the country} , and living with [lords]_7881-lords ? [I]_0-i should n't wonder if [he]_6325-he is n't found to be over head and ears in debt when things come to be looked into . " [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} was fond of an assured prosperity , of money in the funds , and was proud to think that [[her]_{331-mrs. low} husband]_{968-her husband} lived in [a house of [his]_{968-her husband} own]_{11812-a house of his own} . "_[6325-he] L19 10s . ground - rent to [the Portman estate]_{6329-the portman estate} is what [we]_6330-we pay , [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} , " [she]_{331-mrs. low} once said to [that gallant Radical]_{11813-that gallant radical} , "_{[425-mr. bunce]} and that comes of beginning at the right end . [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} had nothing when [he]_{399-mr. low} began [the world]_{756-the world} , and [I]_0-i had just what made [us]_6330-we decent the day [we]_6330-we married . But [he]_{399-mr. low} began at the right end , and let things go as they may [he]_{399-mr. low} ca n't get a fall . " [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} and [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} , though [they]_6330-we differed much in politics , sympathised in reference to [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[399-mr. low]} [I]_0-i never believes , [ma'am]_6332-ma'am , in [nobody]_1350-nobody doing any good by getting a place , " said [Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} . "_{[1350-nobody]} Of course [I]_0-i do n't mean [judges]_6334-judges and [them]_6334-judges like , which must be . But when [a young man]_{8910-a young man} has ever so much a year for sitting in [a big room down at [Whitehall]_{299-whitehall}]_{6336-a big room down at whitehall} , and reading a newspaper with [his]_{8910-a young man} feet up on a chair , [I]_0-i do n't think it honest , whether [he]_{8910-a young man} 's [a Parliament man]_{11799-a parliament man} or whether [he]_{8910-a young man} ai n't . " [Whence Mr. Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} had got [his]_{425-mr. bunce} notions as to the way in which officials at [Whitehall]_{299-whitehall} pass [their]_6334-judges time , [I]_{8910-a young man} can not say ; but [his]_{425-mr. bunce} notions are very common notions . [The British world at large]_{11814-the british world at large} is slow to believe that [the great British housekeeper]_{11815-the great british housekeeper} keeps no more cats than what kill mice . [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} , who was now frequently in the habit of seeing [Phineas]_329-phineas at [the House]_{929-the house} , had somewhat changed [his]_{399-mr. low} opinions , and was not so eager in condemning [Phineas]_329-phineas as was [[his]_{399-mr. low} wife]_{947-his wife} . [He]_{399-mr. low} had begun to think that perhaps [Phineas]_329-phineas had shown some knowledge of [his]_329-phineas own aptitudes in the career which [he]_329-phineas had sought , and was aware , at any rate , that [[his]_{399-mr. low} late pupil]_{11818-his late pupil} was [somebody in the House of Commons]_{11819-somebody in the house of commons} . [A man]_{749-a man} will almost always respect [him]_{749-a man} whom those around [him]_{749-a man} respect , and will generally look up to one who is evidently above [himself]_{749-a man} in [his]_{749-a man} own daily avocation . Now [Phineas]_329-phineas was certainly above [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} in parliamentary reputation . [He]_329-phineas sat on a front bench . [He]_329-phineas knew [the leaders of parties]_{8005-the leaders of parties} . [He]_329-phineas was at [home]_754-home amidst the forms of [the House]_{929-the house} . [He]_329-phineas enjoyed something of the prestige of Government power . And [he]_329-phineas walked about familiarly with [the sons of dukes]_{7876-the sons of dukes} and [the brothers of earls]_{11825-the brothers of earls} in a manner which had its effect even on [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} . Seeing these things [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} could not maintain [his]_{399-mr. low} old opinion as stoutly as did [[his]_{399-mr. low} wife]_{947-his wife} . It was almost a privilege to [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} to be intimate with [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas . How then could [he]_{399-mr. low} look down upon [him]_329-phineas ? [He]_{399-mr. low} was surprised , therefore , one day when [Phineas]_329-phineas discussed the matter with [him]_{399-mr. low} fully . [Phineas]_329-phineas had asked [him]_{399-mr. low} what would be [his]_{399-mr. low} chance of success if even now [he]_{399-mr. low} were to give up politics and take to the Bar as the means of earning [his]_{399-mr. low} livelihood . "_{[8910-a young man]} [You]_6338-you would have uphill work at first , as a matter of course , " said [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} . "_[6338-you] But it might be done , [I]_0-i suppose . To have been in office would not be fatal to [me]_0-i ? " "_[0-i] No , not fatal , Nothing of the kind need be fatal . [Men]_1025-men have succeeded , and have sat on the bench afterwards , who did not begin till [they]_1025-men were past forty . [You]_6338-you would have to live down a prejudice created against [yourself]_6338-you ; that is all . [The attorneys]_{6340-the attorneys} do not like [barristers who are anything else but]_{6341-barristers who are anything else but} [barristers]_{1241-barristers} . " "_{[6340-the attorneys]} [The attorneys]_{6340-the attorneys} are very arbitrary , [I]_0-i know , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[6340-the attorneys]} Yes ; - and there would be this against [you]_6338-you - that it is so difficult for [a man]_{749-a man} to go back to the verdure and malleability of pupildom , who has once escaped from the necessary humility of [its]_6345-its conditions . [You]_6338-you will find it difficult to sit and wait for business in [[a Vice - Chancellor]_{4971-a vice - chancellor} 's Court]_{6347-a vice - chancellor 's court} , after having had [Vice - Chancellors]_{6348-vice - chancellors} , or [men as big as [Vice - Chancellors]_{6348-vice - chancellors}]_{6349-men as big as vice - chancellors} , to wait upon [you]_6338-you . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not think much of that . " "_[0-i] But [others]_7342-others would think of it , and [you]_6338-you would find that there were difficulties . But [you]_6338-you are not thinking of it in earnest ? " "_[6338-you] Yes , in earnest . " "_[6338-you] Why so ? [I]_0-i should have thought that every day had removed [you]_6338-you further and further from any such idea . " "_[0-i] The ground [I]_0-i 'm on at present is so slippery . " "_[0-i] Well , yes . [I]_0-i can understand that . But yet it is less slippery than it used to be . " "_[6338-you] Ah ; - [you]_6338-you do not exactly see . What if [I]_0-i were to lose [my]_0-i seat ? " "_[6338-you] [You]_6338-you are safe at least for the next four years , [I]_0-i should say . " "_[0-i] Ah ; - [no one]_{939-no one} can tell . And suppose [I]_0-i took it into [my]_0-i head to differ from [the Government]_{7691-the government} ? " "_[0-i] [You]_6338-you must not do that . [You]_6338-you have put [yourself]_6338-you into [a boat]_{10353-a boat} with [these men]_{1967-these men} , and [you]_6338-you must remain in [the boat]_{1152-the boat} . [I]_0-i should have thought all that was easy to [you]_6338-you . " "_[0-i] It is not so easy as it seems . The very necessity of sitting still in [the boat]_{1152-the boat} is in itself irksome , - very irksome . And then there comes some crisis in which [a man]_{749-a man} can not sit still . " "_{[6359-those fellows below]} Is there any such crisis at hand now ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i can not say that ; - but [I]_0-i am beginning to find that sitting still is very disagreeable to [me]_0-i . When [I]_0-i hear [those fellows below]_{6359-those fellows below} having [their]_{6359-those fellows below} own way , and saying just what [they]_{6359-those fellows below} like , it makes [me]_0-i furious . There is [Robson]_694-robson . [He]_694-robson tried [office]_1996-office for a couple of years , and has broken away ; and now , by [George]_{638-mr. lambert st. george} , there is [no man]_{7759-no man} [they]_{6359-those fellows below} think so much of as [they]_{6359-those fellows below} do of [Robson]_694-robson . [He]_694-robson is [twice the man [he]_694-robson was when [he]_694-robson sat on [the Treasury Bench]_{7540-the treasury bench}]_{6362-twice the man he was when he sat on the treasury bench} . " "_[694-robson] [He]_694-robson is [a man of fortune]_{3315-a man of fortune} ; - is [he]_694-robson not ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i suppose so . Of course [he]_694-robson is , because [he]_694-robson lives . [He]_694-robson never earns anything . [[His]_694-robson wife]_{947-his wife} had money . " "_{[947-his wife]} [[My]_0-i dear]_{7306-my dear} [Finn]_329-phineas , that makes all the difference . When [a man]_{749-a man} has means of [his]_{749-a man} own [he]_{749-a man} can please [himself]_{749-a man} . Do [you]_6368-you marry [a wife with money]_{6369-a wife with money} , and then [you]_6368-you may kick up [your]_6368-you heels , and do as [you]_6368-you like about [the Colonial Office]_{5449-the colonial office} . When [a man]_{749-a man} has n't money , of course [he]_{749-a man} must fit [himself]_{749-a man} to the circumstances of a profession . " "_{[749-a man]} Though [his]_{749-a man} profession may require [him]_{749-a man} to be dishonest . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i did not say that . " "_[0-i] But [I]_0-i say it , [[my]_0-i dear]_{7306-my dear} [Low]_{399-mr. low} . [A man who is ready to vote black white because [somebody]_{1569-somebody} tells [him]_{6373-a man who is ready to vote black white because somebody tells him}]_{6373-a man who is ready to vote black white because somebody tells him} , is dishonest . Never mind , [old fellow]_{7273-old fellow} . [I]_0-i shall pull through , [I]_0-i daresay . Do n't go and tell [[your]_{399-mr. low} wife]_{8754-your wife} all this , or [she]_{8754-your wife} 'll be harder upon [me]_0-i than ever when [she]_{8754-your wife} sees [me]_0-i . " After that [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} began to think that [[his]_{399-mr. low} wife]_{947-his wife} 's judgment in this matter had been better than [his]_{399-mr. low} own . [Robson]_694-robson could do as [he]_694-robson liked because [he]_694-robson had married [a woman with money]_{11828-a woman with money} . [Phineas]_329-phineas told [himself]_329-phineas that that game was also open to [him]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas , too , might marry money . [Violet Effingham]_351-violet had money ; - quite enough to make [him]_694-robson independent were [he]_694-robson married to [her]_351-violet . And [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} had money ; - plenty of money . And an idea had begun to creep upon [him]_{399-mr. low} that [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} would take [him]_{399-mr. low} were [he]_{399-mr. low} to offer [himself]_{399-mr. low} . But [he]_{399-mr. low} would sooner go back to [the Bar]_{889-the bar} as [the lowest pupil]_{11830-the lowest pupil} , sooner clean boots for [barristers]_{1241-barristers} , - so [he]_{399-mr. low} told [himself]_{399-mr. low} , - than marry [a woman]_{1381-a woman} simply because [she]_{1381-a woman} had money , than marry [any other woman]_{11593-any other woman} as long as there was a chance that [Violet]_351-violet might be won . But it was very desirable that [he]_{399-mr. low} should know whether [Violet]_351-violet might be won or not . It was now July , and [everybody]_{951-everybody} would be gone in another month . Before August would be over [he]_{399-mr. low} was to start for [Ireland]_25-ireland with [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , and [he]_{399-mr. low} knew that words would be spoken in [Ireland]_25-ireland which might make it indispensable for [him]_{399-mr. low} to be , at any rate , able to throw up [[his]_{399-mr. low} office]_{8104-his office} . In these days [he]_{399-mr. low} became more anxious than [he]_{399-mr. low} used to be about [Miss Effingham]_351-violet 's fortune . [He]_{399-mr. low} had never spoken as yet to [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} since the day on which [the Earl]_{733-the earl} had quarrelled with [him]_{399-mr. low} , nor had [he]_{399-mr. low} ever been at [the house in [Portman Square]_{63-portman square}]_{8207-the house in portman square} . [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} [he]_{399-mr. low} met occasionally , and had always spoken to [her]_{396-lady laura} . [She]_{396-lady laura} was gracious to [him]_{399-mr. low} , but there had been no renewal of [their]_11838-their intimacy . Rumours had reached [him]_{399-mr. low} that things were going badly with [her]_{396-lady laura} and [[her]_{396-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} ; but when [men]_1025-men repeated such rumours in [his]_{399-mr. low} presence , [he]_{399-mr. low} said little or nothing on the subject . It was not for [him]_{399-mr. low} , at any rate , to speak of [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} 's unhappiness . [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} [he]_{399-mr. low} had seen once or twice during the last month , and [they]_11838-their had met cordially as [friends]_7328-friends . Of course [he]_{399-mr. low} could ask no question from [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} as to [Violet]_351-violet ; but [he]_{399-mr. low} did learn that [[his]_{399-mr. low} friend]_{857-his friend} had again patched up some reconciliation with [[his]_{857-his friend} father]_{784-his father} . "_{[8754-your wife]} [He]_6377-he has quarrelled with [me]_0-i , [you]_0-i know , " said [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} . "_[6377-he] [I]_0-i am very sorry , but what could [I]_0-i do ? As things went , [I]_0-i was obliged to tell [him]_6377-he . " "_[0-i] Do not suppose for a moment that [I]_0-i am blaming [you]_0-i . It is , no doubt , much better that [he]_6377-he should know it all . " "_[6377-he] And it can not make much difference to [you]_0-i , [I]_0-i should say . " "_[0-i] [One]_1102-one does n't like to quarrel with [those who have been kind to one]_{6379-those who have been kind to one} , " said [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} . "_[1102-one] But it is n't [your]_0-i doing . [He]_6377-he 'll come right again after a time . When [I]_0-i can get [my]_0-i own affairs settled , [you]_0-i may be sure [I]_0-i 'll do [my]_0-i best to bring [him]_6377-he round . But what 's the reason [you]_0-i never see [Laura]_{396-lady laura} now ? " "_{[396-lady laura]} What 's the reason that everything goes awry ? " said [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} , bitterly . "_{[396-lady laura]} When [I]_0-i mentioned [your]_0-i name to [Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} the other day , [he]_6377-he looked as black as thunder . But it is not odd that [any one]_{7313-any one} should quarrel with [him]_6377-he . [I]_0-i ca n't stand [him]_6377-he . Do [you]_0-i know , [I]_0-i sometimes think that [Laura]_{396-lady laura} will have to give it up . Then there will be another mess in [the family]_{3996-the family} ! " This was all very well as coming from [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} ; but there was no word about [Violet]_351-violet , and [Phineas]_{396-lady laura} did not know how to get a word from [any one]_{7313-any one} . [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} could have told [him]_0-i everything , but [he]_0-i could not go to [Lady Laura]_{396-lady laura} . [He]_0-i did go to [[Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} 's house]_{8759-lady baldock 's house} as often as [he]_0-i thought [he]_0-i could with propriety , and occasionally [he]_0-i saw [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} . But [he]_0-i could do no more than see [her]_{341-lady baldock} , and the days and weeks were passing by , and the time was coming in which [he]_0-i would have to go away , and be with [her]_{341-lady baldock} no more . The end of the season , which was always to [other men]_{1050-other men} , - to [other working men]_{11847-other working men} such as [[our]_11848-our hero]_{1068-our hero} , - a period of pleasurable anticipation , to [him]_0-i was a time of sadness , in which [he]_0-i felt that [he]_0-i was not exactly like to , or even equal to , [the men with whom [he]_0-i lived in [London]_6-london]_{11850-the men with whom he lived in london} . In the old days , in which [he]_0-i was allowed to go to [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} or to [Saulsby]_127-saulsby , when [all men]_{7407-all men} and [women]_7479-women were going to [their]_{7407-all men} Loughlinters and [[their]_{7407-all men} Saulsbys]_{11853-their saulsbys} , it was very well with [him]_0-i ; but there was something melancholy to [him]_0-i in [his]_0-i yearly journey to [Ireland]_25-ireland . [He]_0-i loved [[his]_0-i father]_{784-his father} and [mother]_4322-mother and [sisters]_770-sisters as well as do [other men]_{1050-other men} ; but there was a falling off in the manner of [his]_0-i life which made [him]_0-i feel that [he]_0-i had been in some sort out of [his]_0-i own element in [London]_6-london . [He]_0-i would have liked to have shot grouse at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , or pheasants at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby , or to have hunted down at [Willingford]_524-phineas , - or better still , to have made love to [Violet Effingham]_351-violet wherever [Violet Effingham]_351-violet might have placed [herself]_351-violet . But all this was closed to [him]_0-i now ; and there would be nothing for [him]_0-i but to remain at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe , or to return to [his]_0-i work in [Downing Street]_{94-downing street} , from August to February . [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , indeed , was going with [him]_0-i for a few weeks ; but even this association did not make up for that sort of society which [he]_0-i would have preferred . The session went on very quietly . The question of the Irish Reform Bill was postponed till the next year , which was a great thing gained . [He]_0-i carried [his]_0-i bill about [the Canada Railway]_{11858-the canada railway} , with sundry other small bills appertaining to it , through [the House]_{929-the house} in a manner which redounded infinitely to [his]_0-i credit . There was just enough of opposition to give a zest to the work , and to make the affair conspicuous among the affairs of the year . As [[his]_0-i chief]_{3621-his chief} was in [the other house]_{11861-the other house} , the work fell altogether into [his]_0-i hands , so that [he]_0-i came to be conspicuous among [Under - Secretaries]_{4885-under - secretaries} . It was only when [he]_0-i said a word to [any leaders of [his]_0-i party]_{11863-any leaders of his party} about other matters , - about [Irish Tenant - right]_{11864-irish tenant - right} , for instance , which was beginning to loom very large , that [he]_0-i found [himself]_0-i to be snubbed . But there was no room for action this year in reference to [Irish Tenant - right]_{11864-irish tenant - right} , and therefore any deep consideration of that discomfort might be legitimately postponed . If [he]_0-i did by chance open [his]_0-i mouth on the subject to [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , even [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} discouraged [him]_0-i . In the early days of July , when the weather was very hot , and [people]_1124-people were beginning to complain of [the Thames]_{300-the thames} , and [members]_7760-members were becoming thirsty after grouse , and the remaining days of parliamentary work were being counted up , there came to [him]_0-i news , - news that was soon known throughout the fashionable world , - that [the Duke of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} was going to give a garden party at [a certain villa residence on [the banks of [the Thames]_{300-the thames} above [Richmond]_301-richmond]_{11870-the banks of the thames above richmond}]_{11869-a certain villa residence on the banks of the thames above richmond} . It was to be such a garden party as had never been seen before . And it would be the more remarkable because [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} had never been known to do such a thing . [The villa]_{11872-the villa} was called [The Horns]_{302-the horns} , and had , indeed , been given by [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} to [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} on [her]_{475-lady glencora} marriage ; but the party was to be [[the Duke]_{1449-the duke} 's party]_{11875-the duke 's party} , and [The Horns]_{302-the horns} , with all [its]_{302-the horns} gardens , conservatories , lawns , shrubberies , [paddocks]_{11876-paddocks} , [boat - houses]_{11877-boat - houses} , and [boats]_11878-boats , was to be made bright and beautiful for the occasion . [Scores of workmen]_{11879-scores of workmen} were about [the place]_{1437-the place} through the three first weeks of July . [The world at large]_{11881-the world at large} did not at all know why [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} was doing so unwonted a thing , - why [he]_{1449-the duke} should undertake so new a trouble . But [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} knew , and [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} shrewdly guessed , the riddle . When [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's unexpected refusal had reached [his]_{1449-the duke} Grace , [he]_{1449-the duke} felt that [he]_{1449-the duke} must either accept [the lady]_{7484-the lady} 's refusal , or persevere . After a day 's consideration , [he]_{1449-the duke} resolved that [he]_{1449-the duke} would accept it . The top brick of [the chimney]_{11884-the chimney} was very desirable ; but perhaps it might be well that [he]_{1449-the duke} should endeavour to live without it . Then , accepting this refusal , [he]_{1449-the duke} must either stand [his]_{1449-the duke} ground and bear the blow , - or [he]_{1449-the duke} must run away to [that villa at [Como]_289-como]_{11885-that villa at como} , or elsewhere . The running away seemed to [him]_{1449-the duke} at first to be the better , or at least the more pleasant , course ; but at last [he]_{1449-the duke} determined that [he]_{1449-the duke} would stand [his]_{1449-the duke} ground and bear the blow . Therefore [he]_{1449-the duke} gave [[his]_{1449-the duke} garden party]_{11886-his garden party} at [The Horns]_{302-the horns} . Who was to be invited ? Before the first week in July was over , [many a bosom in [London]_6-london]_{11887-many a bosom in london} was fluttering with anxiety on that subject . [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} , in giving [his]_{1449-the duke} short word of instruction to [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} , made [her]_{475-lady glencora} understand that [he]_{1449-the duke} would wish [her]_{475-lady glencora} to be particular in [her]_{475-lady glencora} invitations . [[Her]_{475-lady glencora} Royal Highness [the Princess]_{11890-the princess}]_{11889-her royal highness the princess} , and [his]_{1449-the duke} Royal Highness [the Prince]_{11891-the prince} , had both been so gracious as to say that [they]_11892-they would honour [his]_{1449-the duke} fete . [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} [himself]_{1449-the duke} had made out a short list , with not more than a dozen names . [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} was employed to select [the real crowd]_{11894-the real crowd} , - the five hundred out of [the ten thousand who were to be blessed]_{11895-the ten thousand who were to be blessed} . On [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} 's own private list was the name of [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} understood it all . When [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} got [her]_{348-madame goesler} card , [she]_{348-madame goesler} thought that [she]_{348-madame goesler} understood it too . And [she]_{348-madame goesler} thought also that [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} was behaving in a gallant way . There was , no doubt , much difficulty about the invitations , and a considerable amount of ill - will was created . And [they]_11892-they who considered [themselves]_11892-they [entitled to be asked , and were not asked]_{11898-entitled to be asked , and were not asked} , were full of wrath against [[their]_11892-they more fortunate friends]_{11899-their more fortunate friends} , instead of being angry with [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} or with [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} , who had neglected [them]_11892-they . It was soon known that [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} was [the real dispenser of the favours]_{11901-the real dispenser of the favours} , and [I]_6382-she fancy that [[her]_{475-lady glencora} ladyship]_{11902-her ladyship} was tired of [her]_{475-lady glencora} task before it was completed . The party was to take place on Wednesday , the 27th of July , and before the day had come , [men]_1025-men and [women]_7479-women had become so hardy in the combat that personal applications were made with unflinching importunity ; and letters were written to [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} putting forward this claim and that claim with a piteous clamour . "_[6382-she] No , that is too bad , " [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} said to [[her]_{475-lady glencora} particular friend]_{11905-her particular friend} , [Mrs. Grey]_{626-mrs. grey} , when a letter came from [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} , stating all that [[her]_6382-she husband]_{968-her husband} had ever done towards supporting [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} in Parliament , - and all that [he]_{968-her husband} ever would do . "_[6382-she] [She]_6382-she sha n't have it , even though [she]_6382-she could put [Plantagenet]_{402-mr. palliser} into a minority to - morrow . " [Mrs. Bonteen]_{407-mrs. bonteen} did not get a card ; and when [she]_{407-mrs. bonteen} heard that [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas had received one , [her]_{407-mrs. bonteen} wrath against [Phineas]_329-phineas was very great . [He]_329-phineas was "_[6382-she] [an Irish adventurer]_{6383-an irish adventurer} , " and [she]_{407-mrs. bonteen} regretted deeply that [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} had ever interested [himself]_{408-mr. bonteen} in bringing such [an upstart forward in the world of politics]_{11907-an upstart forward in the world of politics} . But as [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} never had done anything towards bringing [Phineas]_329-phineas forward , there was not much cause for regret on this head . [Phineas]_329-phineas , however , got [his]_329-phineas card , and , of course , accepted the invitation . [The grounds]_{8423-the grounds} were opened at four . There was to be an early dinner out in [tents]_11909-tents at five ; and after dinner [men]_1025-men and [women]_7479-women were to walk about , or dance , or make love - or hay , as suited [them]_1025-men . The haycocks , however , were ready prepared , while it was expected that [they]_1025-men should bring the love with [them]_1025-men . [Phineas]_329-phineas , knowing that [he]_329-phineas should meet [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , took a great deal with [him]_329-phineas ready made . For an hour and a half [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} kept [her]_{475-lady glencora} position in [a saloon through which [the guests]_{2291-the guests} passed to [the grounds]_{8423-the grounds}]_{11912-a saloon through which the guests passed to the grounds} , and to [every comer]_{11915-every comer} [she]_{475-lady glencora} imparted the information that [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} was on [the lawn]_{5383-the lawn} ; - to [every comer]_{11915-every comer} but [one]_1102-one . To [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} [she]_{475-lady glencora} said no such word . "_{[6383-an irish adventurer]} So glad to see [you]_6384-you , [[my]_0-i dear]_{7306-my dear} , " [she]_{475-lady glencora} said , as [she]_{475-lady glencora} pressed [[her]_{475-lady glencora} friend]_{1091-her friend} 's hand : "_{[6383-an irish adventurer]} if [I]_0-i am not killed by this work , [I]_0-i 'll make [you]_6384-you out again by - and - by . " Then [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} passed on , and soon found [herself]_{348-madame goesler} amidst [a throng of acquaintance]_{11921-a throng of acquaintance} . After a few minutes [she]_{348-madame goesler} saw [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} seated in an arm - chair , close to [the river - bank]_{11923-the river - bank} , and [she]_{348-madame goesler} bravely went up to [him]_{1449-the duke} , and thanked [him]_{1449-the duke} for the invitation . "_[0-i] The thanks are due to [you]_6384-you for gracing [our]_6386-our entertainment , " said [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} , rising to greet [her]_{348-madame goesler} . There were [a dozen people]_{11925-a dozen people} standing round , and so the thing was done without difficulty . At that moment there came a notice that [[their]_{11925-a dozen people} royal highnesses]_{11926-their royal highnesses} were on the ground , and [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} , of course , went off to meet [them]_{11925-a dozen people} . There was not a word more spoken between [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} and [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} on that afternoon . [Phineas]_329-phineas did not come till late , - till seven , when the banquet was over . [I]_0-i think [he]_329-phineas was right in this , as the banqueting in [tents]_11909-tents loses in comfort almost more than it gains in romance . A small picnic may be very well , and the distance previously travelled may give to a dinner on [the ground]_{11930-the ground} the seeming excuse of necessity . Frail human nature must be supported , - and [human nature]_{11931-human nature} , having gone so far in pursuit of the beautiful , is entitled to what best support the unaccustomed circumstances will allow . Therefore , out with the cold pies , out with the salads , and the chickens , and the champagne . Since no better may be , let [us]_6386-our recruit human nature sitting upon this moss , and forget [our]_6386-our discomforts in the glory of the verdure around [us]_6386-our . And dear [Mary]_681-mary , seeing that the cushion from the waggonet is small , and not wishing to accept the too generous offer that [she]_{348-madame goesler} should take it all for [her]_{348-madame goesler} own use , will admit a contact somewhat closer than the ordinary chairs of [a dining - room]_{11932-a dining - room} render necessary . That in its way is very well ; - but [I]_0-i hold that a banquet on narrow tables in [a tent]_{11933-a tent} is displeasing . [Phineas]_329-phineas strolled into [the grounds]_{8423-the grounds} when [the tent]_{11935-the tent} was nearly empty , and when [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} , almost sinking beneath [her]_{475-lady glencora} exertions , was taking rest in [an inner room]_{11936-an inner room} . [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} at this time was dining with [[their]_{1449-the duke} royal highnesses]_{11926-their royal highnesses} , and three or four others , specially selected , very comfortably within doors . Out of doors [the world]_{756-the world} had begun to dance , - and [the world]_{756-the world} was beginning to say that it would be much nicer to go and dance upon the boards inside as soon as possible . For , though of all parties a garden party is the nicest , [everybody]_{951-everybody} is always anxious to get out of [the garden]_{7566-the garden} as quick as may be . [A few ardent lovers of suburban picturesque effect]_{11943-a few ardent lovers of suburban picturesque effect} were sitting beneath the haycocks , and [four forlorn damsels]_{11944-four forlorn damsels} were vainly endeavouring to excite the sympathy of [manly youth]_{11945-manly youth} by playing croquet in a corner . [I]_0-i am not sure , however , that [the lovers beneath the haycocks]_{11946-the lovers beneath the haycocks} and [the players at croquet]_{11947-the players at croquet} were not actors hired by [Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} for the occasion . [Phineas]_329-phineas had not been long on [the lawn]_{5383-the lawn} before [he]_329-phineas saw [Lady Laura Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} . [She]_{344-lady laura} was standing with [another lady]_{5075-another lady} , and [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} was with [them]_11950-them . "_[0-i] So [you]_6387-you have been successful ? " said [Barrington]_{364-barrington erle} , greeting [him]_6387-you . "_[6387-you] Successful in what ? " "_[6387-you] In what ? In getting a ticket . [I]_0-i have had to promise three tide - waiterships , and to give deep hints about a bishopric expected to be vacant , before [I]_0-i got in . But what matters ? [Success]_695-success pays for everything . [My]_0-i only trouble now is how [I]_0-i 'm to get back to [London]_6-london . " [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} shook hands with [Phineas]_329-phineas , and then as [he]_329-phineas was passing on , followed [him]_329-phineas for a step and whispered a word to [him]_329-phineas . "_{[329-phineas]} [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , " [she]_{344-lady laura} said , "_{[329-phineas]} if [you]_329-phineas are not going yet , come back to [me]_0-i presently . [I]_0-i have something to say to [you]_329-phineas . [I]_0-i shall not be far from [the river]_{8409-the river} , and shall stay [here]_1224-here for about an hour . " [Phineas]_329-phineas said that [he]_329-phineas would , and then went on , not knowing exactly where [he]_329-phineas was going . [He]_329-phineas had one desire , - to find [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , but when [he]_329-phineas should find [her]_351-violet [he]_329-phineas could not carry [her]_351-violet off , and sit with [her]_351-violet beneath a haycock . CHAPTER LXIV The Horns While looking for [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , [Phineas]_329-phineas encountered [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , among [a crowd of people who were watching the adventurous embarkation of [certain daring spirits]_{11952-certain daring spirits} in [a pleasure - boat]_{11953-a pleasure - boat}]_{11951-a crowd of people who were watching the adventurous embarkation of certain daring spirits in a pleasure - boat} . There were watermen there in [[the Duke]_{1449-the duke} 's livery]_{11955-the duke 's livery} , ready to take [such spirits]_{11956-such spirits} down to [Richmond]_301-richmond or up to [Teddington lock]_{305-teddington lock} , and [many daring spirits]_{11957-many daring spirits} did take such trips , - to the great peril of muslins , ribbons , and starch , to the peril also of ornamental summer white garments , so that when the thing was over , [the boats]_{11958-the boats} were voted to have been a bore . "_[0-i] Are [you]_6390-you going to venture ? " said [Phineas]_329-phineas to [the lady]_{7484-the lady} . "_[6390-you] [I]_0-i should like it of all things if [I]_0-i were not afraid for [my]_0-i clothes . Will [you]_6390-you come ? " "_[6390-you] [I]_0-i was never good upon [the water]_{2923-the water} . [I]_0-i should be sea - sick to a certainty . [They]_6392-they are going down beneath [the bridge]_{8448-the bridge} too , and [we]_6394-we should be splashed by [the steamers]_{6395-the steamers} . [I]_0-i do n't think [my]_0-i courage is high enough . " [Thus Phineas]_329-phineas excused [himself]_0-i , being still intent on prosecuting [his]_0-i search for [Violet]_351-violet . "_[0-i] Then neither will [I]_0-i , " said [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . "_[0-i] One dash from a peccant oar would destroy the whole symmetry of [my]_0-i dress . Look . [That green young lady]_{6396-that green young lady} has already been sprinkled . " "_{[6396-that green young lady]} But [the blue young gentleman]_{6397-the blue young gentleman} has been sprinkled also , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , "_{[6397-the blue young gentleman]} and [they]_6398-they will be happy in a joint baptism . " Then [they]_6398-they strolled along [the river path]_{11960-the river path} together , and were soon alone . "_[0-i] [You]_0-i will be leaving [town]_7455-town soon , [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} ? " "_{[348-madame goesler]} Almost immediately . " "_{[348-madame goesler]} And where do [you]_0-i go ? " "_[0-i] Oh , - to [Vienna]_77-vienna . [I]_0-i am [there]_7300-there for a couple of months every year , minding [my]_0-i business . [I]_0-i wonder whether [you]_6401-you would know [me]_0-i , if [you]_6401-you saw [me]_0-i ; - sometimes sitting on a stool in [a counting - house]_{6402-a counting - house} , sometimes going about among [old houses]_{6403-old houses} , settling what must be done to save [them]_{6403-old houses} from tumbling down . [I]_0-i dress so differently at such times , and talk so differently , and look so much older , that [I]_0-i almost fancy [myself]_0-i to be [another person]_{6404-another person} . " "_[0-i] Is it a great trouble to [you]_0-i ? " "_[0-i] No , - [I]_0-i rather like it . It makes [me]_0-i feel that [I]_0-i do something in [the world]_{756-the world} . " "_[0-i] Do [you]_0-i go alone ? " "_[0-i] Quite alone . [I]_0-i take [a German maid]_{6406-a german maid} with [me]_0-i , and never speak a word to [any one else on the journey]_{6407-any one else on the journey} . " "_[0-i] That must be very bad , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] Yes ; it is the worst of it . But then [I]_0-i am so much accustomed to be alone . [You]_6408-you see [me]_0-i in society , and in society only , and therefore naturally look upon [me]_0-i as one of a gregarious herd ; but [I]_0-i am in truth an animal that feeds alone and lives alone . Take the hours of the year all through , and [I]_0-i am a solitary during four - fifths of them . And what do [you]_0-i intend to do ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i go to [Ireland]_25-ireland . " "_[0-i] Home to [[your]_0-i own people]_{6409-your own people} . How nice ! [I]_0-i have [no people]_{6410-no people} to go to . [I]_0-i have [one sister , who lives with [[her]_{6411-one sister , who lives with her husband at riga . she is my only relation , and i never see her . " " but you have thousands of friends in england} husband]_{968-her husband} at [Riga]_306-riga . [She]_{6411-one sister , who lives with her husband at riga . she is my only relation , and i never see her . " " but you have thousands of friends in england} is [[my]_0-i only relation]_{6413-my only relation} , and [I]_0-i never see [her]_{6411-one sister , who lives with her husband at riga . she is my only relation , and i never see her . " " but you have thousands of friends in england} . " "_{[6411-one sister , who lives with her husband at riga . she is my only relation , and i never see her . " " but you have thousands of friends in england]} But [you]_0-i have [thousands of friends in [England]_26-england]_{6414-thousands of friends in england}]_{6411-one sister , who lives with her husband at riga . she is my only relation , and i never see her . " " but you have thousands of friends in england} . " "_{[6414-thousands of friends in england]} Yes , - as [you]_0-i see [them]_{6414-thousands of friends in england} , " - and [she]_11961-she turned and spread out [her]_11961-she hands towards [the crowded lawn]_{11962-the crowded lawn} , which was behind [them]_11963-them . "_[0-i] What are [such friends]_{6415-such friends} worth ? What would [they]_{6414-thousands of friends in england} do for [me]_0-i ? " "_{[6414-thousands of friends in england]} [I]_0-i do not know that [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} would do much , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas laughing . [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} laughed also . "_[0-i] [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} is not so bad , " [she]_{348-madame goesler} said . "_{[1449-the duke]} [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} would do as much as [any one else]_{1223-any one else} . [I]_0-i wo n't have [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} abused . " "_{[1449-the duke]} [He]_{1449-the duke} may be [[your]_0-i particular friend]_{6421-your particular friend} , for what [I]_0-i know , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[1449-the duke]} Ah ; - no . [I]_0-i have [no particular friend]_{6422-no particular friend} . And were [I]_0-i to wish to choose one , [I]_0-i should think [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} a little above [me]_0-i . " "_{[1449-the duke]} Oh , yes ; - and too stiff , and too old , and too pompous , and too cold , and too make - believe , and too gingerbread . " "_{[329-phineas]} [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ! " "_{[329-phineas]} [The Duke]_{1449-the duke} is all buckram , [you]_329-phineas know . " "_{[1449-the duke]} Then why do [you]_329-phineas come to [[his]_{1449-the duke} house]_{1694-his house} ? " "_{[329-phineas]} To see [you]_329-phineas , [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . " "_{[348-madame goesler]} Is that true , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ? " "_{[329-phineas]} Yes ; - it is true in its way . [One]_1102-one goes about to meet those whom [one likes]_{6427-one likes} , not always for the pleasure of [[the host]_{2086-the host} 's society]_{6429-the host 's society} . [I]_0-i hope [I]_0-i am not wrong because [I]_0-i go to houses at which [I]_0-i like neither [the host]_{2086-the host} nor [the hostess]_{6431-the hostess} . " [Phineas]_329-phineas as [he]_329-phineas said this was thinking of [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} , to whom of late [he]_329-phineas had been exceedingly civil , - but [he]_329-phineas certainly did not like [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i think [you]_329-phineas have been too hard upon [the Duke of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} . Do [you]_329-phineas know [him]_{5274-the duke of omnium} well ? " "_{[329-phineas]} Personally ? certainly not . Do [you]_329-phineas ? Does [anybody]_7318-anybody ? " "_{[7318-anybody]} [I]_0-i think [he]_{5274-the duke of omnium} is [a gracious gentleman]_{6434-a gracious gentleman} , " said [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , "_{[5274-the duke of omnium]} and though [I]_0-i can not boast of knowing [him]_{5274-the duke of omnium} well , [I]_0-i do not like to hear [him]_{5274-the duke of omnium} called buckram . [I]_0-i do not think [he]_{5274-the duke of omnium} is buckram . It is not very easy for [a man in [his]_{5274-the duke of omnium} position]_{6435-a man in his position} to live so as to please [all people]_{11263-all people} . [He]_{5274-the duke of omnium} has to maintain the prestige of [the highest aristocracy in [Europe]_65-europe]_{6437-the highest aristocracy in europe} . " "_{[5274-the duke of omnium]} Look at [[[his]_{5274-the duke of omnium} nephew]_{10325-his nephew} , who will be [the next Duke]_{6440-the next duke} , and who works as hard as [any man in [the country]_{839-the country}]_{6441-any man in the country}]_{6439-his nephew , who will be the next duke , and who works as hard as any man in the country} . Will [he]_{5274-the duke of omnium} not maintain it better ? What good did [the present man]_{6443-the present man} ever do ? " "_{[6443-the present man]} [You]_6444-you believe only in motion , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ; - and not at all in quiescence . [An express train at full speed]_{6445-an express train at full speed} is grander to [you]_6444-you than [a mountain with heaps of snow]_{6446-a mountain with heaps of snow} . [I]_0-i own that to [me]_0-i there is something glorious in the dignity of [a man too high to do anything]_{6447-a man too high to do anything} , - if only [he]_{5274-the duke of omnium} knows how to carry that dignity with a proper grace . [I]_0-i think that there should be breasts made to carry stars . " "_[0-i] Stars which [they]_6448-they have never earned , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] Ah ; - well ; [we]_6449-we will not fight about it . Go and earn [your]_6444-you star , and [I]_0-i will say that it becomes [you]_6444-you better than any glitter on the coat of [the Duke of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} . " This [she]_11964-she said with an earnestness which [he]_329-phineas could not pretend not to notice or not to understand . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i too may be able to see that [the express train]_{6451-the express train} is really greater than [the mountain]_{8458-the mountain} . " "_[0-i] Though , for [your]_6444-you own life , [you]_6444-you would prefer to sit and gaze upon [the snowy peaks]_{6453-the snowy peaks} ? " "_[0-i] No ; - that is not so . For [myself]_0-i , [I]_0-i would prefer to be of use somewhere , - to some one , if it were possible . [I]_0-i strive sometimes . " "_[0-i] And [I]_0-i am sure successfully . " "_[0-i] Never mind . [I]_0-i hate to talk about [myself]_0-i . [You]_6444-you and [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} are fair subjects for conversation ; [you]_6444-you as [the express train]_{6451-the express train} , who will probably do [your]_6444-you sixty miles an hour in safety , but may possibly go down a bank with a crash . " "_[0-i] Certainly [I]_0-i may , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[353-duke] And [the Duke]_353-duke , as [the mountain]_{8458-the mountain} , which is fixed in [its]_{8458-the mountain} stateliness , short of the power of some earthquake , which shall be grander and more terrible than any earthquake yet known . Here [we]_6457-we are at [the house]_{929-the house} again . [I]_0-i will go in and sit down for a while . " "_[0-i] If [I]_0-i leave [you]_6444-you , [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , [I]_0-i will say good - bye till next winter . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i shall be in [town]_7455-town again before Christmas , [you]_6444-you know . [You]_6444-you will come and see [me]_0-i ? " "_[6444-you] Of course [I]_0-i will . " "_[0-i] And then this love trouble of course will be over , - one way or the other ; - will it not ? " "_[0-i] Ah ! - who can say ? " "_[0-i] Faint heart never won [fair lady]_{1259-fair lady} . But [your]_{1259-fair lady} heart is never faint . Farewell . " Then [he]_329-phineas left [her]_{1259-fair lady} . Up to this moment [he]_329-phineas had not seen [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} , and yet [he]_329-phineas knew that [she]_{341-lady baldock} was to be [there]_7300-there . [She]_{341-lady baldock} had [herself]_{341-lady baldock} told [him]_329-phineas that [she]_{341-lady baldock} was to accompany [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , whom [he]_329-phineas had already met . [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} had not been invited , and had expressed great animosity against [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} in consequence . [She]_{341-lady baldock} had gone so far as to say that [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} was [a man at whose house a young lady such as [[her]_{341-lady baldock} niece]_{8269-her niece} ought not to be seen]_{11968-a man at whose house a young lady such as her niece ought not to be seen} . But [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} had laughed at this , and declared [her]_{341-lady baldock} intention of accepting the invitation . "_[0-i] Go , " [she]_{341-lady baldock} had said ; "_[0-i] of course [I]_0-i shall go . [I]_0-i should have broken [my]_0-i heart if [I]_0-i could not have got [there]_7300-there . " [Phineas]_329-phineas therefore was sure that [she]_{341-lady baldock} must be in [the place]_{1437-the place} . [He]_329-phineas had kept [his]_329-phineas eyes ever on the alert , and yet [he]_329-phineas had not found [her]_{341-lady baldock} . And now [he]_329-phineas must keep [his]_329-phineas appointment with [Lady Laura Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} . So [he]_329-phineas went down to [the path by [the river]_{8409-the river}]_{11971-the path by the river} , and there [he]_329-phineas found [her]_{341-lady baldock} seated close by [the water]_{2923-the water} 's edge . [[Her]_{341-lady baldock} cousin]_{7427-her cousin} [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} was still with [her]_{341-lady baldock} , but as soon as [Phineas]_329-phineas joined [them]_11975-them , [Erle]_{364-barrington erle} went away . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i had told [him]_6462-you , " said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , "_[0-i] that [I]_0-i wished to speak to [you]_6462-you , and [he]_6462-you stayed with [me]_0-i till [you]_6462-you came . There are [worse men]_{6463-worse men} than [Barrington]_{364-barrington erle} a great deal . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am sure of that . " "_[0-i] Are [you]_6462-you and [he]_6462-you still [friends]_7328-friends , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ? " "_{[329-phineas]} [I]_0-i hope so . [I]_0-i do not see so much of [him]_6462-you as [I]_0-i did when [I]_0-i had less to do . " "_[6462-you] [He]_6462-you says that [you]_6462-you have got into altogether a different set . " "_[6462-you] [I]_0-i do n't know that . [I]_0-i have gone as circumstances have directed [me]_0-i , but [I]_0-i have certainly not intended to throw over [so old and good a friend as [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle}]_{6465-so old and good a friend as barrington erle} . " "_[6462-you] Oh , - [he]_6462-you does not blame [you]_6462-you . [He]_6462-you tells [me]_0-i that [you]_6462-you have found [your]_6462-you way among what [he]_6462-you calls [the working men of the party]_{6466-the working men of the party} , and [he]_6462-you thinks [you]_6462-you will do very well , - if [you]_6462-you can only be patient enough . [We]_6467-we all expected a different line from [you]_6462-you , [you]_6462-you know , - more of words and less of deeds , if [I]_0-i may say so ; - more of liberal oratory and less of government action ; but [I]_0-i do not doubt that [you]_6462-you are right . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i think that [I]_0-i have been wrong , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am becoming heartily sick of officialities . " "_[0-i] That comes from the fickleness about which [papa]_376-papa is so fond of quoting [his]_376-papa Latin . [The ox]_{6468-the ox} desires the saddle . [The charger]_{6469-the charger} wants to plough . " "_{[6469-the charger]} And which am [I]_0-i ? " "_[6462-you] [Your]_6462-you career may combine the dignity of the one with the utility of the other . At any rate [you]_6462-you must not think of changing now . Have [you]_6462-you seen [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} lately ? " [She]_6462-you asked the question abruptly , showing that [she]_6462-you was anxious to get to the matter respecting which [she]_6462-you had summoned [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} to [her]_6462-you side , and that all that [she]_6462-you had said hitherto had been uttered as it were in preparation of that subject . "_[6462-you] Seen [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} ? yes ; [I]_0-i see [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} daily . But [we]_6470-we hardly do more than speak , " "_[6470-we] Why not ? " [Phineas]_329-phineas stood for a moment in silence , hesitating . "_[6470-we] Why is it that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} and [you]_0-i do not speak ? " "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} How can [I]_0-i answer that question , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} ? " "_[0-i] Do [you]_0-i know any reason ? Sit down , or , if [you]_0-i please , [I]_0-i will get up and walk with [you]_0-i . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} tells [me]_0-i that [you]_0-i have chosen to quarrel with [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} , and that [I]_0-i have made [you]_0-i do so . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} says that [you]_0-i have confessed to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} that [I]_0-i have asked [you]_0-i to quarrel with [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} . " "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} can hardly have said that . " "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} But [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} has said it , - in so many words . Do [you]_0-i think that [I]_0-i would tell [you]_0-i such a story falsely ? " "_[0-i] Is [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} here now ? " "_[0-i] No ; - [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} is not [here]_1224-here . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} would not come . [I]_0-i came alone . " "_[0-i] Is not [Miss Effingham]_351-violet with [you]_0-i ? " "_[351-violet] No ; - [she]_351-violet is to come with [[my]_0-i father]_{7296-my father} later . [She]_351-violet is here no doubt , now . But answer [my]_0-i question , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ; - unless [you]_329-phineas find that [you]_329-phineas can not answer it . What was it that [you]_329-phineas did say to [[my]_0-i husband]_{8529-my husband} ? " "_{[329-phineas]} Nothing to justify what [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} has told [you]_0-i . " "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} Do [you]_0-i mean to say that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} has spoken falsely ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i mean to use no harsh word , - but [I]_0-i think that [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} when troubled in [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} spirit looks at things gloomily , and puts meaning upon words which they should not bear . " "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} And what has troubled [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} spirit ? " "_[0-i] [You]_0-i must know that better than [I]_0-i can do , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . [I]_0-i will tell [you]_0-i all that [I]_0-i can tell [you]_0-i . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} invited [me]_0-i to [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} house]_{1694-his house} and [I]_0-i would not go , because [you]_0-i had forbidden [me]_0-i . Then [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} asked [me]_0-i some questions about [you]_0-i . Did [I]_0-i refuse because of [you]_0-i , - or of anything that [you]_0-i had said ? If [I]_0-i remember right , [I]_0-i told [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} that [I]_0-i did fancy that [you]_0-i would not be glad to see [me]_0-i , - and that therefore [I]_0-i would rather stay away . What was [I]_0-i to say ? " "_[0-i] [You]_0-i should have said nothing . " "_[0-i] Nothing with [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} would have been worse than what [I]_0-i did say . Remember that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} asked [me]_0-i the question point - blank , and that no reply would have been equal to an affirmation . [I]_0-i should have confessed that [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} suggestion was true . " "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} could not then have twitted [me]_0-i with [your]_0-i words . " "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} If [I]_0-i have erred , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , and brought any sorrow on [you]_{344-lady laura} , [I]_0-i am indeed grieved . " "_{[344-lady laura]} It is all sorrow . There is nothing but sorrow . [I]_0-i have made up [my]_0-i mind to leave [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} . " "_[0-i] Oh , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} ! " "_{[344-lady laura]} It is very bad , - but not so bad , [I]_0-i think , as the life [I]_0-i am now leading . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} has accused [me]_0-i - , of what do [you]_{344-lady laura} think ? [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} says that [you]_{344-lady laura} are [[my]_0-i lover]_{4675-my lover} ! " "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} did not say that , - in those words ? " "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} said it in words which made [me]_0-i feel that [I]_0-i must part from [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} . " "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} And how did [you]_{344-lady laura} answer [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} ? " "_{[344-lady laura]} [I]_0-i would not answer [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} at all . If [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had come to [me]_0-i like [a man]_{749-a man} , - not accusing [me]_0-i , but asking [me]_0-i , - [I]_0-i would have told [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} everything . And what was there to tell ? [I]_0-i should have broken [my]_0-i faith to [you]_6477-you , in speaking of that scene at [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} , but [women]_7479-women always tell such stories to [[their]_7479-women husbands]_{6479-their husbands} when [[their]_7479-women husbands]_{6479-their husbands} are good to [them]_7479-women , and true , and just . And it is well that [they]_7479-women should be told . But to [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} [I]_0-i can tell nothing . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} does not believe [my]_0-i word . " "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} Not believe [you]_0-i , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} ? " "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} No ! Because [I]_0-i did not blurt out to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} all that story about [your]_6477-you foolish duel , - because [I]_0-i thought it best to keep [[my]_0-i brother]_{1251-my brother} 's secret , as long as there was a secret to be kept , [he]_{1251-my brother} told [me]_0-i that [I]_0-i had , - lied to [him]_{1251-my brother} ! " "_{[1251-my brother]} What ! - with that word ? " "_{[1251-my brother]} Yes , - with that very word . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} is not particular about [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} words , when [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} thinks it necessary to express [himself]_{343-mr. kennedy} strongly . And [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} has told [me]_0-i since that because of that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} could never believe [me]_0-i again . How is it possible that [a woman]_{1381-a woman} should live with [such a man]_{892-such a man} ? " But why did [she]_{1381-a woman} come to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} with this story , - to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} whom [she]_{1381-a woman} had been accused of entertaining as [a lover]_{7436-a lover} ; - to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} who of all [[her]_{1381-a woman} friends]_{2666-her friends} was the last whom [she]_{1381-a woman} should have chosen as [the recipient for such a tale]_{11978-the recipient for such a tale} ? [Phineas]_329-phineas as [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} thought how [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} might best answer [her]_{1381-a woman} , with what words [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} might try to comfort [her]_{1381-a woman} , could not but ask [himself]_{343-mr. kennedy} this question . "_{[892-such a man]} The moment that the word was out of [his]_{892-such a man} mouth , " [she]_{1381-a woman} went on to say , "_[0-i] [I]_0-i resolved that [I]_0-i would tell [you]_{892-such a man} . The accusation is against [you]_{892-such a man} as it is against [me]_0-i , and is equally false to [both]_6484-both . [I]_0-i have written to [him]_{892-such a man} , and there is [my]_0-i letter . " "_[0-i] But [you]_{892-such a man} will see [him]_{892-such a man} again ? " "_[0-i] No ; - [I]_0-i will go to [[[my]_0-i father]_{7296-my father} 's house]_{9345-my father 's house} . [I]_0-i have already arranged it . [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} has [my]_0-i letter by this time , and [I]_0-i go from [hence]_6487-hence [home]_754-home with [[my]_0-i father]_{7296-my father} . " "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} Do [you]_{892-such a man} wish that [I]_0-i should read the letter ? " "_{[892-such a man]} Yes , - certainly . [I]_0-i wish that [you]_{892-such a man} should read it . Should [I]_0-i ever meet [him]_{892-such a man} again , [I]_0-i shall tell [him]_{892-such a man} that [you]_{892-such a man} saw it . " [They]_11979-they were now standing close upon [the river 's bank]_{11980-the river 's bank} , at [a corner of [the grounds]_{8423-the grounds}]_{11981-a corner of the grounds} , and , though the voices of [people]_1124-people sounded near to [them]_11979-they , [they]_11979-they were alone . [Phineas]_329-phineas had no alternative but to read the letter , which was as follows : - After what [you]_{892-such a man} have said to [me]_{892-such a man} it is impossible that [I]_{892-such a man} should return to [[your]_{892-such a man} house]_{1601-your house} . [I]_{892-such a man} shall meet [[my]_{892-such a man} father]_{7296-my father} at [the Duke of [Omnium]_259-omnium 's]_353-duke , and have already asked [him]_{7296-my father} to give [me]_{892-such a man} an asylum . It is [my]_{892-such a man} wish to remain wherever [he]_{7296-my father} may be , either in [town]_7455-town or in [the country]_{839-the country} . Should [I]_{892-such a man} change [my]_{892-such a man} purpose in this , and change [[my]_{892-such a man} residence]_{11988-my residence} , [I]_{892-such a man} will not fail to let [you]_{892-such a man} know where [I]_{892-such a man} go and what [I]_{892-such a man} propose to do . [You]_{892-such a man} [I]_{892-such a man} think must have forgotten that [I]_{892-such a man} was [[your]_{892-such a man} wife]_{8754-your wife} ; but [I]_{892-such a man} will never forget it . [You]_{892-such a man} have accused [me]_{892-such a man} of having [a lover]_{7436-a lover} . [You]_{892-such a man} can not have expected that [I]_{892-such a man} should continue to live with [you]_{892-such a man} after such an accusation . For [myself]_{892-such a man} [I]_{892-such a man} can not understand how [any man]_{1023-any man} can have brought [himself]_{1023-any man} to bring such a charge against [[his]_{1023-any man} wife]_{947-his wife} . Even had it been true the accusation should not have been made by [your]_{892-such a man} mouth to [my]_{892-such a man} ears . That it is untrue [I]_{892-such a man} believe [you]_{892-such a man} must be as well aware as [I]_{892-such a man} am [myself]_{892-such a man} . How intimate [I]_{892-such a man} was with . [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , and what were the limits of [my]_{892-such a man} intimacy with [him]_{7436-a lover} [you]_{892-such a man} knew before [I]_{892-such a man} married [you]_{892-such a man} . After [our]_11993-our marriage [I]_{892-such a man} encouraged [his]_{7436-a lover} friendship till [I]_{892-such a man} found that there was something in it that displeased [you]_{892-such a man} , - and , after learning that , [I]_{892-such a man} discouraged it . [You]_{892-such a man} have said that [he]_{7436-a lover} is [[my]_{892-such a man} lover]_{4675-my lover} , but [you]_{892-such a man} have probably not defined for [yourself]_{892-such a man} that word very clearly . [You]_{892-such a man} have felt [yourself]_{892-such a man} slighted because [his]_{7436-a lover} name has been mentioned with praise ; - and [your]_{892-such a man} jealousy has been wounded because [you]_{892-such a man} have thought that [I]_{892-such a man} have regarded [him]_{7436-a lover} as in some way superior to [yourself]_{892-such a man} . [You]_{892-such a man} have never really thought that [he]_{7436-a lover} was [[my]_{892-such a man} lover]_{4675-my lover} , - that [he]_{7436-a lover} spoke words to [me]_{892-such a man} which [others]_7342-others might not hear , that [he]_{7436-a lover} claimed from [me]_{892-such a man} aught that [a wife]_{1857-a wife} may not give , that [he]_{7436-a lover} received aught which [a friend]_{1296-a friend} should not receive . The accusation has been [a coward]_{9632-a coward} 's accusation . [I]_{892-such a man} shall be at [[my]_{892-such a man} father]_{7296-my father} 's to - night , and to - morrow [I]_{892-such a man} will get [you]_{892-such a man} to let [[my]_{892-such a man} servant]_{4795-my servant} bring to [me]_{892-such a man} such things as are [my]_{892-such a man} own , - [my]_{892-such a man} clothes , namely , and desk , and a few books . [She]_{4795-my servant} will know what [I]_{892-such a man} want . [I]_{892-such a man} trust [you]_{892-such a man} may be happier without [a wife]_{1857-a wife} , than ever [you]_{892-such a man} have been with [me]_{892-such a man} . [I]_{892-such a man} have felt almost daily since [we]_12003-we were married that [you]_{892-such a man} were [a man who would have been happier without a wife than with one]_{12004-a man who would have been happier without a wife than with one} . [Yours]_{892-such a man} affectionately , [LAURA KENNEDY]_{344-lady laura} . "_{[892-such a man]} It is at any rate true , " [she]_{344-lady laura} said , when [Phineas]_329-phineas had read the letter . "_{[892-such a man]} True ! Doubtless it is true , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , "_[6490-he] except that [I]_0-i do not suppose [he]_6490-he was ever really angry with [me]_0-i , or jealous , or anything of the sort , - because [I]_0-i got on well . It seems absurd even to think it . " "_[6492-you] There is nothing too absurd for [some men]_{8717-some men} . [I]_0-i remember [your]_6492-you telling [me]_0-i that [he]_6490-he was weak , and poor , and unworthy . [I]_0-i remember [your]_6492-you saying so when [I]_0-i first thought that [he]_6490-he might become [[my]_0-i husband]_{8529-my husband} . [I]_0-i wish [I]_0-i had believed [you]_6492-you when [you]_6492-you told [me]_0-i so . [I]_0-i should not have made such a shipwreck of [myself]_0-i as [I]_0-i have done . That is all [I]_0-i had to say to [you]_6492-you . After what has passed between [us]_6494-us [I]_0-i did not choose that [you]_6492-you should hear how [I]_0-i was separated from [[my]_0-i husband]_{8529-my husband} from any lips but [my]_0-i own . [I]_0-i will go now and find [papa]_7260-papa . Do not come with [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i prefer being alone . " Then [he]_7260-papa was left standing by [himself]_7260-papa , looking down upon [the river]_{8409-the river} as it glided by . How would it have been with [both of [them]_6494-us]_{8100-both of them} if [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} had accepted [him]_7260-papa three years ago , when [she]_{344-lady laura} consented to join [[her]_{344-lady laura} lot]_{12007-her lot} with that of [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , and had rejected [him]_7260-papa ? As [he]_7260-papa stood [he]_7260-papa heard the sound of music from [the house]_{929-the house} , and remembered that [he]_7260-papa had come [there]_7300-there with the one sole object of seeing [Violet Effingham]_351-violet . [He]_7260-papa had known that [he]_7260-papa would meet [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , and it had been in [his]_7260-papa mind to break through that law of silence which [she]_{344-lady laura} had imposed upon [him]_7260-papa , and once more to ask [her]_{344-lady laura} to assist [him]_7260-papa , - to implore [her]_{344-lady laura} for the sake of [their]_12010-their old friendship to tell [him]_7260-papa whether there might yet be for [him]_7260-papa any chance of success . But in the interview which had just taken place it had been impossible for [him]_7260-papa to speak a word of [himself]_7260-papa or of [Violet]_351-violet . To [her]_{344-lady laura} , in [her]_{344-lady laura} great desolation , [he]_7260-papa could address [himself]_7260-papa on no other subject than that of [her]_{344-lady laura} own misery . But not the less when [she]_{344-lady laura} was talking to [him]_7260-papa of [her]_{344-lady laura} own sorrow , of [her]_{344-lady laura} regret that [she]_{344-lady laura} had not listened to [him]_7260-papa when in years past [he]_7260-papa had spoken slightingly of [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , was [he]_7260-papa thinking of [Violet Effingham]_351-violet . [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} had certainly mistaken the signs of things when [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had accused [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} wife]_{947-his wife} by saying that [Phineas]_329-phineas was [[her]_{344-lady laura} lover]_{2262-her lover} . [Phineas]_329-phineas had soon got over that early feeling ; and as far as [he]_329-phineas [himself]_329-phineas was concerned had never regretted [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} 's marriage . [He]_329-phineas remained down by [the water]_{2923-the water} for a few minutes , giving [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} time to escape , and then [he]_329-phineas wandered across [the grounds]_{8423-the grounds} towards [the house]_{929-the house} . It was now about nine o'clock , and though there were still many walking about [the grounds]_{8423-the grounds} , [the crowd of people]_{12017-the crowd of people} were in [the rooms]_{1220-the rooms} . [The musicians]_{12019-the musicians} were ranged out on [a verandah]_{12020-a verandah} , so that [their]_{12019-the musicians} music might have been available for dancing within or without ; but [the dancers]_{12021-the dancers} had found the boards pleasanter than [the lawn]_{5383-the lawn} , and [[the Duke]_{1449-the duke} 's garden party]_{12024-the duke 's garden party} was becoming a mere ball , with privilege for [the dancers]_{12021-the dancers} to stroll about [the lawn]_{5383-the lawn} between the dances . And in this respect the fun was better than at a ball , - that let the engagements made for [partners]_{12027-partners} be what [they]_{12027-partners} might , [they]_{12027-partners} could always be broken with ease . [No lady]_{12028-no lady} felt [herself]_{12028-no lady} bound to dance with [a cavalier who was displeasing to [her]_{12028-no lady}]_{12029-a cavalier who was displeasing to her} ; and [some gentlemen]_{12030-some gentlemen} were left sadly in the lurch . [Phineas]_329-phineas felt [himself]_329-phineas to be very much in the lurch , even after [he]_329-phineas had discovered [Violet Effingham]_351-violet standing up to dance with [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} . [He]_329-phineas bided [his]_329-phineas time patiently , and at last [he]_329-phineas found [his]_329-phineas opportunity . "_[0-i] Would [she]_6497-she dance with [him]_6498-him ? " [She]_6497-she declared that [she]_6497-she intended to dance no more , and that [she]_6497-she had promised to be ready to return [home]_754-home with [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} before ten o'clock . "_[6497-she] [I]_0-i have pledged [myself]_0-i not to be after ten , " [she]_6497-she said , laughing . Then [she]_6497-she put [her]_6497-she hand upon [his]_6498-him arm , and [they]_12032-they stepped out upon [the terrace]_{12033-the terrace} together . "_[0-i] Have [you]_6498-him heard anything ? " [she]_6497-she asked [him]_6498-him , almost in a whisper . "_[6498-him] Yes , " [he]_6498-him said . "_[6498-him] [I]_0-i have heard what [you]_0-i mean . [I]_0-i have heard it all . " "_[0-i] Is it not dreadful ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i fear it is the best thing [she]_6499-she can do . [She]_6499-she has never been happy with [him]_6498-him . " "_[6499-she] But to be accused after that fashion , - by [[her]_6499-she husband]_{968-her husband} ! " said [Violet]_351-violet . "_[1102-one] [One]_1102-one can hardly believe it in these days . And of [all women]_{5841-all women} [she]_6499-she is the last to deserve such accusation . " "_[6499-she] The very last , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , feeling that the subject was one upon which it was not easy for [him]_329-phineas to speak . "_[6499-she] [I]_0-i can not conceive to whom [he]_6498-him can have alluded , " said [Violet]_351-violet . Then [Phineas]_329-phineas began to understand that [Violet]_351-violet had not heard the whole story ; but the difficulty of speaking was still very great . "_[6498-him] It has been the result of ungovernable temper , " [he]_329-phineas said . "_[6498-him] But [a man]_{749-a man} does not usually strive to dishonour [himself]_{749-a man} because [he]_{749-a man} is in a rage . And [this man]_{1588-this man} is incapable of rage . [He]_{1588-this man} must be cursed with one of those dark gloomy minds in which love always leads to jealousy . [She]_6499-she will never return to [him]_{1588-this man} . " "_[6499-she] [One]_1102-one can not say . In many respects it would be better that [she]_6499-she should , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[6499-she] [She]_6499-she will never return to [him]_{1588-this man} , " repeated [Violet]_351-violet , - "_[6499-she] never . Would [you]_{1588-this man} advise [her]_6499-she to do so ? " "_{[1588-this man]} How can [I]_0-i say ? If [one]_1102-one were called upon for advice , [one]_1102-one would think so much before [one]_1102-one spoke . " "_[1102-one] [I]_0-i would not , - not for a minute . What ! to be accused of that ! How are [a man]_{749-a man} and [woman]_1896-woman to live together after there have been such words between [them]_6511-they ? [Poor Laura]_{696-poor laura} ! What a terrible end to all [her]_{696-poor laura} high hopes ! Do [you]_{1588-this man} not grieve for [her]_{696-poor laura} ? " [They]_6511-they were now at some distance from [the house]_{929-the house} , and [Phineas]_329-phineas could not but feel that chance had been very good to [him]_329-phineas in giving [him]_329-phineas [his]_329-phineas opportunity . [She]_1896-woman was leaning on [his]_329-phineas arm , and [they]_6511-they were alone , and [she]_1896-woman was speaking to [him]_329-phineas with all the familiarity of old friendship . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i wonder whether [I]_0-i may change the subject , " said [he]_329-phineas , "_[0-i] and ask [you]_1896-woman a word about [yourself]_1896-woman ? " "_[0-i] What word ? " [she]_1896-woman said sharply . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i have heard - " "_[0-i] What have [you]_0-i heard ? " "_[0-i] Simply this , - that [you]_1896-woman are not now as [you]_1896-woman were six months ago . [Your]_1896-woman marriage was then fixed for [June]_697-june . " "_[1896-woman] It has been unfixed since then , " [she]_1896-woman said . "_[1896-woman] Yes ; - it has been unfixed . [I]_0-i know it . [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , [you]_351-violet will not be angry with [me]_0-i if [I]_0-i say that when [I]_0-i heard it was so , something of a hope , - no , [I]_0-i must not call it a hope , - something that longed to form itself into hope returned to [my]_0-i breast , and from that hour to this has been the only subject on which [I]_0-i have cared to think . " "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} is [[your]_0-i friend]_{1248-your friend} , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ? " "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [He]_{463-lord chiltern} is so , and [I]_0-i do not think that [I]_0-i have ever been untrue to [my]_0-i friendship for [him]_{463-lord chiltern} . " "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [He]_{463-lord chiltern} says that [no man]_{7759-no man} has ever had [a truer friend]_{6514-a truer friend} . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} will swear to that in all companies . And [I]_0-i , when it was allowed to [me]_0-i to swear with [him]_{463-lord chiltern} , swore it too . As [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} friend]_{857-his friend} , let [me]_0-i tell [you]_0-i one thing , - one thing which [I]_0-i would never tell to [any other man]_{766-any other man} , - one thing which [I]_0-i know [I]_0-i may tell [you]_0-i in confidence . [You]_0-i are [a gentleman]_{1306-a gentleman} , and will not break [my]_0-i confidence ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i will not . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i know [you]_0-i will not , because [you]_0-i are [a gentleman]_{1306-a gentleman} . [I]_0-i told [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} in the autumn of last year that [I]_0-i loved [him]_{463-lord chiltern} . And [I]_0-i did love [him]_{463-lord chiltern} . [I]_0-i shall never have the same confession to make to [another man]_{2246-another man} . That [he]_{463-lord chiltern} and [I]_0-i are not now , - on those loving terms , - which once existed , can make no difference in that . [A woman]_{1381-a woman} can not transfer [her]_{1381-a woman} heart . There have been things which have made [me]_0-i feel , - that [I]_0-i was perhaps mistaken , - in saying that [I]_0-i would be , - [[his]_{463-lord chiltern} wife]_{947-his wife} . But [I]_0-i said so , and can not now give [myself]_0-i to [another]_886-another . Here is [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} , and [we]_6523-we will join [him]_{332-lord brentford} . " There was [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} with [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} on [his]_{332-lord brentford} arm , very gloomy , - resolving on what way [he]_{332-lord brentford} might be avenged on [the man who had insulted [[his]_{332-lord brentford} daughter]_{7468-his daughter}]_{12035-the man who had insulted his daughter} . [He]_{332-lord brentford} took but little notice of [Phineas]_329-phineas as [he]_{332-lord brentford} resumed [his]_{332-lord brentford} charge of [Miss Effingham]_351-violet ; but [the two ladies]_{10798-the two ladies} wished [him]_{332-lord brentford} good night . "_{[332-lord brentford]} Good night , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , standing with [his]_329-phineas hat in [his]_329-phineas hand , - "_{[344-lady laura]} good night , [Miss Effingham]_351-violet . " Then [he]_{332-lord brentford} was alone , - quite alone . Would it not be well for [him]_{332-lord brentford} to go down to the bottom of [the garden]_{7566-the garden} , and fling [himself]_{332-lord brentford} into [the quiet river]_{12039-the quiet river} , so that there might be an end of [him]_{332-lord brentford} ? Or would it not be better still that [he]_{332-lord brentford} should create for [himself]_{332-lord brentford} some quiet river of life , away from [London]_6-london , away from politics , away from [lords]_7881-lords , and [titled ladies]_{4637-titled ladies} , and [fashionable squares]_{12042-fashionable squares} , and the parties given by [dukes]_7877-dukes , and the disappointments incident to [a small man]_{12044-a small man} in attempting to make for [himself]_{332-lord brentford} a career among [big men]_{12045-big men} ? There had frequently been in the mind of [this young man]_{4628-this young man} an idea that there was something almost false in [his]_{332-lord brentford} own position , - that [his]_{332-lord brentford} life was a pretence , and that [he]_{332-lord brentford} would ultimately be subject to that ruin which always comes , sooner or later , on things which are false ; and now as [he]_{332-lord brentford} wandered alone about [[Lady Glencora]_{475-lady glencora} 's gardens]_{12047-lady glencora 's gardens} , this feeling was very strong within [his]_{332-lord brentford} bosom , and robbed [him]_{332-lord brentford} altogether of the honour and glory of having been [one of [the Duke of [Omnium]_259-omnium 's guests]_{12049-the duke of omnium 's guests}]_{12048-one of the duke of omnium 's guests} . CHAPTER LXV The Cabinet Minister at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe [Phineas]_329-phineas did not throw [himself]_329-phineas into [the river]_{8409-the river} from [[the Duke]_{1449-the duke} 's garden]_{12052-the duke 's garden} ; and was ready , in spite of [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , to start for [Ireland]_25-ireland with [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} at the end of the first week in August . The close of that season in [London]_6-london certainly was not a happy period of [his]_329-phineas life . [Violet]_351-violet had spoken to [him]_329-phineas after such a fashion that [he]_329-phineas could not bring [himself]_329-phineas not to believe [her]_351-violet . [She]_351-violet had given [him]_329-phineas no hint whether it was likely or unlikely that [she]_351-violet and [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} would be reconciled ; but [she]_351-violet had convinced [him]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas could not be allowed to take [[Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} 's place]_{12053-lord chiltern 's place} . "_[351-violet] [A woman]_{1381-a woman} can not transfer [her]_{1381-a woman} heart , " [she]_351-violet had said . [Phineas]_329-phineas was well aware that [many women]_{12054-many women} do transfer [their]_{12054-many women} hearts ; but [he]_329-phineas had gone to [this woman]_{10980-this woman} too soon after the wrench which [her]_{10980-this woman} love had received ; [he]_329-phineas had been too sudden with [his]_329-phineas proposal for a transfer ; and the punishment for such ill judgment must be that success would now be impossible to [him]_329-phineas . And yet how could [he]_329-phineas have waited , feeling that [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , if [she]_351-violet were at all like [other girls whom [he]_329-phineas had known]_{12056-other girls whom he had known} , might have promised [herself]_351-violet to [some other lover]_{12057-some other lover} before [she]_351-violet would return within [his]_329-phineas reach in the succeeding spring ? But [she]_351-violet was not like [some other girls]_{12058-some other girls} . Ah ; - [he]_329-phineas knew that now , and repented [him]_329-phineas of [his]_329-phineas haste . But [he]_329-phineas was ready for [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} on the 7th of August , and [they]_12059-them started together . Something less than twenty hours took [them]_12059-them from [London]_6-london to [Killaloe]_5-killaloe , and during four or five of those twenty hours [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} was unfitted for any conversation by the uncomfortable feelings incidental to the passage from [Holyhead]_308-holyhead to [Kingstown]_{309-kingstown} . Nevertheless , there was a great deal of conversation between [them]_12059-them during the journey . [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} had almost made up [his]_{346-mr. monk} mind to leave [the Cabinet]_{78-the cabinet} . "_{[1381-a woman]} It is sad to [me]_0-i to have to confess it , " [he]_0-i said , "_[0-i] but the truth is that [[my]_0-i old rival]_{6525-my old rival} , [Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , is right . [A man who begins [his]_{6526-a man who begins his political life as i began mine} political life as [I]_0-i began [mine]_0-i]_{6526-a man who begins his political life as i began mine} , is not [the man of whom [a Minister]_{8492-a minister} should be formed]_{6527-the man of whom a minister should be formed} . [I]_0-i am inclined to think that [Ministers of Government]_{6529-ministers of government} require almost as much education in [their]_{6529-ministers of government} trade as [shoemakers]_{6530-shoemakers} or [tallow - chandlers]_{6531-tallow - chandlers} . [I]_0-i doubt whether [you]_6532-you can make [a good public servant of a man]_{6533-a good public servant of a man} simply because [he]_{6526-a man who begins his political life as i began mine} has got the ear of [the House of Commons]_{1033-the house of commons} . " "_[6532-you] Then [you]_6532-you mean to say , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , "_[6532-you] that [we]_6535-we are altogether wrong from beginning to end , in [our]_6535-we way of arranging these things ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not say that at all . Look at [the men who have been leading [statesmen]_{1944-statesmen} since [our]_6535-we present mode of government]_{6536-the men who have been leading statesmen since our present mode of government} was formed , - from the days in which it was forming itself , say from [Walpole]_311-walpole down , and [you]_6532-you will find that [all who have been of real use]_{6538-all who have been of real use} had early training as [public servants]_{11244-public servants} . " "_{[11244-public servants]} Are [we]_6535-we never to get out of the old groove ? " "_{[11244-public servants]} Not if the groove is good , " said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , "_{[11244-public servants]} Those who have been efficient as [ministers]_{2450-ministers} sucked in [their]_{6538-all who have been of real use} efficacy with [[their]_{6538-all who have been of real use} mother]_{6541-their mother} 's milk . [Lord Brock]_{698-lord brock} did so , and [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} , and [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} . [They]_6542-they seated [themselves]_6542-they in office chairs the moment [they]_6542-they left [college]_771-college . [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} was in office before [he]_{431-mr. gresham} was eight - and - twenty . [The Duke of St. Bungay]_{627-the duke of st. bungay} was at work as [a Private Secretary]_{2767-a private secretary} when [he]_{627-the duke of st. bungay} was three - and - twenty . [You]_6545-you , luckily for [yourself]_6545-you , have done the same . " "_[6545-you] And regret it every hour of [my]_0-i life . " "_[6545-you] [You]_6545-you have no cause for regret , but it is not so with [me]_0-i . If there be [any man]_{1023-any man} unfitted by [his]_{1023-any man} previous career for office , it is [he]_{1023-any man} who has become , or who has endeavoured to become , [a popular politician]_{6547-a popular politician} , - an exponent , if [I]_0-i may say so , of public opinion . As far as [I]_0-i can see , office is offered to [such men with one view only]_{6548-such men with one view only} , - that of clipping [their]_{6548-such men with one view only} wings . " "_{[6548-such men with one view only]} And of obtaining [their]_{6548-such men with one view only} help . " "_{[6548-such men with one view only]} It is the same thing . Help from [Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} would mean the withdrawal of all power of opposition from [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} . [He]_{339-mr. turnbull} could not give other help for any long term , as the very fact of [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} accepting power and patronage would take from [him]_{339-mr. turnbull} [his]_{339-mr. turnbull} popular leadership . [The masses outside]_{6549-the masses outside} require to have [[their]_{6549-the masses outside} minister]_{6550-their minister} as [the Queen]_{7412-the queen} has [hers]_{7412-the queen} ; but [the same man]_{6552-the same man} can not be [minister to both]_{6553-minister to both} . If [[the people]_{731-the people} 's minister]_{6555-the people 's minister} chooses to change [[his]_{6555-the people 's minister} master]_{10731-his master} , and to take [the Queen]_{7412-the queen} 's shilling , something of temporary relief may be gained by government in the fact that [the other place]_{6558-the other place} will for a time be vacant . But there are candidates enough for such places , and the vacancy is not a vacancy long . Of course [the Crown]_{2323-the crown} has this pull , that it pays wages , and [the people]_{731-the people} do not . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not think that that influenced [you]_6561-you , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] It did not influence [me]_0-i . To [you]_6561-you [I]_0-i will make bold to state so much positively , though it would be foolish , perhaps , to do so to [others]_7342-others . [I]_0-i did not go for the shilling , though [I]_0-i am so poor [a man]_{749-a man} that the shilling is more to [me]_0-i than it would be to [almost any man in [the House]_{929-the house}]_{6564-almost any man in the house} . [I]_0-i took the shilling , much doubting , but guided in part by this , that [I]_0-i was ashamed of being afraid to take it . [They]_6566-they told [me]_0-i , - [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} and [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} , - that [I]_0-i could earn it to the benefit of [the country]_{839-the country} . [I]_0-i have not earned it , and [the country]_{839-the country} has not been benefited , - unless it be for the good of [the country]_{839-the country} that [my]_0-i voice in [the House]_{929-the house} should be silenced . If [I]_0-i believe that , [I]_0-i ought to hold [my]_0-i tongue without taking a salary for holding it . [I]_0-i have made a mistake , [[my]_0-i friend]_{922-my friend} . Such mistakes made at [my]_0-i time of life can not be wholly rectified ; but , being convinced of [my]_0-i error , [I]_0-i must do the best in [my]_0-i power to put [myself]_0-i right again . " There was a bitterness in all this to [Phineas]_329-phineas [himself]_329-phineas of which [he]_329-phineas could not but make plaint to [[his]_329-phineas companion]_{7362-his companion} . "_[0-i] The truth is , " [he]_329-phineas said , "_{[922-my friend]} that [a man in office]_{6573-a man in office} must be [a slave]_{3317-a slave} , and that slavery is distasteful . " "_{[922-my friend]} There [I]_0-i think [you]_{922-my friend} are wrong . If [you]_{922-my friend} mean that [you]_{922-my friend} can not do joint work with [other men]_{1050-other men} altogether after [your]_{922-my friend} own fashion the same may be said of all work . If [you]_{922-my friend} had stuck to [the Bar]_{889-the bar} [you]_{922-my friend} must have pleaded [your]_{922-my friend} causes in conformity with instructions from [the attorneys]_{6340-the attorneys} . " "_{[922-my friend]} [I]_0-i should have been guided by [my]_0-i own lights in advising [those attorneys]_{6578-those attorneys} . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i can not see that [you]_{922-my friend} suffer anything that ought to go against the grain with [you]_{922-my friend} . [You]_{922-my friend} are beginning young , and it is [your]_{922-my friend} first adopted career . With [me]_0-i it is otherwise . If by [my]_0-i telling [you]_{922-my friend} this [I]_0-i shall have led [you]_{922-my friend} astray , [I]_0-i shall regret [my]_0-i openness with [you]_{922-my friend} . Could [I]_0-i begin again , [I]_0-i would willingly begin as [you]_{922-my friend} began . " It was a great day in [Killaloe]_5-killaloe , that on which [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} arrived with [Phineas]_329-phineas at [[the doctor]_{741-the doctor} 's house]_{1090-the doctor 's house} . In [London]_6-london , perhaps , [a bishop]_{10742-a bishop} inspires more awe than [a Cabinet Minister]_{7336-a cabinet minister} . In [Killaloe]_5-killaloe , where [a bishop]_{10742-a bishop} might be seen walking about every day , [the mitred dignitary of the Church , though much loved]_{12066-the mitred dignitary of the church , though much loved} , was thought of , [I]_0-i fear , but lightly ; whereas [a Cabinet Minister]_{7336-a cabinet minister} coming to stay in [the house of [a townsman]_{12069-a townsman}]_{12068-the house of a townsman} was a thing to be wondered at , to be talked about , to be afraid of , to be a fruitful source of conversation for a year to come . There were many in [Killaloe]_5-killaloe , especially among [the elder ladies]_{12070-the elder ladies} , who had shaken [their]_{12070-the elder ladies} heads and expressed the saddest doubts when [young Phineas Finn]_329-phineas had first become [a Parliament man]_{11799-a parliament man} . And though by degrees [they]_{12070-the elder ladies} had been half brought round , having been driven to acknowledge that [he]_329-phineas had been wonderfully successful as [a Parliament man]_{11799-a parliament man} , still [they]_{12070-the elder ladies} had continued to shake [their]_{12070-the elder ladies} heads among [themselves]_{12070-the elder ladies} , and to fear something in the future , - until [he]_329-phineas appeared at [[his]_329-phineas old home]_{12073-his old home} leading [a Cabinet Minister]_{7336-a cabinet minister} by the hand . There was such assurance in this that even [old Mrs. Callaghan]_{699-mrs. callaghan} , at [the brewery]_{12075-the brewery} , gave way , and began to say all manner of good things , and to praise [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} 's luck in that [he]_{741-the doctor} had [a son gifted with parts so excellent]_{12077-a son gifted with parts so excellent} . There was a great desire to see [the Cabinet Minister]_{3115-the cabinet minister} in the flesh , to be with [him]_{3115-the cabinet minister} when [he]_{3115-the cabinet minister} ate and drank , to watch the gait and countenance of [the man]_{7504-the man} , and to drink water from this fountain of state lore which had been so wonderfully brought among [them]_{12070-the elder ladies} by [[their]_{12070-the elder ladies} young townsman]_{12080-their young townsman} . [Mrs. Finn]_{357-mrs. finn} was aware that it behoved [her]_{357-mrs. finn} to be chary of [her]_{357-mrs. finn} invitations , but [the lady from the brewery]_{12081-the lady from the brewery} had said such good things of [Mrs. Finn]_{357-mrs. finn} 's black swan , that [she]_{12081-the lady from the brewery} carried [her]_{12081-the lady from the brewery} point , and was invited to meet [the Cabinet Minister]_{3115-the cabinet minister} at dinner on the day after [his]_{3115-the cabinet minister} arrival . [Mrs. Flood Jones]_{379-mrs. flood jones} and [[her]_{379-mrs. flood jones} daughter]_{8271-her daughter} were invited also to be of the party . When [Phineas]_329-phineas had been last at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe , [Mrs. Flood Jones]_{379-mrs. flood jones} , as [the reader]_{1125-the reader} may remember , had remained with [[her]_{379-mrs. flood jones} daughter]_{8271-her daughter} at [Floodborough]_{50-floodborough} , - feeling it to be [her]_{379-mrs. flood jones} duty to keep [[her]_{379-mrs. flood jones} daughter]_{8271-her daughter} away from the danger of an unrequited attachment . But it seemed that [her]_{379-mrs. flood jones} purpose was changed now , or that [she]_{379-mrs. flood jones} no longer feared the danger , - for both [Mary]_681-mary and [[her]_{8271-her daughter} mother]_{1126-her mother} were now again living in [Killaloe]_5-killaloe , and [Mary]_681-mary was at [[the doctor]_{741-the doctor} 's house]_{1090-the doctor 's house} as much as ever . A day or two before the coming of [the god]_{11594-the god} and [the demigod]_{12091-the demigod} to [the little town]_{9479-the little town} , [Barbara Finn]_361-barbara and [[her]_361-barbara friend]_{1091-her friend} had thus come to understand [each other]_{7264-each other} as [they]_{7264-each other} walked along [the Shannon side]_{12095-the shannon side} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am sure , [[my]_0-i dear]_{7306-my dear} , that [he]_6580-him is engaged to [nobody]_1350-nobody , " said [Barbara Finn]_361-barbara . "_[0-i] And [I]_0-i am sure , [[my]_0-i dear]_{7306-my dear} , " said [Mary]_681-mary , "_[0-i] that [I]_0-i do not care whether [he]_6580-him is or is not . " "_[0-i] What do [you]_0-i mean , [Mary]_681-mary ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i mean what [I]_0-i say . Why should [I]_0-i care ? Five years ago [I]_0-i had a foolish dream , and now [I]_0-i am awake again . Think how old [I]_0-i have got to be ! " "_[0-i] Yes ; - [you]_0-i are twenty - three . What has that to do with it ? " "_[0-i] It has this to do with it ; - that [I]_0-i am old enough to know better . [Mamma]_639-mamma and [I]_0-i quite understand [each other]_{7264-each other} . [She]_639-mamma used to be angry with [him]_6580-him , but [she]_639-mamma has got over all that foolishness now . It always made [me]_0-i so vexed ; - the idea of being angry with [a man]_{749-a man} because , - because - ! [You]_6585-you know one ca n't talk about it , it is so foolish . But that is all over now . " "_[0-i] Do [you]_0-i mean to say [you]_0-i do n't care for [him]_6580-him , [Mary]_681-mary ? Do [you]_0-i remember what [you]_0-i used to swear to [me]_0-i less than two years ago ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i remember it all very well , and [I]_0-i remember what a goose [I]_0-i was . As for caring for [him]_6580-him , of course [I]_0-i do , - because [he]_6580-him is [[your]_0-i brother]_{7311-your brother} , and because [I]_0-i have known [him]_6580-him all [my]_0-i life . But if [he]_6580-him were going to be married to - morrow , [you]_0-i would see that it would make no difference to [me]_0-i . " [Barbara Finn]_361-barbara walked on for a couple of minutes in silence before [she]_361-barbara replied . "_[681-mary] [Mary]_681-mary , " [she]_361-barbara said at last , "_[681-mary] [I]_0-i do n't believe a word of it . " "_[0-i] Very well ; - then all that [I]_0-i shall ask of [you]_0-i is , that [we]_6587-we may not talk about [him]_6580-him any more . [Mamma]_639-mamma believes it , and that is enough for [me]_0-i . " Nevertheless , [they]_6587-we did talk about [Phineas]_329-phineas during the whole of that day , and very often talked about [him]_6580-him afterwards , as long as [Mary]_681-mary remained at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe . There was a large dinner party at [[the doctor]_{741-the doctor} 's]_{12097-the doctor 's} on the day after [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's arrival . [The bishop]_{752-the bishop} was not [there]_7300-there , though [he]_{752-the bishop} was on terms sufficiently friendly with [[the doctor]_{741-the doctor} 's family]_{12101-the doctor 's family} to have been invited on so grand an occasion ; but [he]_{752-the bishop} was not [there]_7300-there , because [Mrs. Finn]_{357-mrs. finn} was determined that [she]_{357-mrs. finn} would be taken out to dinner by [a Cabinet Minister]_{7336-a cabinet minister} in the face of all [[her]_{357-mrs. finn} friends]_{2666-her friends} . [She]_{357-mrs. finn} was aware that had [the bishop]_{752-the bishop} been [there]_7300-there , [she]_{357-mrs. finn} must have taken [the bishop]_{752-the bishop} 's arm . And though there would have been glory in that , the other glory was more to [her]_{357-mrs. finn} taste . It was the first time in [her]_{357-mrs. finn} life that [she]_{357-mrs. finn} had ever seen [a Cabinet Minister]_{7336-a cabinet minister} , and [I]_639-mamma think that [she]_{357-mrs. finn} was a little disappointed at finding [him]_{7336-a cabinet minister} so like [other middle - aged gentlemen]_{12109-other middle - aged gentlemen} . [She]_{357-mrs. finn} had hoped that [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} would have assumed something of the dignity of [his]_{346-mr. monk} position ; but [he]_{346-mr. monk} assumed nothing . Now [the bishop]_{752-the bishop} , though [he]_{752-the bishop} was [a very mild man]_{12111-a very mild man} , did assume something by the very facts of [his]_{752-the bishop} apron and knee - breeches . "_[639-mamma] [I]_0-i am sure , [sir]_8579-sir , it is very good of [you]_8579-sir to come and put up with [our]_6589-our humble way of living , " said [Mrs. Finn]_{357-mrs. finn} to [[her]_{357-mrs. finn} guest]_{11142-her guest} , as [they]_6589-our sat down at table . And yet [she]_{357-mrs. finn} had resolved that [she]_{357-mrs. finn} would not make any speech of the kind , - that [she]_{357-mrs. finn} would condescend to no apology , - that [she]_{357-mrs. finn} would bear [herself]_{357-mrs. finn} as though [a Cabinet Minister]_{7336-a cabinet minister} dined with [her]_{357-mrs. finn} at least once a year . But when the moment came , [she]_{357-mrs. finn} broke down , and made this apology with almost abject meekness , and then hated [herself]_{357-mrs. finn} because [she]_{357-mrs. finn} had done so . "_[8579-sir] [[My]_0-i dear madam]_{6590-my dear madam} , " said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , "_[0-i] [I]_0-i live [myself]_0-i so much like [a hermit]_{6591-a hermit} that [[your]_{6590-my dear madam} house]_{1601-your house} is [a palace of luxury to [me]_0-i]_{6593-a palace of luxury to me} . " Then [he]_{346-mr. monk} felt that [he]_{346-mr. monk} had made a foolish speech , and [he]_{346-mr. monk} also hated [himself]_{346-mr. monk} . [He]_{346-mr. monk} found it very difficult to talk to [[his]_{346-mr. monk} hostess]_{8360-his hostess} upon any subject , until by chance [he]_{346-mr. monk} mentioned [[his]_{346-mr. monk} young friend]_{8384-his young friend} [Phineas]_329-phineas . Then [her]_6595-madam tongue was unloosed . "_[6595-madam] [[Your]_{6590-my dear madam} son]_{7293-your son} , [madam]_6595-madam , " [he]_0-i said , "_[6595-madam] is going with [me]_0-i to [Limerick]_22-limerick and back to [Dublin]_29-dublin . It is a shame , [I]_0-i know , taking [him]_{7293-your son} so soon away from [home]_754-home , but [I]_0-i should not know how to get on without [him]_{7293-your son} . " "_{[346-mr. monk]} Oh , [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , it is such a blessing for [him]_{7293-your son} , and such an honour for [us]_6597-us , that [you]_{6590-my dear madam} should be so good to [him]_{7293-your son} . " Then [the mother]_{763-the mother} spoke out all [her]_{763-the mother} past fears and all [her]_{763-the mother} present hopes , and acknowledged the great glory which it was to [her]_{763-the mother} to have [a son]_{1081-a son} sitting in [Parliament]_{912-parliament} , holding an office with a stately name and a great salary , and blessed with the friendship of [such a man as [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk}]_{2526-such a man as mr. monk} . After that [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} got on better with [her]_{763-the mother} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't know [any young man]_{4861-any young man} , " said [he]_0-i , "_{[4861-any young man]} in whose career [I]_0-i have taken so strong an interest . " "_{[7293-your son]} [He]_{7293-your son} was always good , " said [Mrs. Finn]_{357-mrs. finn} , with a tear forcing itself into the corner of each eye . "_{[7293-your son]} [I]_0-i am [[his]_{7293-your son} mother]_{769-his mother} , and of course [I]_0-i ought not to say so , - not in this way ; but it is true , [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . " And then [the poor lady]_{5047-the poor lady} was obliged to raise [her]_{5047-the poor lady} handkerchief and wipe away the drops . [Phineas]_329-phineas on this occasion had taken out to dinner [the mother of [[his]_329-phineas devoted]_{12122-his devoted} [Mary]_681-mary]_{12121-the mother of his devoted mary} , [Mrs. Flood Jones]_{379-mrs. flood jones} . "_{[346-mr. monk]} What a pleasure it must be to [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} and [Mrs. Finn]_{357-mrs. finn} to see [you]_{346-mr. monk} come back in this way , " said [Mrs. Flood Jones]_{379-mrs. flood jones} . "_{[357-mrs. finn]} With all [my]_0-i bones unbroken ? " said [he]_329-phineas , laughing . "_{[357-mrs. finn]} Yes ; with all [your]_{346-mr. monk} bones unbroken . [You]_{346-mr. monk} know , [Phineas]_329-phineas , when [we]_6601-we first heard that [you]_{346-mr. monk} were to sit in [Parliament]_{49-parliament} , [we]_6601-we were afraid that [you]_{346-mr. monk} might break a rib or two , - since [you]_{346-mr. monk} choose to talk about the breaking of bones . " "_[0-i] Yes , [I]_0-i know . [Everybody]_{951-everybody} thought [I]_0-i should come to grief ; but [nobody]_1350-nobody felt so sure of it as [I]_0-i did [myself]_0-i . " "_{[1350-nobody]} But [you]_{346-mr. monk} have not come to grief . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am not out of the wood yet , [you]_{346-mr. monk} know , [Mrs. Flood Jones]_{379-mrs. flood jones} . There is plenty of possibility for grief in [my]_0-i way still . " "_{[379-mrs. flood jones]} As far as [I]_0-i can understand it , [you]_{346-mr. monk} are out of [the wood]_{1848-the wood} . All that [[your]_{346-mr. monk} friends]_{9652-your friends} here want to see now is , that [you]_{346-mr. monk} should marry [some nice English girl]_{6606-some nice english girl} , with a little money , if possible . Rumours have reached [us]_6607-we , [you]_{346-mr. monk} know . " "_{[346-mr. monk]} Rumours always lie , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[346-mr. monk]} Sometimes they do , of course ; and [I]_0-i am not going to ask any indiscreet questions . But that is what [we]_6607-we all hope . [Mary]_681-mary was saying , only the other day , that if [you]_{346-mr. monk} were once married , [we]_6607-we should [all]_9435-all feel quite safe about [you]_{346-mr. monk} . And [you]_{346-mr. monk} know [we]_6607-we all take the most lively interest in [your]_{346-mr. monk} welfare . It is not every day that [a man from [County Clare]_{36-county clare}]_{6609-a man from county clare} gets on as [you]_{346-mr. monk} have done , and therefore [we]_6607-we are bound to think of [you]_{346-mr. monk} . " Thus [Mrs. Flood Jones]_{379-mrs. flood jones} signified to [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas that [she]_{379-mrs. flood jones} had forgiven [him]_329-phineas the thoughtlessness of [his]_329-phineas early youth , - even though there had been something of treachery in that thoughtlessness to [[her]_{379-mrs. flood jones} own daughter]_{12123-her own daughter} ; and showed [him]_329-phineas , also , that whatever [Mary]_681-mary 's feelings might have been once , they were not now of a nature to trouble [her]_{379-mrs. flood jones} . "_[6607-we] Of course [you]_{346-mr. monk} will marry ? " said [Mrs. Flood Jones]_{379-mrs. flood jones} . "_[6607-we] [I]_0-i should think very likely not , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , who perhaps looked farther into the mind of [the lady]_{7484-the lady} than [the lady]_{7484-the lady} intended . "_[6607-we] Oh , do , " said [the lady]_{7484-the lady} . "_[6607-we] [Every man]_{7346-every man} should marry as soon as [he]_{7346-every man} can , and especially [a man in [your]_{346-mr. monk} position]_{6611-a man in your position} . " When [the ladies]_{1946-the ladies} met together in [the drawing - room]_{1115-the drawing - room} after dinner , it was impossible but that [they]_{1946-the ladies} should discuss [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . There was [Mrs. Callaghan]_{699-mrs. callaghan} from [the brewery there]_{12129-the brewery there} , and [old Lady Blood]_{700-lady blood} , of [Bloodstone]_{701-bloodstone} , - who on ordinary occasions would hardly admit that [she]_{700-lady blood} was on dining - out terms with [any one in [Killaloe]_5-killaloe]_{12130-any one in killaloe} except [the bishop]_{752-the bishop} , but who had found it impossible to decline to meet [a Cabinet Minister]_{7336-a cabinet minister} , - and there was [Mrs. Stackpoole]_{702-mrs. stackpoole} from [Sixmiletown]_{312-sixmiletown} , [a far - away cousin of [the Finns]_{358-the miss finns}]_{12133-a far - away cousin of the finns} , who hated [Lady Blood]_{700-lady blood} with a true provincial hatred . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't see anything particularly uncommon in [him]_6612-him , after all , " said [Lady Blood]_{700-lady blood} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i think [he]_6612-him is very nice indeed , " said [Mrs. Flood Jones]_{379-mrs. flood jones} . "_[6612-him] So very quiet , [[my]_0-i dear]_{7306-my dear} , and just like [other people]_{1334-other people} , " said [Mrs. Callaghan]_{699-mrs. callaghan} , meaning to pronounce a strong eulogium on [the Cabinet Minister]_{3115-the cabinet minister} . "_[6612-him] Very like [other people]_{1334-other people} indeed , " said [Lady Blood]_{700-lady blood} . "_[6612-him] And what would [you]_{7306-my dear} expect , [Lady Blood]_{700-lady blood} ? " said [Mrs. Stackpoole]_{702-mrs. stackpoole} . "_{[700-lady blood]} [Men and women in [London]_6-london]_{6616-men and women in london} walk upon two legs , just as [they]_{6616-men and women in london} do in [Ennis]_313-ennis . " Now [Lady Blood]_{700-lady blood} [herself]_{700-lady blood} had been born and bred in [Ennis]_313-ennis , whereas [Mrs. Stackpoole]_{702-mrs. stackpoole} had come from [Limerick]_22-limerick , which is [a much more considerable town]_{12135-a much more considerable town} , and therefore there was a satire in this allusion to the habits of [the men of [Ennis]_313-ennis]_{12136-the men of ennis} which [Lady Blood]_{700-lady blood} understood thoroughly . "_[0-i] [[My]_0-i dear]_{7306-my dear} [Mrs. Stackpoole]_{702-mrs. stackpoole} , [I]_0-i know how [the people]_{731-the people} walk in [London]_6-london quite as well as [you]_{702-mrs. stackpoole} do . " [Lady Blood]_{700-lady blood} had once passed three months in [London]_6-london while [Sir Patrick]_{703-sir patrick} had been alive , whereas [Mrs. Stackpoole]_{702-mrs. stackpoole} had never done more than visit [the metropolis]_{2936-the metropolis} for a day or two . "_{[702-mrs. stackpoole]} Oh , no doubt , " said [Mrs. Stackpoole]_{702-mrs. stackpoole} ; "_{[702-mrs. stackpoole]} but [I]_0-i never can understand what it is that [people]_1124-people expect . [I]_0-i suppose [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} ought to have come with [his]_{346-mr. monk} stars on the breast of [his]_{346-mr. monk} coat , to have pleased [Lady Blood]_{700-lady blood} . " "_[0-i] [[My]_0-i dear]_{7306-my dear} [Mrs. Stackpoole]_{702-mrs. stackpoole} , [Cabinet Ministers]_{599-cabinet ministers} do n't have stars , " said [Lady Blood]_{700-lady blood} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i never said [they]_6621-they did , " said [Mrs. Stackpoole]_{702-mrs. stackpoole} . "_[0-i] [He]_{346-mr. monk} is so nice and gentle to talk to , " said [Mrs. Finn]_{357-mrs. finn} . "_{[346-mr. monk]} [You]_{702-mrs. stackpoole} may say what [you]_{702-mrs. stackpoole} will , but [men who are high up]_{6622-men who are high up} do very often give [themselves]_{6622-men who are high up} airs . Now [I]_0-i must say that [this friend of [[my]_0-i son]_{1692-my son} 's]_{6623-this friend of my son 's} does not do anything of that kind . " "_[0-i] Not the least , " said [Mrs. Callaghan]_{699-mrs. callaghan} . "_[0-i] Quite the contrary , " said [Mrs. Stackpoole]_{702-mrs. stackpoole} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i dare say [he]_{346-mr. monk} is [a wonderful man]_{8702-a wonderful man} , " said [Lady Blood]_{700-lady blood} . "_[0-i] All [I]_0-i say is , that [I]_0-i did n't hear anything wonderful come out of [his]_{346-mr. monk} mouth ; and as for [people in [Ennis]_313-ennis]_{6626-people in ennis} walking on two legs , [I]_0-i have seen donkeys in [Limerick]_22-limerick doing just the same thing . " Now it was well known that [Mrs. Stackpoole]_{702-mrs. stackpoole} had [two sons living in [Limerick]_22-limerick]_{12138-two sons living in limerick} , as to neither of whom was it expected that [he]_{346-mr. monk} would set [the Shannon]_{142-the shannon} on fire . After this little speech there was no further mention of [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , as it became necessary that all the good - nature of [Mrs. Finn]_{357-mrs. finn} and all the tact of [Mrs. Flood Jones]_{379-mrs. flood jones} and all the energy of [Mrs. Callaghan]_{699-mrs. callaghan} should be used , to prevent the raging of an internecine battle between [Mrs. Stackpoole]_{702-mrs. stackpoole} and [Lady Blood]_{700-lady blood} . [CHAPTER LXVI Victrix Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's holiday programme allowed [him]_{346-mr. monk} a week at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe , and from thence [he]_{346-mr. monk} was to go to [Limerick]_22-limerick , and from [Limerick]_22-limerick to [Dublin]_29-dublin , in order that , at both places , [he]_{346-mr. monk} might be entertained at a public dinner and make a speech about tenant - right . Foreseeing that [Phineas]_329-phineas might commit [himself]_329-phineas if [he]_329-phineas attended these meetings , [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} had counselled [him]_329-phineas to remain at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe . But [Phineas]_329-phineas had refused to subject [himself]_329-phineas to such cautious abstinence . [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} had come to [Ireland]_25-ireland as [[his]_{346-mr. monk} friend]_{857-his friend} , and [he]_{346-mr. monk} would see [him]_329-phineas through [his]_329-phineas travels . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i shall not , probably , be asked to speak , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , "_[0-i] and if [I]_0-i am asked , [I]_0-i need not say more than a few words . And what if [I]_0-i did speak out ? " "_[0-i] [You]_0-i might find it disadvantageous to [you]_0-i in [London]_6-london . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i must take [my]_0-i chance of that . [I]_0-i am not going to tie [myself]_0-i down for ever and ever for the sake of being [Under - Secretary to [the Colonies]_{4882-the colonies}]_{6627-under - secretary to the colonies} . " [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} said very much to [him]_329-phineas on the subject , - was constantly saying very much to [him]_329-phineas about it ; but in spite of all that [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} said , [Phineas]_329-phineas did make the journey to [Limerick]_22-limerick and [Dublin]_29-dublin . [He]_329-phineas had not , since [his]_329-phineas arrival at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe , been a moment alone with [Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary till the evening before [he]_329-phineas started with [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . [She]_382-mary had kept out of [his]_329-phineas way successfully , though [she]_382-mary had constantly been with [him]_329-phineas in company , and was beginning to plume [herself]_382-mary on the strength and valour of [her]_382-mary conduct . But [her]_382-mary self - praise had in it nothing of joy , and [her]_382-mary glory was very sad . Of course [she]_382-mary would care for [him]_329-phineas no more , - more especially as it was so very evident that [he]_329-phineas cared not at all for [her]_382-mary . But the very fact of [her]_382-mary keeping out of [his]_329-phineas way , made [her]_382-mary acknowledge to [herself]_382-mary that [her]_382-mary position was very miserable . [She]_382-mary had declared to [[her]_382-mary mother]_{1126-her mother} that [she]_382-mary might certainly go to [Killaloe]_5-killaloe with safety , - that it would be better for [her]_382-mary to put [herself]_382-mary in the way of meeting [him]_329-phineas as [an old friend]_{1745-an old friend} , - that the idea of the necessity of shutting [herself]_382-mary up because of [his]_329-phineas approach , was the one thing that gave [her]_382-mary real pain . Therefore [[her]_382-mary mother]_{1126-her mother} had brought [her]_382-mary to [Killaloe]_5-killaloe and [she]_382-mary had met [him]_329-phineas ; but [her]_382-mary fancied security had deserted [her]_382-mary , and [she]_382-mary found [herself]_382-mary to be miserable , hoping for something [she]_382-mary did not know what , still dreaming of possibilities , feeling during every moment of [his]_329-phineas presence with [her]_382-mary that some special conduct was necessary on [her]_382-mary part . [She]_382-mary could not make further confession to [[her]_382-mary mother]_{1126-her mother} and ask to be carried back to [Floodborough]_{50-floodborough} ; but [she]_382-mary knew that [she]_382-mary was very wretched at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe . As for [Phineas]_329-phineas , [he]_329-phineas had felt that [[his]_329-phineas old friend]_{7633-his old friend} was very cold to [him]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas was in that humour with reference to [Violet Effingham]_351-violet which seemed especially to require consolation . [He]_329-phineas knew now that all hope was over there . [Violet Effingham]_351-violet could never be [[his]_329-phineas wife]_{947-his wife} . Even were [she]_351-violet not to marry [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} for the next five years , [she]_351-violet would not , during those five years , marry [any other man]_{766-any other man} . Such was [[our]_12147-our hero]_{1068-our hero} 's conviction ; and , suffering under this conviction , [he]_329-phineas was in want of the comfort of feminine sympathy . Had [Mary]_382-mary known all this , and had it suited [her]_382-mary to play such a part , [I]_382-mary think [she]_382-mary might have had [Phineas]_329-phineas at [her]_382-mary feet before [he]_329-phineas had been a week at [home]_754-home . But [she]_382-mary had kept aloof from [him]_329-phineas and had heard nothing of [his]_329-phineas sorrows . As a natural consequence of this , [Phineas]_329-phineas was more in love with [her]_382-mary than ever . On the evening before [he]_329-phineas started with [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} for [Limerick]_22-limerick , [he]_329-phineas managed to be alone with [her]_382-mary for a few minutes . [Barbara]_361-barbara may probably have assisted in bringing about this arrangement , and had , perhaps , been guilty of some treachery , - [sisters]_770-sisters in such circumstances will sometimes be very treacherous to [[their]_770-sisters friends]_{4456-their friends} . [I]_382-mary feel sure , however , that [Mary]_382-mary [herself]_382-mary was quite innocent of any guile in the matter . "_[382-mary] [Mary]_382-mary , " [Phineas]_329-phineas said to [her]_382-mary suddenly , "_[382-mary] it seems to [me]_0-i that [you]_382-mary have avoided [me]_0-i purposely ever since [I]_0-i have been at [home]_754-home . " [She]_382-mary smiled and blushed , and stammered and said nothing . "_[382-mary] Has there been any reason for it , [Mary]_382-mary ? " "_[382-mary] No reason at all that [I]_0-i know of , " [she]_382-mary said . "_[0-i] [We]_6630-we used to be [such great friends]_{6631-such great friends} . " "_{[6631-such great friends]} That was before [you]_0-i were [a great man]_{7316-a great man} , [Phineas]_329-phineas . It must necessarily be different now . [You]_0-i know [so many people]_{6633-so many people} now , and [people of such a different sort]_{6634-people of such a different sort} , that of course [I]_0-i fall a little into the background . " "_[0-i] When [you]_0-i talk in that way , [Mary]_382-mary , [I]_0-i know that [you]_0-i are laughing at [me]_0-i . " "_[0-i] Indeed , indeed [I]_0-i am not . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i believe there is [no one in [the whole world]_{8828-the whole world}]_{6635-no one in the whole world} , " [he]_0-i said , after a pause , "_{[6635-no one in the whole world]} whose friendship is more to [me]_0-i than [yours]_382-mary is . [I]_0-i think of it so often , [Mary]_382-mary . Say that when [we]_6637-we come back it shall be between [us]_6637-we as it used to be . " Then [he]_0-i put out [his]_0-i hand for [hers]_382-mary , and [she]_382-mary could not help giving it to [him]_0-i . "_{[1124-people]} Of course there will be [people]_1124-people , " [he]_0-i said , "_{[1124-people]} who talk nonsense , and [one]_1102-one can not help it ; but [I]_0-i will not put up with it from [you]_382-mary . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i did not mean to talk nonsense , [Phineas]_329-phineas ! " Then there came [some one]_{7387-some one} across [them]_12153-them , and the conversation was ended ; but the sound of [his]_0-i voice remained on [her]_382-mary ears , and [she]_382-mary could not help but remember that [he]_0-i had declared that [her]_382-mary friendship was dearer to [him]_0-i than the friendship of [any one else]_{1223-any one else} . [Phineas]_329-phineas went with [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} first to [Limerick]_22-limerick and then to [Dublin]_29-dublin , and found [himself]_329-phineas at [both places]_{12155-both places} to be regarded as [a hero]_{12156-a hero} only second to [the great hero]_{12157-the great hero} . At both places the one subject of debate was tenant - right ; - could anything be done to make it profitable for [men]_1025-men with capital to put [their]_1025-men capital into [Irish land]_{12159-irish land} ? The fertility of [the soil]_{12160-the soil} was questioned by [no one]_{939-no one} , - nor the sufficiency of external circumstances , such as railroads and the like ; - nor the abundance of labour ; - nor even security for the wealth to be produced . The only difficulty was in this , that [the men who were to produce the wealth]_{12162-the men who were to produce the wealth} had no guarantee that it would be [theirs]_{12162-the men who were to produce the wealth} when it was created . In [England]_26-england and elsewhere such guarantees were in existence . Might it not be possible to introduce [them]_{12162-the men who were to produce the wealth} into [Ireland]_25-ireland ? That was the question which [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} had in hand ; and in various speeches which [he]_{346-mr. monk} made both before and after the dinners given to [him]_{346-mr. monk} , [he]_{346-mr. monk} pledged [himself]_{346-mr. monk} to keep it well in hand when Parliament should meet . Of course [Phineas]_329-phineas spoke also . It was impossible that [he]_329-phineas should be silent when [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} and [leader]_3688-leader was pouring out [his]_329-phineas eloquence . Of course [he]_329-phineas spoke , and of course [he]_329-phineas pledged [himself]_329-phineas . Something like the old pleasures of [the debating society]_{12165-the debating society} returned to [him]_329-phineas , as standing upon a platform before [a listening multitude]_{12166-a listening multitude} , [he]_329-phineas gave full vent to [his]_329-phineas words . In [the House of Commons]_{1033-the house of commons} , of late [he]_329-phineas had been so cabined , cribbed , and confined by office as to have enjoyed nothing of this . Indeed , from the commencement of [his]_329-phineas career , [he]_329-phineas had fallen so thoroughly into the decorum of Government ways , as to have missed altogether the delights of that wild irresponsible oratory of which [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} had spoken to [him]_329-phineas so often . [He]_329-phineas had envied [men below [the gangway]_{8497-the gangway} , who , though supporting [the Government]_{54-the government} on main questions , could get up on [their]_{12168-men below the gangway , who , though supporting the government on main questions , could get up on their legs whenever the house was full enough to make it worth their while , and say almost whatever they pleased} legs whenever [the House]_{929-the house} was full enough to make it worth [their]_{12168-men below the gangway , who , though supporting the government on main questions , could get up on their legs whenever the house was full enough to make it worth their while , and say almost whatever they pleased} while , and say almost whatever [they]_{12168-men below the gangway , who , though supporting the government on main questions , could get up on their legs whenever the house was full enough to make it worth their while , and say almost whatever they pleased} pleased]_{12168-men below the gangway , who , though supporting the government on main questions , could get up on their legs whenever the house was full enough to make it worth their while , and say almost whatever they pleased} . There was that [Mr. Robson]_694-robson , who literally did say just what came uppermost ; and the thing that came uppermost was often ill - natured , often unbecoming the gravity of [the House]_{929-the house} , was always startling ; but [men]_1025-men listened to [him]_694-robson and liked [him]_694-robson to speak . But [Mr. Robson]_694-robson had - married [a woman with money]_{11828-a woman with money} . Oh , why , - why , had not [Violet Effingham]_351-violet been kinder to [him]_694-robson ? [He]_694-robson might even yet , perhaps , marry [a woman with money]_{11828-a woman with money} . But [he]_694-robson could not bring [himself]_694-robson to do so unless [he]_694-robson loved [her]_{11828-a woman with money} . The upshot of the [Dublin]_29-dublin meeting was that [he]_694-robson also positively pledged [himself]_694-robson to support during the next session of Parliament a bill advocating tenant - right . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am sorry [you]_0-i went so far as that , " [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} said to [him]_0-i almost as soon as the meeting was over . [They]_12175-they were standing on [the pier at [Kingstown]_{309-kingstown}]_{12176-the pier at kingstown} , and [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} was preparing to return to [England]_26-england . "_[0-i] And why not [I]_0-i as far as [you]_0-i ? " "_[0-i] Because [I]_0-i had thought about it , and [I]_0-i do not think that [you]_0-i have . [I]_0-i am prepared to resign [my]_0-i office to - morrow ; and directly that [I]_0-i can see [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} and explain to [him]_{431-mr. gresham} what [I]_0-i have done , [I]_0-i shall offer to do so . " "_{[431-mr. gresham]} [He]_{431-mr. gresham} wo n't accept [your]_0-i resignation . " "_{[431-mr. gresham]} [He]_{431-mr. gresham} must accept it , unless [he]_{431-mr. gresham} is prepared to instruct [the Irish Secretary]_{6640-the irish secretary} to bring in such a bill as [I]_0-i can support . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i shall be exactly in [the same boat]_{6641-the same boat} . " "_[0-i] But [you]_0-i ought not to be in [the same boat]_{6641-the same boat} ; - nor need [you]_0-i . [My]_0-i advice to [you]_0-i is to say nothing about it till [you]_0-i get back to [London]_6-london , and then speak to [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} . Tell [him]_{552-lord cantrip} that [you]_0-i will not say anything on the subject in [the House]_{929-the house} , but that in the event of there being a division [you]_0-i hope to be allowed to vote as on an open question . It may be that [I]_0-i shall get [Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} 's assent , and if so [we]_6644-we shall be all right . If [I]_0-i do not , and if [they]_6645-they choose to make it a point with [you]_0-i , [you]_0-i must resign also . " "_[0-i] Of course [I]_0-i shall , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] But [I]_0-i do not think [they]_6645-they will . [You]_0-i have been too useful , and [they]_6645-they will wish to avoid the weakness which comes to [a ministry]_{1303-a ministry} from changing [its team]_{6647-its team} . Good - bye , [[my]_0-i dear fellow]_{1281-my dear fellow} ; and remember this , - [my]_0-i last word of advice to [you]_0-i is to stick by [the ship]_{6649-the ship} . [I]_0-i am quite sure it is a career which will suit [you]_0-i . [I]_0-i did not begin it soon enough . " [Phineas]_329-phineas was rather melancholy as [he]_329-phineas returned alone to [Killaloe]_5-killaloe . It was all very well to bid [him]_329-phineas stick to [the ship]_{6649-the ship} , and [he]_329-phineas knew as well as [any one]_{7313-any one} could tell [him]_329-phineas how material [the ship]_{6649-the ship} was to [him]_329-phineas ; but there are circumstances in which [a man]_{749-a man} can not stick to [[his]_{749-a man} ship]_{12181-his ship} , - can not stick , at least , to [this special Government ship]_{12182-this special government ship} . [He]_329-phineas knew that [whither Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} went , in this session , [he]_329-phineas must follow . [He]_329-phineas had considerable hope that when [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} explained [his]_{346-mr. monk} purpose to [the Prime Minister]_{734-the prime minister} , [the Prime Minister]_{734-the prime minister} would feel [himself]_{734-the prime minister} obliged to give way . In that case [Phineas]_329-phineas would not only be able to keep [his]_329-phineas office , but would have such an opportunity of making a speech in [Parliament]_{912-parliament} as circumstances had never yet given to [him]_329-phineas . When [he]_329-phineas was again at [home]_754-home [he]_329-phineas said nothing to [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} or to [the Killaloeians]_{705-the killaloeians} as to the danger of [his]_329-phineas position . Of what use would it be to make [[his]_329-phineas mother]_{769-his mother} and [sisters]_770-sisters miserable , or to incur the useless counsels of [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} ? [They]_12191-they seemed to think [his]_329-phineas speech at [Dublin]_29-dublin very fine , and were never tired of talking of what [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} and [Phineas]_329-phineas were going to do ; but the idea had not come home to [them]_12191-they that if [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} or [Phineas]_329-phineas chose to do anything on [their]_12191-they own account , [they]_12191-they must give up the places which [they]_12191-they held under the Crown . It was September when [Phineas]_329-phineas found [himself]_329-phineas back at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe , and [he]_329-phineas was due to be at [[his]_329-phineas office in [London]_6-london]_{12192-his office in london} in November . The excitement of [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's company was now over , and [he]_329-phineas had nothing to do but to receive pouches full of official papers from [the Colonial Office]_{5449-the colonial office} , and study all the statistics which came within [his]_329-phineas reach in reference to the proposed new law for tenant - right . In the meantime [Mary]_382-mary was still living with [[her]_382-mary mother]_{1126-her mother} at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe , and still kept [herself]_382-mary somewhat aloof from [the man [she]_382-mary loved]_{12195-the man she loved} . How could it be possible for [him]_329-phineas not to give way in such circumstances as those ? One day [he]_329-phineas found [himself]_329-phineas talking to [her]_382-mary about [himself]_329-phineas , and speaking to [her]_382-mary of [his]_329-phineas own position with more frankness than [he]_329-phineas ever used with [[his]_329-phineas own family]_{12196-his own family} . [He]_329-phineas had begun by reminding [her]_382-mary of that conversation which [they]_6650-we had had before [he]_329-phineas went away with [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , and by reminding [her]_382-mary also that [she]_382-mary had promised to return to [her]_382-mary old friendly ways with [him]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] Nay , [Phineas]_329-phineas ; there was no promise , " [she]_382-mary said . "_{[329-phineas]} And are [we]_6650-we not to be [friends]_7328-friends ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i only say that [I]_0-i made no particular promise . Of course [we]_6650-we are [friends]_7328-friends . [We]_6650-we have always been [friends]_7328-friends . " "_{[7328-friends]} What would [you]_6654-you say if [you]_6654-you heard that [I]_0-i had resigned [[my]_0-i office]_{10519-my office} and given up [my]_0-i seat ? " [he]_329-phineas asked . Of course [she]_382-mary expressed [her]_382-mary surprise , almost [her]_382-mary horror , at such an idea , and then [he]_329-phineas told [her]_382-mary everything . It took long in the telling , because it was necessary that [he]_329-phineas should explain to [her]_382-mary the working of the system which made it impossible for [him]_329-phineas , as [a member of [the Government]_{54-the government}]_{4921-a member of the government} , to entertain an opinion of [his]_329-phineas own . "_[0-i] And do [you]_0-i mean that [you]_0-i would lose [your]_0-i salary ? " [she]_382-mary asked . "_[0-i] Certainly [I]_0-i should . " "_[0-i] Would not that be very dreadful ? " [He]_329-phineas laughed as [he]_329-phineas acknowledged that it would be dreadful . "_[0-i] It is very dreadful , [Mary]_382-mary , to have nothing to eat and drink . But what is [a man]_{749-a man} to do ? Would [you]_0-i recommend [me]_0-i to say that black is white ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am sure [you]_0-i will never do that . " "_[382-mary] [You]_382-mary see , [Mary]_382-mary , it is very nice to be called by a big name and to have a salary , and it is very comfortable to be envied by [[one]_1102-one 's friends]_{6658-one 's friends} and enemies ; - but there are drawbacks . There is this especial drawback . " Then [he]_329-phineas paused for a moment before [he]_329-phineas went on . "_{[329-phineas]} What especial drawback , [Phineas]_329-phineas ? " "_{[329-phineas]} [A man]_{749-a man} can not do what [he]_{749-a man} pleases with [himself]_{749-a man} . How can [a man]_{749-a man} marry , so circumstanced as [I]_0-i am ? " [She]_382-mary hesitated for a moment , and then [she]_382-mary answered [him]_329-phineas , - "_{[749-a man]} [A man]_{749-a man} may be very happy without marrying , [I]_0-i suppose . " [He]_329-phineas also paused for many moments before [he]_329-phineas spoke again , and [she]_382-mary then made a faint attempt to escape from [him]_329-phineas . But before [she]_382-mary succeeded [he]_329-phineas had asked [her]_382-mary a question which arrested [her]_382-mary . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i wonder whether [you]_329-phineas would listen to [me]_0-i if [I]_0-i were to tell [you]_329-phineas a history ? " Of course [she]_382-mary listened , and the history [he]_329-phineas told [her]_382-mary was the tale of [his]_329-phineas love for [Violet Effingham]_351-violet . "_[0-i] And [she]_6662-she has money of [her]_6662-she own ? " [Mary]_382-mary asked . "_[6662-she] Yes ; - [she]_6662-she is rich . [She]_6662-she has a large fortune . " "_[6662-she] Then , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , [you]_329-phineas must seek some one else who is equally blessed . " "_[382-mary] [Mary]_382-mary , that is untrue , - that is ill - natured . [You]_329-phineas do not mean that . Say that [you]_329-phineas do not mean it . [You]_329-phineas have not believed that [I]_0-i loved [Miss Effingham]_351-violet because [she]_351-violet was rich . " "_[0-i] But [you]_329-phineas have told [me]_0-i that [you]_329-phineas could love no one who is not rich . " "_{[329-phineas]} [I]_0-i have said nothing of the kind . Love is involuntary . It does not often run in a yoke with prudence . [I]_0-i have told [you]_382-mary [my]_0-i history as far as it is concerned with [Violet Effingham]_351-violet . [I]_0-i did love [her]_351-violet very dearly . " "_[0-i] Did love [her]_351-violet , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ? " "_{[329-phineas]} Yes ; - did love [her]_351-violet . Is there any inconstancy in ceasing to love when one is not loved ? Is there inconstancy in changing [one]_1102-one 's love , and in loving again ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not know , " said [Mary]_382-mary , to whom the occasion was becoming so embarrassing that [she]_382-mary no longer was able to reply with words that had a meaning in them . "_[0-i] If there be , [dear]_7320-dear , [I]_0-i am inconstant . " [He]_0-i paused , but of course [she]_382-mary had not a syllable to say . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i have changed [my]_0-i love . But [I]_0-i could not speak of a new passion till [I]_0-i had told the story of that which has passed away . [You]_382-mary have heard it all now , [Mary]_382-mary . Can [you]_382-mary try to love [me]_0-i , after that ? " It had come at last , - the thing for which [she]_382-mary had been ever wishing . It had come in spite of [her]_382-mary imprudence , and in spite of [her]_382-mary prudence . When [she]_382-mary had heard [him]_0-i to the end [she]_382-mary was not a whit angry with [him]_0-i , - [she]_382-mary was not in the least aggrieved , - because [he]_0-i had been lost to [her]_382-mary in [his]_0-i love for this [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , while [she]_382-mary had been so nearly lost by [her]_382-mary love for [him]_0-i . For [women]_7479-women such episodes in the lives of [[their]_7479-women lovers]_{12199-their lovers} have an excitement which is almost pleasurable , whereas [each man]_{12200-each man} is anxious to hear [[his]_0-i lady]_{12201-his lady} swear that until [he]_0-i appeared upon the scene [her]_382-mary heart had been fancy free . [Mary]_382-mary , upon the whole , had liked the story , - had thought that it had been finely told , and was well pleased with the final catastrophe . But , nevertheless , [she]_382-mary was not prepared with [her]_382-mary reply . "_[382-mary] Have [you]_6665-she no answer to give [me]_0-i , [Mary]_382-mary ? " [he]_0-i said , looking up into [her]_6665-she eyes . [I]_6665-she am afraid that [he]_0-i did not doubt what would be [her]_6665-she answer , - as it would be good that [all lovers]_{12202-all lovers} should do . "_[6665-she] [You]_6665-she must vouchsafe [me]_0-i some word , [Mary]_382-mary . " When [she]_6665-she essayed to speak [she]_6665-she found that [she]_6665-she was dumb . [She]_6665-she could not get [her]_6665-she voice to give [her]_6665-she the assistance of a single word . [She]_6665-she did not cry , but there was a motion as of sobbing in [her]_6665-she throat which impeded all utterance . [She]_6665-she was as happy as [earth]_10459-earth , - as [heaven]_1530-heaven could make [her]_6665-she ; but [she]_6665-she did not know how to tell [him]_0-i that [she]_6665-she was happy . And yet [she]_6665-she longed to tell it , that [he]_0-i might know how thankful [she]_6665-she was to [him]_0-i for [his]_0-i goodness . [He]_0-i still sat looking at [her]_6665-she , and now by degrees [he]_0-i had got [her]_6665-she hand in [his]_0-i . "_[382-mary] [Mary]_382-mary , " [he]_0-i said , "_[382-mary] will [you]_382-mary be [[my]_0-i wife]_{8524-my wife} , - [[my]_0-i own wife]_{6667-my own wife} ? " When half an hour had passed , [they]_12205-they were still together , and now [she]_6665-she had found the use of [her]_6665-she tongue . "_[0-i] Do whatever [you]_0-i like best , " [she]_6665-she said . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not care which [you]_0-i do . If [you]_0-i came to [me]_0-i to - morrow and told [me]_0-i [you]_0-i had no income , it would make no difference . Though to love [you]_0-i and to have [your]_0-i love is all [the world]_{756-the world} to [me]_0-i , - though it makes all the difference between misery and happiness , - [I]_0-i would sooner give up that than be a clog on [you]_0-i . " Then [he]_329-phineas took [her]_12206-her in [his]_329-phineas arms and kissed [her]_12206-her . "_{[329-phineas]} Oh , [Phineas]_329-phineas ! " [she]_12206-her said , "_{[329-phineas]} [I]_0-i do love [you]_329-phineas so entirely ! " "_[0-i] [My]_0-i own one ! " "_[0-i] Yes ; [your]_0-i own one . But if [you]_0-i had known it always ! Never mind . Now [you]_0-i are [my]_0-i own , - are [you]_0-i not ? " "_{[8786-dearest]} Indeed yes , [dearest]_8786-dearest . " "_{[8786-dearest]} Oh , what a thing it is to be victorious at last . " "_{[8786-dearest]} What on earth are [you]_6670-we two doing here these two hours together ? " said [Barbara]_361-barbara , bursting into [the room]_{7501-the room} . "_[6670-we] What are [we]_6670-we doing ? " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] Yes ; - what are [you]_0-i doing ? " "_[0-i] Nothing in particular , " said [Mary]_382-mary . "_[0-i] Nothing at all in particular , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] Only this , - that [we]_6670-we have engaged [ourselves]_6670-we to marry [each other]_{7264-each other} . It is quite a trifle , - is it not , [Mary]_382-mary ? " "_[382-mary] Oh , [Barbara]_361-barbara ! " said [the joyful girl]_{12208-the joyful girl} , springing forward into [[her]_{12208-the joyful girl} friend]_{1091-her friend} 's arms ; "_{[361-barbara]} [I]_0-i do believe [I]_0-i am the happiest creature on [the face of [this earth]_{6673-this earth}]_{6672-the face of this earth} ! " CHAPTER LXVII Job 's Comforters Before [Phineas]_329-phineas had returned to [London]_6-london [his]_329-phineas engagement with [Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary was known to [all [his]_329-phineas family]_{12210-all his family} , was known to [Mrs. Flood Jones]_{379-mrs. flood jones} , and was indeed known generally to all [Killaloe]_365-killaloe . That other secret of [his]_329-phineas , which had reference to the probability of [his]_329-phineas being obliged to throw up [[his]_329-phineas office]_{8104-his office} , was known only to [Mary]_382-mary [herself]_382-mary . [He]_329-phineas thought that [he]_329-phineas had done all that honour required of [him]_329-phineas in telling [her]_382-mary of [his]_329-phineas position before [he]_329-phineas had proposed ; - so that [she]_382-mary might on that ground refuse [him]_329-phineas if [she]_382-mary were so minded . And yet [he]_329-phineas had known very well that such prudence on [her]_382-mary part was not to be expected . If [she]_382-mary loved [him]_329-phineas , of course [she]_382-mary would say so when [she]_382-mary was asked . And [he]_329-phineas had known that [she]_382-mary loved [him]_329-phineas . "_[382-mary] There may be delay , [Mary]_382-mary , " [he]_329-phineas said to [her]_382-mary as [he]_329-phineas was going ; "_[382-mary] nay , there must be delay , if [I]_0-i am obliged to resign . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not care a straw for delay if [you]_0-i will be true to [me]_0-i , " [she]_382-mary said . "_[0-i] Do [you]_0-i doubt [my]_0-i truth , [dearest]_8786-dearest ? " "_[0-i] Not in the least . [I]_0-i will swear by it as the one thing that is truest in [the world]_{756-the world} . " "_{[8786-dearest]} [You]_8786-dearest may , [dearest]_8786-dearest . And if this should come to pass [I]_0-i must go to work and put [my]_0-i shoulder to the wheel , and earn an income for [you]_0-i by [my]_0-i old profession before [I]_0-i can make [you]_0-i [[my]_0-i wife]_{8524-my wife} . With such a motive before [me]_0-i [I]_0-i know that [I]_0-i shall earn an income . " And thus [they]_12212-they parted . [Mary]_382-mary , though of course [she]_382-mary would have preferred that [[her]_382-mary future husband]_{4084-her future husband} should remain in [his]_{4084-her future husband} high office , that [he]_{4084-her future husband} should be [a member of Parliament]_{7334-a member of parliament} and [an Under - Secretary of State]_{9906-an under - secretary of state} , admitted no doubt into [her]_382-mary mind to disturb [her]_382-mary happiness ; and [Phineas]_329-phineas , though [he]_329-phineas had many misgivings as to the prudence of what [he]_329-phineas had done , was not the less strong in [his]_329-phineas resolution of constancy and endurance . [He]_329-phineas would throw up [his]_329-phineas position , resign [his]_329-phineas seat , and go to work at [the Bar]_{889-the bar} instantly , if [he]_329-phineas found that [his]_329-phineas independence as [a man]_{749-a man} required [him]_329-phineas to do so . And , above all , let come what might , [he]_329-phineas would be true to [Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary . [December]_706-december was half over before [he]_329-phineas saw [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} . "_[6678-you] Yes , - yes ; " said [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} , when [the Under - Secretary]_{4883-the under - secretary} began to tell [his]_{552-lord cantrip} story ; "_[6678-you] [I]_0-i saw what [you]_6678-you were about . [I]_0-i wish [I]_0-i had been at [your]_6678-you elbow . " "_[0-i] If [you]_6678-you knew [the country]_{839-the country} as [I]_0-i know it , [you]_6678-you would be as eager about it as [I]_0-i am . " "_[0-i] Then [I]_0-i can only say that [I]_0-i am very glad that [I]_0-i do not know [the country]_{839-the country} as [you]_6678-you know it . [You]_6678-you see , [Finn]_329-phineas , it 's [my]_0-i idea that if [a man]_{749-a man} wants to make [himself]_{749-a man} useful [he]_{749-a man} should stick to some special kind of work . With [you]_6678-you it 's a thousand pities that [you]_6678-you should not do so . " "_[6678-you] [You]_6678-you think , then , [I]_0-i ought to resign ? " "_[6678-you] [I]_0-i do n't say anything about that . As [you]_6678-you wish it , of course [I]_0-i 'll speak to [Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} . [Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , [I]_0-i believe , has resigned already . " "_{[346-mr. monk]} [He]_{346-mr. monk} has written to [me]_0-i , and told [me]_0-i so , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[346-mr. monk]} [I]_0-i always felt afraid of [him]_{346-mr. monk} for [your]_6678-you sake , [Finn]_329-phineas . [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} is [a clever man]_{8178-a clever man} , and as honest [a man as any in [the House]_{929-the house}]_{6683-a man as any in the house} , but [I]_0-i always thought that [he]_{346-mr. monk} was a dangerous friend for [you]_6678-you . However , [we]_6685-we will see . [I]_0-i will speak to [Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} after Christmas . There is no hurry about it . " When Parliament met the first great subject of interest was the desertion of [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} from [the Ministry]_{8582-the ministry} . [He]_{346-mr. monk} at once took [his]_{346-mr. monk} place below the gangway , sitting as it happened exactly in front of [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , and there [he]_{346-mr. monk} made [his]_{346-mr. monk} explanation . [Some one opposite]_{12220-some one opposite} asked a question whether [a certain right honourable gentleman]_{12221-a certain right honourable gentleman} had not left [the Cabinet]_{1372-the cabinet} . Then [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} replied that to [his]_{431-mr. gresham} infinite regret [[his]_{431-mr. gresham} right honourable friend , who lately presided at [the Board of Trade]_{8071-the board of trade}]_{12223-his right honourable friend , who lately presided at the board of trade} , had resigned ; and [he]_{431-mr. gresham} went on to explain that this resignation had , according to [his]_{431-mr. gresham} ideas , been quite unnecessary . [[His]_{431-mr. gresham} right honourable friend]_{7650-his right honourable friend} entertained certain ideas about [Irish tenant - right]_{11864-irish tenant - right} , as to which [he]_{431-mr. gresham} [himself]_{431-mr. gresham} and [[his]_{431-mr. gresham} right honourable friend [the Secretary for [Ireland]_25-ireland]_{12228-the secretary for ireland}]_{12227-his right honourable friend the secretary for ireland} could not exactly pledge [themselves]_{12229-themselves} to be in unison with [him]_{431-mr. gresham} ; but [he]_{431-mr. gresham} had thought that the motion might have rested at any rate over this session . Then [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} explained , making [his]_{346-mr. monk} first great speech on Irish tenant - right . [He]_{346-mr. monk} found [himself]_{346-mr. monk} obliged to advocate some immediate measure for giving security to [the Irish farmer]_{12230-the irish farmer} ; and as [he]_{346-mr. monk} could not do so as [a member of the Cabinet]_{1989-a member of the cabinet} , [he]_{346-mr. monk} was forced to resign the honour of that position . [He]_{346-mr. monk} said something also as to the great doubt which had ever weighed on [his]_{346-mr. monk} own mind as to the inexpediency of [a man]_{749-a man} at [his]_{749-a man} time of life submitting [himself]_{749-a man} for the first time to the trammels of office . This called up [Mr. Turnbull]_{339-mr. turnbull} , who took the opportunity of saying that [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} now agreed cordially with [[his]_{339-mr. turnbull} old friend]_{7633-his old friend} for the first time since [that old friend]_{12234-that old friend} had listened to the blandishments of [the ministerial seducer]_{12235-the ministerial seducer} , and that [he]_{339-mr. turnbull} welcomed [[his]_{339-mr. turnbull} old friend]_{7633-his old friend} back to those independent benches with great satisfaction . In this way the debate was very exciting . Nothing was said which made it then necessary for [Phineas]_329-phineas to get upon [his]_329-phineas legs or to declare [himself]_329-phineas ; but [he]_329-phineas perceived that the time would rapidly come in which [he]_329-phineas must do so . [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} , though [he]_{431-mr. gresham} strove to speak with gentle words , was evidently very angry with [the late President of [the Board of Trade]_{8071-the board of trade}]_{12237-the late president of the board of trade} ; and , moreover , it was quite clear that a bill would be introduced by [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} [himself]_{346-mr. monk} , which [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} was determined to oppose . If all this came to pass and there should be a close division , [Phineas]_329-phineas felt that [his]_329-phineas fate would be sealed . When [he]_329-phineas again spoke to [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} on the subject , [the Secretary of State]_{10747-the secretary of state} shrugged [his]_329-phineas shoulders and shook [his]_329-phineas head . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i can only advise [you]_6686-you , " said [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} , "_[0-i] to forget all that took place in [Ireland]_25-ireland . If [you]_6686-you will do so , [nobody else]_{1249-nobody else} will remember it . " "_[6686-you] As if it were possible to forget such things , " [he]_329-phineas said in the letter which [he]_329-phineas wrote to [Mary]_382-mary that night . "_[6686-you] Of course [I]_0-i shall go now . If it were not for [your]_6686-you sake , [I]_0-i should not in the least regret it . " [He]_329-phineas had been with [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} frequently in the winter , and had discussed with [her]_{348-madame goesler} so often the question of [his]_329-phineas official position that [she]_{348-madame goesler} had declared that [she]_{348-madame goesler} was coming at last to understand the mysteries of [an English Cabinet]_{12240-an english cabinet} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i think [you]_6686-you are quite right , [[my]_0-i friend]_{922-my friend} , " [she]_{348-madame goesler} said , - "_[6686-you] quite right . What - [you]_6686-you are to be in Parliament and say that this black thing is white , or that this white thing is black , because [you]_6686-you like to take [your]_6686-you salary ! That can not be honest ! " Then , when [he]_329-phineas came to talk to [her]_{348-madame goesler} of money , - that [he]_329-phineas must give up Parliament itself , if [he]_329-phineas gave up [[his]_329-phineas place]_{9713-his place} , - [she]_{348-madame goesler} offered to lend [him]_329-phineas money . "_[6686-you] Why should [you]_6686-you not treat [me]_0-i as [a friend]_{1296-a friend} ? " [she]_{348-madame goesler} said . When [he]_329-phineas pointed out to [her]_{348-madame goesler} that there would never come a time in which [he]_329-phineas could pay such money back , [she]_{348-madame goesler} stamped [her]_{348-madame goesler} foot and told [him]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas had better leave [her]_{348-madame goesler} . "_[6686-you] [You]_6686-you have high principle , " [she]_{348-madame goesler} said , "_[6686-you] but not principle sufficiently high to understand that this thing could be done between [you]_6686-you and [me]_0-i without disgrace to either of [us]_6690-us . " Then [Phineas]_329-phineas assured [her]_{348-madame goesler} with tears in [his]_329-phineas eyes that such an arrangement was impossible without disgrace to [him]_329-phineas . But [he]_329-phineas whispered to [this new friend]_{12242-this new friend} no word of the engagement with [his]_329-phineas dear Irish Mary . [His]_329-phineas Irish life , [he]_329-phineas would tell [himself]_329-phineas , was a thing quite apart and separate from [his]_329-phineas life in [England]_26-england . [He]_329-phineas said not a word about [Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary to [any of those with whom [he]_329-phineas lived in [London]_6-london]_{12243-any of those with whom he lived in london} . Why should [he]_329-phineas , feeling as [he]_329-phineas did that it would so soon be necessary that [he]_329-phineas should disappear from among [them]_{12243-any of those with whom he lived in london} ? About [Miss Effingham]_351-violet [he]_329-phineas had said much to [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . [She]_{348-madame goesler} had asked [him]_329-phineas whether [he]_329-phineas had abandoned all hope . "_[6686-you] That affair , then , is over ? " [she]_{348-madame goesler} had said . "_[6686-you] Yes ; - it is all over now . " "_[6686-you] And [she]_6691-she will marry [the red - headed , violent lord]_{6692-the red - headed , violent lord} ? " "_[537-heaven] [Heaven]_537-heaven knows . [I]_0-i think [she]_6691-she will . But [she]_6691-she is exactly [the girl]_{2338-the girl} to remain unmarried if [she]_6691-she takes it into [her]_6691-she head that [the man [she]_6691-she likes]_{6694-the man she likes} is in any way unfitted for [her]_6691-she . " "_[6691-she] Does [she]_6691-she love [this lord]_{6695-this lord} ? " "_[6691-she] Oh yes ; - there is no doubt of that . " And [Phineas]_329-phineas , as [he]_329-phineas made this acknowledgment , seemed to do so without much inward agony of soul . When [he]_329-phineas had been last in [London]_6-london [he]_329-phineas could not speak of [Violet]_351-violet and [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} together without showing that [his]_329-phineas misery was almost too much for [him]_329-phineas . At this time [he]_329-phineas received some counsel from [two friends]_{12244-two friends} . [One]_1102-one was [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , and [the other]_{7702-the other} was [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} . [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had always been true to [him]_329-phineas after a fashion , and had never resented [his]_329-phineas intrusion at [the Colonial Office]_{5449-the colonial office} . "_[6691-she] [Phineas]_329-phineas , [[me]_0-i boy]_{5888-me boy} , " [he]_0-i said , "_[6691-she] if all this is thrue , [you]_329-phineas 're about up a tree . " "_{[329-phineas]} It is true that [I]_0-i shall support [Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's motion . " "_[0-i] Then , [[me]_0-i boy]_{5888-me boy} , [you]_329-phineas 're up a tree as far as [office]_1996-office goes . [A place like that niver]_{6699-a place like that niver} suited [me]_0-i , because , [you]_329-phineas see , that poker of [a young lord]_{9888-a young lord} expected so much of [a man]_{749-a man} ; but [you]_329-phineas do n't mind that kind of thing , and [I]_0-i thought [you]_329-phineas were as snug as snug . " "_{[329-phineas]} Troubles will come , [you]_329-phineas see , [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . " "_[419-bedad] [Bedad]_419-bedad , yes . It 's all throubles , [I]_0-i think , sometimes . But [you]_329-phineas 've a way out of all [your]_329-phineas throubles . " "_{[329-phineas]} What way ? " "_{[348-madame goesler]} Pop the question to [Madame Max]_{348-madame goesler} . The money 's all thrue , [you]_329-phineas know . " "_{[329-phineas]} [I]_0-i do n't doubt the money in the least , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] And it 's [my]_0-i belief [she]_{348-madame goesler} 'll take [you]_329-phineas without a second word . Anyways , thry it , [Phinny]_360-phinny , [[my]_0-i boy]_{7278-my boy} . That 's [my]_0-i advice . " [Phineas]_329-phineas so far agreed with [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} that [he]_329-phineas thought it possible that [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} might accept [him]_329-phineas were [he]_329-phineas to propose marriage to [her]_{348-madame goesler} . [He]_329-phineas knew , of course , that that mode of escape from [his]_329-phineas difficulties was out of the question for [him]_329-phineas , but [he]_329-phineas could not explain this to [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am sorry to hear that [you]_329-phineas have taken up a bad cause , " said [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} to [him]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] It is a pity ; - is it not ? " "_[0-i] And the worst of it is that [you]_329-phineas 'll sacrifice [yourself]_329-phineas and do no good to the cause . [I]_0-i never knew [a man]_{749-a man} break away in this fashion , and not feel afterwards that [he]_{749-a man} had done it all for nothing . " "_{[749-a man]} But what is [a man]_{749-a man} to do , [Barrington]_{364-barrington erle} ? [He]_{749-a man} ca n't smother [his]_{749-a man} convictions . " "_{[749-a man]} Convictions ! There is nothing on [earth]_10459-earth that [I]_0-i 'm so much afraid of in [a young member of Parliament]_{6706-a young member of parliament} as convictions . There are ever so many rocks against which [men]_1025-men get broken . [One man]_{8376-one man} ca n't keep [his]_{8376-one man} temper . [Another ca n't]_{6709-another ca n't} hold [his]_{8376-one man} tongue . [A third]_{8378-a third} ca n't say a word unless [he]_{8378-a third} has been priming [himself]_{8378-a third} half a session . [A fourth]_{6711-a fourth} is always thinking of [himself]_{6711-a fourth} , and wanting more than [he]_{6711-a fourth} can get . [A fifth]_{6712-a fifth} is idle , and wo n't be there when [he]_{6711-a fourth} 's wanted . A sixth is always in the way . [A seventh]_{6713-a seventh} lies so that [you]_6714-you never can trust [him]_{6711-a fourth} . [I]_0-i 've had to do with [them]_6715-them all , but [a fellow with convictions]_{6716-a fellow with convictions} is the worst of all . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't see how [a fellow]_{1195-a fellow} is to help [himself]_{1195-a fellow} , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] When [a fellow]_{1195-a fellow} begins to meddle with politics [they]_{1195-a fellow} will come . " "_{[1195-a fellow]} Why ca n't [you]_6714-you grow into [them]_{1195-a fellow} gradually as [[your]_6714-you betters]_{6719-your betters} and [elders]_6720-elders have done before [you]_6714-you ? It ought to be enough for [any man]_{1023-any man} , when [he]_{1023-any man} begins , to know that [he]_{1023-any man} 's [a Liberal]_{1145-a liberal} . [He]_{1023-any man} understands which side of [the House]_{929-the house} [he]_{1023-any man} 's to vote , and who is to lead [him]_{1023-any man} . What 's the meaning of having [a leader]_{8598-a leader} to [a party]_{1146-a party} , if it 's not that ? Do [you]_6714-you think that [you]_6714-you and [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} can go and make a government between [you]_6714-you ? " "_[6714-you] Whatever [I]_0-i think , [I]_0-i 'm sure [he]_{346-mr. monk} does n't . " "_{[346-mr. monk]} [I]_0-i 'm not so sure of that . But look here , [Phineas]_329-phineas , [I]_0-i do n't care two straws about [Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's going . [I]_0-i always thought that [Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} and [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} were wrong when [they]_6727-they asked [him]_{346-mr. monk} to join . [I]_0-i knew [he]_{346-mr. monk} 'd go over the traces , - unless , indeed , [he]_{346-mr. monk} took [his]_{346-mr. monk} money and did nothing for it , which is the way with [some of [those Radicals]_{6729-those radicals}]_{6728-some of those radicals} . [I]_0-i look upon [him]_{346-mr. monk} as gone . " "_[0-i] [He]_{346-mr. monk} has gone . " "_{[7262-the devil]} [The devil]_{7262-the devil} go along with [him]_{346-mr. monk} , as [you]_329-phineas say in [Ireland]_25-ireland . But do n't [you]_329-phineas be such [a fool]_{8087-a fool} as to ruin [yourself]_329-phineas for a crotchet of [Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's . It is n't too late yet for [you]_329-phineas to hold back . To tell [you]_329-phineas the truth , [Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} has said a word to [me]_0-i about it already . [He]_{431-mr. gresham} is most anxious that [you]_329-phineas should stay , but of course [you]_329-phineas ca n't stay and vote against [us]_6732-us . " "_{[329-phineas]} Of course [I]_0-i can not . " "_{[329-phineas]} [I]_0-i look upon [you]_329-phineas , [you]_329-phineas know , as in some sort [[my]_0-i own child]_{6733-my own child} . [I]_0-i 've tried to bring [other fellows]_{6734-other fellows} forward who seemed to have something in [them]_{6734-other fellows} , but [I]_0-i have never succeeded as [I]_0-i have with [you]_329-phineas . [You]_329-phineas 've hit the thing off , and have got the ball at [your]_329-phineas foot . Upon [my]_0-i honour , in the whole course of [my]_0-i experience [I]_0-i have never known such good fortune as [yours]_329-phineas . " "_[0-i] And [I]_0-i shall always remember how it began , [Barrington]_{364-barrington erle} , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , who was greatly moved by the energy and solicitude of [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} . "_{[364-barrington erle]} But , for [God]_387-god 's sake , do n't go and destroy it all by such mad perversity as this . [They]_6735-they mean to do something next session . [Morrison]_{707-sir walter morrison} is going to take it up . " [Sir Walter Morrison]_{707-sir walter morrison} was at this time [Secretary for [Ireland]_25-ireland]_{12250-secretary for ireland} . "_{[707-sir walter morrison]} But of course [we]_6736-we ca n't let [a fellow like [Monk]_{346-mr. monk}]_{6737-a fellow like monk} take the matter into [his]_{6737-a fellow like monk} own hands just when [he]_{6737-a fellow like monk} pleases . [I]_0-i call it d - - d treachery . " "_[0-i] [Monk]_{346-mr. monk} is [no traitor]_{6738-no traitor} , [Barrington]_{364-barrington erle} . " "_[1025-men] [Men]_1025-men will have [their]_1025-men own opinions about that . It 's generally understood that when [a man]_{749-a man} is asked to take a seat in [the Cabinet]_{1372-the cabinet} [he]_{749-a man} is expected to conform with [[his]_{749-a man} colleagues]_{3513-his colleagues} , unless something very special turns up . But [I]_0-i am speaking of [you]_6743-you now , and not of [Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . [You]_6743-you are not [a man of fortune]_{3315-a man of fortune} . [You]_6743-you can not afford to make ducks and drakes . [You]_6743-you are excellently placed , and [you]_6743-you have plenty of time to hark back , if [you]_6743-you 'll only listen to reason . All that [Irish stump balderdash]_{635-the irish} will never be thrown in [your]_6743-you teeth by [us]_6745-us , if [you]_6743-you will just go on as though it had never been uttered . " [Phineas]_329-phineas could only thank [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} for [his]_329-phineas advice , which was at least disinterested , and was good of its kind , and tell [him]_{857-his friend} that [he]_329-phineas would think of it . [He]_329-phineas did think of it very much . [He]_329-phineas almost thought that , were it to do again , [he]_329-phineas would allow [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} to go upon [his]_329-phineas tour alone , and keep [himself]_329-phineas from the utterance of anything that so good a judge as [Erle]_{364-barrington erle} could call [stump balderdash]_{635-the irish} . As [he]_329-phineas sat in [his]_329-phineas arm - chair in [[his]_329-phineas room]_{9153-his room} at [the Colonial Office]_{5449-the colonial office} , with despatch - boxes around [him]_329-phineas , and official papers spread before [him]_329-phineas , - feeling [himself]_329-phineas to be [one of those who in truth managed and governed the affairs of [this great nation]_{12255-this great nation}]_{12254-one of those who in truth managed and governed the affairs of this great nation} , feeling also that if [he]_329-phineas relinquished [his]_329-phineas post now [he]_329-phineas could never regain it , - [he]_329-phineas did wish that [he]_329-phineas had been a little less in love with independence , a little quieter in [his]_329-phineas boastings that no official considerations should ever silence [his]_329-phineas tongue . But all this was too late now . [He]_329-phineas knew that [his]_329-phineas skin was not thick enough to bear the arrows of [those archers who would bend [their]_{12256-those archers who would bend their bows against him if he should now dare to vote against mr. monk 's motion . his own party} bows against [him]_329-phineas if [he]_329-phineas should now dare to vote against [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's motion . [[His]_329-phineas own party]_{12257-his own party}]_{12256-those archers who would bend their bows against him if he should now dare to vote against mr. monk 's motion . his own party} might be willing to forgive and forget ; but there would be [others who would read those reports]_{12258-others who would read those reports} , and would appear in [the House]_{929-the house} with the odious tell - tale newspapers in [their]_{12256-those archers who would bend their bows against him if he should now dare to vote against mr. monk 's motion . his own party} hands . Then [he]_329-phineas received a letter from [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} . [Some good - natured person]_{12261-some good - natured person} had enlightened [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} as to the danger in which [[his]_{12261-some good - natured person} son]_{775-his son} was placing [himself]_329-phineas . [Dr. Finn]_{354-dr. finn} , who in [his]_{354-dr. finn} own profession was [a very excellent and well - instructed man]_{12264-a very excellent and well - instructed man} , had been so ignorant of Parliamentary tactics , as to have been proud at [[his]_{354-dr. finn} son]_{775-his son} 's success at the Irish meetings . [He]_{354-dr. finn} had thought that [Phineas]_329-phineas was carrying on [his]_329-phineas trade as [a public speaker with proper energy and continued success]_{12266-a public speaker with proper energy and continued success} . [He]_{354-dr. finn} had cared nothing [himself]_{354-dr. finn} for tenant - right , and had acknowledged to [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} that [he]_{354-dr. finn} could not understand in what it was that [the farmers]_{12267-the farmers} were wronged . But [he]_{354-dr. finn} knew that [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} was [a Cabinet Minister]_{7336-a cabinet minister} , and [he]_{354-dr. finn} thought that [Phineas]_329-phineas was earning [his]_329-phineas salary . Then there came [some one who undeceived [him]_{354-dr. finn} , and the paternal bosom of [the doctor]_{741-the doctor}]_{12269-some one who undeceived him , and the paternal bosom of the doctor} was dismayed . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't mean to interfere , " [he]_0-i said in [his]_0-i letter , "_[0-i] but [I]_0-i can hardly believe that [you]_6746-you really intend to resign [your]_6746-you place . Yet [I]_0-i am told that [you]_6746-you must do so if [you]_6746-you go on with this matter . [[My]_0-i dear boy]_{7269-my dear boy} , pray think about it . [I]_0-i can not imagine [you]_6746-you are disposed to lose all that [you]_6746-you have won for nothing . " [Mary]_382-mary also wrote to [him]_329-phineas . [Mrs. Finn]_{357-mrs. finn} had been talking to [her]_382-mary , and [Mary]_382-mary had taught [herself]_382-mary to believe that after the many sweet conversations [she]_382-mary had had with [a man so high in office as [Phineas]_329-phineas]_{12271-a man so high in office as phineas} , [she]_382-mary really did understand something about [the British Government]_{12272-the british government} . [Mrs. Finn]_{357-mrs. finn} had interrogated [Mary]_382-mary , and [Mary]_382-mary had been obliged to own that it was quite possible that [Phineas]_329-phineas would be called upon to resign . "_[0-i] But why , [[my]_0-i dear]_{7306-my dear} ? Heaven and earth ! Resign two thousand a year ! " "_[6746-you] That [he]_6746-you may maintain [his]_6746-you independence , " said [Mary]_382-mary proudly . "_{[383-lady laura]} [Fiddlestick]_{383-lady laura} ! " said [Mrs. Finn]_{357-mrs. finn} . "_[6746-you] How is [he]_6746-you to maintain [you]_{7306-my dear} , or [himself]_6746-you either , if [he]_6746-you goes on in that way ? [I]_0-i should n't wonder if [he]_6746-you did n't get [himself]_6746-you all wrong , even now . " Then [Mrs. Finn]_{357-mrs. finn} began to cry ; and [Mary]_382-mary could only write to [[her]_382-mary lover]_{2262-her lover} , pointing out to [him]_{2262-her lover} how very anxious all [[his]_{2262-her lover} friends]_{750-his friends} were that [he]_{2262-her lover} should do nothing in a hurry . But what if the thing were done already ! [Phineas]_329-phineas in [his]_329-phineas great discomfort went to seek further counsel from [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . Of all [[his]_329-phineas counsellors]_{12275-his counsellors} , [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} was [the only one who applauded [him]_329-phineas for what [he]_329-phineas was about to do]_{12276-the only one who applauded him for what he was about to do} . "_[6746-you] But , after all , what is it [you]_6749-you give up ? [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} may be out to - morrow , and then where will be [[your]_6749-you place]_{6750-your place} ? " "_{[431-mr. gresham]} There does not seem to be much chance of that at present . " "_{[431-mr. gresham]} Who can tell ? Of course [I]_0-i do not understand , - but it was only the other day when [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} was [there]_7300-there , and only the day before that when [Lord de Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier} was [there]_7300-there , and again only the day before that when [Lord Brock]_{698-lord brock} was [there]_7300-there . " [Phineas]_329-phineas endeavoured to make [her]_{348-madame goesler} understand that of [the four Prime Ministers whom [she]_{348-madame goesler} had named]_{12277-the four prime ministers whom she had named} , three were [men of the same party]_{12278-men of the same party} as [himself]_329-phineas , under whom it would have suited [him]_329-phineas to serve . "_{[698-lord brock]} [I]_0-i would not serve under [any man]_{1023-any man} if [I]_0-i were [an English gentleman in Parliament]_{6755-an english gentleman in parliament} , " said [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . "_{[698-lord brock]} What is [a poor fellow]_{6756-a poor fellow} to do ? " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , laughing . "_{[6756-a poor fellow]} [A poor fellow]_{6756-a poor fellow} need not be [a poor fellow]_{6756-a poor fellow} unless [he]_{6756-a poor fellow} likes , " said [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . Immediately after this [Phineas]_329-phineas left [her]_{348-madame goesler} , and as [he]_329-phineas went along [the street]_{2530-the street} [he]_329-phineas began to question [himself]_329-phineas whether the prospects of [his]_329-phineas own darling [Mary]_382-mary were at all endangered by [his]_329-phineas visits to [Park Lane]_{244-park lane} ; and to reflect what sort of a blackguard [he]_329-phineas would be , - [a blackguard of how deep a dye]_{12280-a blackguard of how deep a dye} , - were [he]_329-phineas to desert [Mary]_382-mary and marry [Madame Max Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . Then [he]_329-phineas also asked [himself]_329-phineas as to the nature and quality of [his]_329-phineas own political honesty if [he]_329-phineas were to abandon [Mary]_382-mary in order that [he]_329-phineas might maintain [his]_329-phineas parliamentary independence . After all , if it should ever come to pass that [his]_329-phineas biography should be written , [[his]_329-phineas biographer]_{12281-his biographer} would say very much more about the manner in which [he]_329-phineas kept [his]_329-phineas seat in [Parliament]_{49-parliament} than of the manner in which [he]_329-phineas kept [his]_329-phineas engagement with [Miss Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary . [Half a dozen people who knew [him]_329-phineas and [her]_382-mary]_{12282-half a dozen people who knew him and her} might think ill of [him]_329-phineas for [his]_329-phineas conduct to [Mary]_382-mary , but [the world]_{756-the world} would not condemn [him]_329-phineas ! And when [he]_329-phineas thundered forth [his]_329-phineas liberal eloquence from below the gangway as [an independent member]_{2611-an independent member} , having the fortune of [[his]_329-phineas charming wife]_{12285-his charming wife} to back [him]_329-phineas , giving excellent dinners at the same time in [Park Lane]_{244-park lane} , would not [the world]_{756-the world} praise [him]_329-phineas very loudly ? When [he]_329-phineas got to [[his]_329-phineas office]_{8104-his office} [he]_329-phineas found a note from [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} inviting [him]_329-phineas to dine in [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} . [CHAPTER LXVIII]_{708-chapter lxviii} The Joint Attack The note from [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} surprised [[our]_12288-our hero]_{1068-our hero} not a little . [He]_{332-lord brentford} had had no communication with [the Earl]_{733-the earl} since the day on which [he]_{332-lord brentford} had been so savagely scolded about the duel , when [the Earl]_{733-the earl} had plainly told [him]_{332-lord brentford} that [his]_{332-lord brentford} conduct had been as bad as it could be . [Phineas]_329-phineas had not on that account become at all ashamed of [his]_{332-lord brentford} conduct in reference to the duel , but [he]_{332-lord brentford} had conceived that any reconciliation between [him]_{332-lord brentford} and [the Earl]_{733-the earl} had been out of the question . Now there had come a civilly - worded invitation , asking [him]_329-phineas to dine with [the offended nobleman]_{12293-the offended nobleman} . The note had been written by [Lady Laura]_{383-lady laura} , but it had purported to come from [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} [himself]_{332-lord brentford} . [He]_{332-lord brentford} sent back word to say that [he]_{332-lord brentford} should be happy to have the honour of dining with [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} . Parliament at this time had been sitting nearly a month , and it was already March . [Phineas]_329-phineas had heard nothing of [Lady Laura]_{383-lady laura} , and did not even know that [she]_{383-lady laura} was in [London]_6-london till [he]_329-phineas saw [her]_{383-lady laura} handwriting . [He]_329-phineas did not know that [she]_{383-lady laura} had not gone back to [[her]_{383-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} , and that [she]_{383-lady laura} had remained with [[her]_{383-lady laura} father]_{7464-her father} all the winter at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby . [He]_329-phineas had also heard that [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} had been at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby . All [the world]_{756-the world} had been talking of the separation of [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} from [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} wife]_{947-his wife} , one half of [the world]_{756-the world} declaring that [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} wife]_{947-his wife} , if not absolutely false to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} , had neglected all [her]_{383-lady laura} duties ; and [the other half]_{12300-the other half} asserting that [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} 's treatment of [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} wife]_{947-his wife} had been so bad that [no woman]_{9911-no woman} could possibly have lived with [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} . There had even been a rumour that [Lady Laura]_{383-lady laura} had gone off with [a lover]_{7436-a lover} from [the Duke of Omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} 's garden party , and some indiscreet tongue had hinted that [a certain unmarried Under - Secretary of State]_{12305-a certain unmarried under - secretary of state} was missing at the same time . But [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} upon this had shown [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} teeth with so strong a propensity to do some real biting , that [no one]_{939-no one} had ventured to repeat that rumour . Its untruth was soon established by the fact that [Lady Laura Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} was living with [[her]_{344-lady laura} father]_{7464-her father} at [Saulsby]_127-saulsby . Of [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , [Phineas]_329-phineas had as yet seen nothing since [he]_329-phineas had been up in [town]_7455-town . [That gentleman]_{7770-that gentleman} , though [a member of the Cabinet]_{1989-a member of the cabinet} , had not been in [London]_6-london at the opening of the session , nor had [he]_{7770-that gentleman} attended the Cabinet meetings during the recess . It had been stated in the newspapers that [he]_{7770-that gentleman} was ill , and stated in private that [he]_{7770-that gentleman} could not bear to show [himself]_{7770-that gentleman} since [[his]_{7770-that gentleman} wife]_{947-his wife} had left [him]_{7770-that gentleman} . At last , however , [he]_{7770-that gentleman} came to [London]_6-london , and [Phineas]_329-phineas saw [him]_{7770-that gentleman} in [the House]_{929-the house} . Then , when the first meeting of [the Cabinet]_{1372-the cabinet} was summoned after [his]_{7770-that gentleman} return , it became known that [he]_{7770-that gentleman} also had resigned [his]_{7770-that gentleman} office . There was nothing said about [his]_{7770-that gentleman} resignation in [the House]_{929-the house} . [He]_{7770-that gentleman} had resigned on the score of ill - health , and [that very worthy peer]_{12315-that very worthy peer} , [Lord Mount Thistle]_{709-lord mount thistle} , formerly [Sir Marmaduke Morecombe]_{544-sir marmaduke morecombe} , came back to [the Duchy of [Lancaster]_{198-lancaster}]_{197-the duchy of lancaster} in [his]_{12315-that very worthy peer} place . [A Prime Minister]_{1346-a prime minister} sometimes finds great relief in the possession of [a serviceable stick who can be made to go in and out as occasion]_{12317-a serviceable stick who can be made to go in and out as occasion} may require ; only it generally happens that the stick will expect some reward when [he]_{12317-a serviceable stick who can be made to go in and out as occasion} is made to go out . [Lord Mount Thistle]_{709-lord mount thistle} immediately saw [his]_{709-lord mount thistle} way to [[a viscount]_{12318-a viscount} 's coronet]_{12319-a viscount 's coronet} , when [he]_{709-lord mount thistle} was once more summoned to the august councils of [the Ministers]_{1188-the ministers} . A few days after this had been arranged , in the interval between [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} 's invitation and [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} 's dinner , [Phineas]_329-phineas encountered [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} so closely in [one of the passages of [the House]_{929-the house}]_{12321-one of the passages of the house} that it was impossible that [they]_12323-they should not speak to [each other]_{7264-each other} , unless [they]_12323-they were to avoid [each other]_{7264-each other} as [people]_1124-people do who have palpably quarrelled . [Phineas]_329-phineas saw that [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} was hesitating , and therefore took the bull by the horns . [He]_329-phineas greeted [[his]_329-phineas former friend]_{12327-his former friend} in a friendly fashion , shaking [him]_{12327-his former friend} by the hand , and then prepared to pass on . But [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , though [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} had hesitated at first , now detained [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} brother]_{7261-his brother} member . "_{[329-phineas]} [Finn]_329-phineas , " [he]_0-i said , "_{[329-phineas]} if [you]_329-phineas are not engaged [I]_0-i should like to speak to [you]_329-phineas for a moment . " [Phineas]_329-phineas was not engaged , and allowed [himself]_329-phineas to be led out arm - in - arm by [the late Chancellor of [the Duchy]_{3550-the duchy} into [Westminster Hall]_{59-westminster hall}]_{12329-the late chancellor of the duchy into westminster hall} . "_[0-i] Of course [you]_329-phineas know what a terrible thing has happened to [me]_0-i , " said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . "_{[329-phineas]} Yes ; - [I]_0-i have heard of it , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] [Everybody]_{951-everybody} has heard of it . That is one of the terrible cruelties of such a blow . " "_[0-i] All those things are very bad of course . [I]_0-i was very much grieved , - because [you]_329-phineas have both been [intimate friends of mine]_{6760-intimate friends of mine} . " "_[6761-we] Yes , - yes ; [we]_6761-we were . Do [you]_329-phineas ever see [her]_6762-she now ? " "_{[329-phineas]} Not since last July , - at [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} 's party , [you]_329-phineas know . " "_[6762-she] Ah , yes ; the morning of that day was the last on which [I]_0-i spoke to [her]_6762-she . It was then [she]_6762-she left [me]_0-i . " "_[6762-she] [I]_0-i am going to dine with [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} to - morrow , and [I]_0-i dare say [she]_6762-she will be there . " "_[6762-she] Yes ; - [she]_6762-she is in [town]_7455-town . [I]_0-i saw [her]_6762-she yesterday in [[her]_6762-she father]_{7464-her father} 's carriage . [I]_0-i think that [she]_6762-she had no cause to leave [me]_0-i . " "_[6762-she] Of course [I]_0-i can not say anything about that . " "_[6762-she] [I]_0-i think [she]_6762-she had no cause to leave [me]_0-i . " [Phineas]_329-phineas as [he]_329-phineas heard this could not but remember all that [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} had told [himself]_329-phineas , and thought that [no woman]_{9911-no woman} had ever had a better reason for leaving [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} . "_[6762-she] There were things [I]_0-i did not like , and [I]_0-i said so . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i suppose that is generally the way , " replied [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] But surely [a wife]_{1857-a wife} should listen to a word of caution from [[her]_{1857-a wife} husband]_{968-her husband} . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i fancy [they]_6768-they never like it , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] But are [we]_6769-we all of [us]_6769-we to have all that [we]_6769-we like ? [I]_0-i have not found it so . Or would it be good for [us]_6769-we if [we]_6769-we had ? " Then [he]_0-i paused ; but as [Phineas]_329-phineas had no further remark to make , [he]_0-i continued speaking after [they]_6769-we had walked about a third of the length of [the hall]_{8209-the hall} . "_[0-i] It is not of [my]_0-i own comfort [I]_0-i am thinking now so much as of [her]_{1857-a wife} name and [her]_{1857-a wife} future conduct . Of course it will in every sense be best for [her]_{1857-a wife} that [she]_{1857-a wife} should come back to [[her]_{1857-a wife} husband]_{968-her husband} 's roof . " "_{[1857-a wife]} Well ; yes ; - perhaps it would , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[1857-a wife]} Has [she]_{1857-a wife} not accepted that lot for better or for worse ? " said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , solemnly . "_{[1857-a wife]} But incompatibility of temper , [you]_0-i know , is always , - always supposed - . [You]_0-i understand [me]_0-i ? " "_[0-i] It is [my]_0-i intention that [she]_{1857-a wife} should come back to [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i do not wish to make any legal demand ; - at any rate , not as yet . Will [you]_0-i consent to be the bearer of a message from [me]_0-i both to [herself]_{1857-a wife} and to [the Earl]_{733-the earl} ? " Now it seemed to [Phineas]_329-phineas that of all the messengers whom [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} could have chosen [he]_329-phineas was the most unsuited to be [a Mercury in this cause]_{12334-a mercury in this cause} , - not perceiving that [he]_329-phineas had been so selected with some craft , in order that [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} might understand that the accusation against [her]_{344-lady laura} was , at any rate , withdrawn , which had named [Phineas]_329-phineas as [[her]_{344-lady laura} lover]_{2262-her lover} . [He]_0-i paused again before [he]_0-i answered . "_[0-i] Of course , " [he]_0-i said , "_[0-i] [I]_0-i should be most willing to be of service , if it were possible . But [I]_0-i do not see how [I]_0-i can speak to [the Earl]_{733-the earl} about it . Though [I]_0-i am going to dine with [him]_{733-the earl} [I]_0-i do n't know why [he]_{733-the earl} has asked [me]_0-i ; - for [he]_{733-the earl} and [I]_0-i are on very bad terms . [He]_{733-the earl} heard that stupid story about the duel , and has not spoken to [me]_0-i since . " "_{[733-the earl]} [I]_0-i heard that , too , " said [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} , frowning blackly as [he]_0-i remembered [[his]_0-i wife]_{947-his wife} 's duplicity . "_[0-i] [Everybody]_{951-everybody} heard of it . But it has made such a difference between [him]_{733-the earl} and [me]_0-i , that [I]_0-i do n't think [I]_0-i can meddle . Send for [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , and speak to [him]_{733-the earl} . " "_{[463-lord chiltern]} Speak to [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} ! Never ! [He]_{733-the earl} would probably strike [me]_0-i on the head with [his]_{733-the earl} club . " "_{[733-the earl]} Call on [the Earl]_{733-the earl} [yourself]_0-i . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i did , and [he]_{733-the earl} would not see [me]_0-i . " "_{[733-the earl]} Write to [him]_{733-the earl} . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i did , and [he]_{733-the earl} sent back [my]_0-i letter unopened . " "_[6775-her] Write to [her]_6775-her . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i did ; - and [she]_6775-her answered [me]_0-i , saying only thus ; ' Indeed , indeed , it can not be so . ' But it must be so . The laws of [God]_387-god require it , and the laws of [man]_1895-man permit it . [I]_0-i want [some one]_{7387-some one} to point out that to [them]_6778-them more softly than [I]_0-i could do if [I]_0-i were simply to write to that effect . To [the Earl]_{674-the earl} , of course , [I]_0-i can not write again . " The conference ended by a promise from [Phineas]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas would , if possible , say a word to [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . When [he]_329-phineas was shown into [[Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} 's drawing - room]_{12337-lord brentford 's drawing - room} [he]_329-phineas found not only [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} [there]_7300-there , but [[her]_{344-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} . [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} was not in [the room]_{7501-the room} . [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} was [there]_7300-there , and so also were [Lord]_12342-lord and [Lady Cantrip]_{593-lady cantrip} . "_{[674-the earl]} Is not [[your]_6779-your father]_{1238-your father} going to be [here]_1224-here ? " [he]_{1238-your father} said to [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , after [their]_6782-their first greeting . "_{[674-the earl]} [We]_6782-their live in that hope , " said [she]_{344-lady laura} , "_[6782-their] and do not at all know why [he]_{1238-your father} should be late . What has become of [him]_{1238-your father} , [Oswald]_516-oswald ? " "_[516-oswald] [He]_{1238-your father} came in with [me]_0-i half an hour ago , and [I]_0-i suppose [he]_{1238-your father} does not dress as quickly as [I]_0-i do , " said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} ; upon which [Phineas]_329-phineas immediately understood that [the father]_{8247-the father} and [the son]_{8205-the son} were reconciled , and [he]_329-phineas rushed to the conclusion that [Violet]_351-violet and [[her]_351-violet lover]_{2262-her lover} would also soon be reconciled , if such were not already the case . [He]_329-phineas felt some remnant of a soreness that it should be so , as [a man]_{749-a man} feels where [his]_{749-a man} headache has been when the real ache itself has left [him]_{749-a man} . Then [the host]_{2086-the host} came in and made [his]_0-i apologies . "_{[1238-your father]} [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} kept [me]_0-i standing about , " [he]_0-i said , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} till the east wind had chilled [me]_0-i through and through . The only charm [I]_0-i recognise in youth is that it is impervious to the east wind . " [Phineas]_329-phineas felt quite sure now that [Violet]_351-violet and [[her]_351-violet lover]_{2262-her lover} were reconciled , and [he]_329-phineas had a distinct feeling of the place where the ache had been . [Dear Violet]_351-violet ! But , after all , [Violet]_351-violet lacked that sweet , clinging , feminine softness which made [Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary so pre - eminently the most charming of [her]_382-mary sex . [The Earl]_{733-the earl} , when [he]_{733-the earl} had repeated [his]_{733-the earl} general apology , especially to [Lady Cantrip]_{593-lady cantrip} , who was [the only lady present except [[his]_{733-the earl} daughter]_{7468-his daughter}]_{12350-the only lady present except his daughter} , came up to [[our]_12352-our hero]_{1068-our hero} and shook [him]_{1068-our hero} kindly by the hand . [He]_{733-the earl} took [him]_{1068-our hero} up to one of the windows and then addressed [him]_{1068-our hero} in a voice of mock solemnity . "_{[6784-young man]} Stick to [the colonies]_{4882-the colonies} , [young man]_{6784-young man} , " [he]_{733-the earl} said , "_{[6784-young man]} and never meddle with foreign affairs ; - especially not at [Blankenberg]_{227-blankenberg} . " "_{[7277-my lord]} Never again , [[my]_0-i Lord]_{7277-my lord} ; - never again . " "_{[7277-my lord]} And leave all questions of fire - arms to be arranged between [the Horse Guards]_{2605-the horse guards} and [the War Office]_{2608-the war office} . [I]_0-i have heard a good deal about it since [I]_0-i saw [you]_{6784-young man} , and [I]_0-i retract a part of what [I]_0-i said . But a duel is a foolish thing , - a very foolish thing . Come ; - here is dinner . " And [the Earl]_{733-the earl} walked off with [Lady Cantrip]_{593-lady cantrip} , and [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} walked off with [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} followed , and [Phineas]_329-phineas had an opportunity of saying a word to [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} , [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , as [they]_12356-they went down together . "_{[1238-your father]} It 's all right between [you]_{6784-young man} and [[your]_{6784-young man} father]_{1238-your father} ? " "_{[1238-your father]} Yes ; - after a fashion . There is no knowing how long it will last . [He]_{1238-your father} wants [me]_0-i to do three things , and [I]_0-i wo n't do any one of them . " "_{[1238-your father]} What are the three ? " "_{[1238-your father]} To go into [Parliament]_{49-parliament} , to be [an owner of sheep and oxen]_{6789-an owner of sheep and oxen} , and to hunt in [[his]_{1238-your father} own county]_{6790-his own county} . [I]_0-i should never attend the first , [I]_0-i should ruin [myself]_0-i with the second , and [I]_0-i should never get a run in the third . " But there was not a word said about [his]_329-phineas marriage . There were only seven who sat down to dinner , and the six were [all people with whom [Phineas]_329-phineas was or had been on most intimate terms]_{12357-all people with whom phineas was or had been on most intimate terms} . [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} was [[his]_329-phineas official chief]_{12358-his official chief} , and , since that connection had existed between [them]_12359-them , [Lady Cantrip]_{593-lady cantrip} had been very gracious to [him]_329-phineas . [She]_{593-lady cantrip} quite understood the comfort which it was to [[her]_{593-lady cantrip} husband]_{968-her husband} to have under [him]_329-phineas , as [[his]_329-phineas representative in [the House of Commons]_{1033-the house of commons}]_{12361-his representative in the house of commons} , [a man whom [he]_329-phineas could thoroughly trust and like]_{12363-a man whom he could thoroughly trust and like} , and therefore [she]_{593-lady cantrip} had used [[her]_{593-lady cantrip} woman]_{12364-her woman} 's arts to bind [Phineas]_329-phineas to [[her]_{593-lady cantrip} lord]_{2756-her lord} in more than mere official bondage . [She]_{593-lady cantrip} had tried [her]_{593-lady cantrip} skill also upon [Laurence Fitzgibbon]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} , - but altogether in vain . [He]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} had eaten [her]_{593-lady cantrip} dinners and accepted [her]_{593-lady cantrip} courtesies , and had given for [them]_6791-them no return whatever . But [Phineas]_329-phineas had possessed a more grateful mind , and had done all that had been required of [him]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} ; - had done all that had been required of [him]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} till there had come that terrible absurdity in [Ireland]_25-ireland . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i knew very well what sort of things would happen when [they]_6791-them brought such a man as [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} into [the Cabinet]_{1372-the cabinet} , " [Lady Cantrip]_{593-lady cantrip} had said to [[her]_{593-lady cantrip} husband]_{968-her husband} . But though the party was very small , and though [the guests]_{2291-the guests} were all [[his]_329-phineas intimate friends]_{12368-his intimate friends} , [Phineas]_329-phineas suspected nothing special till an attack was made upon [him]_329-phineas as soon as [the servants]_{1717-the servants} had left [the room]_{7501-the room} . This was done in the presence of [the two ladies]_{10798-the two ladies} , and , no doubt , had been preconcerted . There was [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} [there]_7300-there , who had already said much to [him]_329-phineas , and [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} who had said more even than [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} . [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} , [himself]_{332-lord brentford} [a member of [the Cabinet]_{1372-the cabinet}]_{1989-a member of the cabinet} , opened the attack by asking whether it was actually true that [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} meant to go on with [his]_{346-mr. monk} motion . [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} asserted that [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} positively would do so . "_{[346-mr. monk]} And [Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} will oppose it ? " asked [the Earl]_{733-the earl} . "_{[431-mr. gresham]} Of course [he]_{431-mr. gresham} will , " said [Barrington]_{364-barrington erle} . "_{[431-mr. gresham]} Of course [he]_{431-mr. gresham} will , " said [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} . "_{[431-mr. gresham]} [I]_0-i know what [I]_0-i should think of [him]_{431-mr. gresham} if [he]_{431-mr. gresham} did not , " said [Lady Cantrip]_{593-lady cantrip} . "_[0-i] [He]_{431-mr. gresham} is [the last man in [the world]_{756-the world}]_{6793-the last man in the world} to be forced into a thing , " said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . Then [Phineas]_329-phineas knew pretty well what was coming on [him]_329-phineas . [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} began again by asking how many supporters [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} would have in [the House]_{929-the house} . "_[0-i] That depends upon the amount of courage which [the Conservatives]_{4513-the conservatives} may have , " said [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} . "_{[4513-the conservatives]} If [they]_{4513-the conservatives} dare to vote for a thoroughly democratic measure , simply for the sake of turning [us]_6796-our out , it is quite on the cards that [they]_{4513-the conservatives} may succeed . " "_{[4513-the conservatives]} But of [[our]_6796-our own people]_{6797-our own people} ? " asked [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} . "_[6798-you] [You]_6798-you had better inquire that of [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , " said [Barrington]_{364-barrington erle} . And then the attack was made . [[Our]_6796-our hero]_{1068-our hero} had a bad half hour of it , though many words were said which must have gratified [him]_{1068-our hero} much . [They]_6796-our all wanted to keep [him]_{1068-our hero} , - so [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} declared , "_{[329-phineas]} except one or two whom [I]_0-i could name , and who are particularly anxious to wear [his]_329-phineas shoes , " said [Barrington]_{364-barrington erle} , thinking that certain reminiscences of [Phineas]_329-phineas with regard to [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} and [others]_7342-others might operate as strongly as any other consideration to make [him]_329-phineas love [his]_329-phineas place . [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} declared that [he]_{332-lord brentford} could not understand it , - that [he]_{332-lord brentford} should find [himself]_{332-lord brentford} lost in amazement if [such a man as [[his]_{332-lord brentford} young friend]_{8384-his young friend}]_{12379-such a man as his young friend} allowed [himself]_{12379-such a man as his young friend} to be led into [the outer wilderness]_{12381-the outer wilderness} by such an ignis - fatuus of light as this . [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} laid down the unwritten traditional law of [Government officials]_{12382-government officials} very plainly . [A man in office]_{6573-a man in office} , - in [an office which really imposed upon [him]_{6573-a man in office} as much work as [he]_{6573-a man in office} could possibly do with credit to [himself]_{6573-a man in office} or [his]_{6573-a man in office} cause]_{12384-an office which really imposed upon him as much work as he could possibly do with credit to himself or his cause} , - was dispensed from the necessity of a conscience with reference to other matters . It was for [Sir Walter Morrison]_{707-sir walter morrison} to have a conscience about [Irish tenant]_{12385-irish tenant} - right , as no doubt [he]_{707-sir walter morrison} had , - just as [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas had a conscience about [Canada]_285-canada , and [Jamaica]_314-jamaica , and [the Cape]_{315-the cape} . [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} was very strong about parties in general , and painted the comforts of official position in glowing colours . But [I]_6799-we think that [the two ladies]_{10798-the two ladies} were more efficacious than even [[their]_{10798-the two ladies} male relatives]_{12387-their male relatives} in the arguments which [they]_{10798-the two ladies} used . "_[6799-we] [We]_6799-we have been so happy to have [you]_6800-he among [us]_6799-we , " said [Lady Cantrip]_{593-lady cantrip} , looking at [him]_6800-he with beseeching , almost loving eyes . "_[6799-we] [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas knows , " said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , "_[6799-we] that since [he]_329-phineas first came into [Parliament]_{49-parliament} [I]_0-i have always believed in [his]_329-phineas success , and [I]_0-i have been very proud to see it . " "_[6799-we] [We]_6799-we shall weep over [him]_329-phineas , as over [a fallen angel]_{6801-a fallen angel} , if [he]_329-phineas leaves [us]_6799-we , " said [Lady Cantrip]_{593-lady cantrip} . "_[6799-we] [I]_0-i wo n't say that [I]_0-i will weep , " said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , "_[0-i] but [I]_0-i do not know anything of the kind that would so truly make [me]_0-i unhappy . " What was [he]_6800-he to say in answer to applications so flattering and so pressing ? [He]_6800-he would have said nothing , had that been possible , but [he]_6800-he felt [himself]_6800-he obliged to reply . [He]_6800-he replied very weakly , - of course , not justifying [himself]_6800-he , but declaring that as [he]_6800-he had gone so far [he]_6800-he must go further . [He]_6800-he must vote for the measure now . Both [[his]_6800-he chief]_{3621-his chief} and [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} proved , or attempted to prove , that [he]_6800-he was wrong in this . Of course [he]_6800-he would not speak on the measure , and [his]_6800-he vote for [[his]_6800-he party]_{838-his party} would probably be allowed to pass without notice . One or two newspapers might perhaps attack [him]_6800-he ; but what [public man]_{12390-public man} cared for such attacks as those ? [[His]_6800-he whole party]_{9873-his whole party} would hang by [him]_6800-he , and in that [he]_6800-he would find ample consolation . [Phineas]_329-phineas could only say that [he]_329-phineas would think of it ; - and this [he]_329-phineas said in so irresolute a tone of voice that all [the men then present]_{12392-the men then present} believed that [he]_329-phineas was gained . [The two ladies]_{10798-the two ladies} , however , were of a different opinion . "_[0-i] In spite of anything that [anybody]_7318-anybody may say , [he]_6803-he will do what [he]_6803-he thinks right when the time comes , " said [Laura]_{344-lady laura} to [[her]_{344-lady laura} father]_{7464-her father} afterwards . But then [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} had been in love with [him]_6803-he , - was perhaps almost in love with [him]_6803-he still . "_[6803-he] [I]_0-i 'm afraid [he]_6803-he is a mule , " said [Lady Cantrip]_{593-lady cantrip} to [[her]_{593-lady cantrip} husband]_{968-her husband} . "_[0-i] [He]_6803-he 's a good mule up [a hill]_{6804-a hill} with a load on [his]_6803-he back , " said [[his]_6803-he lordship]_{8711-his lordship} . "_[6803-he] But with [a mule]_{6805-a mule} there always comes a time when [you]_6806-you ca n't manage [him]_6803-he , " said [Lady Cantrip]_{593-lady cantrip} . But [Lady Cantrip]_{593-lady cantrip} had never been in love with [Phineas]_329-phineas . [Phineas]_329-phineas found a moment , before [he]_329-phineas left [[Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} 's house]_{12397-lord brentford 's house} , to say a word to [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} as to the commission that had been given to [him]_329-phineas . "_[6806-you] It can never be , " said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , shuddering ; - "_[6806-you] never , never , never ! " "_[6806-you] [You]_6806-you are not angry with [me]_0-i for speaking ? " "_[6806-you] Oh , no - not if [he]_6803-he told [you]_6806-you . " "_[6803-he] [He]_6803-he made [me]_0-i promise that [I]_0-i would . " "_[6803-he] Tell [him]_6803-he it can not be . Tell [him]_6803-he that if [he]_6803-he has any instruction to send [me]_0-i as to what [he]_6803-he considers to be [my]_0-i duty , [I]_0-i will endeavour to comply , if that duty can be done apart . [I]_0-i will recognize [him]_6803-he so far , because of [my]_0-i vow . But not even for the sake of [my]_0-i vow , will [I]_0-i endeavour to live with [him]_6803-he . [His]_6803-he presence would kill [me]_0-i ! " When [Phineas]_329-phineas repeated this , or as much of this as [he]_329-phineas judged to be necessary , to [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} a day or two afterwards , [that gentleman]_{7770-that gentleman} replied that in such case [he]_0-i would have no alternative but to seek redress at law . "_[6803-he] [I]_0-i have done nothing to [[my]_0-i wife]_{8524-my wife} , " said [he]_0-i , "_[6803-he] of which [I]_0-i need be ashamed . It will be sad , no doubt , to have all [our]_6808-our affairs bandied about in court , and made the subject of comment in newspapers , but [a man]_{749-a man} must go through that , or worse than that , in the vindication of [his]_{749-a man} rights , and for the performance of [his]_{749-a man} duty to [[his]_{749-a man} Maker]_{6810-his maker} . " That very day [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} went to [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} lawyer]_{12399-his lawyer} , and desired that steps might be taken for the restitution to [him]_{12399-his lawyer} of [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} conjugal rights . CHAPTER LXIX [The Temptress Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's bill was read the first time before [Easter]_551-easter , and [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas still held [his]_329-phineas office . [He]_329-phineas had spoken to [the Prime Minister]_{734-the prime minister} once on the subject , and had been surprised at [that gentleman]_{7770-that gentleman} 's courtesy ; - for [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} had the reputation of being unconciliatory in [his]_{431-mr. gresham} manners , and very prone to resent anything like desertion from that allegiance which was due to [himself]_{431-mr. gresham} as [the leader of [[his]_{431-mr. gresham} party]_{838-his party}]_{12402-the leader of his party} . "_[6811-you] [You]_6811-you had better stay where [you]_6811-you are and take no step that may be irretrievable , till [you]_6811-you have quite made up [your]_6811-you mind , " said [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} . "_[6811-you] [I]_0-i fear [I]_0-i have made up [my]_0-i mind , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] Nothing can be done till after Easter , " replied [the great man]_{12404-the great man} , "_[0-i] and there is no knowing how things may go then . [I]_0-i strongly recommend [you]_6811-you to stay with [us]_6812-us . If [you]_6811-you can do this it will be only necessary that [you]_6811-you shall put [your]_6811-you resignation in [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} 's hands before [you]_6811-you speak or vote against [us]_6812-us . See [Monk]_{346-mr. monk} and talk it over with [him]_{346-mr. monk} . " [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} possibly imagined that [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} might be moved to abandon [his]_{346-mr. monk} bill , when [he]_{431-mr. gresham} saw what injury [he]_{346-mr. monk} was about to do . At this time [Phineas]_329-phineas received the following letter from [[his]_329-phineas darling]_{7431-his darling} [Mary]_382-mary : - [Floodborough]_{50-floodborough} , Thursday . [DEAREST PHINEAS]_{711-dearest phineas} , [We]_6812-us have just got [home]_754-home from [Killaloe]_5-killaloe , and mean to remain [here]_1224-here all through the summer . After leaving [[your]_{711-dearest phineas} sisters]_{12408-your sisters} [this house]_{8214-this house} seems so desolate ; but [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} shall have the more time to think of [you]_{711-dearest phineas} . [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} have been reading [Tennyson]_712-tennyson , as [you]_{711-dearest phineas} told [me]_{343-mr. kennedy} , and [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} fancy that [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} could in truth be [a Mariana]_{12410-a mariana} [here]_1224-here , if it were not that [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} am so quite certain that [you]_{711-dearest phineas} will come ; - and that makes all the difference in [the world]_{756-the world} in a moated grange . Last night [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} sat at the window and tried to realise what [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} should feel if [you]_{711-dearest phineas} were to tell [me]_{343-mr. kennedy} that [you]_{711-dearest phineas} did not want [me]_{343-mr. kennedy} ; and [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} got [myself]_{343-mr. kennedy} into such an ecstatic state of mock melancholy that [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} cried for half an hour . But when one has such a real living joy at the back of one 's romantic melancholy , tears are very pleasant ; - they water and do not burn . [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} must tell [you]_{711-dearest phineas} about [them]_12413-them all at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe . [They]_12413-them certainly are very unhappy at the idea of [your]_{711-dearest phineas} resigning . [[Your]_{711-dearest phineas} father]_{1238-your father} says very little , but [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} made [him]_{1238-your father} own that to act as [you]_{711-dearest phineas} are acting for the sake of principle is very grand . [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} would not leave [him]_{1238-your father} till [he]_{1238-your father} had said so , and [he]_{1238-your father} did say it . [Dear Mrs. Finn]_{357-mrs. finn} does not understand it as well , but [she]_{357-mrs. finn} will do so . [She]_{357-mrs. finn} complains mostly for [my]_{343-mr. kennedy} sake , and when [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} tell [her]_{357-mrs. finn} that [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} will wait twenty years if it is necessary , [she]_{357-mrs. finn} tells [me]_{343-mr. kennedy} [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} do not know what waiting means . But [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} will , - and will be happy , and will never really think [myself]_{343-mr. kennedy} [a Mariana]_{12410-a mariana} . [Dear]_7320-dear , dear , dear [Phineas]_329-phineas , indeed [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} wo n't . [The girls]_{953-the girls} are half sad and half proud . But [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} am wholly proud , and know that [you]_329-phineas are doing just what [you]_329-phineas ought to do . [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} shall think more of [you]_329-phineas as [a man who might have been [a Prime Minister]_{1346-a prime minister}]_{12418-a man who might have been a prime minister} than if [you]_329-phineas were really sitting in the Cabinet like [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} . As for [mamma]_1709-mamma , [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} can not make [her]_1709-mamma quite understand it . [She]_1709-mamma merely says that [no young man who is going to be married]_{12421-no young man who is going to be married} ought to resign anything . [Dear mamma]_{12422-dear mamma} ; - sometimes [she]_1709-mamma does say such odd things . [You]_329-phineas told [me]_{343-mr. kennedy} to tell [you]_329-phineas everything , and so [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} have . [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} talk to [some of [the people here]_{12424-the people here}]_{12423-some of the people here} , and tell [them]_{12423-some of the people here} what [they]_{12423-some of the people here} might do if [they]_{12423-some of the people here} had tenant - right . [One old fellow]_{12425-one old fellow} , [Mike Dufferty]_{713-mike dufferty} , - [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} do n't know whether [you]_329-phineas remember [him]_{12425-one old fellow} , - asked if [he]_{12425-one old fellow} would have to pay the rent all the same . When [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} said certainly [he]_{12425-one old fellow} would , then [he]_{12425-one old fellow} shook [his]_{12425-one old fellow} head . But as [you]_329-phineas said once , when [we]_12426-we want to do good to [people]_1124-people [one]_1102-one has no right to expect that [they]_1124-people should understand it . It is like [baptizing little infants]_{12429-baptizing little infants} . [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} got both [your]_329-phineas notes ; - seven words in one , [Mr. Under - Secretary]_{714-mr. under - secretary} , and nine in the other ! But the one little word at the end was worth a whole sheet full of common words . How nice it is to write letters without paying postage , and to send [them]_12430-them about [the world]_{756-the world} with a grand name in the corner . When [Barney]_715-barney brings [me]_{343-mr. kennedy} one [he]_715-barney always looks as if [he]_715-barney did n't know whether it was a love letter or an order to go to [Botany Bay]_{316-botany bay} . If [he]_715-barney saw the inside of [them]_12430-them , how short they are , [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} do n't think [he]_715-barney 'd think much of [you]_329-phineas as [a lover]_{7436-a lover} nor yet as [an Under - Secretary]_{10379-an under - secretary} . But [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} think ever so much of [you]_329-phineas as both ; - [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} do , indeed ; and [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} am not scolding [you]_329-phineas a bit . As long as [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} can have two or three dear , sweet , loving words , [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} shall be as happy as [a queen]_{12434-a queen} . Ah , if [you]_329-phineas knew it all ! But [you]_329-phineas never can know it all . [A man]_{749-a man} has so many other things to learn that [he]_{749-a man} can not understand it . Good - bye , [dear]_7320-dear , [dear , dearest man]_{12437-dear , dearest man} . Whatever [you]_329-phineas do [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} shall be quite sure [you]_329-phineas have done the best . Ever [your]_329-phineas own , with all the love of [her]_12438-her heart , [MARY F. JONES]_716-mary . This was very nice . [Such a man]_{892-such a man} as was [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas always takes a delight which [he]_329-phineas can not express even to [himself]_329-phineas in the receipt of such a letter as this . There is nothing so flattering as the warm expression of the confidence of [a woman]_{1381-a woman} 's love , and [Phineas]_329-phineas thought that [no woman]_{9911-no woman} ever expressed this more completely than did [[his]_329-phineas Mary]_{12442-his mary} . Dear , dearest [Mary]_716-mary . As for giving [her]_716-mary up , as for treachery to [one so trusting , so sweet , so well beloved]_{12443-one so trusting , so sweet , so well beloved} , that was out of the question . But nevertheless the truth came home to [him]_329-phineas more clearly day by day , that [he]_329-phineas of [all men]_{7407-all men} was the last who ought to have given [himself]_329-phineas up to such a passion . For [her]_716-mary sake [he]_329-phineas ought to have abstained . So [he]_329-phineas told [himself]_329-phineas now . For [her]_716-mary sake [he]_329-phineas ought to have kept aloof from [her]_716-mary ; - and for [his]_329-phineas own sake [he]_329-phineas ought to have kept aloof from [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . That very day , with [Mary]_716-mary 's letter in [his]_329-phineas pocket , [he]_329-phineas went to [the livery stables]_{12445-the livery stables} and explained that [he]_329-phineas would not keep [his]_329-phineas horse any longer . There was no difficulty about the horse . [[Mr. Howard Macleod]_{717-mr. howard macleod} of [the Treasury]_{7799-the treasury}]_{12446-mr. howard macleod of the treasury} would take [him]_329-phineas from that very hour . [Phineas]_329-phineas , as [he]_329-phineas walked away , uttered a curse upon [Mr. Howard Macleod]_{717-mr. howard macleod} . [Mr. Howard Macleod]_{717-mr. howard macleod} was just beginning the glory of [his]_{717-mr. howard macleod} life in [London]_6-london , and [he]_{717-mr. howard macleod} , [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , was bringing [his]_{717-mr. howard macleod} to an end . With [Mary]_716-mary 's letter in [his]_329-phineas pocket [he]_329-phineas went up to [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} . [He]_329-phineas had again got into the habit of seeing [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} frequently , and was often with [[her]_{344-lady laura} brother]_{7474-her brother} , who now again lived at [[[his]_{7474-her brother} father]_{784-his father} 's house]_{9093-his father 's house} . A letter had reached [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} , through [[his]_{332-lord brentford} lawyer]_{12399-his lawyer} , in which a demand was made by [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} for the return of [[his]_{332-lord brentford} wife]_{947-his wife} . [She]_{947-his wife} was quite determined that [she]_{947-his wife} would never go back to [him]_{332-lord brentford} ; and there had come to [her]_{947-his wife} a doubt whether it would not be expedient that [she]_{947-his wife} should live abroad so as to be out of the way of persecution from [[her]_{947-his wife} husband]_{968-her husband} . [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} was in great wrath , and [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} had once or twice hinted that perhaps [he]_{332-lord brentford} had better ' see "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . The amenities of such an interview , as this would be , had up to the present day been postponed ; and , in a certain way , [Phineas]_329-phineas had been used as [a messenger between [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} and [[his]_{343-mr. kennedy} wife 's family]_{6814-his wife 's family}]_{6813-a messenger between mr. kennedy and his wife 's family} . " [I]_6815-i think it will end , "_[6815-i] [she]_6815-i said , " in [my]_6815-i going to [Dresden]_317-dresden , and settling [myself]_6815-i [there]_7300-there . [Papa]_376-papa will come to [me]_6815-i when [Parliament]_{49-parliament} is not sitting . "_[6815-i] " It will be very dull . "_[6815-i] " Dull ! What does dulness amount to when one has come to such a pass as this ? When [one]_1102-one is in the ruck of fortune , to be dull is very bad ; but when misfortune comes , simple dulness is nothing . It sounds almost like relief . "_[6815-i] " It is so hard that [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} should be driven away . "_[6815-i] [She]_6815-i did not answer [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} for a while , and [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} was beginning to think of [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} own case also . Was it not hard that [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} too should be driven away ? " It is odd enough that [we]_12456-we should both be going at the same time . "_[6815-i] " But [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} will not go ? "_[6815-i] " [I]_6815-i think [I]_6815-i shall . [I]_6815-i have resolved upon this , - that if [I]_6815-i give up [my]_6815-i place , [I]_6815-i will give up [my]_6815-i seat too . [I]_6815-i went into [Parliament]_{49-parliament} with the hope of office , and how can [I]_6815-i remain [there]_7300-there when [I]_6815-i shall have gained it and then have lost it ? "_[6815-i] " But [you]_{343-mr. kennedy} will stay in [London]_6-london , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ? "_[6815-i] " [I]_6815-i think not . After all that has come and gone [I]_6815-i should not be happy here , and [I]_6815-i should make [my]_6815-i way easier and on cheaper terms in [Dublin]_29-dublin . [My]_6815-i present idea is that [I]_6815-i shall endeavour to make a practice over in [[my]_6815-i own country]_{12458-my own country} . It will be hard work beginning at the bottom ; - will it not ? "_[6815-i] " And so unnecessary . "_[6815-i] " Ah , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , - if it only could be avoided ! But it is of no use going through all that again . "_[6815-i] " How much [we]_12459-we would both of [us]_12459-we avoid if [we]_12459-we could only have another chance ! "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " If [I]_{344-lady laura} could only be as [I]_{344-lady laura} was before [I]_{344-lady laura} persuaded [myself]_{344-lady laura} to marry [a man whom [I]_{344-lady laura} never loved]_{12460-a man whom i never loved} , what a paradise [the earth]_{855-the earth} would be to [me]_{344-lady laura} ! With [me]_{344-lady laura} all regrets are too late . "_{[344-lady laura]} " And with [me]_6815-i as much so . "_[6815-i] " No , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . Even should [you]_329-phineas resign [[your]_329-phineas office]_{5924-your office} , there is no reason why [you]_329-phineas should give up [your]_329-phineas seat . "_[6815-i] " Simply that [I]_{344-lady laura} have no income to maintain [me]_{344-lady laura} in [London]_6-london . "_{[344-lady laura]} [She]_{344-lady laura} was silent for a few moments , during which [she]_{344-lady laura} changed [her]_{344-lady laura} seat so as to come nearer to [him]_6816-you , placing [herself]_{344-lady laura} on a corner of a sofa close to the chair on which [he]_6816-you was seated . " [I]_{344-lady laura} wonder whether [I]_{344-lady laura} may speak to [you]_6816-you plainly , "_{[344-lady laura]} [she]_{344-lady laura} said . " Indeed [you]_6816-you may . "_{[344-lady laura]} " On any subject ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " Yes ; - on any subject . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} trust [you]_6816-you have been able to rid [your]_6816-you bosom of all remembrances of [Violet Effingham]_351-violet . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Certainly not of all remembrances , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Of all hope , then ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} have no such hope . "_{[344-lady laura]} " And of all lingering desires ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " Well , yes ; - and of all lingering desires . [I]_{344-lady laura} know now that it can not be . [[Your]_{344-lady laura} brother]_{7311-your brother} is welcome to [her]_{344-lady laura} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Ah ; - of that [I]_{344-lady laura} know nothing . [He]_{7311-your brother} , with [his]_{7311-your brother} perversity , has estranged [her]_{344-lady laura} . But [I]_{344-lady laura} am sure of this , - that if [she]_{344-lady laura} do not marry [him]_{7311-your brother} , [she]_{344-lady laura} will marry [no one]_{939-no one} . But it is not on account of [him]_{7311-your brother} that [I]_{344-lady laura} speak . [He]_{7311-your brother} must fight [his]_{7311-your brother} own battles now . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} shall not interfere with [him]_{7311-your brother} , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Then why should [you]_{344-lady laura} not establish [yourself]_{344-lady laura} by a marriage that will make place a matter of indifference to [you]_{344-lady laura} ? [I]_{344-lady laura} know that it is within [your]_{344-lady laura} power to do so . "_{[344-lady laura]} [Phineas]_329-phineas put [his]_329-phineas hand up to [his]_329-phineas breastcoat pocket , and felt that [Mary]_716-mary 's letter , - [her]_716-mary precious letter , - was there safe . It certainly was not in [his]_329-phineas power to do this thing which [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} recommended to [him]_329-phineas , but [he]_329-phineas hardly thought that the present was a moment suitable for explaining to [her]_{344-lady laura} the nature of the impediment which stood in the way of such an arrangement . [He]_329-phineas had so lately spoken to [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} with an assurance of undying constancy of [his]_329-phineas love for [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , that [he]_329-phineas could not as yet acknowledge the force of another passion . [He]_329-phineas shook [his]_329-phineas head by way of reply . " [I]_{344-lady laura} tell [you]_329-phineas that it is so , "_{[344-lady laura]} [she]_{344-lady laura} said with energy . " [I]_{344-lady laura} am afraid not . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Go to [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , and ask [her]_{348-madame goesler} . Hear what [she]_{348-madame goesler} will say . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} would laugh at [me]_{344-lady laura} , no doubt . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Psha ! [You]_329-phineas do not think so . [You]_329-phineas know that [she]_{348-madame goesler} would not laugh . And are [you]_329-phineas [the man]_{7504-the man} to be afraid of [a woman]_{1381-a woman} 's laughter ? [I]_{344-lady laura} think not . "_{[344-lady laura]} Again [he]_329-phineas did not answer [her]_{344-lady laura} at once , and when [he]_329-phineas did speak the tone of [his]_329-phineas voice was altered . " What was it [you]_329-phineas said of [yourself]_329-phineas , just now ? "_{[329-phineas]} " What did [I]_{344-lady laura} say of [myself]_{344-lady laura} ? "_{[344-lady laura]} " [You]_329-phineas regretted that [you]_329-phineas had consented to marry [a man]_{749-a man} , - whom [you]_329-phineas did not love . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Why should [you]_329-phineas not love [her]_{348-madame goesler} ? And it is so different with [a man]_{749-a man} ! [A woman]_{1381-a woman} is wretched if [she]_{1381-a woman} does not love [[her]_{1381-a woman} husband]_{968-her husband} , but [I]_329-phineas fancy that [a man]_{749-a man} gets on very well without any such feeling . [She]_{1381-a woman} can not domineer over [you]_329-phineas . [She]_{1381-a woman} can not expect [you]_329-phineas to pluck [yourself]_329-phineas out of [[your]_329-phineas own soil]_{12472-your own soil} , and begin a new growth altogether in accordance with the laws of [her]_{1381-a woman} own . It was that which [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} did . "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} do not for a moment think that [she]_{1381-a woman} would take [me]_{344-lady laura} , if [I]_{344-lady laura} were to offer [myself]_{344-lady laura} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " Try [her]_{1381-a woman} , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} energetically . " Such trials cost [you]_6817-i but little ; - [[we]_12473-we both of [us]_12473-we]_{12474-we both of us} know that ! "_{[344-lady laura]} Still [he]_6817-i said nothing of the letter in [his]_6817-i pocket . " It is everything that [you]_329-phineas should go on now that [you]_329-phineas have once begun . [I]_6817-i do not believe in [you]_329-phineas working at [the Bar]_{889-the bar} . [You]_329-phineas can not do it . [A man who has commenced life as [you]_329-phineas have done [with the excitement of politics , who has known what it is to take a prominent part in the control of public affairs]_{12477-with the excitement of politics , who has known what it is to take a prominent part in the control of public affairs} , can not give it up and be happy at other work]_{12476-a man who has commenced life as you have done with the excitement of politics , who has known what it is to take a prominent part in the control of public affairs , can not give it up and be happy at other work} . Make [her]_{1381-a woman} [[your]_329-phineas wife]_{8754-your wife} , and [you]_329-phineas may resign or remain in office just as [you]_329-phineas choose . [Office]_1996-office will be much easier to [you]_329-phineas than it is now , because it will not be a necessity . Let [me]_6817-i at any rate have the pleasure of thinking that one of [us]_12480-us can remain here , - that [we]_12480-us need not both fall together . "_[6817-i] Still [he]_6817-i did not tell [her]_6818-she of the letter in [his]_6817-i pocket . [He]_6817-i felt that [she]_6818-she moved [him]_6817-i , - that [she]_6818-she made [him]_6817-i acknowledge to [himself]_6817-i how great would be the pity of such a failure as would be [his]_6817-i . [He]_6817-i was quite as much alive as [she]_6818-she could be to the fact that work at [the Bar]_{889-the bar} , either in [London]_6-london or in [Dublin]_29-dublin , would have no charms for [him]_6817-i now . The prospect of such a life was very dreary to [him]_6817-i . Even with the comfort of [Mary]_716-mary 's love such a life would be very dreary to [him]_6817-i . And then [he]_6817-i knew , - [he]_6817-i thought that [he]_6817-i knew , - that were [he]_6817-i to offer [himself]_6817-i to [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} [he]_6817-i would not in truth be rejected . [She]_{348-madame goesler} had told [him]_6817-i that if poverty was a trouble to [him]_6817-i [he]_6817-i need be no longer poor . Of course [he]_6817-i had understood this . [Her]_{348-madame goesler} money was at [his]_6817-i service if [he]_6817-i should choose to stoop and pick it up . And it was not only money that such a marriage would give [him]_6817-i . [He]_6817-i had acknowledged to [himself]_6817-i more than once that [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} was very lovely , that [she]_{348-madame goesler} was clever , attractive in every way , and as far as [he]_6817-i could see , blessed with a sweet temper . [She]_{348-madame goesler} had a position , too , in [the world]_{756-the world} that would help [him]_6817-i rather than mar [him]_6817-i . What might [he]_6817-i not do with an independent seat in [the House of Commons]_{1033-the house of commons} , and as [joint owner of [the little house in [Park Lane]_{244-park lane}]_{6173-the little house in park lane}]_{6822-joint owner of the little house in park lane} ? Of all careers which [the world]_{756-the world} could offer to [a man the pleasantest]_{6825-a man the pleasantest} would then be within [his]_6817-i reach . " [You]_{344-lady laura} appear to [me]_6817-i as [a tempter]_{12481-a tempter} , "_[6817-i] [he]_6817-i said at last to [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " It is unkind of [you]_{344-lady laura} to say that , and ungrateful . [I]_6817-i would do anything on [earth]_10459-earth in [my]_6817-i power to help [you]_{344-lady laura} . "_[6817-i] " Nevertheless [you]_6817-i are [a tempter]_{12481-a tempter} . "_[6817-i] " [I]_{344-lady laura} know how it ought to have been , "_{[344-lady laura]} [she]_{344-lady laura} said , in a low voice . " [I]_{344-lady laura} know very well how it ought to have been . [I]_{344-lady laura} should have kept [myself]_{344-lady laura} free till that time when [we]_12484-we met on [the braes of [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter}]_{5908-the braes of loughlinter} , and then all would have been well with [us]_12484-we . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_329-phineas do not know how that might have been , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , hoarsely . " [You]_{344-lady laura} do not know ! But [I]_329-phineas know . Of course [you]_{344-lady laura} have stabbed [me]_329-phineas with a thousand daggers when [you]_{344-lady laura} have told [me]_329-phineas from time to time of [your]_{344-lady laura} love for [Violet]_351-violet . [You]_{344-lady laura} have been very cruel , - needlessly cruel . [Men]_1025-men are so cruel ! But for all that [I]_329-phineas have known that [I]_329-phineas could have kept [you]_{344-lady laura} , - had it not been too late when [you]_{344-lady laura} spoke to [me]_329-phineas . Will [you]_{344-lady laura} not own as much as that ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Of course [you]_{344-lady laura} would have been everything to [me]_6817-i . [I]_6817-i should never have thought of [Violet]_351-violet then . "_[6817-i] " That is the only kind word [you]_{344-lady laura} have said to [me]_6817-i from that day to this . [I]_6817-i try to comfort [myself]_6817-i in thinking that it would have been so . But all that is past and gone , and done . [I]_6817-i have had [my]_6817-i romance and [you]_{344-lady laura} have had [yours]_{344-lady laura} . As [you]_{344-lady laura} are [a man]_{749-a man} , it is natural that [you]_{344-lady laura} should have been disturbed by a double image ; - it is not so with [me]_6817-i . "_[6817-i] " And yet [you]_{344-lady laura} can advise [me]_329-phineas to offer marriage to [a woman]_{1381-a woman} , - [a woman whom [I]_329-phineas am to seek merely because [she]_{1381-a woman} is rich]_{12489-a woman whom i am to seek merely because she is rich} ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Yes ; - [I]_6817-i do so advise [you]_{344-lady laura} . [You]_{344-lady laura} have had [your]_{344-lady laura} romance and must now put up with reality . Why should [I]_6817-i so advise [you]_{344-lady laura} but for the interest that [I]_6817-i have in [you]_{344-lady laura} ? [Your]_{344-lady laura} prosperity will do [me]_6817-i no good . [I]_6817-i shall not even be here to see it . [I]_6817-i shall hear of it only as so many [a woman banished out of [England]_26-england]_{12490-a woman banished out of england} hears a distant misunderstood report of what is going on in [the country [she]_{12490-a woman banished out of england} has left]_{12491-the country she has left} . But [I]_6817-i still have regard enough , - [I]_6817-i will be bold , and , knowing that [you]_{344-lady laura} will not take it amiss , will say love enough for [you]_{344-lady laura} , - to feel a desire that [you]_{344-lady laura} should not be shipwrecked . Since [we]_12492-we first took [you]_{344-lady laura} in hand between [us]_12492-we , [Barrington]_{364-barrington erle} and [I]_6817-i , [I]_6817-i have never swerved in [my]_6817-i anxiety on [your]_{344-lady laura} behalf . When [I]_6817-i resolved that it would be better for [us]_12492-we both that [we]_12492-we should be only [friends]_7328-friends , [I]_6817-i did not swerve . When [you]_{344-lady laura} would talk to [me]_6817-i so cruelly of [your]_{344-lady laura} love for [Violet]_351-violet , [I]_6817-i did not swerve . When [I]_6817-i warned [you]_{344-lady laura} from [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} because [I]_6817-i thought there was danger , [I]_6817-i did not swerve . When [I]_6817-i bade [you]_{344-lady laura} not to come to [me]_6817-i in [London]_6-london because of [[my]_6817-i husband]_{8529-my husband} , [I]_6817-i did not swerve . When [[my]_6817-i father]_{7296-my father} was hard upon [you]_{344-lady laura} , [I]_6817-i did not swerve then . [I]_6817-i would not leave [him]_{8529-my husband} till [he]_{8529-my husband} was softened . When [you]_{344-lady laura} tried to rob [Oswald]_516-oswald of [his]_{8529-my husband} love , and [I]_6817-i thought [you]_{344-lady laura} would succeed , - for [I]_6817-i did think so , - [I]_6817-i did not swerve . [I]_6817-i have ever been true to [you]_{344-lady laura} . And now that [I]_6817-i must hide [myself]_6817-i and go away , and be seen no more , [I]_6817-i am true still . "_[6817-i] " [Laura]_{344-lady laura} , - dearest [Laura]_{344-lady laura} ! "_[6826-he] [he]_6826-he exclaimed . " Ah , no ! "_[6827-her] [she]_6827-her said , speaking with no touch of anger , but all in sorrow ; - " it must not be like that . There is no room for that . Nor do [you]_6826-he mean it . [I]_6827-her do not think so ill of [you]_6826-he . But there may not be even words of affection between [us]_12496-us - only such as [I]_6827-her may speak to make [you]_6826-he know that [I]_6827-her am [[your]_6826-he friend]_{1248-your friend} . "_[6827-her] " [You]_6827-her are [[my]_6826-he friend]_{922-my friend} , "_[6826-he] [he]_6826-he said , stretching out [his]_6826-he hand to [her]_6827-her as [he]_6826-he turned away [his]_6826-he face . " [You]_6827-her are [[my]_6826-he friend]_{922-my friend} , indeed . "_[6826-he] " Then do as [I]_6826-he would have [you]_6827-her do . "_[6826-he] [He]_6826-he put [his]_6826-he hand into [his]_6826-he pocket , and had the letter between [his]_6826-he fingers with the purport of showing it to [her]_6827-her . But at the moment the thought occurred to [him]_6826-he that were [he]_6826-he to do so , then , indeed , [he]_6826-he would be bound for ever . [He]_6826-he knew that [he]_6826-he was bound for ever , - bound for ever to [his]_6826-he own [Mary]_716-mary ; but [he]_6826-he desired to have the privilege of thinking over such bondage once more before [he]_6826-he proclaimed it even to [[his]_6826-he dearest friend]_{6828-his dearest friend} . [He]_6826-he had told [her]_6827-her that [she]_6827-her tempted [him]_6826-he , and [she]_6827-her stood before [him]_6826-he now as [a temptress]_{6829-a temptress} . But lest it might be possible that [she]_6827-her should not tempt in vain , - that letter in [his]_6826-he pocket must never be shown to [her]_6827-her . In that case [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} must never hear from [his]_6826-he lips the name of [Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary . [He]_6826-he left [her]_6827-her without any assured purpose ; - without , that is , the assurance to [her]_6827-her of any fixed purpose . There yet wanted a week to the day on which [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's bill was to be read , - or not to be read , - the second time ; and [he]_6826-he had still that interval before [he]_6826-he need decide . [He]_6826-he went to [[his]_6826-he club]_{7415-his club} , and before [he]_6826-he dined [he]_6826-he strove to write a line to [Mary]_382-mary ; - but when [he]_6826-he had the paper before [him]_6826-he [he]_6826-he found that it was impossible to do so . Though [he]_6826-he did not even suspect [himself]_6826-he of an intention to be false , the idea that was in [his]_6826-he mind made the effort too much for [him]_6826-he . [He]_6826-he put the paper away from [him]_6826-he and went down and eat [his]_6826-he dinner . It was a Saturday , and there was [no House]_{2288-no house} in the evening . [He]_6826-he had remained in [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} with [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} till near seven o'clock , and was engaged to go out in the evening to a gathering at [[Mrs. Gresham]_{491-mrs. gresham} 's house]_{6832-mrs. gresham 's house} . [Everybody in [London]_6-london]_{6833-everybody in london} would be [there]_7300-there , and [Phineas]_329-phineas was resolved that as long as [he]_6826-he remained in [London]_6-london [he]_6826-he would be seen at places where [everybody]_{951-everybody} was seen . [He]_6826-he would certainly be at [[Mrs. Gresham]_{491-mrs. gresham} 's gathering]_{6836-mrs. gresham 's gathering} ; but there was an hour or two before [he]_6826-he need go [home]_754-home to dress , and as [he]_6826-he had nothing to do , [he]_6826-he went down to [the smoking - room]_{8342-the smoking - room} of [[his]_6826-he club]_{7415-his club} . The seats were crowded , but there was one vacant ; and before [he]_6826-he had looked about [him]_6826-he to scrutinise [[his]_6826-he neighbourhood]_{6840-his neighbourhood} , [he]_6826-he found that [he]_6826-he had placed [himself]_6826-he with [Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} on [his]_{408-mr. bonteen} right hand and [Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} on [his]_{417-mr. ratler} left . There were [no two men]_{6841-no two men} in all [London]_6-london whom [he]_6826-he more thoroughly disliked ; but it was too late for [him]_6826-he to avoid [them]_{6841-no two men} now . [They]_{6841-no two men} instantly attacked [him]_6826-he , first on one side and then on the other . " So [I]_{408-mr. bonteen} am told [you]_6826-he are going to leave [us]_12500-us , "_{[408-mr. bonteen]} said [Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} . " Who can have been ill - natured enough to whisper such a thing ? "_{[329-phineas]} replied [Phineas]_329-phineas . " The whispers are very loud , [I]_{417-mr. ratler} can tell [you]_6826-he , "_{[417-mr. ratler]} said [Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} . " [I]_{417-mr. ratler} think [I]_{417-mr. ratler} know already pretty nearly how [every man in [the House]_{929-the house}]_{12501-every man in the house} will vote , and [I]_{417-mr. ratler} have not got [your]_6826-he name down on the right side . "_{[417-mr. ratler]} " Change it for heaven 's sake , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " [I]_{417-mr. ratler} will , if [you]_6826-he 'll tell [me]_{417-mr. ratler} seriously that [I]_{417-mr. ratler} may , "_{[417-mr. ratler]} said [Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} . " [My]_{408-mr. bonteen} opinion is , "_{[408-mr. bonteen]} said [Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} , " that [a man]_{749-a man} should be known either as [a friend]_{1296-a friend} or [foe]_12505-foe . [I]_{408-mr. bonteen} respect [a declared foe]_{12506-a declared foe} . "_{[408-mr. bonteen]} " Know [me]_329-phineas as [a declared foe]_{12506-a declared foe} then , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas , " and respect [me]_329-phineas . "_{[329-phineas]} " That 's all very well , "_{[417-mr. ratler]} said [Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} , " but it means nothing . [I]_{417-mr. ratler} 've always had a sort of fear about [you]_6826-he , [Finn]_329-phineas , that [you]_6826-he would go over the traces some day . Of course it 's a very grand thing to be independent . "_{[417-mr. ratler]} " The finest thing in [the world]_{756-the world} , "_{[408-mr. bonteen]} said [Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} ; " only so d - - d useless . "_{[408-mr. bonteen]} " But [a man]_{749-a man} should n't be independent and stick to [the ship]_{6649-the ship} at the same time . [You]_6826-he forget the trouble [you]_6826-he cause , and how [you]_6826-he upset all calculations . "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_329-phineas had n't thought of the calculations , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " The fact is , [Finn]_329-phineas , "_{[408-mr. bonteen]} said [Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} , " [you]_6826-he are made of clay too fine for office . [I]_{408-mr. bonteen} 've always found it has been so with [men from [[your]_6826-he country]_{12512-your country}]_{12511-men from your country} . [You]_6826-he are the grandest horses in [the world]_{756-the world} to look at out on [a prairie]_{12514-a prairie} , but [you]_6826-he do n't like the slavery of harness . "_{[408-mr. bonteen]} " And the sound of a whip over [our]_12515-us shoulders sets [us]_12515-us kicking ; - does it not , [Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} ? "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_{417-mr. ratler} shall show the list to [Gresham]_{491-mrs. gresham} to - morrow , "_{[417-mr. ratler]} said [Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} , " and of course [he]_12516-he can do as [he]_12516-he pleases ; but [I]_{417-mr. ratler} do n't understand this kind of thing . "_{[417-mr. ratler]} " Do n't [you]_6826-he be in a hurry , "_{[408-mr. bonteen]} said [Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} . " [I]_{408-mr. bonteen} 'll bet [you]_6826-he a sovereign [Finn]_329-phineas votes with [us]_12515-us yet . There 's nothing like being a little coy to set off [a girl]_{858-a girl} 's charms . [I]_{408-mr. bonteen} 'll bet [you]_6826-he a sovereign , [Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} , that [Finn]_329-phineas goes out into [the lobby]_{1211-the lobby} with [you]_6826-he and [me]_{408-mr. bonteen} against [Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's bill . "_{[408-mr. bonteen]} [Phineas]_329-phineas , not being able to stand any more of this most unpleasant raillery , got up and went away . [The club]_{976-the club} was distasteful to [him]_329-phineas , and [he]_329-phineas walked off and sauntered for a while about [the park]_{7798-the park} . [He]_329-phineas went down by [the Duke of [York]_280-york 's column]_{6844-the duke of york 's column} as though [he]_329-phineas were going to [[his]_329-phineas office]_{8104-his office} , which of course was closed at this hour , but turned round when [he]_329-phineas got beyond [the new public buildings]_{6846-the new public buildings} , - [buildings which [he]_329-phineas was never destined to use in [their]_{6847-buildings which he was never destined to use in their completed state} completed state]_{6847-buildings which he was never destined to use in their completed state} , - and entered the gates of [the enclosure]_{6848-the enclosure} , and wandered on over [the bridge across [the water]_{2923-the water}]_{6849-the bridge across the water} . As [he]_329-phineas went [his]_329-phineas mind was full of thought . Could it be good for [him]_329-phineas to give up everything for a fair face ? [He]_329-phineas swore to [himself]_329-phineas that of [all women whom [he]_329-phineas had ever seen]_{6851-all women whom he had ever seen} [Mary]_382-mary was [the sweetest and the dearest and the best]_{6852-the sweetest and the dearest and the best} . If it could be well to lose [the world]_{756-the world} for [a woman]_{1381-a woman} , it would be well to lose it for [her]_{1381-a woman} . [Violet]_351-violet , with all [her]_351-violet skill , and all [her]_351-violet strength , and all [her]_351-violet grace , could never have written such a letter as that which [he]_329-phineas still held in [his]_329-phineas pocket . The best charm of [a woman]_{1381-a woman} is that [she]_{1381-a woman} should be soft , and trusting , and generous ; and who ever had been more soft , more trusting , and more generous than [[his]_329-phineas [Mary]_382-mary]_{12442-his mary} ? Of course [he]_329-phineas would be true to [her]_382-mary , though [he]_329-phineas did lose [the world]_{756-the world} . But to yield such a triumph to [the Ratlers and Bonteens whom [he]_329-phineas left behind [him]_329-phineas]_{6858-the ratlers and bonteens whom he left behind him} , - to let [them]_{6858-the ratlers and bonteens whom he left behind him} have [their]_{6858-the ratlers and bonteens whom he left behind him} will over [him]_329-phineas , - to know that [they]_{6858-the ratlers and bonteens whom he left behind him} would rejoice scurrilously behind [his]_329-phineas back over [his]_329-phineas downfall ! The feeling was terrible to [him]_329-phineas . The last words which [Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} had spoken made it impossible to [him]_329-phineas now not to support [[his]_329-phineas old friend]_{7633-his old friend} [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . It was not only what [Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} had said , but that the words of [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} so plainly indicated what would be the words of all [the other Bonteens]_{496-the bonteens} . [He]_329-phineas knew that [he]_329-phineas was weak in this . [He]_329-phineas knew that had [he]_329-phineas been strong , [he]_329-phineas would have allowed [himself]_329-phineas to be guided , - if not by the firm decision of [his]_329-phineas own spirit , - by the counsels of [such men as [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} and [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip}]_{6860-such men as mr. gresham and lord cantrip} , and not by the sarcasms of [the Bonteens]_{496-the bonteens} and [Ratlers of official life]_{6861-ratlers of official life} . But [men who sojourn amidst savagery]_{6862-men who sojourn amidst savagery} fear the mosquito more than [they]_{6862-men who sojourn amidst savagery} do the lion . [He]_329-phineas could not bear to think that [he]_329-phineas should yield [his]_329-phineas blood to [such a one as [Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen}]_{6863-such a one as bonteen} . And [he]_329-phineas must yield [his]_329-phineas blood , unless [he]_329-phineas could vote for [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's motion , and hold [his]_329-phineas ground afterwards among [them]_6864-them all in [the House of Commons]_{1033-the house of commons} . [He]_329-phineas would at any rate see the session out , and try a fall with [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} when [they]_6866-they should be sitting on different benches , - if ever fortune should give [him]_329-phineas an opportunity . And in the meantime , what should [he]_329-phineas do about [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} ? What a fate was [his]_329-phineas to have [the handsomest woman in [London]_6-london with thousands and thousands a year at [his]_329-phineas disposal]_{6867-the handsomest woman in london with thousands and thousands a year at his disposal} ! For , - so [he]_329-phineas now swore to [himself]_329-phineas , - [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} was [the handsomest woman in [London]_6-london]_{6868-the handsomest woman in london} , as [Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary was [the sweetest girl in [the world]_{756-the world}]_{6869-the sweetest girl in the world} . [He]_329-phineas had not arrived at any decision so fixed as to make [him]_329-phineas comfortable when [he]_329-phineas went [home]_754-home and dressed for [Mrs. Gresham]_{491-mrs. gresham} 's party . And yet [he]_329-phineas knew , - [he]_329-phineas thought that [he]_329-phineas knew that [he]_329-phineas would be true to [Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary . [CHAPTER]_{463-lord chiltern} LXX The Prime [Minister 's House The rooms and passages and staircases at [[Mrs. Gresham]_{491-mrs. gresham} 's house]_{6832-mrs. gresham 's house}]_{6872-minister 's house the rooms and passages and staircases at mrs. gresham 's house} were very crowded when [Phineas]_329-phineas arrived [there]_7300-there . [Men of all shades of politics]_{6875-men of all shades of politics} were there , and [the wives and daughters of [such men]_{1149-such men}]_{6876-the wives and daughters of such men} ; and there was a streak of royalty in [one of [the saloons]_{6879-the saloons}]_{6878-one of the saloons} , and a whole rainbow of [foreign ministers]_{6880-foreign ministers} with [their]_{6880-foreign ministers} stars , and two blue ribbons were to be seen together on [the first landing - place]_{6881-the first landing - place} , with [a stout lady between [them]_6883-them]_{6882-a stout lady between them} carrying [diamonds enough to load a pannier]_{6884-diamonds enough to load a pannier} . [Everybody]_{951-everybody} was [there]_7300-there . [Phineas]_329-phineas found that even [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was come , as [he]_329-phineas stumbled across [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} on the first foot - ground that [he]_329-phineas gained in [his]_329-phineas ascent towards [the rooms]_{1220-the rooms} . " [Halloa]_650-halloa , - [you]_{857-his friend} here ? "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Yes , by [George]_{638-mr. lambert st. george} ! "_{[7702-the other]} said [the other]_{7702-the other} , " but [I]_{7702-the other} am going to escape as soon as possible . [I]_{7702-the other} 've been trying to make [my]_{7702-the other} way up for the last hour , but could never get round that huge promontory there . [Laura]_{344-lady laura} was more persevering . "_{[7702-the other]} " Is [Kennedy]_{344-lady laura} here ? "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas whispered . " [I]_{463-lord chiltern} do not know , "_{[463-lord chiltern]} said [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , " but [she]_{344-lady laura} was determined to run the chance . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} A little higher up , - for [Phineas]_329-phineas was blessed with more patience than [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} possessed , - [he]_329-phineas came upon [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . " So [you]_{346-mr. monk} are still admitted privately , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Oh dear yes , - and [we]_12519-we have just been having a most friendly conversation about [you]_{346-mr. monk} . What [a man]_{749-a man} [he]_{749-a man} is ! [He]_{749-a man} knows everything . [He]_{749-a man} is so accurate ; so just in the abstract , - and in the abstract so generous ! "_{[329-phineas]} " [He]_{749-a man} has been very generous to [me]_329-phineas in detail as well as in abstract , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Ah , yes ; [I]_329-phineas am not thinking of [individuals]_{8699-individuals} exactly . [His]_{749-a man} want of generosity is to [large masses]_{12522-large masses} , - to [a party]_{1146-a party} , to [classes]_{12524-classes} , to [a people]_{3192-a people} ; whereas [his]_{749-a man} generosity is for [mankind]_2702-mankind at large . [He]_{749-a man} assumes [the god]_{11594-the god} , affects to nod , and seems to shake the spheres . But [I]_329-phineas have nothing against [him]_{749-a man} . [He]_{749-a man} has asked [me]_329-phineas here to - night , and has talked to [me]_329-phineas most familiarly about [Ireland]_25-ireland . "_{[329-phineas]} " What do [you]_{346-mr. monk} think of [your]_{346-mr. monk} chance of a second reading ? "_{[329-phineas]} asked [Phineas]_329-phineas . " What do [you]_{346-mr. monk} think of it ? - [you]_{346-mr. monk} hear more of those things than [I]_329-phineas do . "_{[329-phineas]} " [Everybody]_{951-everybody} says it will be a close division . "_{[329-phineas]} " [I]_{346-mr. monk} never expected it , "_{[346-mr. monk]} said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . " Nor [I]_{346-mr. monk} , till [I]_{346-mr. monk} heard what [Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} said at the first reading . [They]_{951-everybody} will all vote for the bill en masse , - hating it in [their]_{951-everybody} hearts all the time . "_{[346-mr. monk]} " Let [us]_12529-us hope [they]_{951-everybody} are not so bad as that . "_{[329-phineas]} " It is the way with [them]_{951-everybody} always . [They]_{951-everybody} do all [our]_12529-us work for [us]_12529-us , - sailing either on one tack or the other . That is [their]_{951-everybody} use in creation , that when [we]_12529-us split among [ourselves]_12529-us , as [we]_12529-us always do , [they]_{951-everybody} come in and finish [our]_12529-us job for [us]_12529-us . It must be unpleasant for [them]_{951-everybody} to be always doing that which [they]_{951-everybody} always say should never be done at all . "_{[329-phineas]} " Wherever the gift horse may come from , [I]_{346-mr. monk} shall not look it in the mouth , "_{[346-mr. monk]} said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . " There is only [one man in [the House]_{929-the house} whom [I]_{346-mr. monk} hope [I]_{346-mr. monk} may not see in [the lobby]_{1211-the lobby} with [me]_{346-mr. monk}]_{12530-one man in the house whom i hope i may not see in the lobby with me} , and that is [yourself]_{857-his friend} . "_{[346-mr. monk]} " The question is decided now , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " And how is it decided ? "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas could not tell [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} that a question of so great magnitude to [him]_329-phineas had been decided by the last sting which [he]_329-phineas had received from an insect so contemptible as [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} , but [he]_329-phineas expressed the feeling as well as [he]_329-phineas knew how to express it . " Oh , [I]_329-phineas shall be with [you]_{857-his friend} . [I]_329-phineas know what [you]_{857-his friend} are going to say , and [I]_329-phineas know how good [you]_{857-his friend} are . But [I]_329-phineas could not stand it . [Men]_1025-men are beginning already to say things which almost make [me]_329-phineas get up and kick [them]_1025-men . If [I]_329-phineas can help it , [I]_329-phineas will give occasion to [no man]_{7759-no man} to hint anything to [me]_329-phineas which can make [me]_329-phineas be so wretched as [I]_329-phineas have been to - day . Pray do not say anything more . [My]_329-phineas idea is that [I]_329-phineas shall resign to - morrow . "_{[329-phineas]} " Then [I]_{346-mr. monk} hope that [we]_12535-we may fight the battle side by side , "_{[346-mr. monk]} said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , giving [him]_6891-him [his]_{346-mr. monk} hand . " [We]_12535-we will fight the battle side by side , "_{[329-phineas]} replied [Phineas]_329-phineas . After that [he]_329-phineas pushed [his]_329-phineas way still higher up [the stairs]_{2591-the stairs} , having no special purpose in view , not dreaming of any such success as that of reaching [[his]_329-phineas host]_{8446-his host} or [hostess]_6894-hostess , - merely feeling that it should be a point of honour with [him]_329-phineas to make a tour through [the rooms]_{1220-the rooms} before [he]_329-phineas descended the stairs . The thing , [he]_329-phineas thought , was to be done with courage and patience , and this might , probably , be the last time in [his]_329-phineas life that [he]_329-phineas would find [himself]_329-phineas in [the house of [a Prime Minister]_{1346-a prime minister}]_{6896-the house of a prime minister} . Just at the turn of the balustrade at the top of the stairs , [he]_329-phineas found [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} in [the very spot on which [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} had been talking with [him]_{431-mr. gresham}]_{6898-the very spot on which mr. monk had been talking with him} . " Very glad to see [you]_329-phineas , "_{[431-mr. gresham]} said [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} . " [You]_329-phineas , [I]_{431-mr. gresham} find , are [a persevering man]_{12536-a persevering man} , with a genius for getting upwards . "_{[431-mr. gresham]} " Like the sparks , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Not quite so quickly , "_{[431-mr. gresham]} said [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} . " But with the same assurance of speedy loss of [my]_{431-mr. gresham} little light . "_{[431-mr. gresham]} It did not suit [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} to understand this , so [he]_329-phineas changed the subject . " Have [you]_{431-mr. gresham} seen the news from [America]_148-america ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Yes , [I]_329-phineas have seen it , but do not believe it , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Ah , [you]_{431-mr. gresham} have such faith in a combination of [British colonies]_{12537-british colonies} , properly backed in [Downing Street]_{94-downing street} , as to think [them]_{12537-british colonies} strong against a world in arms . In [your]_{431-mr. gresham} place [I]_329-phineas should hold to the same doctrine , - hold to it stoutly . "_{[329-phineas]} " And [you]_{431-mr. gresham} do now , [I]_329-phineas hope , [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Well , - yes , - [I]_{7432-somebody else} am not down - hearted . But [I]_{7432-somebody else} confess to a feeling that [the world]_{756-the world} would go on even though [we]_12539-we had nothing to say to [a single province in [North America]_{318-north america}]_{12540-a single province in north america} . But that is for [your]_{431-mr. gresham} private ear . [You]_{431-mr. gresham} are not to whisper that in [Downing Street]_{94-downing street} . "_{[7432-somebody else]} Then there came up [somebody else]_{7432-somebody else} , and [Phineas]_329-phineas went on upon [his]_329-phineas slow course . [He]_329-phineas had longed for an opportunity to tell [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} that [he]_329-phineas could go to [Downing Street]_{94-downing street} no more , but such opportunity had not reached [him]_329-phineas . For a long time [he]_329-phineas found [himself]_329-phineas stuck close by the side of [Miss Fitzgibbon]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} , - [Miss Aspasia Fitzgibbon]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} , - who had once relieved [him]_329-phineas from terrible pecuniary anxiety by paying for [him]_329-phineas a sum of money which was due by [him]_329-phineas on [[her]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} brother]_{7474-her brother} 's account . " It 's a very nice thing to be [here]_1224-here , but [one]_1102-one does get tired of it , "_{[401-miss fitzgibbon]} said [Miss Fitzgibbon]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} . " Very tired , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Of course it is a part of [your]_329-phineas duty , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . [You]_329-phineas are on [your]_329-phineas promotion and are bound to be [here]_1224-here . When [I]_329-phineas asked [Laurence]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} to come , [he]_{391-laurence fitzgibbon} said there was nothing to be got till the cards were shuffled again . "_{[329-phineas]} " They 'll be shuffled very soon , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Whatever colour comes up , [you]_329-phineas 'll hold trumps , [I]_{7484-the lady} know , "_{[7484-the lady]} said [the lady]_{7484-the lady} . " Some hands always hold trumps . "_{[329-phineas]} [He]_329-phineas could not explain to [Miss Fitzgibbon]_{401-miss fitzgibbon} that it would never again be [his]_329-phineas fate to hold a single trump in [his]_329-phineas hand ; so [he]_329-phineas made another fight , and got on a few steps farther . [He]_329-phineas said a word as [he]_329-phineas went to [half a dozen friends]_{6902-half a dozen friends} , - as [friends]_7328-friends went with [him]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas was detained for five minutes by [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} , who was very gracious and very disagreeable . [She]_{341-lady baldock} told [him]_329-phineas that [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} was in [the room]_{7501-the room} , but where [she]_{341-lady baldock} did not know . " [She]_{341-lady baldock} is somewhere with [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , [I]_{341-lady baldock} believe ; and really , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , [I]_{341-lady baldock} do not like it . "_{[341-lady baldock]} [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} had heard that [Phineas]_329-phineas had quarrelled with [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} , but had not heard of the reconciliation . " Really , [I]_329-phineas do not like it . [I]_329-phineas am told that [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} is in [the house]_{929-the house} , and [nobody]_1350-nobody knows what may happen . "_{[329-phineas]} " [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} is not likely to say anything . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " [One]_1102-one can not tell . And when [I]_{341-lady baldock} hear that [a woman]_{1381-a woman} is separated from [[her]_{1381-a woman} husband]_{968-her husband} , [I]_{341-lady baldock} always think that [she]_{1381-a woman} must have been imprudent . It may be uncharitable , but [I]_{341-lady baldock} think it is most safe so to consider . "_{[341-lady baldock]} " As far as [I]_329-phineas have heard the circumstances , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} was quite right , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " It may be so . [Gentlemen]_{1375-gentlemen} will always take [the lady]_{7484-the lady} 's part , - of course . But [I]_329-phineas should be very sorry to have [a daughter]_{1080-a daughter} separated from [[her]_{1080-a daughter} husband]_{968-her husband} , - very sorry . "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas , who had nothing now to gain from [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} 's favour , left [her]_{341-lady baldock} abruptly , and went on again . [He]_329-phineas had a great desire to see [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} and [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} together , though [he]_329-phineas could hardly tell [himself]_329-phineas why . [He]_329-phineas had not seen [Miss Effingham]_351-violet since [his]_329-phineas return from [Ireland]_25-ireland , and [he]_329-phineas thought that if [he]_329-phineas met [her]_351-violet alone [he]_329-phineas could hardly have talked to [her]_351-violet with comfort ; but [he]_329-phineas knew that if [he]_329-phineas met [her]_351-violet with [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , [she]_351-violet would greet [him]_329-phineas as [a friend]_{1296-a friend} , and speak to [him]_329-phineas as though there were no cause for embarrassment between [them]_6906-them . But [he]_329-phineas was so far disappointed , that [he]_329-phineas suddenly encountered [Violet]_351-violet alone . [She]_351-violet had been leaning on the arm of [Lord Baldock]_{452-lord baldock} , and [Phineas]_329-phineas saw [[her]_351-violet cousin]_{7427-her cousin} leave [her]_351-violet . But [he]_329-phineas would not be such a coward as to avoid [her]_351-violet , especially as [he]_329-phineas knew that [she]_351-violet had seen [him]_{7427-her cousin} . " Oh , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ! "_[351-violet] [she]_351-violet said , " do [you]_329-phineas see that ? "_[351-violet] " See what ? "_[351-violet] " Look ; There is [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . [We]_12553-we had heard that it was possible , and [Laura]_{344-lady laura} made [me]_329-phineas promise that [I]_329-phineas would not leave [her]_{344-lady laura} . "_{[329-phineas]} [Phineas]_329-phineas turned [his]_329-phineas head , and saw [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} standing with [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} back bolt upright against a door - post , with [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} brow as black as thunder . " [She]_{344-lady laura} is just opposite to [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} , where [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} can see [her]_{344-lady laura} , "_[351-violet] said [Violet]_351-violet . " Pray take [me]_351-violet to [her]_{344-lady laura} . [He]_{343-mr. kennedy} will think nothing of [you]_329-phineas , because [I]_351-violet know that [you]_329-phineas are still friends with [both of [them]_{8100-both of them}]_{8100-both of them} . [I]_351-violet came away because [Lord Baldock]_{452-lord baldock} wanted to introduce [me]_351-violet to [Lady Mouser]_{718-lady mouser} . [You]_329-phineas know [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} is going to marry [Miss Mouser]_{719-miss mouser} . "_[351-violet] [Phineas]_329-phineas , not caring much about [Lord Baldock]_{452-lord baldock} and [Miss Mouser]_{719-miss mouser} , took [Violet]_351-violet 's hand upon [his]_329-phineas arm , and very slowly made [his]_329-phineas way across [the room]_{7501-the room} to the spot indicated . [There]_7300-there [they]_6910-they found [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} alone , sitting under the upas - tree influence of [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} 's gaze . There was [a concourse of people between [them]_6910-they]_{6912-a concourse of people between them} , and [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} did not seem inclined to make any attempt to lessen the distance . But [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} had found it impossible to move while [she]_{344-lady laura} was under [[her]_{344-lady laura} husband]_{968-her husband} 's eyes . " [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , "_{[344-lady laura]} [she]_{344-lady laura} said , " could [you]_329-phineas find [Oswald]_516-oswald ? [I]_{344-lady laura} know [he]_516-oswald is here . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [He]_516-oswald has gone , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " [I]_{344-lady laura} was speaking to [him]_516-oswald [downstairs]_{12555-downstairs} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [You]_{344-lady laura} have not seen [[my]_{344-lady laura} father]_{7296-my father} ? [He]_516-oswald said [he]_516-oswald would come . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_{344-lady laura} have not seen [him]_516-oswald , but [I]_{344-lady laura} will search . "_{[344-lady laura]} " No ; - it will do no good . [I]_{344-lady laura} can not stay . [[His]_516-oswald carriage]_{9135-his carriage} is there , [I]_{344-lady laura} know , - waiting for [me]_{344-lady laura} . "_{[344-lady laura]} [Phineas]_329-phineas immediately started off to have [the carriage]_{3034-the carriage} called , and promised to return with as much celerity as [he]_329-phineas could use . As [he]_329-phineas went , making [his]_329-phineas way much quicker through [the crowd]_{9041-the crowd} than [he]_329-phineas had done when [he]_329-phineas had no such object for haste , [he]_329-phineas purposely avoided the door by which [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} had stood . It would have been [his]_329-phineas nearest way , but [his]_329-phineas present service , [he]_329-phineas thought , required that [he]_329-phineas should keep aloof from [the man]_{7504-the man} . But [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} passed through the door and intercepted [him]_329-phineas in [his]_329-phineas path . " Is [she]_12558-she going ? "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} asked . " Well . Yes . [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} dare say [she]_12558-she may before long . [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} shall look for [[Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} 's carriage by - and - by]_{12559-lord brentford 's carriage by - and - by} . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " Tell [her]_12558-she [she]_12558-she need not go because of [me]_{343-mr. kennedy} . [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} shall not return . [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} shall not annoy [her]_12558-she here . It would have been much better that [a woman in such a plight]_{12560-a woman in such a plight} should not have come to such an assembly . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " [You]_{343-mr. kennedy} would not wish [her]_12558-she to shut [herself]_12558-she up . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} " [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} would wish [her]_12558-she to come back to [the home that [she]_12558-she has left]_{12561-the home that she has left} , and , if there be any law in [the land]_{2336-the land} , [she]_12558-she shall be made to do so . [You]_{343-mr. kennedy} tell [her]_12558-she that [I]_{343-mr. kennedy} say so . "_{[343-mr. kennedy]} Then [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} fought [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} way down [the stairs]_{2591-the stairs} , and [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas followed in [his]_{343-mr. kennedy} wake . About half an hour afterwards [Phineas]_329-phineas returned to [the two ladies]_{10798-the two ladies} with tidings that [the carriage]_{3034-the carriage} would be at hand as soon as [they]_{10798-the two ladies} could be below . " Did [he]_329-phineas see [you]_329-phineas ? "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " Yes , [he]_329-phineas followed [me]_{344-lady laura} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " And did [he]_329-phineas speak to [you]_329-phineas ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Yes ; - [he]_329-phineas spoke to [me]_{344-lady laura} . "_{[344-lady laura]} " And what did [he]_329-phineas say ? "_{[344-lady laura]} And then , in the presence of [Violet]_351-violet , [Phineas]_329-phineas gave the message . [He]_329-phineas thought it better that it should be given ; and were [he]_329-phineas to decline to deliver it now , it would never be given . " Whether there be law in [the land]_{2336-the land} to protect [me]_{344-lady laura} or whether there be none , [I]_{344-lady laura} will never live with [him]_329-phineas , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " Is [a woman like a head of cattle]_{12564-a woman like a head of cattle} , that [she]_{12564-a woman like a head of cattle} can be fastened in [her]_{12564-a woman like a head of cattle} crib by force ? [I]_{344-lady laura} will never live with [him]_329-phineas though [all the judges of [the land]_{2336-the land}]_{12565-all the judges of the land} should decide that [I]_{344-lady laura} must do so . "_{[344-lady laura]} [Phineas]_329-phineas thought much of all this as [he]_329-phineas went to [[his]_329-phineas solitary lodgings]_{6920-his solitary lodgings} . After all , was not [the world]_{756-the world} much better with [him]_329-phineas than it was with [either of [those two wretched married beings]_{6923-those two wretched married beings}]_{6922-either of those two wretched married beings} ? And why ? [He]_329-phineas had not , at any rate as yet , sacrificed for money or social gains any of the instincts of [his]_329-phineas nature . [He]_329-phineas had been fickle , foolish , vain , uncertain , and perhaps covetous ; - but as yet [he]_329-phineas had not been false . Then [he]_329-phineas took out [Mary]_382-mary 's last letter and read it again . CHAPTER LXXI Comparing Notes It would , perhaps , be difficult to decide , - between [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} and [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , - which had been most wrong , or which had been nearest to the right , in the circumstances which had led to [their]_{6923-those two wretched married beings} separation . [The old lord]_{5491-the old lord} , wishing to induce [[his]_{5491-the old lord} son]_{775-his son} to undertake work of some sort , and feeling that [his]_{5491-the old lord} own efforts in this direction were worse than useless , had closeted [himself]_{5491-the old lord} with [[his]_{5491-the old lord} intended daughter - in - law]_{6926-his intended daughter - in - law} , and had obtained from [her]_{6926-his intended daughter - in - law} a promise that [she]_{6926-his intended daughter - in - law} would use [her]_{6926-his intended daughter - in - law} influence with [[her]_{6926-his intended daughter - in - law} lover]_{2262-her lover} . " Of course [I]_351-violet think it right that [he]_{2262-her lover} should do something , "_[351-violet] [Violet]_351-violet had said . " And [he]_{2262-her lover} will if [you]_351-violet bid [him]_{2262-her lover} , "_{[733-the earl]} replied [the Earl]_{733-the earl} . [Violet]_351-violet expressed a great doubt as to this willingness of obedience ; but , nevertheless , [she]_351-violet promised to do [her]_351-violet best , and [she]_351-violet did [her]_351-violet best . [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , when [she]_351-violet spoke to [him]_{463-lord chiltern} , knit [his]_{463-lord chiltern} brows with an apparent ferocity of anger which [his]_{463-lord chiltern} countenance frequently expressed without any intention of ferocity on [his]_{463-lord chiltern} part . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} was annoyed , but was not savagely disposed to [Violet]_351-violet . As [he]_{463-lord chiltern} looked at [her]_351-violet , however , [he]_{463-lord chiltern} seemed to be very savagely disposed . " What is it [you]_351-violet would have [me]_{463-lord chiltern} do ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [he]_{463-lord chiltern} said . " [I]_{463-lord chiltern} would have [you]_351-violet choose some occupation , [Oswald]_516-oswald . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " What occupation ? What is it that [you]_{463-lord chiltern} mean ? Ought [I]_{463-lord chiltern} to be [a shoemaker]_{12567-a shoemaker} ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " Not that by preference , [I]_{463-lord chiltern} should say ; but that if [you]_351-violet please . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} When [[her]_351-violet lover]_{2262-her lover} had frowned at [her]_351-violet , [Violet]_351-violet had resolved , - had strongly determined , with inward assertions of [her]_351-violet own rights , - that [she]_351-violet would not be frightened by [him]_{2262-her lover} . " [You]_351-violet are talking nonsense , [Violet]_351-violet . [You]_351-violet know that [I]_351-violet can not be [a shoemaker]_{12567-a shoemaker} . "_[351-violet] " [You]_351-violet may go into [Parliament]_{49-parliament} . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [I]_{463-lord chiltern} neither can , nor would [I]_{463-lord chiltern} if [I]_{463-lord chiltern} could . [I]_{463-lord chiltern} dislike the life . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [You]_351-violet might farm . "_[351-violet] " [I]_{463-lord chiltern} can not afford it . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [You]_351-violet might , - might do anything . [You]_351-violet ought to do something . [You]_351-violet know that [you]_351-violet ought . [You]_351-violet know that [[your]_351-violet father]_{1238-your father} is right in what [he]_{1238-your father} says . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " That is easily asserted , [Violet]_351-violet ; but it would , [I]_{463-lord chiltern} think , be better that [you]_351-violet should take [my]_{463-lord chiltern} part than [[my]_{463-lord chiltern} father]_{7296-my father} 's , if it be that [you]_351-violet intend to be [[my]_{463-lord chiltern} wife]_{8524-my wife} . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " [You]_351-violet know that [I]_{463-lord chiltern} intend to be [[your]_6930-him wife]_{8754-your wife} ; but would [you]_351-violet wish that [I]_{463-lord chiltern} should respect [[my]_{463-lord chiltern} husband]_{8529-my husband} ? "_{[463-lord chiltern]} " And will [you]_351-violet not do so if [you]_351-violet marry [me]_6930-him ? "_[6930-him] [he]_6930-him asked . Then [Violet]_351-violet looked into [his]_6930-him face and saw that the frown was blacker than ever . The great mark down [his]_6930-him forehead was deeper and more like an ugly wound than [she]_351-violet had ever seen it ; and [his]_6930-him eyes sparkled with anger ; and [his]_6930-him face was red as with fiery wrath . If it was so with [him]_6930-him when [she]_351-violet was no more than engaged to [him]_6930-him , how would it be when [they]_6931-they should be [man]_1895-man and [wife]_2182-wife ? At any rate , [she]_351-violet would not fear [him]_6930-him , - not now at least . " No , [Oswald]_516-oswald , "_[351-violet] [she]_351-violet said . " If [you]_516-oswald resolve upon being [an idle man]_{12574-an idle man} , [I]_351-violet shall not respect [you]_516-oswald . It is better that [I]_351-violet should tell [you]_516-oswald the truth . "_[351-violet] " A great deal better , "_[6930-him] [he]_6930-him said . " How can [I]_6930-him respect [one whose whole life]_{12575-one whose whole life} will be , - will be - ? "_[6930-him] " Will be what ? "_[6930-him] [he]_6930-him demanded with a loud shout . " [Oswald]_516-oswald , [you]_516-oswald are very rough with [me]_6930-him . "_[6930-him] " What do [you]_6930-him say that [my]_6930-him life will be ? "_[6930-him] Then [she]_351-violet again resolved that [she]_351-violet would not fear [him]_6930-him . " It will be discreditable , "_[351-violet] [she]_351-violet said . " It shall not discredit [you]_351-violet , "_[6930-him] [he]_6930-him replied . " [I]_6930-him will not bring disgrace on one [I]_6930-him have loved so well . [Violet]_351-violet , after what [you]_6930-him have said , [we]_6934-we had better part . "_[6930-him] [She]_351-violet was still proud , still determined , and [they]_6934-we did part . Though it nearly broke [her]_351-violet heart to see [him]_6930-him leave [her]_351-violet , [she]_351-violet bid [him]_6930-him go . [She]_351-violet hated [herself]_351-violet afterwards for [her]_351-violet severity to [him]_6930-him ; but , nevertheless , [she]_351-violet would not submit to recall the words which [she]_351-violet had spoken . [She]_351-violet had thought [him]_6930-him to be wrong , and , so thinking , had conceived it to be [her]_351-violet duty and [her]_351-violet privilege to tell [him]_6930-him what [she]_351-violet thought . But [she]_351-violet had no wish to lose [him]_6930-him ; - no wish not to be [[his]_6930-him wife]_{947-his wife} even , though [he]_6930-him should be as idle as the wind . [She]_351-violet was so constituted that [she]_351-violet had never allowed [him]_6930-him or [any other man to be master of [her]_351-violet heart]_{6936-any other man to be master of her heart} , - till [she]_351-violet had with a full purpose given [her]_351-violet heart away . The day before [she]_351-violet had resolved to give it to [one man]_{8376-one man} , [she]_351-violet might , [I]_0-i think , have resolved to give it to another . Love had not conquered [her]_351-violet , but had been taken into [her]_351-violet service . Nevertheless , [she]_351-violet could not now rid [herself]_351-violet of [[her]_351-violet servant]_{6938-her servant} , when [she]_351-violet found that [his]_6930-him services would stand [her]_351-violet no longer in good stead . [She]_351-violet parted from [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} with an assent , with an assured brow , and with much dignity in [her]_351-violet gait ; but as soon as [she]_351-violet was alone [she]_351-violet was a prey to remorse . [She]_351-violet had declared to [the man who was to have been [[her]_351-violet husband]_{968-her husband} that [his]_6930-him life was discreditable]_{6939-the man who was to have been her husband that his life was discreditable} , - and , of course , [no man]_{7759-no man} would bear such language . Had [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} borne it , [he]_6930-him would not have been worthy of [her]_351-violet love . [She]_351-violet [herself]_351-violet told [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} and [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} what had occurred , - and had told [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} also . [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} had , of course , triumphed , - and [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} sought [her]_{341-lady baldock} revenge by swearing that [she]_{341-lady baldock} would regret for ever the loss of so inestimable [a gentleman]_{1306-a gentleman} . " Then why have [you]_{341-lady baldock} given [him]_{1306-a gentleman} up , [[my]_{341-lady baldock} dear]_{7306-my dear} ? "_{[341-lady baldock]} demanded [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} . " Because [I]_{341-lady baldock} found that [he]_{1306-a gentleman} was too good for [me]_{341-lady baldock} , "_{[341-lady baldock]} said [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} . It may be doubtful whether [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} was not justified , when [she]_{341-lady baldock} declared that [[her]_{341-lady baldock} niece]_{8269-her niece} was to [her]_{341-lady baldock} a care so harassing that [no aunt known in history]_{6944-no aunt known in history} had ever been so troubled before . [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} had fussed and fumed , and had certainly made things worse . [He]_{332-lord brentford} had quarrelled with [[his]_{332-lord brentford} son]_{775-his son} , and then made it up , and then quarrelled again , - swearing that the fault must all be attributed to [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} 's stubbornness and [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} 's temper . Latterly , however , by [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} 's intervention , [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} and [[his]_{332-lord brentford} son]_{775-his son} had again been reconciled , and [the Earl]_{733-the earl} endeavoured manfully to keep [his]_{733-the earl} tongue from disagreeable words , and [his]_{733-the earl} face from evil looks , when [[his]_{733-the earl} son]_{775-his son} was present . " [They]_12577-they will make it up , "_{[344-lady laura]} [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} had said , " if [you]_{733-the earl} and [I]_{344-lady laura} do not attempt to make it up for [them]_12577-they . If [we]_12578-we do , [they]_12577-they will never come together . "_{[344-lady laura]} [The Earl]_{733-the earl} was convinced , and did [his]_{733-the earl} best . But the task was very difficult to [him]_{733-the earl} . How was [he]_{733-the earl} to keep [his]_{733-the earl} tongue off [[his]_{733-the earl} son]_{775-his son} while [[his]_{733-the earl} son]_{775-his son} was daily saying things of which [any father]_{6952-any father} , - [any such father]_{6953-any such father} as [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford} , - could not but disapprove ? [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} professed to disbelieve even in the wisdom of [the House of Lords]_{7669-the house of lords} , and on one occasion asserted that it must be a great comfort to [any Prime Minister]_{6955-any prime minister} to have [three or four old women in the Cabinet]_{6956-three or four old women in the cabinet} . [The father]_{8247-the father} , when [he]_{8247-the father} heard this , tried to rebuke [[his]_{8247-the father} son]_{775-his son} tenderly , strove even to be jocose . It was the one wish of [his]_{8247-the father} heart that [Violet Effingham]_351-violet should be [[his]_{8247-the father} daughter - in - law]_{10664-his daughter - in - law} . But even with this wish [he]_{8247-the father} found it very hard to keep [his]_{8247-the father} tongue off [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . When [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} discussed the matter with [Violet]_351-violet , [Violet]_351-violet would always declare that there was no hope . " The truth is , "_[351-violet] [she]_351-violet said on the morning of that day on which [they]_6960-we both went to [[Mrs. Gresham]_{491-mrs. gresham} 's]_{6961-mrs. gresham 's} , " that though [we]_6960-we like [each other]_{7264-each other} , - love [each other]_{7264-each other} , if [you]_12581-you choose to say so , - [we]_6960-we are not fit to be [man]_1895-man and [wife]_2182-wife . "_[351-violet] " And why not fit ? "_[351-violet] " [We]_6960-we are too much alike . [Each]_3439-each is too violent , too headstrong , and too masterful . "_[351-violet] " [You]_12581-you , as [the woman]_{8440-the woman} , ought to give way , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " But [we]_6960-we do not always do just what [we]_6960-we ought . "_{[344-lady laura]} " [I]_351-violet know how difficult it is for [me]_351-violet to advise , seeing to what a pass [I]_351-violet have brought [myself]_351-violet . "_[351-violet] " Do not say that , [dear]_7320-dear ; - or rather do say it , for [we]_6960-we have , both of [us]_6960-we , brought [ourselves]_6960-we to what [you]_12581-you call a pass , - to such a pass that [we]_6960-we are like to be able to live together and discuss it for the rest of [our]_6960-we lives . The difference is , [I]_351-violet take it , that [you]_12581-you have not to accuse [yourself]_12581-you , and that [I]_351-violet have . "_[351-violet] " [I]_{344-lady laura} can not say that [I]_{344-lady laura} have not to accuse [myself]_{344-lady laura} , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " [I]_{344-lady laura} do not know that [I]_{344-lady laura} have done much wrong to [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} since [I]_{344-lady laura} married [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} ; but in marrying [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} [I]_{344-lady laura} did [him]_{343-mr. kennedy} a grievous wrong . "_{[344-lady laura]} " And [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} has avenged [himself]_{343-mr. kennedy} . "_[351-violet] " [We]_6960-we will not talk of vengeance . [I]_351-violet believe [he]_{343-mr. kennedy} is wretched , and [I]_351-violet know that [I]_351-violet am ; - and that has come of the wrong that [I]_351-violet have done . "_[351-violet] " [I]_351-violet will make [no man]_{7759-no man} wretched , "_[351-violet] said [Violet]_351-violet . " Do [you]_351-violet mean that [your]_351-violet mind is made up against [Oswald]_516-oswald ? "_[351-violet] " [I]_351-violet mean that , and [I]_351-violet mean much more . [I]_351-violet say that [I]_351-violet will make [no man]_{7759-no man} wretched . [[Your]_351-violet brother]_{7311-your brother} is not [the only man who is so weak as to be willing to run the hazard]_{12590-the only man who is so weak as to be willing to run the hazard} . "_[351-violet] " There is [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} . "_[351-violet] " Yes , there is [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} , certainly . Perhaps [I]_351-violet should not do [him]_{597-lord fawn} much harm ; but then [I]_351-violet should do [him]_{597-lord fawn} no good . "_[351-violet] " And poor [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas . "_[351-violet] " Yes ; - there is [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . [I]_351-violet will tell [you]_351-violet something , [Laura]_{344-lady laura} . [The only man [I]_351-violet ever saw in [the world]_{756-the world}]_{12591-the only man i ever saw in the world} whom [I]_351-violet have thought for a moment that it was possible that [I]_351-violet should like , - like enough to love as [[my]_351-violet husband]_{8529-my husband} , - except [[your]_351-violet brother]_{7311-your brother} , was [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . "_[351-violet] " And now ? "_[351-violet] " Oh ; - now ; of course that is over , "_[351-violet] said [Violet]_351-violet . " It is over ? "_[351-violet] " Quite over . Is [he]_{7311-your brother} not going to marry [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} ? [I]_351-violet suppose all that is fixed by this time . [I]_351-violet hope [she]_{348-madame goesler} will be good to [him]_{7311-your brother} , and gracious , and let [him]_{7311-your brother} have [his]_{7311-your brother} own way , and give [him]_{7311-your brother} [his]_{7311-your brother} tea comfortably when [he]_{7311-your brother} comes up tired from [the House]_{929-the house} ; for [I]_351-violet confess that [my]_351-violet heart is a little tender towards [Phineas]_329-phineas still . [I]_351-violet should not like to think that [he]_{7311-your brother} had fallen into the hands of [a female Philistine]_{12596-a female philistine} . "_[351-violet] " [I]_351-violet do not think [he]_{7311-your brother} will marry [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . "_[351-violet] " Why not ? "_[351-violet] " [I]_351-violet can hardly tell [you]_351-violet ; - but [I]_351-violet do not think [he]_{7311-your brother} will . And [you]_351-violet loved [him]_{7311-your brother} once , - eh , [Violet]_351-violet ? "_[351-violet] " Not quite that , [[my]_351-violet dear]_{7306-my dear} . It has been difficult with [me]_351-violet to love . The difficulty with [most girls]_{1580-most girls} , [I]_351-violet fancy , is not to love . [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , when [I]_351-violet came to measure [him]_329-phineas in [my]_351-violet mind , was not small , but [he]_329-phineas was never quite tall enough . [One]_1102-one feels [oneself]_1102-one to be [a sort of recruiting sergeant]_{12600-a sort of recruiting sergeant} , going about with a standard of inches . [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas was just half an inch too short . [He]_329-phineas lacks something in individuality . [He]_329-phineas is a little too much [a friend]_{1296-a friend} to [everybody]_{951-everybody} . "_[351-violet] " Shall [I]_351-violet tell [you]_{7306-my dear} a secret , [Violet]_351-violet ? "_[351-violet] " If [you]_{7306-my dear} please , [dear]_7320-dear ; though [I]_351-violet fancy it is one [I]_351-violet know already . "_[351-violet] " [He]_329-phineas is [the only man whom [I]_{344-lady laura} ever loved]_{12604-the only man whom i ever loved} , "_{[344-lady laura]} said [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . " But it was too late when [you]_{7306-my dear} learned to love [him]_329-phineas , "_[351-violet] said [Violet]_351-violet . " It was too late , when [I]_351-violet was so sure of it as to wish that [I]_351-violet had never seen [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} . [I]_351-violet felt it coming on [me]_351-violet , and [I]_351-violet argued with [myself]_351-violet that such a marriage would be bad for [[us]_12605-us both]_{12606-us both} . At that moment there was trouble in [the family]_{3996-the family} , and [I]_351-violet had not a shilling of [my]_351-violet own . "_[351-violet] " [You]_{7306-my dear} had paid it for [Oswald]_516-oswald . "_[351-violet] " At any rate , [I]_351-violet had nothing ; - and [he]_329-phineas had nothing . How could [I]_351-violet have dared to think even of such a marriage ? "_[351-violet] " Did [he]_329-phineas think of it , [Laura]_{344-lady laura} ? "_[351-violet] " [I]_351-violet suppose [he]_329-phineas did . "_[351-violet] " [You]_{7306-my dear} know [he]_329-phineas did . Did [you]_{7306-my dear} not tell [me]_351-violet before ? "_[351-violet] " Well ; - yes . [He]_329-phineas thought of it . [I]_351-violet had come to some foolish , half - sentimental resolution as to friendship , believing that [he]_329-phineas and [I]_351-violet could be knit together by some adhesion of fraternal affection that should be void of offence to [[my]_351-violet husband]_{8529-my husband} ; and in furtherance of this [he]_329-phineas was asked to [Loughlinter]_{404-loughlinter} when [I]_351-violet went [there]_7300-there , just after [I]_351-violet had accepted [Robert]_{343-mr. kennedy} . [He]_329-phineas came down , and [I]_351-violet measured [him]_329-phineas too , as [you]_{7306-my dear} have done . [I]_351-violet measured [him]_329-phineas , and [I]_351-violet found that [he]_329-phineas wanted nothing to come up to the height required by [my]_351-violet standard . [I]_351-violet think [I]_351-violet knew [him]_329-phineas better than [you]_{7306-my dear} did . "_[351-violet] " Very possibly ; - but why measure [him]_329-phineas at all , when such measurement was useless ? "_[351-violet] " Can one help such things ? [He]_329-phineas came to [me]_351-violet one day as [I]_351-violet was sitting up by [the Linter]_{132-the linter} . [You]_{7306-my dear} remember [the place]_{1437-the place} , where it makes its first leap . "_[351-violet] " [I]_351-violet remember it very well . "_[351-violet] " So do [I.]_351-violet [Robert]_{343-mr. kennedy} had shown [it]_{1437-the place} [me]_351-violet as [the fairest spot in all [Scotland]_136-scotland]_{12611-the fairest spot in all scotland} . "_[351-violet] " And there [this lover of ours]_{12612-this lover of ours} sang [his]_{12612-this lover of ours} song to [you]_{7306-my dear} ? "_[351-violet] " [I]_351-violet do not know what [he]_{12612-this lover of ours} told [me]_351-violet then ; but [I]_351-violet know that [I]_351-violet told [him]_{12612-this lover of ours} that [I]_351-violet was engaged ; and [I]_351-violet felt when [I]_351-violet told [him]_{12612-this lover of ours} so that [my]_351-violet engagement was a sorrow to [me]_351-violet . And it has been a sorrow from that day to this . "_[351-violet] " And [the hero]_{3863-the hero} , [Phineas]_329-phineas , - [he]_{3863-the hero} is still dear to [you]_{7306-my dear} ? "_[351-violet] " Dear to [me]_351-violet ? "_[351-violet] " Yes . [You]_{7306-my dear} would have hated [me]_351-violet , had [he]_{12612-this lover of ours} become [[my]_351-violet husband]_{8529-my husband} ? And [you]_{7306-my dear} will hate [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} when [she]_{348-madame goesler} becomes [[his]_{12612-this lover of ours} wife]_{947-his wife} ? "_[351-violet] " Not in the least . [I]_351-violet am no dog in [the manger]_{9032-the manger} . [I]_351-violet have even gone so far as almost to wish , at certain moments , that [you]_{7306-my dear} should accept [him]_{12612-this lover of ours} . "_[351-violet] " And why ? "_[351-violet] " Because [he]_{12612-this lover of ours} has wished it so heartily . "_[351-violet] " [One]_1102-one can hardly forgive [a man]_{749-a man} for such speedy changes , "_[351-violet] said [Violet]_351-violet . " Was [I]_351-violet not to forgive [him]_{12612-this lover of ours} ; - [I]_351-violet , who had turned [myself]_351-violet away from [him]_{12612-this lover of ours} with a fixed purpose the moment that [I]_351-violet found that [he]_{12612-this lover of ours} had made a mark upon [my]_351-violet heart ? [I]_351-violet could not wipe off the mark , and yet [I]_351-violet married . Was [he]_{12612-this lover of ours} not to try to wipe off [his]_{12612-this lover of ours} mark ? "_[351-violet] " It seems that [he]_{12612-this lover of ours} wiped it off very quickly ; - and since that [he]_{12612-this lover of ours} has wiped off another mark . [One]_1102-one does n't know how many marks [he]_{12612-this lover of ours} has wiped off . They are like [the inn - keeper]_{12620-the inn - keeper} 's score which [he]_{12612-this lover of ours} makes in chalk . A damp cloth brings them all away , and leaves nothing behind . "_[351-violet] " What would [you]_351-violet have ? "_[351-violet] " There should be a little notch on the stick , - to remember by , "_[351-violet] said [Violet]_351-violet . " Not that [I]_351-violet complain , [you]_351-violet know . [I]_351-violet can not complain , as [I]_351-violet was not notched [myself]_351-violet . "_[351-violet] " [You]_351-violet are silly , [Violet]_351-violet . "_[351-violet] " In not having allowed [myself]_351-violet to be notched by [this great champion]_{12621-this great champion} ? "_[351-violet] " [A man like [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas]_{12622-a man like mr. finn} has [his]_{12622-a man like mr. finn} life to deal with , - to make the most of it , and to divide it between work , pleasure , duty , ambition , and the rest of it as best [he]_{12622-a man like mr. finn} may . If [he]_{12622-a man like mr. finn} have any softness of heart , it will be necessary to [him]_{12622-a man like mr. finn} that love should bear a part in all these interests . But [a man]_{749-a man} will be [a fool who will allow love]_{12624-a fool who will allow love} to be [the master of them all]_{12625-the master of them all} . [He]_{749-a man} will be one whose mind is so ill - balanced as to allow [him]_{749-a man} to be [the victim of a single wish]_{12626-the victim of a single wish} . Even in [a woman passion such as that]_{12627-a woman passion such as that} is evidence of weakness , and not of strength . "_[351-violet] " It seems , then , [Laura]_{344-lady laura} , that [you]_{344-lady laura} are weak . "_[351-violet] " And if [I]_351-violet am , does that condemn [him]_{12622-a man like mr. finn} ? [He]_{12622-a man like mr. finn} is [a man]_{749-a man} , if [I]_351-violet judge [him]_{12622-a man like mr. finn} rightly , who will be constant as the sun , when constancy can be of service . "_[351-violet] " [You]_{344-lady laura} mean that the future [Mrs. Finn]_{357-mrs. finn} will be secure ? "_[351-violet] " That is what [I]_351-violet mean ; - and that [you]_{344-lady laura} or [I]_351-violet , had either of [us]_12629-us chosen to take [his]_{12622-a man like mr. finn} name , might have been quite secure . [We]_12629-us have thought it right to refuse to do so . "_[351-violet] " And how many more , [I]_351-violet wonder ? "_[351-violet] " [You]_{344-lady laura} are unjust , and unkind , [Violet]_351-violet . So unjust and unkind that it is clear to [me]_351-violet [he]_{12622-a man like mr. finn} has just gratified [your]_{344-lady laura} vanity , and has never touched [your]_{344-lady laura} heart . What would [you]_{344-lady laura} have had [him]_{12622-a man like mr. finn} do , when [I]_351-violet told [him]_{12622-a man like mr. finn} that [I]_351-violet was engaged ? "_[351-violet] " [I]_351-violet suppose that [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} would not have gone to [Blankenberg]_{227-blankenberg} with [him]_{12622-a man like mr. finn} . "_[351-violet] " [Violet]_351-violet ! "_[351-violet] " That seems to be the proper thing to do . But even that does not adjust things finally ; - does it ? "_[351-violet] Then [some one]_{7387-some one} came upon [them]_6963-them , and the conversation was brought to an end . CHAPTER LXXII [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's Generosity When [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas left [[Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} 's house]_{6964-mr. gresham 's house} [he]_329-phineas had quite resolved what [he]_329-phineas would do . On the next morning [he]_329-phineas would tell [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} that [his]_329-phineas resignation was a necessity , and that [he]_329-phineas would take [that nobleman]_{6965-that nobleman} 's advice as to resigning at once , or waiting till the day on which [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's Irish Bill would be read for the second time . " [[My]_{552-lord cantrip} dear]_{7306-my dear} [Finn]_329-phineas , [I]_{552-lord cantrip} can only say that [I]_{552-lord cantrip} deeply regret it , "_{[552-lord cantrip]} said [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} . " So do [I.]_{552-lord cantrip} [I]_{552-lord cantrip} regret to leave office , which [I]_{552-lord cantrip} like , - and which indeed [I]_{552-lord cantrip} want . [I]_{552-lord cantrip} regret specially to leave [this office]_{12631-this office} , as it has been a thorough pleasure to [me]_{552-lord cantrip} ; and [I]_{552-lord cantrip} regret , above all , to leave [you]_329-phineas . But [I]_{552-lord cantrip} am convinced that [Monk]_{346-mr. monk} is right , and [I]_{552-lord cantrip} find it impossible not to support [him]_{346-mr. monk} . "_{[552-lord cantrip]} " [I]_{552-lord cantrip} wish that [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} was at [Bath]_319-bath , "_{[552-lord cantrip]} said [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} . [Phineas]_329-phineas could only smile , and shrug [his]_329-phineas shoulders , and say that even though [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} were at [Bath]_319-bath it would not probably make much difference . When [he]_329-phineas tendered [his]_329-phineas letter of resignation , [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} begged [him]_329-phineas to withdraw it for a day or two . [He]_329-phineas would , [he]_329-phineas said , speak to [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} . The debate on the second reading of [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's bill would not take place till that day week , and the resignation would be in time if it was tendered before [Phineas]_329-phineas either spoke or voted against [the Government]_{54-the government} . So [Phineas]_329-phineas went back to [[his]_329-phineas room]_{9153-his room} , and endeavoured to make [himself]_329-phineas useful in some work appertaining to [[his]_329-phineas favourite Colonies]_{6967-his favourite colonies} . That conversation had taken place on a Friday , and on the following Sunday , early in the day , [he]_329-phineas left [[his]_329-phineas rooms]_{1816-his rooms} after a late breakfast , - a prolonged breakfast , during which [he]_329-phineas had been studying tenant - right statistics , preparing [his]_329-phineas own speech , and endeavouring to look forward into the future which that speech was to do so much to influence , - and turned [his]_329-phineas face towards [Park Lane]_{244-park lane} . There had been a certain understanding between [him]_329-phineas and [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} that [he]_329-phineas was to call in [Park Lane]_{244-park lane} on this Sunday morning , and then declare to [her]_{348-madame goesler} what was [his]_329-phineas final resolve as to [the office which [he]_329-phineas held]_{6969-the office which he held} . " It is simply to bid [her]_{348-madame goesler} adieu , "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas said to [himself]_329-phineas , " for [I]_329-phineas shall hardly see [her]_{348-madame goesler} again . "_{[329-phineas]} And yet , as [he]_329-phineas took off [his]_329-phineas morning easy coat , and dressed [himself]_329-phineas for [the streets]_{2393-the streets} , and stood for a moment before [his]_329-phineas looking - glass , and saw that [his]_329-phineas gloves were fresh and that [his]_329-phineas boots were properly polished , [I]_0-i think there was a care about [[his]_329-phineas person]_{6971-his person} which [he]_329-phineas would have hardly taken had [he]_329-phineas been quite assured that [he]_329-phineas simply intended to say good - bye to [the lady whom [he]_329-phineas was about to visit]_{6972-the lady whom he was about to visit} . But if there were any such conscious feeling , [he]_329-phineas administered to [himself]_329-phineas an antidote before [he]_329-phineas left [the house]_{929-the house} . On returning to [the sitting - room]_{3326-the sitting - room} [he]_329-phineas went to a little desk from which [he]_329-phineas took out the letter from [Mary]_382-mary which [the reader]_{1125-the reader} has seen , and carefully perused every word of it . " [She]_382-mary is the best of [them]_12632-them all , "_{[329-phineas]} [he]_329-phineas said to [himself]_329-phineas , as [he]_329-phineas refolded the letter and put it back into [his]_329-phineas desk . [I]_0-i am not sure that it is well that [a man]_{749-a man} should have any large number from whom to select a best ; as , in such circumstances , [he]_{749-a man} is so very apt to change [his]_{749-a man} judgment from hour to hour . The qualities which are the most attractive before dinner sometimes become the least so in the evening . The morning was warm , and [he]_329-phineas took [a cab]_{7897-a cab} . It would not do that [he]_329-phineas should speak even [his]_329-phineas last farewell to such a one as [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} with all the heat and dust of a long walk upon [him]_329-phineas . Having been so careful about [his]_329-phineas boots and gloves [he]_329-phineas might as well use [his]_329-phineas care to the end . [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} was [a very pretty woman]_{8364-a very pretty woman} , who spared [herself]_{348-madame goesler} no trouble in making [herself]_{348-madame goesler} as pretty as Nature would allow , on behalf of those whom [she]_{348-madame goesler} favoured with [her]_{348-madame goesler} smiles ; and to [such a lady]_{6979-such a lady} some special attention was due by one who had received so many of [her]_{348-madame goesler} smiles as had [Phineas]_329-phineas . And [he]_329-phineas felt , too , that there was something special in this very visit . It was to be made by appointment , and there had come to be an understanding between [them]_6980-them that [Phineas]_329-phineas should tell [her]_{348-madame goesler} on this occasion what was [his]_329-phineas resolution with reference to [his]_329-phineas future life . [I]_0-i think that [he]_329-phineas had been very wise in fortifying [himself]_329-phineas with a further glance at [[our]_6981-our dear]_{6982-our dear} [Mary]_382-mary 's letter , before [he]_329-phineas trusted [himself]_329-phineas within [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's door . Yes ; - [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} was at [home]_754-home . The door was opened by [[Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's own maid]_{6984-madame goesler 's own maid} , who , smiling , explained that [the other servants]_{6985-the other servants} were all at [church]_2752-church . [Phineas]_329-phineas had become sufficiently intimate at [the cottage in [Park Lane]_{244-park lane}]_{10771-the cottage in park lane} to be on friendly terms with [[Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's own maid]_{6984-madame goesler 's own maid} , and now made some little half - familiar remark as to the propriety of [his]_329-phineas visit during church time . " [Madame]_6279-madame will not refuse to see [you]_329-phineas , [I]_{2338-the girl} am thinking , "_{[2338-the girl]} said [the girl]_{2338-the girl} , who was [a German]_{4797-a german} . " And [she]_6279-madame is alone ? "_{[329-phineas]} asked [Phineas]_329-phineas . " Alone ? Yes ; - of course [she]_6279-madame is alone . Who should be with [her]_6279-madame now ? "_{[4797-a german]} Then [she]_{2338-the girl} took [him]_329-phineas up into [the drawing - room]_{1115-the drawing - room} ; but , when there , [he]_329-phineas found that [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} was absent . " [She]_6279-madame shall be down directly , "_{[2338-the girl]} said [the girl]_{2338-the girl} . " [I]_{2338-the girl} shall tell [her]_6279-madame who is [here]_1224-here , and [she]_6279-madame will come . "_{[2338-the girl]} It was [a very pretty room]_{6993-a very pretty room} . It may almost be said that there could be [no prettier room in all [London]_6-london]_{6994-no prettier room in all london} . [It]_{6993-a very pretty room} looked out across [certain small private gardens]_{6995-certain small private gardens} , - which were as bright and gay as money could make them when brought into competition with [London]_6-london smoke , - right on to [the park]_{7798-the park} . Outside and inside the window , flowers and green things were so arranged that [the room]_{7501-the room} itself almost looked as though [it]_{7501-the room} were a bower in [a garden]_{6998-a garden} . And everything in [that bower]_{6999-that bower} was rich and rare ; and there was nothing there which annoyed by [its]_{7501-the room} rarity or was distasteful by its richness . The seats , though they were costly as money could buy , were meant for sitting , and were comfortable as seats . There were books for reading , and the means of reading them . Two or three gems of English art were hung upon the walls , and could be seen backwards and forwards in the mirrors . And there were precious toys lying here and there about [the room]_{7501-the room} , - toys very precious , but placed there not because of their price , but because of their beauty . [Phineas]_329-phineas already knew enough of the art of living to be aware that [the woman who had made [that room]_{2494-that room} what it was]_{7001-the woman who had made that room what it was} , had charms to add a beauty to everything [she]_{7001-the woman who had made that room what it was} touched . What would such a life as [his]_329-phineas want , if graced by [such a companion]_{7003-such a companion} , - such a life as [his]_329-phineas might be , if the means which were [hers]_{7001-the woman who had made that room what it was} were at [his]_329-phineas command ? It would want one thing , [he]_329-phineas thought , - the self - respect which [he]_329-phineas would lose if [he]_329-phineas were false to [the girl who was trusting [him]_329-phineas with such sweet trust at home in [Ireland]_25-ireland]_{7004-the girl who was trusting him with such sweet trust at home in ireland} . In a very few minutes [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} was with [him]_329-phineas , and , though [he]_329-phineas did not think about it , [he]_329-phineas perceived that [she]_{348-madame goesler} was bright in [her]_{348-madame goesler} apparel , that [her]_{348-madame goesler} hair was as soft as care could make it , and that every charm belonging to [her]_{348-madame goesler} had been brought into use for [his]_329-phineas gratification . [He]_329-phineas almost told [himself]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas was there in order that [he]_329-phineas might ask to have all those charms bestowed upon [himself]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas did not know who had lately come to [Park Lane]_{244-park lane} and been [a suppliant for the possession of those rich endowments]_{7005-a suppliant for the possession of those rich endowments} ; but [I]_0-i wonder whether they would have been more precious in [his]_329-phineas eyes had [he]_329-phineas known that they had so moved the heart of [the great Duke]_{5339-the great duke} as to have induced [him]_329-phineas to lay [his]_329-phineas coronet at [the lady]_{7484-the lady} 's feet . [I]_0-i think that had [he]_329-phineas known that [the lady]_{7484-the lady} had refused the coronet , that knowledge would have enhanced the value of the prize . " [I]_{7484-the lady} am so sorry to have kept [you]_329-phineas waiting , "_{[7484-the lady]} [she]_{7484-the lady} said , as [she]_{7484-the lady} gave [him]_329-phineas [her]_{7484-the lady} hand . " [I]_{7484-the lady} was an owl not to be ready for [you]_329-phineas when [you]_329-phineas told [me]_{7484-the lady} that [you]_329-phineas would come . "_{[7484-the lady]} " No ; - but a bird of paradise to come to [me]_{7484-the lady} so sweetly , and at an hour when all the other birds refuse to show the feather of a single wing . "_{[7484-the lady]} " And [you]_329-phineas , - [you]_329-phineas feel like [a naughty boy]_{12635-a naughty boy} , do [you]_329-phineas not , in thus coming out on a Sunday morning ? "_{[7484-the lady]} " Do [you]_329-phineas feel like [a naughty girl]_{12636-a naughty girl} ? "_{[7484-the lady]} " Yes ; - just a little so . [I]_{7484-the lady} do not know that [I]_{7484-the lady} should care for [everybody]_{951-everybody} to hear that [I]_{7484-the lady} received [visitors]_{4445-visitors} , - or worse still , [a visitor]_{10274-a visitor} , - at this hour on this day . But then it is so pleasant to feel [oneself]_{12640-oneself} to be naughty ! There is a Bohemian flavour of picnic about it which , though it does not come up to the rich gusto of real wickedness , makes one fancy that one is on the border of that delightful region in which there is none of the constraint of custom , - where [men]_1025-men and [women]_7479-women say what [they]_12643-they like , and do what [they]_12643-they like . "_{[7484-the lady]} " It is pleasant enough to be on the borders , "_{[329-phineas]} said [Phineas]_329-phineas . " That is just it . Of course decency , morality , and propriety , all made to suit the eye of [the public]_{9891-the public} , are the things which are really delightful . [We]_12645-we all know that , and live accordingly , - as well as [we]_12645-we can . [I]_329-phineas do at least . "_{[329-phineas]} " And do not [I]_{7484-the lady} , [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} ? "_{[7484-the lady]} " [I]_{7484-the lady} know nothing about that , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , and want to ask no questions . But if [you]_329-phineas do , [I]_{7484-the lady} am sure [you]_329-phineas agree with [me]_{7484-the lady} that [you]_329-phineas often envy [the improper people]_{12646-the improper people} , - [the Bohemians]_{12647-the bohemians} , - [the people who do n't trouble [themselves]_{12648-the people who do n't trouble themselves about keeping any laws except those for breaking which they would be put into nasty , unpleasant prisons} about keeping any laws except those for breaking which [they]_{12648-the people who do n't trouble themselves about keeping any laws except those for breaking which they would be put into nasty , unpleasant prisons} would be put into nasty , unpleasant prisons]_{12648-the people who do n't trouble themselves about keeping any laws except those for breaking which they would be put into nasty , unpleasant prisons} . [I]_{7484-the lady} envy [them]_{12648-the people who do n't trouble themselves about keeping any laws except those for breaking which they would be put into nasty , unpleasant prisons} . Oh , how [I]_{7484-the lady} envy [them]_{12648-the people who do n't trouble themselves about keeping any laws except those for breaking which they would be put into nasty , unpleasant prisons} ! "_{[7484-the lady]} " But [you]_{7484-the lady} are free as air . "_{[329-phineas]} " [The most cabined , cribbed , and confined creature in [the world]_{756-the world}]_{12649-the most cabined , cribbed , and confined creature in the world} ! [I]_{7484-the lady} have been fighting [my]_{7484-the lady} way up for the last four years , and have not allowed [myself]_{7484-the lady} the liberty of one flirtation ; - not often even the recreation of a natural laugh . And now [I]_{7484-the lady} should n't wonder if [I]_{7484-the lady} do n't find [myself]_{7484-the lady} falling back a year or two , just because [I]_{7484-the lady} have allowed [you]_329-phineas to come and see [me]_{7484-the lady} on a Sunday morning . When [I]_{7484-the lady} told [Lotta]_691-lotta that [you]_329-phineas were coming , [she]_691-lotta shook [her]_691-lotta head at [me]_{7484-the lady} in dismay . But now that [you]_{7484-the lady} are [here]_1224-here , tell [me]_{7484-the lady} what [you]_{7484-the lady} have done . "_{[7484-the lady]} " Nothing as yet , [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . "_{[7484-the lady]} " [I]_329-phineas thought it was to have been settled on Friday ? "_{[329-phineas]} " It was settled , - before Friday . Indeed , as [I]_{7484-the lady} look back at it all now , [I]_{7484-the lady} can hardly tell when it was not settled . It is impossible , and has been impossible , that [I]_{7484-the lady} should do otherwise . [I]_{7484-the lady} still hold [my]_{7484-the lady} place , [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , but [I]_{7484-the lady} have declared that [I]_{7484-the lady} shall give it up before the debate comes on . "_{[7484-the lady]} " It is quite fixed ? "_{[329-phineas]} " Quite fixed , [[my]_{7484-the lady} friend]_{922-my friend} . "_{[7484-the lady]} " And what next ? "_{[7484-the lady]} [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , as [she]_{348-madame goesler} thus interrogated [him]_7009-him , was leaning across towards [him]_7009-him from the sofa on which [she]_{348-madame goesler} was placed , with both [her]_{348-madame goesler} elbows resting on a small table before [her]_{348-madame goesler} . [We]_7010-we all know that look of true interest which the countenance of [a real friend]_{7011-a real friend} will bear when the welfare of [[his]_{7011-a real friend} friend]_{857-his friend} is in question . There are doubtless [some who can assume it without feeling]_{7013-some who can assume it without feeling} , - as there are [actors who can personate all the passions]_{7014-actors who can personate all the passions} . But in ordinary life [we]_7010-we think that [we]_7010-we can trust such a face , and that [we]_7010-we know the true look when [we]_7010-we see it . [Phineas]_329-phineas , as [he]_329-phineas gazed into [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's eyes , was sure that [the lady opposite [him]_329-phineas]_{7015-the lady opposite him} was not acting . [She]_{7015-the lady opposite him} at least was anxious for [his]_329-phineas welfare , and was making [his]_329-phineas cares [her]_{7015-the lady opposite him} own . " What next ? "_{[7015-the lady opposite him]} said [she]_{7015-the lady opposite him} , repeating [her]_{7015-the lady opposite him} words in a tone that was somewhat hurried . " [I]_{7015-the lady opposite him} do not know that there will be any next . As far as public life is concerned , there will be no next for [me]_{7015-the lady opposite him} , [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . "_{[7015-the lady opposite him]} " That is out of the question , "_{[7015-the lady opposite him]} [she]_{7015-the lady opposite him} said . " [You]_329-phineas are made for public life . "_{[7015-the lady opposite him]} " Then [I]_{7015-the lady opposite him} shall be untrue to [my]_{7015-the lady opposite him} making , [I]_{7015-the lady opposite him} fear . But to speak plainly - "_{[7015-the lady opposite him]} " Yes ; speak plainly . [I]_{7015-the lady opposite him} want to understand the reality . "_{[7015-the lady opposite him]} " The reality is this . [I]_{7015-the lady opposite him} shall keep [my]_{7015-the lady opposite him} seat to the end of the session , as [I]_{7015-the lady opposite him} think [I]_{7015-the lady opposite him} may be of use . After that [I]_{7015-the lady opposite him} shall give it up . "_{[7015-the lady opposite him]} " Resign that too ? "_{[7015-the lady opposite him]} [she]_{7015-the lady opposite him} said in a tone of chagrin . " The chances are , [I]_{7015-the lady opposite him} think , that there will be another dissolution . If [they]_12653-they hold [their]_12653-they own against [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's motion , then [they]_12653-they will pass an Irish Reform Bill . After that [I]_{7015-the lady opposite him} think [they]_12653-they must dissolve . "_{[7015-the lady opposite him]} " And [you]_329-phineas will not come forward again ? "_{[7015-the lady opposite him]} " [I]_{7015-the lady opposite him} can not afford it . "_{[7015-the lady opposite him]} " [Psha]_584-psha ! Some five hundred pounds or so ! "_{[7015-the lady opposite him]} " And , besides that , [I]_{7015-the lady opposite him} am well aware that [my]_{7015-the lady opposite him} only chance at [my]_{7015-the lady opposite him} old profession is to give up all idea of Parliament . The two things are not compatible for a beginner at the law . [I]_{7015-the lady opposite him} know it now , and have bought [my]_{7015-the lady opposite him} knowledge by a bitter experience . "_{[7015-the lady opposite him]} " And where will [you]_329-phineas live ? "_{[7015-the lady opposite him]} " In [Dublin]_29-dublin , probably . "_{[7015-the lady opposite him]} " And [you]_329-phineas will do , - will do what ? "_{[7015-the lady opposite him]} " Anything honest in [a barrister]_{910-a barrister} 's way that may be brought to [me]_{7015-the lady opposite him} . [I]_{7015-the lady opposite him} hope that [I]_{7015-the lady opposite him} may never descend below that . "_{[7015-the lady opposite him]} " [You]_329-phineas will stand up for [all the blackguards]_{12655-all the blackguards} , and try to make out that [the thieves]_{12656-the thieves} did not steal ? "_{[7015-the lady opposite him]} " It may be that that sort of work may come in [my]_{7015-the lady opposite him} way . "_{[7015-the lady opposite him]} " And [you]_329-phineas will wear a wig and try to look wise ? "_{[7015-the lady opposite him]} " The wig is not universal in [Ireland]_25-ireland , [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . "_{[7015-the lady opposite him]} " And [you]_329-phineas will wrangle , as though [your]_329-phineas very soul were in it , for [somebody]_{1569-somebody} 's twenty pounds ? "_{[7015-the lady opposite him]} " Exactly . "_{[7015-the lady opposite him]} " [You]_329-phineas have already made a name in [the greatest senate in [the world]_{756-the world}]_{12658-the greatest senate in the world} , and have governed [other countries larger than [your]_329-phineas own]_{12660-other countries larger than your own} - "_{[7015-the lady opposite him]} " No ; - [I]_{7015-the lady opposite him} have not done that . [I]_{7015-the lady opposite him} have governed [no country]_{12661-no country} . "_{[7015-the lady opposite him]} [I]_0-i tell [you]_7016-you , [[my]_0-i friend]_{922-my friend} , that [you]_7016-you can not do it . It is out of the question . [Men]_1025-men may move forward from little work to big work ; but [they]_1025-men can not move back and do little work , when [they]_1025-men have had tasks which were really great . [I]_0-i tell [you]_7016-you , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , that [the House of Parliament]_{7019-the house of parliament} is the place for [you]_7016-you to work in . It is the only place ; - that and the abodes of [Ministers]_{2450-ministers} . Am not [[I]_0-i [[your]_7016-you friend]_{1248-your friend} who tell [you]_7016-you this ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i know that [you]_0-i are [[my]_0-i friend]_{922-my friend}]_{7021-i your friend who tell you this ? " " i know that you are my friend} . " "_[0-i] And will [you]_7016-you not credit [me]_0-i when [I]_0-i tell [you]_7016-you this ? What do [you]_7016-you fear , that [you]_7016-you should run away ? [You]_7016-you have [no wife]_{7024-no wife} ; - [no children]_{7025-no children} . What is the coming misfortune that [you]_7016-you dread ? " [She]_7016-you paused a moment as though for an answer , and [he]_7016-you felt that now had come the time in which it would be well that [he]_7016-you should tell [her]_7016-you of [his]_7016-you engagement with [[his]_7016-you own [Mary]_382-mary]_{12662-his own mary} . [She]_7016-you had received [him]_7016-you very playfully ; but now within the last few minutes there had come upon [her]_7016-you a seriousness of gesture , and almost a solemnity of tone , which made [him]_7016-you conscious that [he]_7016-you should in no way trifle with [her]_7016-you . [She]_7016-you was so earnest in [her]_7016-you friendship that [he]_7016-you owed it to [her]_7016-you to tell [her]_7016-you everything . But before [he]_7016-you could think of the words in which [his]_7016-you tale should be told , [she]_7016-you had gone on with [her]_7016-you quick questions . "_[7016-you] Is it solely about money that [you]_7026-you fear ? " [she]_7016-you said . "_[7016-you] It is simply that [I]_0-i have no income on which to live . " "_[0-i] Have [I]_0-i not offered [you]_7026-you money ? " "_[0-i] But , [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , [you]_7026-you who offer it would [yourself]_7026-you despise [me]_0-i if [I]_0-i took it . " "_[0-i] No ; - [I]_0-i do deny it . " As [she]_7016-you said this , - not loudly but with much emphasis , - [she]_7016-you came and stood before [him]_7016-you where [he]_7016-you was sitting . And as [he]_7016-you looked at [her]_7016-you [he]_7016-you could perceive that there was a strength about [her]_7016-you of which [he]_7016-you had not been aware . [She]_7016-you was stronger , larger , more robust physically than [he]_7016-you had hitherto conceived . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do deny it , " [she]_7016-you said . "_[0-i] Money is neither god nor devil , that it should make [one noble and another vile]_{7027-one noble and another vile} . It is an accident , and , if honestly possessed , may pass from [you]_7026-you to [me]_0-i , or from [me]_0-i to [you]_7026-you , without a stain . [You]_7026-you may take [my]_0-i dinner from [me]_0-i if [I]_0-i give it [you]_7026-you , [my]_0-i flowers , [my]_0-i friendship , [my]_0-i , - [my]_0-i , - [my]_0-i everything , but [my]_0-i money ! Explain to [me]_0-i the cause of the phenomenon . If [I]_0-i give to [you]_7026-you a thousand pounds , now this moment , and [you]_7026-you take it , [you]_7026-you are base ; - but if [I]_0-i leave it [you]_7026-you in [my]_0-i will , - and die , - [you]_7026-you take it , and are not base . Explain to [me]_0-i the cause of that . " "_[0-i] [You]_0-i have not said it quite all , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas hoarsely . "_[0-i] What have [I]_0-i left unsaid ? If [I]_0-i have left anything unsaid , do [you]_0-i say the rest . " "_[0-i] It is because [you]_0-i are [a woman , and young , and beautiful]_{7028-a woman , and young , and beautiful} , that [no man]_{7759-no man} may take wealth from [your]_0-i hands . " "_[0-i] Oh , it is that ! " "_[0-i] It is that partly , " "_[0-i] If [I]_0-i were [a man]_{749-a man} [you]_0-i might take it , though [I]_0-i were young and beautiful as the morning ? " "_[0-i] No ; - presents of money are always bad . [They]_7031-they stain and load the spirit , and break the heart . " "_[7031-they] And specially when given by [a woman]_{1381-a woman} 's hand ? " "_[7031-they] It seems so to [me]_0-i . But [I]_0-i can not argue of it . Do not let [us]_7033-us talk of it any more . " "_[7033-us] Nor can [I]_0-i argue . [I]_0-i can not argue , but [I]_0-i can be generous , - very generous . [I]_0-i can deny [myself]_0-i for [[my]_0-i friend]_{922-my friend} , - can even lower [myself]_0-i in [my]_0-i own esteem for [[my]_0-i friend]_{922-my friend} . [I]_0-i can do more than [a man]_{749-a man} can do for [a friend]_{1296-a friend} . [You]_0-i will not take money from [my]_0-i hand ? " "_{[348-madame goesler]} No , [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} ; - [I]_0-i can not do that . " "_[0-i] Take the hand then first . When it and all that it holds are [your]_0-i own , [you]_0-i can help [yourself]_0-i as [you]_0-i list . " So saying , [she]_{348-madame goesler} stood before [him]_0-i with [her]_{348-madame goesler} right hand stretched out towards [him]_0-i . What [man]_1895-man will say that [he]_1895-man would not have been tempted ? Or what [woman]_1896-woman will declare that such temptation should have had no force ? The very air of [the room in which [she]_{348-madame goesler} dwelt]_{12665-the room in which she dwelt} was sweet in [his]_0-i nostrils , and there hovered around [her]_{348-madame goesler} an halo of grace and beauty which greeted all [his]_0-i senses . [She]_{348-madame goesler} invited [him]_0-i to join [his]_0-i lot to [hers]_1896-woman , in order that [she]_{348-madame goesler} might give to [him]_0-i all that was needed to make [his]_0-i life rich and glorious . How would [the Ratlers]_{492-the ratlers} and [the Bonteens]_{12666-the bonteens} envy [him]_0-i when [they]_12667-they heard of the prize which had become [his]_0-i ! [The Cantrips]_{720-the cantrips} and [the Greshams]_489-greshams would feel that [he]_0-i was [a friend]_{1296-a friend} doubly valuable , if [he]_0-i could be won back ; and [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} would greet [him]_0-i as [a fitting ally]_{12669-a fitting ally} , - [an ally strong with the strength which [he]_0-i had before wanted . With whom would [he]_0-i not be equal ? Whom need [he]_0-i fear ? Who would not praise [him]_0-i ? The story of [[his]_0-i poor [Mary]_382-mary]_{12671-his poor mary}]_{12670-an ally strong with the strength which he had before wanted . with whom would he not be equal ? whom need he fear ? who would not praise him ? the story of his poor mary} would be known only in [a small village]_{12672-a small village} , out beyond [the Channel]_{12673-the channel} . The temptation certainly was very strong . But [he]_0-i had not a moment in which to doubt . [She]_{922-my friend} was standing there with [her]_{922-my friend} face turned from [him]_0-i , but with [her]_{922-my friend} hand still stretched towards [him]_0-i . Of course [he]_0-i took it . What [man so placed]_{12674-man so placed} could do other than take [a woman]_{1381-a woman} 's hand ? "_{[922-my friend]} [[My]_0-i friend]_{922-my friend} , " [he]_0-i said . "_{[922-my friend]} [I]_0-i will be called [friend]_2536-friend by [you]_0-i no more , " [she]_{922-my friend} said . "_[0-i] [You]_0-i must call [me]_0-i [Marie]_681-mary , [[your]_0-i own [Marie]_681-mary]_{7040-your own marie} , or [you]_0-i must never call [me]_0-i by any name again . Which shall it be , [sir]_8579-sir ? " [He]_0-i paused a moment , holding [her]_{922-my friend} hand , and [she]_{922-my friend} let it lie there for an instant while [she]_{922-my friend} listened . But still [she]_{922-my friend} did not look at [him]_0-i . "_[8579-sir] Speak to [me]_0-i ! Tell [me]_0-i ! Which shall it be ? " Still [he]_0-i paused . "_[8579-sir] Speak to [me]_0-i . Tell [me]_0-i ! " [she]_{922-my friend} said again . "_[0-i] It can not be as [you]_0-i have hinted to [me]_0-i , " [he]_0-i said at last . [His]_0-i words did not come louder than a low whisper ; but they were plainly heard , and instantly the hand was withdrawn . "_[0-i] Can not be ! " [she]_{922-my friend} exclaimed . "_{[348-madame goesler]} Then [I]_0-i have betrayed [myself]_0-i . " "_{[348-madame goesler]} No ; - [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . " "_[8579-sir] [Sir]_8579-sir ; [I]_0-i say yes ! If [you]_8579-sir will allow [me]_0-i [I]_0-i will leave [you]_8579-sir . [You]_8579-sir will , [I]_0-i know , excuse [me]_0-i if [I]_0-i am abrupt to [you]_8579-sir . " Then [she]_{922-my friend} strode out of [the room]_{7501-the room} , and was no more seen of the eyes of [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas never afterwards knew how [he]_329-phineas escaped out of [that room]_{2494-that room} and found [his]_329-phineas way into [Park Lane]_{244-park lane} . In after days [he]_329-phineas had some memory that [he]_329-phineas remained [there]_7300-there , [he]_329-phineas knew not how long , standing on the very spot on which [she]_{922-my friend} had left [him]_329-phineas ; and that at last there grew upon [him]_329-phineas almost a fear of moving , a dread lest [he]_329-phineas should be heard , an inordinate desire to escape without the sound of a footfall , without the clicking of a lock . Everything in [that house]_{7673-that house} had been offered to [him]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas had refused it all , and then felt that of all [human beings under the sun]_{12680-human beings under the sun} [none]_12681-none had so little right to be standing there as [he]_329-phineas . [His]_329-phineas very presence in [that drawing - room]_{12682-that drawing - room} was an insult to [the woman whom [he]_329-phineas had driven from [it]_{12682-that drawing - room}]_{12683-the woman whom he had driven from it} . But at length [he]_329-phineas was in [the street]_{2530-the street} , and had found [his]_329-phineas way across [Piccadilly]_{320-piccadilly} into [the Green Park]_{12685-the green park} . Then , as soon as [he]_329-phineas could find [a spot apart from [the Sunday world]_{12687-the sunday world}]_{12686-a spot apart from the sunday world} , [he]_329-phineas threw [himself]_329-phineas upon the turf ; and tried to fix [his]_329-phineas thoughts upon the thing that [he]_329-phineas had done . [His]_329-phineas first feeling , [I]_0-i think , was one of pure and unmixed disappointment ; - of disappointment so bitter , that even the vision of [his]_329-phineas own [Mary]_681-mary did not tend to comfort [him]_329-phineas . How great might have been [his]_329-phineas success , and how terrible was [his]_329-phineas failure ! Had [he]_329-phineas taken [the woman]_{8440-the woman} 's hand and [her]_{8440-the woman} money , had [he]_329-phineas clenched [his]_329-phineas grasp on the great prize offered to [him]_329-phineas , [his]_329-phineas misery would have been ten times worse the first moment that [he]_329-phineas would have been away from [her]_{8440-the woman} . Then , indeed , - it being so that [he]_329-phineas was [a man with a heart within [his]_329-phineas breast]_{12689-a man with a heart within his breast} , - there would have been no comfort for [him]_329-phineas , in [his]_329-phineas outlooks on any side . But even now , when [he]_329-phineas had done right , - knowing well that [he]_329-phineas had done right , - [he]_329-phineas found that comfort did not come readily within [his]_329-phineas reach . CHAPTER LXXIII Amantium Irae [Miss Effingham]_351-violet 's life at this time was not the happiest in [the world]_{756-the world} . [Her]_351-violet lines , as [she]_351-violet once said to [[her]_351-violet friend]_{1091-her friend} [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , were not laid for [her]_351-violet in pleasant places . [[Her]_351-violet residence]_{12692-her residence} was still with [[her]_351-violet aunt]_{4863-her aunt} , and [she]_351-violet had come to find that it was almost impossible any longer to endure [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} , and quite impossible to escape from [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} . In former days [she]_351-violet had had a dream that [she]_351-violet might escape , and live alone if [she]_351-violet chose to be alone ; that [she]_351-violet might be independent in [her]_351-violet life , as [a man]_{749-a man} is independent , if [she]_351-violet chose to live after that fashion ; that [she]_351-violet might take [her]_351-violet own fortune in [her]_351-violet own hand , as the law certainly allowed [her]_351-violet to do , and act with it as [she]_351-violet might please . But latterly [she]_351-violet had learned to understand that all this was not possible for [her]_351-violet . Though one law allowed it , another law disallowed it , and the latter law was at least as powerful as the former . And then [her]_351-violet present misery was enhanced by the fact that [she]_351-violet was now banished from [the second home which [she]_351-violet had formerly possessed]_{12695-the second home which she had formerly possessed} . Hitherto [she]_351-violet had always been able to escape from [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} to [the house of [[her]_351-violet friend]_{1091-her friend}]_{12696-the house of her friend} , but now such escape was out of the question . [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} and [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} lived in [the same house]_{1769-the same house} , and [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} could not live with [them]_12699-them . [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} understood all this , and tortured [[her]_{341-lady baldock} niece]_{8269-her niece} accordingly . It was not premeditated torture . [The aunt]_{8270-the aunt} did not mean to make [[her]_{8270-the aunt} niece]_{8269-her niece} 's life a burden to [her]_{8270-the aunt} , and , so intending , systematically work upon a principle to that effect . [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} , no doubt , desired to do [her]_{341-lady baldock} duty conscientiously . But the result was torture to [poor Violet]_{341-lady baldock} , and a strong conviction on the mind of each of [the two ladies]_{10798-the two ladies} that [the other]_{7702-the other} was the most unreasonable being in [the world]_{756-the world} . [The aunt]_{8270-the aunt} , in these days , had taken it into [her]_{8270-the aunt} head to talk of poor [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . This arose partly from a belief that the quarrel was final , and that , therefore , there would be no danger in aggravating [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} by this expression of pity , - partly from a feeling that it would be better that [[her]_{8270-the aunt} niece]_{8269-her niece} should marry [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} than that [she]_{8269-her niece} should not marry at all , - and partly , perhaps , from the general principle that , as [she]_{8270-the aunt} thought it right to scold [[her]_{8270-the aunt} niece]_{8269-her niece} on all occasions , this might be best done by taking an opposite view of all questions to that taken by [the niece]_{12709-the niece} to be scolded . [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} was supposed to regard [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} as having sinned against [her]_{341-lady baldock} , and therefore [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} talked of "_[0-i] [poor Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . " As to [the other lovers]_{12710-the other lovers} , [she]_{341-lady baldock} had begun to perceive that [their]_{12710-the other lovers} conditions were hopeless . [[Her]_{341-lady baldock} daughter]_{8271-her daughter} [Augusta]_455-augusta had explained to [her]_{341-lady baldock} that there was no chance remaining either for [Phineas]_329-phineas , or for [Lord Fawn]_{597-lord fawn} , or for [Mr. Appledom]_{618-mr. appledom} . "_[7043-she] [I]_0-i believe [she]_7043-she will be [an old maid]_{7514-an old maid} , on purpose to bring [me]_0-i to [my]_0-i grave , " said [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} . When , therefore , [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} was told one day that [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} was in [the house]_{929-the house} , and was asking to see [Miss Effingham]_351-violet , [she]_{341-lady baldock} did not at once faint away , and declare that [they]_12713-they would all be murdered , - as [she]_{341-lady baldock} would have done some months since . [She]_{341-lady baldock} was perplexed by a double duty . If it were possible that [Violet]_351-violet should relent and be reconciled , then it would be [her]_351-violet duty to save [Violet]_351-violet from the claws of the wild beast . But if there was no such chance , then it would be [her]_351-violet duty to poor [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} to see that [he]_7045-he was not treated with contumely and ill - humour . "_[7043-she] Does [she]_7043-she know that [he]_7045-he is [here]_1224-here ? " [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} asked [[her]_{341-lady baldock} daughter]_{8271-her daughter} . "_[1709-mamma] Not yet , [mamma]_1709-mamma . " "_[1709-mamma] Oh dear , oh dear ! [I]_0-i suppose [she]_7043-she ought to see [him]_7045-he . [She]_7043-she has given [him]_7045-he so much encouragement ! " "_[7043-she] [I]_0-i suppose [she]_7043-she will do as [she]_7043-she pleases , [mamma]_1709-mamma . " "_[7043-she] [Augusta]_455-augusta , how can [you]_455-augusta talk in that way ? Am [I]_0-i to have no control in [[my]_0-i own house]_{8992-my own house} ? " It was , however , soon apparent to [her]_455-augusta that in this matter [she]_455-augusta was to have no control . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} is down - [stairs]_7615-stairs , " said [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} , coming into [the room]_{7501-the room} abruptly . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} So [Augusta]_455-augusta tells [me]_0-i . Sit down , [[my]_0-i dear]_{7306-my dear} . " "_{[455-augusta]} [I]_0-i can not sit down , [aunt]_1705-aunt , - not just now . [I]_0-i have sent down to say that [I]_0-i would be with [him]_{463-lord chiltern} in a minute . [He]_{463-lord chiltern} is [the most impatient soul alive]_{7053-the most impatient soul alive} , and [I]_0-i must not keep [him]_{463-lord chiltern} waiting . " "_[0-i] And [you]_0-i mean to see [him]_{463-lord chiltern} ? " "_[0-i] Certainly [I]_0-i shall see [him]_{463-lord chiltern} , " said [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} , as [she]_{341-lady baldock} left [the room]_{7501-the room} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i wonder that [any woman]_{7628-any woman} should ever take upon [herself]_{7628-any woman} the charge of [a niece]_{7055-a niece} ! " said [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} to [[her]_{341-lady baldock} daughter]_{8271-her daughter} in a despondent tone , as [she]_{341-lady baldock} held up [her]_{341-lady baldock} hands in dismay . In the meantime , [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} had gone down - [stairs]_7615-stairs with a quick step , and had then boldly entered [the room in which [[her]_{341-lady baldock} lover]_{2262-her lover} was waiting to receive [her]_{341-lady baldock}]_{12719-the room in which her lover was waiting to receive her} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i have to thank [you]_7056-you for coming to [me]_0-i , [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} , " said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . There was still in [his]_{463-lord chiltern} face something of savagery , - an expression partly of anger and partly of resolution to tame the thing with which [he]_{463-lord chiltern} was angry . [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} did not regard the anger half so keenly as [she]_{341-lady baldock} did that resolution of taming . [An angry lord]_{12721-an angry lord} , [she]_{341-lady baldock} thought , [she]_{341-lady baldock} could endure , but [she]_{341-lady baldock} could not bear the idea of being tamed by [any one]_{7313-any one} . "_{[341-lady baldock]} Why should [I]_0-i not come ? " [she]_{341-lady baldock} said . "_[0-i] Of course [I]_0-i came when [I]_0-i was told that [you]_0-i were here . [I]_0-i do not think that there need be a quarrel between [us]_7057-we , because [we]_7057-we have changed [our]_7057-we minds . " "_[7057-we] Such changes make quarrels , " said [he]_0-i . "_[7057-we] It shall not do so with [me]_0-i , unless [you]_0-i choose that it shall , " said [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} . "_[0-i] Why should [we]_7057-we be [enemies]_2481-enemies , - [we]_7057-we who have known [each other]_{7264-each other} since [we]_7057-we were [children]_{7329-children} ? [[My]_0-i dearest friends]_{6234-my dearest friends} are [[your]_0-i father]_{1238-your father} and [[your]_0-i sister]_{7326-your sister} . Why should [we]_7057-we be [enemies]_2481-enemies ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i have come to ask [you]_0-i whether [you]_0-i think that [I]_0-i have ill - used [you]_0-i ? " "_[0-i] Ill - used [me]_0-i ! Certainly not . Has [any one]_{7313-any one} told [you]_0-i that [I]_0-i have accused [you]_0-i ? " "_{[7313-any one]} [No one]_{939-no one} has told [me]_0-i so . " "_{[939-no one]} Then why do [you]_0-i ask [me]_0-i ? " "_[0-i] Because [I]_0-i would not have [you]_0-i think so , - if [I]_0-i could help it . [I]_0-i did not intend to be rough with [you]_0-i . When [you]_0-i told [me]_0-i that [my]_0-i life was disreputable - " "_[0-i] Oh , [Oswald]_516-oswald , do not let [us]_7067-we go back to that . What good will it do ? " "_[0-i] But [you]_0-i said so . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i think not . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i believe that that was [your]_0-i word , - the harshest word that [you]_0-i could use in all the language . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i did not mean to be harsh . If [I]_0-i used it , [I]_0-i will beg [your]_0-i pardon . Only let there be an end of it . As [we]_7067-we think so differently about life in general , it was better that [we]_7067-we should not be married . But that is settled , and why should [we]_7067-we go back to words that were spoken in haste , and which are simply disagreeable ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i have come to know whether it is settled . " "_[0-i] Certainly . [You]_0-i settled it [yourself]_0-i , [Oswald]_516-oswald . [I]_0-i told [you]_0-i what [I]_0-i thought [myself]_0-i bound to tell [you]_0-i . Perhaps [I]_0-i used language which [I]_0-i should not have used . Then [you]_0-i told [me]_0-i that [I]_0-i could not be [[your]_0-i wife]_{8754-your wife} ; - and [I]_0-i thought [you]_0-i were right , quite right . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i was wrong , quite wrong , " [he]_0-i said impetuously . "_[0-i] So wrong , that [I]_0-i can never forgive [myself]_0-i , if [you]_0-i do not relent . [I]_0-i was such [a fool]_{8087-a fool} , that [I]_0-i can not forgive [myself]_0-i [my]_0-i folly . [I]_0-i had known before that [I]_0-i could not live without [you]_0-i ; and when [you]_0-i were [mine]_0-i , [I]_0-i threw [you]_0-i away for an angry word . " "_[0-i] It was not an angry word , " [she]_12723-she said . "_[0-i] Say it again , and let [me]_0-i have another chance to answer it . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i think [I]_0-i said that idleness was not , - respectable , or something like that , taken out of a copy - book probably . But [you]_0-i are [a man who do not like rebukes , even out of copy - books]_{7070-a man who do not like rebukes , even out of copy - books} . [A man so thin - skinned as [you]_0-i are]_{7071-a man so thin - skinned as you are} must choose for [himself]_{7071-a man so thin - skinned as you are} [a wife with a softer tongue than [mine]_0-i]_{7072-a wife with a softer tongue than mine} . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i will choose none other ! " [he]_0-i said . But still [he]_0-i was savage in [his]_0-i tone and in [his]_0-i gestures . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i made [my]_0-i choice long since , as [you]_0-i know well enough . [I]_0-i do not change easily . [I]_0-i can not change in this . [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} , say that [you]_{341-lady baldock} will be [[my]_0-i wife]_{8524-my wife} once more , and [I]_0-i will swear to work for [you]_{341-lady baldock} like [a coal - heaver]_{7074-a coal - heaver} . " "_[0-i] [My]_0-i wish is that [[my]_0-i husband]_{8529-my husband} , - should [I]_0-i ever have one , - should work , not exactly as a coal - heaver . " "_{[8529-my husband]} Come , [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} , " [he]_0-i said , - and now the look of savagery departed from [him]_0-i , and there came a smile over [his]_0-i face , which , however , had in it more of sadness than of hope or joy , - "_[0-i] treat [me]_0-i fairly , - or rather , treat [me]_0-i generously if [you]_0-i can . [I]_0-i do not know whether [you]_0-i ever loved [me]_0-i much . " "_[0-i] Very much , - years ago , when [you]_0-i were [a boy]_{7259-a boy} . " "_[0-i] But not since ? If it be so , [I]_0-i had better go . Love on one side only is a poor affair at best . " "_[0-i] A very poor affair . " "_[0-i] It is better to bear anything than to try and make out life with that . [Some of [you]_0-i women]_{7077-some of you women} never want to love [any one]_{7313-any one} . " "_{[7077-some of you women]} That was what [I]_0-i was saying of [myself]_0-i to [Laura]_{344-lady laura} but the other day . With [some women]_{7079-some women} it is so easy . With [others]_7342-others it is so difficult , that perhaps it never comes to [them]_7342-others . " "_{[7342-others]} And with [you]_0-i ? " "_[0-i] Oh , with [me]_0-i - . But it is better in these matters to confine [oneself]_7081-oneself to generalities . If [you]_0-i please , [I]_0-i will not describe [myself]_0-i personally . Were [I]_0-i to do so , doubtless [I]_0-i should do it falsely . " "_[0-i] [You]_0-i love [no one else]_{7523-no one else} , [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} ? " "_[0-i] That is [my]_0-i affair , [[my]_0-i lord]_{7277-my lord} . " "_[0-i] By heavens , and it is [mine]_0-i too . Tell [me]_0-i that [you]_0-i do , and [I]_0-i will go away and leave [you]_0-i at once . [I]_0-i will not ask [his]_7084-his name , and [I]_0-i will trouble [you]_0-i no more . If it is not so , and if it is possible that [you]_0-i should forgive [me]_0-i - " "_[0-i] Forgive [you]_0-i ! When have [I]_0-i been angry with [you]_0-i ? " "_[0-i] Answer [me]_0-i [my]_0-i question , [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i will not answer [you]_0-i [your]_0-i question , - not that one . " "_[0-i] What question will [you]_0-i answer ? " "_[0-i] Any that may concern [yourself]_0-i and [myself]_0-i . None that may concern [other people]_{1334-other people} . " "_[0-i] [You]_0-i told [me]_0-i once that [you]_0-i loved [me]_0-i . " "_[0-i] This moment [I]_0-i told [you]_0-i that [I]_0-i did so , - years ago . " "_[0-i] But now ? " "_[0-i] That is another matter . " "_[0-i] [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} , do [you]_0-i love [me]_0-i now ? " "_{[341-lady baldock]} That is a point - blank question at any rate , " [she]_{341-lady baldock} said . "_{[341-lady baldock]} And [you]_0-i will answer it ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i must answer it , - [I]_0-i suppose . " "_[0-i] Well , then ? " "_[0-i] Oh , [Oswald]_516-oswald , what [a fool]_{8087-a fool} [you]_516-oswald are ! Love [you]_516-oswald ! of course [I]_0-i love [you]_516-oswald . If [you]_516-oswald can understand anything , [you]_516-oswald ought to know that [I]_0-i have never loved [any one else]_{1223-any one else} ; - that after what has passed between [us]_7088-us , [I]_0-i never shall love [any one else]_{1223-any one else} . [I]_0-i do love [you]_516-oswald . There . Whether [you]_516-oswald throw [me]_0-i away from [you]_516-oswald , as [you]_516-oswald did the other day , - with great scorn , mind [you]_516-oswald , - or come to [me]_0-i with sweet , beautiful promises , as [you]_516-oswald do now , [I]_0-i shall love [you]_516-oswald all the same . [I]_0-i can not be [[your]_516-oswald wife]_{8754-your wife} , if [you]_516-oswald will not have [me]_0-i ; can [I]_0-i ? When [you]_516-oswald run away in [your]_516-oswald tantrums because [I]_0-i quote something out of the copy - book , [I]_0-i ca n't run after [you]_516-oswald . It would not be pretty . But as for loving [you]_516-oswald , if [you]_516-oswald doubt that , [I]_0-i tell [you]_516-oswald , [you]_516-oswald are [a - fool]_{7091-a - fool} . " As [she]_{8754-your wife} spoke the last words [she]_{8754-your wife} pouted out [her]_{8754-your wife} lips at [him]_0-i , and when [he]_0-i looked into [her]_{8754-your wife} face [he]_0-i saw that [her]_{8754-your wife} eyes were full of tears . [He]_0-i was standing now with [his]_0-i arm round [her]_{8754-your wife} waist , so that it was not easy for [him]_0-i to look into [her]_{8754-your wife} face . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am [a fool]_{8087-a fool} , " [he]_0-i said . "_[0-i] Yes ; - [you]_516-oswald are ; but [I]_0-i do n't love [you]_516-oswald the less on that account . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i will never doubt it again . " "_[516-oswald] No ; - do not ; and , for [me]_0-i , [I]_0-i will not say another word , whether [you]_516-oswald choose to heave coals or not . [You]_516-oswald shall do as [you]_516-oswald please . [I]_0-i meant to be very wise ; - [I]_0-i did indeed . " "_[0-i] [You]_0-i are [the grandest girl that ever was made]_{7093-the grandest girl that ever was made} . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not want to be grand at all , and [I]_0-i never will be wise any more . Only do not frown at [me]_0-i and look savage . " Then [she]_{1575-my aunt} put up [her]_{1575-my aunt} hand to smooth [his]_516-oswald brow . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am half afraid of [you]_516-oswald still , [you]_516-oswald know . There . That will do . Now let [me]_0-i go , that [I]_0-i may tell [[my]_0-i aunt]_{1575-my aunt} . During the last two months [she]_{1575-my aunt} has been full of pity for [poor Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . " "_{[1575-my aunt]} It has been [poor Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} with a vengeance ! " said [he]_0-i . "_{[463-lord chiltern]} But now that [we]_7095-we have made it up , [she]_{1575-my aunt} will be horrified again at all [your]_516-oswald wickednesses . [You]_516-oswald have been a turtle dove lately ; - now [you]_516-oswald will be [an ogre]_{9050-an ogre} again . But , [Oswald]_516-oswald , [you]_516-oswald must not be [an ogre to [me]_0-i]_{7097-an ogre to me} . " As soon as [she]_{1575-my aunt} could get quit of [[her]_{1575-my aunt} lover]_{2262-her lover} , [she]_{1575-my aunt} did tell [her]_{1575-my aunt} tale to [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} . "_[516-oswald] [You]_516-oswald have accepted [him]_{463-lord chiltern} again ! " said [[her]_{1575-my aunt} aunt]_{4863-her aunt} , holding up [her]_{4863-her aunt} hands . "_[516-oswald] Yes , - [I]_0-i have accepted [him]_{463-lord chiltern} again , " replied [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} . "_[0-i] Then the responsibility must be on [your]_516-oswald own shoulders , " said [[her]_{1575-my aunt} aunt]_{4863-her aunt} ; "_[0-i] [I]_0-i wash [my]_0-i hands of it . " That evening , when [she]_{4863-her aunt} discussed the matter with [[her]_{4863-her aunt} daughter]_{8271-her daughter} , [Lady Baldock]_{341-lady baldock} spoke of [Violet]_{341-lady baldock} and [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , as though [their]_12728-their intended marriage were the one thing in [the world]_{756-the world} which [she]_{4863-her aunt} most deplored . CHAPTER LXXIV The Beginning of the End The day of the debate had come , and [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas was still sitting in [[his]_329-phineas room]_{9153-his room} at [the Colonial Office]_{5449-the colonial office} . But [his]_329-phineas resignation had been sent in and accepted , and [he]_329-phineas was simply awaiting the coming of [[his]_329-phineas successor]_{12732-his successor} . About noon [[his]_329-phineas successor]_{12732-his successor} came , and [he]_329-phineas had the gratification of resigning [his]_329-phineas arm - chair to [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} . It is generally understood that gentlemen leaving [offices]_{12734-offices} give up either seals or a portfolio . [Phineas]_329-phineas had been put in possession of no seal and no portfolio ; but there was in [the room which [he]_329-phineas had occupied a special arm - chair]_{12735-the room which he had occupied a special arm - chair} , and this with much regret [he]_329-phineas surrendered to the use and comfort of [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} . There was a glance of triumph in [[his]_329-phineas enemy]_{4259-his enemy} 's eyes , and an exultation in the tone of [[his]_329-phineas enemy]_{4259-his enemy} 's voice , which were very bitter to [him]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] So [you]_7098-you are really going ? " said [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} . "_[7098-you] Well ; [I]_0-i dare say it is all very proper . [I]_0-i do n't quite understand the thing [myself]_0-i , but [I]_0-i have no doubt [you]_7098-you are right . " "_[7098-you] It is n't easy to understand ; is it ? " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , trying to laugh . But [Mr. Bonteen]_{408-mr. bonteen} did not feel the intended satire , and [poor Phineas]_329-phineas found it useless to attempt to punish [the man [he]_329-phineas hated]_{12738-the man he hated} . [He]_329-phineas left [him]_{408-mr. bonteen} as quickly as [he]_329-phineas could , and went to say a few words of farewell to [[his]_329-phineas late chief]_{12739-his late chief} . "_[7098-you] Good - bye , [Finn]_329-phineas , " said [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} . "_{[329-phineas]} It is a great trouble to [me]_0-i that [we]_7099-we should have to part in this way . " "_[0-i] And to [me]_0-i also , [[my]_0-i lord]_{7277-my lord} . [I]_0-i wish it could have been avoided . " "_[0-i] [You]_329-phineas should not have gone to [Ireland]_25-ireland with [so dangerous [a man]_{749-a man} as [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk}]_{7101-so dangerous a man as mr. monk} . But it is too late to think of that now . " "_[0-i] The milk is spilt ; is it not ? " "_[0-i] But these terrible rendings asunder never last very long , " said [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} , "_[0-i] unless [a man]_{749-a man} changes [his]_{749-a man} opinions altogether . How many quarrels and how many reconciliations [we]_7099-we have lived to see ! [I]_0-i remember when [Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} went out of office , because [he]_{431-mr. gresham} could not sit in [the same room]_{10399-the same room} with [Mr. Mildmay]_{334-mr. mildmay} , and yet [they]_7105-they became the fastest of [political friends]_{7106-political friends} . There was a time when [Plinlimmon]_{549-lord plinlimmon} and [the Duke]_{1449-the duke} could not stable [their]_7105-they horses together at all ; and do n't [you]_7108-you remember when [Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} was obliged to give up [his]_{402-mr. palliser} hopes of office because [he]_{402-mr. palliser} had some bee in [his]_{402-mr. palliser} bonnet ? " [I]_{402-mr. palliser} think , however , that the bee in [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} 's bonnet to which [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} was alluding made its buzzing audible on some subject that was not exactly political . "_{[402-mr. palliser]} [We]_7099-we shall have [you]_7108-you back again before long , [I]_0-i do n't doubt . [Men who can really do [their]_{7109-men who can really do their work} work]_{7109-men who can really do their work} are too rare to be left long in the comfort of the benches below the gangway . " This was very kindly said , and [Phineas]_329-phineas was flattered and comforted . [He]_329-phineas could not , however , make [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} understand the whole truth . For [him]_329-phineas the dream of a life of politics was over for ever . [He]_329-phineas had tried it , and had succeeded beyond [his]_329-phineas utmost hopes ; but , in spite of [his]_329-phineas success , the ground had crumbled to pieces beneath [his]_329-phineas feet , and [he]_329-phineas knew that [he]_329-phineas could never recover the niche in [the world]_{756-the world} 's gallery which [he]_329-phineas was now leaving . That same afternoon [he]_329-phineas met [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} in [one of [the passages leading to [the House]_{929-the house}]_{12742-the passages leading to the house}]_{12741-one of the passages leading to the house} , and [the Prime Minister]_{734-the prime minister} put [his]_{734-the prime minister} arm through that of [[our]_7110-our hero]_{1068-our hero} as [they]_7110-our walked together into [the lobby]_{1211-the lobby} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am sorry that [we]_7110-our are losing [you]_7111-you , " said [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} . "_[0-i] [You]_7111-you may be sure that [I]_0-i am sorry to be so lost , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] These things will occur in political life , " said [the leader]_{8673-the leader} ; "_[0-i] but [I]_0-i think that [they]_7112-they seldom leave rancour behind [them]_7112-they when the purpose is declared , and when the subject of disagreement is marked and understood . The defalcation which creates angry feeling is that which has to be endured without previous warning , - when [a man]_{749-a man} votes against [[his]_{749-a man} party]_{838-his party} , - or a set of [men]_1025-men , from private pique or from some cause which is never clear . " [Phineas]_329-phineas , when [he]_329-phineas heard this , knew well how terribly [this very man]_{12748-this very man} had been harassed , and driven nearly wild , by defalcation , exactly of that nature which [he]_{12748-this very man} was attempting to describe . "_[7111-you] No doubt [you]_7111-you and [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} think [you]_7111-you are right , " continued [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} . "_[7111-you] [We]_7116-we have given strong evidence that [we]_7116-we think so , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[7116-we] [We]_7116-we give up [our]_7116-we places , and [we]_7116-we are , both of [us]_7116-we , [very poor men]_{7117-very poor men} . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i think [you]_7111-you are wrong , [you]_7111-you know , not so much in [your]_7111-you views on the question itself - which , to tell the truth , [I]_0-i hardly understand as yet . " "_[7116-we] [We]_7116-we will endeavour to explain them . " "_[7116-we] And will do so very clearly , no doubt . But [I]_0-i think that [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} was wrong in desiring , as [a member of [a Government]_{1182-a government}]_{7118-a member of a government} , to force a measure which , whether good or bad , [the Government as a body]_{7120-the government as a body} does not desire to initiate , - at any rate , just now . " "_{[346-mr. monk]} And therefore [he]_{346-mr. monk} resigned , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[346-mr. monk]} Of course . But it seems to [me]_0-i that [he]_{346-mr. monk} failed to comprehend the only way in which [a great party]_{7121-a great party} can act together , if it is to do any service in [this country]_{7544-this country} . Do n't for a moment think that [I]_0-i am blaming [him]_{346-mr. monk} or [you]_7111-you . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am [nobody]_1350-nobody in this matter , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i can assure [you]_7111-you , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , that [we]_7124-we have not regarded [you]_7111-you in that light , and [I]_0-i hope that the time may come when [we]_7124-we may be sitting together again on the same bench . " Neither on the Treasury bench nor on any other in [that House]_{7673-that house} was [he]_{346-mr. monk} to sit again after this fashion ! That was the trouble which was crushing [his]_{346-mr. monk} spirit at this moment , and not the loss of [[his]_{346-mr. monk} office]_{8104-his office} ! [He]_{346-mr. monk} knew that [he]_{346-mr. monk} could not venture to think of remaining in [London]_6-london as [a member of Parliament with no other income than that which [[his]_{346-mr. monk} father]_{784-his father} could allow [him]_{346-mr. monk} , even if [he]_{346-mr. monk} could again secure a seat in [Parliament]_{912-parliament}]_{12751-a member of parliament with no other income than that which his father could allow him , even if he could again secure a seat in parliament} . When [he]_{346-mr. monk} had first been returned for [Loughshane]_3-loughshane [he]_{346-mr. monk} had assured [[his]_{346-mr. monk} friends]_{750-his friends} that [his]_{346-mr. monk} duty as [a member of [the House of Commons]_{1033-the house of commons}]_{12755-a member of the house of commons} would not be a bar to [his]_{346-mr. monk} practice in [the Courts]_{4902-the courts} . [He]_{346-mr. monk} had now been five years [a member]_{1041-a member} , and had never once made an attempt at doing any part of [a barrister]_{910-a barrister} 's work . [He]_{346-mr. monk} had gone altogether into a different line of life , and had been most successful ; - so successful that [men]_1025-men told [him]_{346-mr. monk} , and [women]_7479-women more frequently than [men]_1025-men , that [his]_{346-mr. monk} career had been a miracle of success . But there had been , as [he]_{346-mr. monk} had well known from the first , this drawback in the new profession which [he]_{346-mr. monk} had chosen , that nothing in it could be permanent . [They]_12763-they who succeed in it , may probably succeed again ; but then the success is intermittent , and there may be years of hard work in opposition , to which , unfortunately , no pay is assigned . It is almost imperative , as [he]_{346-mr. monk} now found , that [they]_12763-they who devote [themselves]_12763-they to such a profession should be [men of fortune]_{1239-men of fortune} . When [he]_{346-mr. monk} had commenced [his]_{346-mr. monk} work , - at the period of [his]_{346-mr. monk} first return for [Loughshane]_3-loughshane , - [he]_{346-mr. monk} had had no thought of mending [his]_{346-mr. monk} deficiency in this respect by a rich marriage . Nor had it ever occurred to [him]_{346-mr. monk} that [he]_{346-mr. monk} would seek a marriage for that purpose . Such an idea would have been thoroughly distasteful to [him]_{346-mr. monk} . There had been no stain of premeditated mercenary arrangement upon [him]_{346-mr. monk} at any time . But circumstances had so fallen out with [him]_{346-mr. monk} , that as [he]_{346-mr. monk} won [his]_{346-mr. monk} spurs in [Parliament]_{912-parliament} , as [he]_{346-mr. monk} became known , and was placed first in [one office]_{12766-one office} and then in another , prospects of love and money together were opened to [him]_{346-mr. monk} , and [he]_{346-mr. monk} ventured on , leaving [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} and the law behind [him]_{346-mr. monk} , - because these prospects were so alluring . Then had come [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} and [Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary , - and everything around [him]_{346-mr. monk} had collapsed . Everything around [him]_{346-mr. monk} had collapsed , - with , however , a terrible temptation to [him]_{346-mr. monk} to inflate [his]_{346-mr. monk} sails again , at the cost of [his]_{346-mr. monk} truth and [his]_{346-mr. monk} honour . The temptation would have affected [him]_{346-mr. monk} not at all , had [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} been ugly , stupid , or personally disagreeable . But [she]_{348-madame goesler} was , [he]_{346-mr. monk} thought , [the most beautiful woman [he]_{346-mr. monk} had ever seen]_{12767-the most beautiful woman he had ever seen} , the most witty , and in many respects the most charming . [She]_{348-madame goesler} had offered to give [him]_{346-mr. monk} everything that [she]_{348-madame goesler} had , so to place [him]_{346-mr. monk} in [the world]_{756-the world} that opposition would be more pleasant to [him]_{346-mr. monk} than office , to supply every want , and had done so in a manner that had gratified all [his]_{346-mr. monk} vanity . But [he]_{346-mr. monk} had refused it all , because [he]_{346-mr. monk} was bound to [the girl at [Floodborough]_{50-floodborough}]_{12769-the girl at floodborough} . [[My]_0-i readers]_{2252-my readers} will probably say that [he]_{346-mr. monk} was not [a true man]_{12771-a true man} unless [he]_{346-mr. monk} could do this without a regret . When [Phineas]_329-phineas thought of it all , there were many regrets . But there was at the same time a resolve on [his]_{346-mr. monk} part , that if [any man]_{1023-any man} had ever loved [the girl [he]_{346-mr. monk} promised to love]_{12773-the girl he promised to love} , [he]_{346-mr. monk} would love [Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary . A thousand times [he]_{346-mr. monk} had told [himself]_{346-mr. monk} that [she]_{12773-the girl he promised to love} had not the spirit of [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} , or the bright wit of [Violet Effingham]_351-violet , or the beauty of [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . But [Mary]_382-mary had charms of [her]_382-mary own that were more valuable than them all . Was there one among the three who had trusted [him]_{346-mr. monk} as [she]_{12773-the girl he promised to love} trusted [him]_{346-mr. monk} , - or loved [him]_{346-mr. monk} with the same satisfied devotion ? There were regrets , regrets that were heavy on [his]_{346-mr. monk} heart ; - for [London]_6-london , and [Parliament]_{49-parliament} , and [the clubs]_{8024-the clubs} , and [Downing Street]_{94-downing street} , had become dear to [him]_{346-mr. monk} . [He]_{346-mr. monk} liked to think of [himself]_{346-mr. monk} as [he]_{346-mr. monk} rode in [the park]_{7798-the park} , and was greeted by [all those whose greeting was the most worth having]_{12776-all those whose greeting was the most worth having} . There were regrets , - sad regrets . But [the girl whom [he]_{346-mr. monk} loved better than [the parks]_{5665-the parks} and [the clubs]_{8024-the clubs} , - better even than [Westminster]_{60-westminster} and [Downing Street]_{94-downing street}]_{12777-the girl whom he loved better than the parks and the clubs , - better even than westminster and downing street} , should never know that [they]_{5665-the parks} had existed . These thoughts were running through [his]_{346-mr. monk} mind even while [he]_{346-mr. monk} was listening to [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , as [he]_{346-mr. monk} propounded [his]_{346-mr. monk} theory of doing justice to [Ireland]_25-ireland . This might probably be the last great debate in which [Phineas]_329-phineas would be able to take a part , and [he]_{346-mr. monk} was determined that [he]_{346-mr. monk} would do [his]_{346-mr. monk} best in it . [He]_{346-mr. monk} did not intend to speak on this day , if , as was generally supposed , [the House]_{929-the house} would be adjourned before a division could be obtained . But [he]_{346-mr. monk} would remain on the alert and see how the thing went . [He]_{346-mr. monk} had come to understand the forms of [the place]_{1437-the place} , and was as well - trained [a young member of [Parliament]_{912-parliament}]_{6706-a young member of parliament} as any [there]_7300-there . [He]_{346-mr. monk} had been quick at learning a lesson that is not easily learned , and knew how things were going , and what were the proper moments for this question or that form of motion . [He]_{346-mr. monk} could anticipate a count - out , understood the tone of [men]_1025-men 's minds , and could read the gestures of [the House]_{929-the house} . It was very little likely that the debate should be over to - night . [He]_{346-mr. monk} knew that ; and as the present time was the evening of Tuesday , [he]_{346-mr. monk} resolved at once that [he]_{346-mr. monk} would speak as early as [he]_{346-mr. monk} could on the following Thursday . What a pity it was , that with one who had learned so much , all [his]_{346-mr. monk} learning should be in vain ! At about two o'clock , [he]_{346-mr. monk} [himself]_{346-mr. monk} succeeded in moving the adjournment of the debate . This [he]_{346-mr. monk} did from a seat below [the gangway]_{8497-the gangway} , to which [he]_{346-mr. monk} had removed [himself]_{346-mr. monk} from the Treasury bench . Then [the House]_{929-the house} was up , and [he]_{346-mr. monk} walked [home]_754-home with [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , since [he]_{346-mr. monk} had been told positively by [Phineas]_329-phineas that [he]_{346-mr. monk} had resolved upon resigning [[his]_{346-mr. monk} office]_{8104-his office} , had said nothing more of [his]_{346-mr. monk} sorrow at [[his]_{346-mr. monk} friend]_{857-his friend} 's resolve , but had used [him]_{346-mr. monk} as [one political friend]_{12792-one political friend} uses another , telling [him]_{346-mr. monk} all [his]_{346-mr. monk} thoughts and all [his]_{346-mr. monk} hopes as to this new measure of [his]_{346-mr. monk} , and taking counsel with [him]_{346-mr. monk} as to the way in which the fight should be fought . Together [they]_12793-they had counted over the list of [members]_7760-members , marking [these men]_{1967-these men} as [supporters]_{12796-supporters} , [those]_12797-those as [opponents]_{2491-opponents} , and [another set , now more important than either , as being doubtful]_{12799-another set , now more important than either , as being doubtful} . From day to day [those who had been written down as doubtful]_{12800-those who had been written down as doubtful} were struck off that third list , and put in either the one or the other of [those who were either [supporters]_{12796-supporters} or [opponents]_{2491-opponents}]_{12801-those who were either supporters or opponents} . And [their]_12793-they different modes of argument were settled between [these two allied orators]_{12804-these two allied orators} , how [one]_1102-one should take this line and [the other]_{7702-the other} that . To [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} this was very pleasant . [He]_{346-mr. monk} was quite assured now that opposition was more congenial to [his]_{346-mr. monk} spirit , and more fitting for [him]_{346-mr. monk} than office . There was no doubt to [him]_{346-mr. monk} as to [his]_{346-mr. monk} future sitting in [Parliament]_{912-parliament} , let the result of this contest be what it might . The work which [he]_{346-mr. monk} was now doing , was the work for which [he]_{346-mr. monk} had been training [himself]_{346-mr. monk} all [his]_{346-mr. monk} life . While [he]_{346-mr. monk} had been forced to attend [Cabinet Councils]_{321-cabinet councils} from week to week , [he]_{346-mr. monk} had been depressed . Now [he]_{346-mr. monk} was exultant . [Phineas]_329-phineas seeing and understanding all this , said but little to [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} of [his]_329-phineas own prospects . As long as this pleasant battle was raging , [he]_329-phineas could fight in it shoulder to shoulder with [the man [he]_329-phineas loved]_{12809-the man he loved} . After that there would be a blank . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not see how [we]_7125-we are to fail to have a majority after [Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} 's speech to - night , " said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , as [they]_7125-we walked together down [Parliament Street]_{93-parliament street} through the bright moonlight . "_{[393-mr. daubeny]} [He]_{393-mr. daubeny} expressly said that [he]_{393-mr. daubeny} only spoke for [himself]_{393-mr. daubeny} , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[393-mr. daubeny]} But [we]_7125-we know what that means . [He]_{393-mr. daubeny} is bidding for office , and of course [those who want office with [him]_{393-mr. daubeny}]_{7126-those who want office with him} will vote as [he]_{393-mr. daubeny} votes . [We]_7125-we have already counted [those who would go into office]_{7127-those who would go into office} , but [they]_{7127-those who would go into office} will not carry [the whole party]_{8472-the whole party} . " "_{[7127-those who would go into office]} It will carry enough of [them]_{7127-those who would go into office} . " "_{[7127-those who would go into office]} There are [forty or fifty men on [his]_{393-mr. daubeny} side of [the House]_{929-the house}]_{7129-forty or fifty men on his side of the house} , and as many perhaps on [ours]_7125-we , " said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , "_{[7129-forty or fifty men on his side of the house]} who have no idea of any kind on any bill , and who simply follow the bell , whether into [this lobby]_{7131-this lobby} or that . Argument never touches [them]_{7127-those who would go into office} . [They]_{7127-those who would go into office} do not even look to the result of a division on [their]_{7127-those who would go into office} own interests , as the making of any calculation would be laborious to [them]_{7127-those who would go into office} . [[Their]_{7127-those who would go into office} party leader]_{7132-their party leader} is to [them]_{7127-those who would go into office} [a Pope whom [they]_{7127-those who would go into office} do not dream of doubting]_{7133-a pope whom they do not dream of doubting} . [I]_0-i never can quite make up [my]_0-i mind whether it is good or bad that there should be [such men in [Parliament]_{49-parliament}]_{7134-such men in parliament} . " "_{[7135-men who think much want to speak often]} [Men who think much want to speak often]_{7135-men who think much want to speak often} , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[7135-men who think much want to speak often]} Exactly so , - and of [speaking members]_{7136-speaking members} , [God]_387-god knows that [we]_7125-we have enough . And [I]_0-i suppose that [these purblind sheep]_{7137-these purblind sheep} do have some occult weight that is salutary . [They]_{7137-these purblind sheep} enable [a leader]_{8598-a leader} to be [a leader]_{8598-a leader} , and even in that way [they]_{7137-these purblind sheep} are useful . [We]_7125-we shall get a division on Thursday . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i understand that [Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} has consented to that . " "_{[431-mr. gresham]} So [Ratler]_{417-mr. ratler} told [me]_0-i . [Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} is to speak , and [Barrington Erle]_{364-barrington erle} . And [they]_7140-they say that [Robson]_694-robson is going to make an onslaught specially on [me]_0-i . [We]_7125-we shall get it over by [one o'clock]_{7141-one o'clock} . " "_[7125-we] And if [we]_7125-we beat [them]_7140-they ? " asked [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[7140-they] It will depend on the numbers . Everybody who has spoken to [me]_0-i about it , seems to think that [they]_7140-they will dissolve if there be a respectable majority against [them]_7140-they . " "_{[431-mr. gresham]} Of course [he]_{431-mr. gresham} will dissolve , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , speaking of [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} ; "_{[431-mr. gresham]} what else can [he]_{431-mr. gresham} do ? " "_{[431-mr. gresham]} [He]_{431-mr. gresham} is very anxious to carry [his]_{431-mr. gresham} Irish Reform Bill first , if [he]_{431-mr. gresham} can do so . Good - night , [Phineas]_329-phineas . [I]_0-i shall not be down to - morrow as there is nothing to be done . Come to [me]_0-i on Thursday , and [we]_7125-we will go to [the House]_{929-the house} together . " On the Wednesday [Phineas]_329-phineas was engaged to dine with [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} . There was a dinner party in [Bedford Square]_{75-bedford square} , and [Phineas]_329-phineas met [half - a - dozen barristers]_{12810-half - a - dozen barristers} and [[their]_{12810-half - a - dozen barristers} wives]_{10658-their wives} , - [men to whom [he]_329-phineas had looked up as [successful pundits in the law]_{12813-successful pundits in the law} some five or six years ago , but who since that time had almost learned to look up to [him]_329-phineas]_{12812-men to whom he had looked up as successful pundits in the law some five or six years ago , but who since that time had almost learned to look up to him} . And now [they]_{12810-half - a - dozen barristers} treated [him]_329-phineas with that courteousness of manner which success in life always begets . There was [a judge there]_{12814-a judge there} who was very civil to [him]_329-phineas ; and [[the judge]_{12815-the judge} 's wife]_{12816-the judge 's wife} whom [he]_329-phineas had taken down to dinner was very gracious to [him]_329-phineas . [The judge]_{12815-the judge} had got [his]_{12815-the judge} prize in life , and was therefore personally indifferent to the fate of [ministers]_{2450-ministers} ; but [[the judge]_{12815-the judge} 's wife]_{12816-the judge 's wife} had [a brother who wanted a County Court from [Lord De Terrier]_{366-lord de terrier}]_{12821-a brother who wanted a county court from lord de terrier} , and it was known that [Phineas]_329-phineas was giving valuable assistance towards the attainment of this object . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do think that [you]_7143-you and [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} are so right , " said [[the judge]_{12815-the judge} 's wife]_{12816-the judge 's wife} . [Phineas]_329-phineas , who understood how it came to pass that [[the judge]_{12815-the judge} 's wife]_{12816-the judge 's wife} should so cordially approve [his]_329-phineas conduct , could not help thinking how grand a thing it would be for [him]_329-phineas to have [a County Court for [himself]_329-phineas]_{12826-a county court for himself} . When [the guests]_{2291-the guests} were gone [he]_329-phineas was left alone with [Mr.]_12828-mr. and [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} , and remained awhile with [them]_{2291-the guests} , there having been an understanding that [they]_{2291-the guests} should have a last chat together over the affairs of [[our]_{2291-the guests} hero]_{1068-our hero} . "_[7143-you] Do [you]_7143-you really mean that [you]_7143-you will not stand again ? " asked [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} . "_[7143-you] [I]_0-i do mean it . [I]_0-i may say that [I]_0-i can not do so . [[My]_0-i father]_{7296-my father} is hardly so well able to help [me]_0-i as [he]_{7296-my father} was when [I]_0-i began this game , and [I]_0-i certainly shall not ask [him]_{7296-my father} for money to support a canvass . " "_[0-i] It 's a thousand pities , " said [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i really had begun to think that [you]_7143-you would make it answer , " said [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} . "_[7143-you] In one way [I]_0-i have made it answer . For the last three years [I]_0-i have lived upon what [I]_0-i have earned , and [I]_0-i am not in debt . But now [I]_0-i must begin [the world]_{756-the world} again . [I]_0-i am afraid [I]_0-i shall find [the drudgery]_{7146-the drudgery} very hard . " "_{[7146-the drudgery]} It is hard no doubt , " said [the barrister , who had gone through it all]_{12830-the barrister , who had gone through it all} , and was now reaping the fruits of it . "_{[7146-the drudgery]} But [I]_0-i suppose [you]_7143-you have not forgotten what [you]_7143-you learned ? " "_[7143-you] Who can say ? [I]_0-i dare say [I]_0-i have . But [I]_0-i did not mean the drudgery of learning , so much as the drudgery of looking after work ; - of expecting briefs which perhaps will never come . [I]_0-i am thirty years old now , [you]_7143-you know . " "_[7143-you] Are [you]_7143-you indeed ? " said [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} , - who knew [his]_7143-you age to a day . "_[7143-you] How the time passes . [I]_0-i 'm sure [I]_0-i hope [you]_7143-you 'll get on , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas . [I]_0-i do indeed . " "_{[329-phineas]} [I]_0-i am sure [he]_329-phineas will , if [he]_329-phineas puts [his]_329-phineas shoulder to it , " said [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} . Neither [the lawyer]_{12831-the lawyer} nor [[his]_{12831-the lawyer} wife]_{947-his wife} repeated any of those sententious admonitions , which had almost become rebukes , and which had been so common in [their]_12833-their mouths . The fall with which [they]_12833-their had threatened [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas had come upon [him]_{12831-the lawyer} , and [they]_12833-their were too generous to remind [him]_{12831-the lawyer} of [their]_12833-their wisdom and sagacity . Indeed , when [he]_{12831-the lawyer} got up to take [his]_{12831-the lawyer} leave , [Mrs. Low]_{331-mrs. low} , who probably might not see [him]_{12831-the lawyer} again for years , was quite affectionate in [her]_{331-mrs. low} manners to [him]_{12831-the lawyer} , and looked as if [she]_{331-mrs. low} were almost minded to kiss [him]_{12831-the lawyer} as [she]_{331-mrs. low} pressed [his]_{12831-the lawyer} hand . "_{[329-phineas]} [We]_7147-we will come and see [you]_7148-you , " [she]_{331-mrs. low} said , "_[7147-we] when [you]_7148-you are [Master of [the Rolls in [Dublin]_29-dublin]_{7150-the rolls in dublin}]_{7149-master of the rolls in dublin} . " "_[7147-we] [We]_7147-we shall see [him]_7148-you before then thundering at [us]_7147-we [poor Tories in [the House]_{929-the house}]_{7151-poor tories in the house} , " said [Mr. Low]_{399-mr. low} . "_[7148-you] [He]_7148-you will be back again sooner or later . " And so [they]_7147-we parted . CHAPTER LXXV P. P. C. On the Thursday morning before [Phineas]_329-phineas went to [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , [a gentleman called upon [him]_329-phineas at [[his]_329-phineas lodgings]_{7887-his lodgings}]_{12834-a gentleman called upon him at his lodgings} . [Phineas]_329-phineas requested [the servant]_{7944-the servant} to bring up [the gentleman]_{3166-the gentleman} 's name , but tempted perhaps by a shilling [the girl]_{2338-the girl} brought up [the gentleman]_{3166-the gentleman} instead . It was [Mr. Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} from [the office of [the "_[7148-you] Banner of [the People]_{731-the people}]_{12841-the " banner of the people}]_{12840-the office of the " banner of the people} . " "_{[731-the people]} [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , " said [Quintus]_{345-mr. slide} , with [his]_0-i hand extended , "_{[329-phineas]} [I]_0-i have come to offer [you]_329-phineas the calumet of peace . " [Phineas]_329-phineas certainly desired no such calumet . But to refuse [a man]_{749-a man} 's hand is to declare active war after a fashion which [men]_1025-men do not like to adopt except on deliberation . [He]_329-phineas had never cared a straw for the abuse which [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} had poured upon [him]_329-phineas , and now [he]_329-phineas gave [his]_329-phineas hand to [the man of letters]_{12844-the man of letters} . But [he]_329-phineas did not sit down , nor did [he]_329-phineas offer a seat to [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i know that as [a man of sense who knows]_{7154-a man of sense who knows} [the world]_{756-the world} , [you]_329-phineas will accept the calumet of peace , " continued [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't know why [I]_0-i should be asked particularly to accept war or peace , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[329-phineas]} Well , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , - [I]_0-i do n't often quote the Bible ; but [those who are not for [us]_7157-us]_{7156-those who are not for us} must be against [us]_7157-us . [You]_329-phineas will agree to that . Now that [you]_329-phineas 've freed [yourself]_329-phineas from the iniquities of [that sink of abomination in [Downing Street]_{94-downing street}]_{7158-that sink of abomination in downing street} , [I]_0-i look upon [you]_329-phineas as [a man]_{749-a man} again . " "_[0-i] Upon [my]_0-i word [you]_329-phineas are very kind . " "_{[329-phineas]} As [a man]_{749-a man} and also [a brother]_{1676-a brother} . [I]_0-i suppose [you]_329-phineas know that [I]_0-i 've got the Banner into [my]_0-i own ' ands now . " [Phineas]_329-phineas was obliged to explain that [he]_329-phineas had not hitherto been made acquainted with this great literary and political secret . "_[0-i] Oh dear , yes , altogether so . [We]_7157-us 've got rid of old [Rusty]_721-rusty as [I]_0-i used to call [him]_721-rusty . [He]_721-rusty would n't go the pace , and so [we]_7157-us stripped [him]_721-rusty . [He]_721-rusty 's doing [the West of [England]_26-england]_{7162-the west of england} Art Journal now , and [he]_721-rusty ' angs out down at [Bristol]_322-bristol . " "_[721-rusty] [I]_0-i hope [he]_721-rusty 'll succeed , [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} . " "_{[345-mr. slide]} [He]_721-rusty 'll earn [his]_721-rusty wages . [He]_721-rusty 's [a man who will always earn [his]_721-rusty wages]_{7163-a man who will always earn his wages} , but nothing more . Well , now , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , [I]_0-i will just offer [you]_329-phineas one word of apology for [our]_7157-us little severities . " "_[0-i] Pray do nothing of the kind . " "_[0-i] Indeed [I]_0-i shall . [Dooty]_722-dooty is dooty . There was some things printed which were a little rough , but if one is n't a little rough there ai n't no flavour . Of course [I]_0-i wrote 'em . [You]_329-phineas know [my]_0-i ' and , [I]_0-i dare say . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i only remember that there was some throwing of mud . " "_[0-i] Just so . But mud do n't break any bones ; does it ? When [you]_329-phineas turned against [us]_7157-us [I]_0-i had to be down on [you]_329-phineas , and [I]_0-i was down upon [you]_329-phineas ; - that 's just about all of it . Now [you]_329-phineas 're coming among [us]_7157-us again , and so [I]_0-i come to [you]_329-phineas with a calumet of peace . " "_[0-i] But [I]_0-i am not coming among [you]_329-phineas . " "_{[329-phineas]} Yes [you]_329-phineas are , [Finn]_329-phineas , and bringing [Monk]_{346-mr. monk} with [you]_329-phineas . " It was now becoming very disagreeable , and [Phineas]_329-phineas was beginning to perceive that it would soon be [his]_0-i turn to say something rough . "_{[329-phineas]} Now [I]_0-i 'll tell [you]_329-phineas what [my]_0-i proposition is . If [you]_329-phineas 'll do [us]_7157-us two leaders a week through the session , [you]_329-phineas shall have a cheque for [L16]_723-l16 on the last day of every month . If that 's not honester money than what [you]_329-phineas got in [Downing Street]_{94-downing street} , [my]_0-i name is not [Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} . " "_{[345-mr. slide]} [Mr. Slide]_{345-mr. slide} , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , - and then [he]_329-phineas paused . "_{[345-mr. slide]} If [we]_7157-us are to come to business , drop [the Mister]_{7164-the mister} . It makes things go so much easier . " "_[7157-us] [We]_7157-us are not to come to business , and [I]_0-i do not want things to go easy . [I]_0-i believe [you]_329-phineas said some things of [me]_0-i in [your]_329-phineas newspaper that were very scurrilous . " "_{[329-phineas]} What of that ? If [you]_329-phineas mind that sort of thing - " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i did not regard it in the least . [You]_329-phineas are quite welcome to continue it . [I]_0-i do n't doubt but [you]_329-phineas will continue it . But [you]_329-phineas are not welcome to come here afterwards . " "_{[329-phineas]} Do [you]_329-phineas mean to turn [me]_0-i out ? " "_{[329-phineas]} Just that . [You]_329-phineas printed a heap of lies - " "_{[329-phineas]} Lies , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas ! Did [you]_329-phineas say lies , [sir]_8579-sir ? " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i said lies ; - lies ; - lies ! " And [Phineas]_329-phineas walked over at [him]_329-phineas as though [he]_329-phineas were going to pitch [him]_329-phineas instantly out of the window . "_[0-i] [You]_329-phineas may go and write as many more as [you]_329-phineas like . It is [your]_329-phineas trade , and [you]_329-phineas must do it or starve . But do not come to [me]_0-i again . " Then [he]_0-i opened the door and stood with it in [his]_0-i hand . "_[8579-sir] Very well , [sir]_8579-sir . [I]_0-i shall know how to punish this . " "_[0-i] Exactly . But if [you]_329-phineas please [you]_329-phineas 'll go and do [your]_329-phineas punishment at [the office of the Banner]_{7167-the office of the banner} , - unless [you]_329-phineas like to try it here . [You]_329-phineas want to kick [me]_0-i and spit at [me]_0-i , but [you]_329-phineas will prefer to do it in print . " "_[8579-sir] Yes , [sir]_8579-sir , " said [Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} . "_[8579-sir] [I]_0-i shall prefer to do it in print , - though [I]_0-i must own that the temptation to adopt the manual violence of [a ruffian]_{7169-a ruffian} is great , very great , very great indeed . " But [he]_0-i resisted the temptation and walked down [the stairs]_{2591-the stairs} , concocting [his]_0-i article as [he]_0-i went . [Mr. Quintus Slide]_{345-mr. slide} did not so much impede the business of [his]_{345-mr. slide} day but what [Phineas]_329-phineas was with [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} by two , and in [his]_329-phineas place in [the House]_{929-the house} when prayers were read at four . As [he]_329-phineas sat in [his]_329-phineas place , conscious of the work that was before [him]_329-phineas , listening to the presentation of petitions , and to the formal reading of certain notices of motions , which with the asking of sundry questions occupied over half an hour , [he]_329-phineas looked back and remembered accurately [his]_329-phineas own feelings on a certain night on which [he]_329-phineas had intended to get up and address [the House]_{929-the house} . The ordeal before [him]_329-phineas had then been so terrible , that it had almost obliterated for the moment [his]_329-phineas senses of hearing and of sight . [He]_329-phineas had hardly been able to perceive what had been going on around [him]_329-phineas , and had vainly endeavoured to occupy [himself]_329-phineas in recalling to [his]_329-phineas memory the words which [he]_329-phineas wished to pronounce . When the time for pronouncing them had come , [he]_329-phineas had found [himself]_329-phineas unable to stand upon [his]_329-phineas legs . [He]_329-phineas smiled as [he]_329-phineas recalled all this in [his]_329-phineas memory , waiting impatiently for the moment in which [he]_329-phineas might rise . [[His]_329-phineas audience]_{12848-his audience} was assured to [him]_329-phineas now , and [he]_329-phineas did not fear it . [His]_329-phineas opportunity for utterance was [his]_329-phineas own , and even [the Speaker]_{8305-the speaker} could not deprive [him]_329-phineas of it . During these minutes [he]_329-phineas thought not at all of the words that [he]_329-phineas was to say . [He]_329-phineas had prepared [his]_329-phineas matter but had prepared no words . [He]_329-phineas knew that words would come readily enough to [him]_329-phineas , and that [he]_329-phineas had learned the task of turning [his]_329-phineas thoughts quickly into language while standing with [a crowd of listeners around [him]_329-phineas]_{12850-a crowd of listeners around him} , - as [a practised writer]_{12851-a practised writer} does when seated in [his]_329-phineas chair . There was no violent beating at [his]_329-phineas heart now , no dimness of the eyes , no feeling that the ground was turning round under [his]_329-phineas feet . If only those weary vain questions would get [themselves]_{12852-themselves} all asked , so that [he]_329-phineas might rise and begin the work of the night . Then there came the last thought as [the House]_{929-the house} was hushed for [his]_329-phineas rising . What was the good of it all , when [he]_329-phineas would never have an opportunity of speaking there again ? But not on that account would [he]_329-phineas be slack in [his]_329-phineas endeavour now . [He]_329-phineas would be listened to once at least , not as [a subaltern of [the Government]_{7691-the government}]_{12854-a subaltern of the government} but as [the owner of a voice prominent in opposition to [the Government]_{7691-the government}]_{12856-the owner of a voice prominent in opposition to the government} . [He]_329-phineas had been taught by [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} that that was the one place in the House in which [a man with a power of speaking could really enjoy pleasure without alloy]_{12858-a man with a power of speaking could really enjoy pleasure without alloy} . [He]_329-phineas would make the trial , - once , if never again . Things had so gone with [him]_329-phineas that the rostrum was [his]_329-phineas own , and [a House crammed to overflowing]_{12859-a house crammed to overflowing} was there to listen to [him]_329-phineas . [He]_329-phineas had given up [[his]_329-phineas place]_{9713-his place} in order that [he]_329-phineas might be able to speak [his]_329-phineas mind , and had become aware that [many]_740-many intended to listen to [him]_329-phineas while [he]_329-phineas spoke . [He]_329-phineas had observed that the rows of [strangers]_{7996-strangers} were thick in [the galleries]_{12863-the galleries} , that [peers]_10708-peers were standing in [the passages]_{3519-the passages} , and that over [the reporter]_{12866-the reporter} 's head , the ribbons of [many ladies]_{12867-many ladies} were to be seen through the bars of [their]_{12867-many ladies} cage . Yes ; - for this once [he]_329-phineas would have [an audience]_{12868-an audience} . [He]_329-phineas spoke for about an hour , and while [he]_329-phineas was speaking [he]_329-phineas knew nothing about [himself]_329-phineas , whether [he]_329-phineas was doing it well or ill . Something of [himself]_329-phineas [he]_329-phineas did say soon after [he]_329-phineas had commenced , - not quite beginning with it , as though [his]_329-phineas mind had been laden with the matter . [He]_329-phineas had , [he]_329-phineas said , found [himself]_329-phineas compelled to renounce [his]_329-phineas happy allegiance to [the First Lord of the Treasury]_{5228-the first lord of the treasury} , and to quit the pleasant company in which , humble as had been [his]_329-phineas place , [he]_329-phineas had been allowed to sit and act , by [his]_329-phineas unfortunate conviction in this great subject . [He]_329-phineas had been told , [he]_329-phineas said , that it was a misfortune in itself for one so young as [he]_329-phineas to have convictions . But [his]_329-phineas Irish birth and Irish connection had brought this misfortune of [[his]_329-phineas country]_{1144-his country} so closely [home]_754-home to [him]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas had found the task of extricating [himself]_329-phineas from it to be impossible . Of what further [he]_329-phineas said , speaking on that terribly unintelligible subject , [a tenant - right proposed for [Irish farmers]_{12873-irish farmers}]_{12872-a tenant - right proposed for irish farmers} , [no English reader]_{12874-no english reader} will desire to know much . [Irish subjects in [the House of Commons]_{1033-the house of commons}]_{12875-irish subjects in the house of commons} are interesting or are dull , are debated before [a crowded audience composed of all who are leaders in [the great world of [London]_6-london]_{12878-the great world of london}]_{12877-a crowded audience composed of all who are leaders in the great world of london} , or before empty benches , in accordance with the importance of the moment and the character of the debate . For [us]_12879-us now it is enough to know that to [[our]_12879-us hero]_{1068-our hero} was accorded that attention which [orators]_3001-orators love , - which will almost make [an orator]_{9591-an orator} if it can be assured . [A full House with a promise of big type on the next morning]_{12883-a full house with a promise of big type on the next morning} would wake to eloquence [the propounder of a Canadian grievance]_{12884-the propounder of a canadian grievance} , or [the mover of an Indian budget]_{12885-the mover of an indian budget} . [Phineas]_329-phineas did not stir out of [the House]_{929-the house} till the division was over , having agreed with [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} that [they]_12887-they two would remain through it all and hear everything that was to be said . [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} had already spoken , and to [Mr. Palliser]_{402-mr. palliser} was confided the task of winding up the argument for [the Government]_{54-the government} . [Mr. Robson]_694-robson spoke also , greatly enlivening the tedium of the evening , and to [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} was permitted the privilege of a final reply . At two o'clock the division came , and [the Ministry]_{8582-the ministry} were beaten by a majority of twenty - three . "_[8579-sir] And now , " said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , as [he]_{346-mr. monk} again walked [home]_754-home with [Phineas]_329-phineas , "_[8579-sir] the pity is that [we]_7170-we are not a bit nearer tenant - right than [we]_7170-we were before . " "_[7170-we] But [we]_7170-we are nearer to it . " "_[7170-we] In one sense , yes . Such a debate and such a majority will make [men]_1025-men think . But no ; - think is too high a word ; as a rule [men]_1025-men do n't think . But it will make [them]_1025-men believe that there is something in it . [Many who before regarded legislation on the subject]_{7173-many who before regarded legislation on the subject} as chimerical , will now fancy that it is only dangerous , or perhaps not more than difficult . And so in time it will come to be looked on as among the things possible , then among the things probable ; - and so at last it will be ranged in the list of those few measures which [the country]_{839-the country} requires as being absolutely needed . That is the way in which public opinion is made . " "_{[7175-revolutionary demagogues]} It is no loss of time , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , "_{[7175-revolutionary demagogues]} to have taken the first great step in making it . " "_{[7175-revolutionary demagogues]} The first great step was taken long ago , " said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , - "_[0-i] taken by men who were looked upon as [revolutionary demagogues]_{7175-revolutionary demagogues} , almost as [traitors]_{7176-traitors} , because [they]_7177-they took it . But it is a great thing to take any step that leads [us]_7170-we onwards . " Two days after this [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} declared [his]_{431-mr. gresham} intention of dissolving [the House]_{929-the house} because of the adverse division which had been produced by [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's motion , but expressed a wish to be allowed to carry an Irish Reform Bill through Parliament before [he]_{431-mr. gresham} did so . [He]_{431-mr. gresham} explained how expedient this would be , but declared at the same time that if any strong opposition were made , [he]_{431-mr. gresham} would abandon the project . [His]_{431-mr. gresham} intention simply was to pass with regard to [Ireland]_25-ireland a measure which must be passed soon , and which ought to be passed before a new election took place . The bill was ready , and should be read for the first time on the next night , if [the House]_{929-the house} were willing . [The House]_{32-the house} was willing , though there were very many [recalcitrant Irish members]_{12892-recalcitrant irish members} . [The Irish members]_{12893-the irish members} made loud opposition , and then twitted [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} with [his]_{431-mr. gresham} promise that [he]_{431-mr. gresham} would not go on with [his]_{431-mr. gresham} bill , if opposition were made . But , nevertheless , [he]_{431-mr. gresham} did go on , and the measure was hurried through [the two Houses]_{12894-the two houses} in a week . [[Our]_12895-our hero who still sat for [Loughshane]_{354-dr. finn} , but who was never to sit for [Loughshane]_3-loughshane]_{12896-our hero who still sat for loughshane , but who was never to sit for loughshane} again , gave what assistance [he]_{431-mr. gresham} could to [the Government]_{7691-the government} , and voted for the measure which deprived [Loughshane]_3-loughshane for ever of [its]_3-loughshane parliamentary honours . "_[0-i] And very dirty conduct [I]_0-i think it was , " said [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} , when [he]_0-i discussed the subject with [[his]_0-i agent]_{12898-his agent} . "_[0-i] After being put in for [the borough]_{865-the borough} twice , almost free of expense , it was very dirty . " It never occurred to [Lord Tulla]_{373-lord tulla} that [a member of Parliament]_{7334-a member of parliament} might feel [himself]_{7334-a member of parliament} obliged to vote on such a subject in accordance with [his]_{7334-a member of parliament} judgment . This Irish Reform Bill was scrambled through the two Houses , and then the session was over . The session was over , and [they]_12900-they who knew anything of the private concerns of [Mr. Phineas Finn]_329-phineas were aware that [he]_329-phineas was about to return to [Ireland]_25-ireland , and did not intend to reappear on the scene which had known [him]_329-phineas so well for the last five years . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i can not tell [you]_7179-you how sad it makes [me]_0-i , " said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . "_[0-i] And it makes [me]_0-i sad too , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i try to shake off the melancholy , and tell [myself]_0-i from day to day that it is unmanly . But it gets the better of [me]_0-i just at present . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i feel quite certain that [you]_7179-you will come back among [us]_7180-us again , " said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . "_{[951-everybody]} [Everybody]_{951-everybody} tells [me]_0-i so ; and yet [I]_0-i feel quite certain that [I]_0-i shall never come back , - never come back with a seat in [Parliament]_{49-parliament} . As [[my]_0-i old tutor]_{7182-my old tutor} , [Low]_{399-mr. low} , has told [me]_0-i scores of times , [I]_0-i began at the wrong end . Here [I]_0-i am , thirty years of age , and [I]_0-i have not a shilling in [the world]_{756-the world} , and [I]_0-i do not know how to earn one . " "_{[399-mr. low]} Only for [me]_0-i [you]_7179-you would still be receiving ever so much a year , and all would be pleasant , " said [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} . "_{[399-mr. low]} But how long would it have lasted ? The first moment that [Daubeny]_{393-mr. daubeny} got the upper hand [I]_0-i should have fallen lower than [I]_0-i have fallen now . If not this year , it would have been the next . [My]_0-i only comfort is in this , - that [I]_0-i have done the thing [myself]_0-i , and have not been turned out . " To the very last , however , [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} continued to express [his]_{346-mr. monk} opinion that [Phineas]_329-phineas would come back , declaring that [he]_{346-mr. monk} had known no instance of [a young man who had made [himself]_329-phineas useful in [Parliament]_{49-parliament} , and then had been allowed to leave it in early life]_{12901-a young man who had made himself useful in parliament , and then had been allowed to leave it in early life} . Among [those of whom [he]_{346-mr. monk} was bound to take a special leave]_{12902-those of whom he was bound to take a special leave} , [the members of [the family of [Lord Brentford]_{332-lord brentford}]_{12904-the family of lord brentford}]_{12903-the members of the family of lord brentford} were , of course , the foremost . [He]_{346-mr. monk} had already heard of the reconciliation of [Miss Effingham]_351-violet and [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , and was anxious to offer [his]_{346-mr. monk} congratulation to [both of [them]_{8100-both of them}]_{8100-both of them} . And it was essential to [him]_{346-mr. monk} that [he]_{346-mr. monk} should see [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . To [her]_{344-lady laura} [he]_{346-mr. monk} wrote a line , saying how much [he]_{346-mr. monk} hoped that [he]_{346-mr. monk} should be able to bid [her]_{344-lady laura} adieu , and a time was fixed for [his]_{346-mr. monk} coming at which [she]_{344-lady laura} knew that [she]_{344-lady laura} would meet [him]_{346-mr. monk} alone . But , as chance ruled it , [he]_{346-mr. monk} came upon [the two lovers]_{12906-the two lovers} together , and then remembered that [he]_{346-mr. monk} had hardly ever before been in [the same room]_{10399-the same room} with both of [them]_{12906-the two lovers} at the same time . "_{[329-phineas]} Oh , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , what a beautiful speech [you]_329-phineas made . [I]_0-i read every word of it , " said [Violet]_351-violet . "_[0-i] And [I]_0-i did n't even look at it , [old fellow]_{7273-old fellow} , " said [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} , getting up and putting [his]_0-i arm on the other 's shoulder in a way that was common with [him]_0-i when [he]_0-i was quite intimate with [the friend near [him]_0-i]_{12908-the friend near him} . "_[0-i] [Laura]_{344-lady laura} went down and heard it , " said [Violet]_351-violet . "_{[344-lady laura]} [I]_0-i could not do that , because [I]_0-i was tied to [[my]_0-i aunt]_{1575-my aunt} . [You]_329-phineas ca n't conceive how dutiful [I]_0-i am during this last month . " "_{[329-phineas]} And is it to be in a month , [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} ? " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[344-lady laura]} [She]_{344-lady laura} says so . [She]_{344-lady laura} arranges everything , - in concert with [[my]_0-i father]_{7296-my father} . When [I]_0-i threw up the sponge , [I]_0-i simply asked for a long day . ' A long day , [[my]_0-i lord]_{7277-my lord} , ' [I]_0-i said . But [[my]_0-i father]_{7296-my father} and [Violet]_351-violet between [them]_7189-you refused [me]_0-i any mercy . " "_[0-i] [You]_329-phineas do not believe [him]_{7296-my father} , " said [Violet]_351-violet . "_{[7296-my father]} Not a word . If [I]_0-i did [he]_{7296-my father} would want to see [me]_0-i on [the coast of [Flanders]_226-flanders]_{7190-the coast of flanders} again , [I]_0-i do n't doubt . [I]_0-i have come to congratulate [you]_7189-you both . " "_[0-i] Thank [you]_{7296-my father} , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , " said [Violet]_351-violet , taking [his]_{7296-my father} hand with hearty kindness . "_{[7296-my father]} [I]_0-i should not have been quite happy without one nice word from [you]_{7296-my father} . " "_{[7296-my father]} [I]_0-i shall try and make the best of it , " said [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_[0-i] But , [I]_0-i say , [you]_7189-you 'll come over and ride [Bonebreaker]_{340-bonebreaker} again . [He]_{340-bonebreaker} 's down there at [the Bull]_{323-the bull} , and [I]_0-i 've taken a little box close by . [I]_0-i ca n't stand [[the governor]_{7191-the governor} 's county]_{7192-the governor 's county} for hunting . " "_[0-i] And will [[your]_{7296-my father} wife]_{8754-your wife} go down to [Willingford]_524-phineas ? " "_{[8754-your wife]} Of course [she]_{8754-your wife} will , and ride to hounds a great deal closer than [I]_0-i can ever do . Mind [you]_7189-you come , and if there 's anything in the stable fit to carry [you]_7189-you , [you]_7189-you shall have it . " Then [Phineas]_329-phineas had to explain that [he]_329-phineas had come to bid [them]_7189-you farewell , and that it was not at all probable that [he]_329-phineas should ever be able to see [Willingford]_524-phineas again in the hunting season . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do n't suppose that [I]_0-i shall make either of [you]_7189-you quite understand it , but [I]_0-i have got to begin again . The chances are that [I]_0-i shall never see another foxhound all [my]_0-i life . " "_[0-i] Not in [Ireland]_25-ireland ! " exclaimed [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_[0-i] Not unless [I]_0-i should have to examine [one]_1102-one as [a witness]_{7195-a witness} . [I]_0-i have nothing before [me]_0-i but downright hard work ; and a great deal of that must be done before [I]_0-i can hope to earn a shilling . " "_[0-i] But [you]_0-i are so clever , " said [Violet]_351-violet . "_[0-i] Of course it will come quickly . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i do not mean to be impatient about it , nor yet unhappy , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] Only hunting wo n't be much in [my]_0-i line . " "_[0-i] And will [you]_0-i leave [London]_6-london altogether ? " [Violet]_351-violet asked . "_[0-i] Altogether . [I]_0-i shall stick to one club , - [Brooks]_421-brooks 's ; but [I]_0-i shall take [my]_0-i name off all the others . " "_[0-i] What [a deuce of a nuisance]_{7196-a deuce of a nuisance} ! " said [Lord Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_{[7196-a deuce of a nuisance]} [I]_0-i have no doubt [you]_0-i will be very happy , " said [Violet]_351-violet ; "_[0-i] and [you]_0-i 'll be [a Lord Chancellor]_{8882-a lord chancellor} in no time . But [you]_0-i wo n't go quite yet . " "_[0-i] Next Sunday . " "_[0-i] [You]_0-i will return . [You]_0-i must be here for [our]_7198-our wedding ; - indeed [you]_0-i must . [I]_0-i will not be married unless [you]_0-i do . " Even this , however , was impossible . [He]_0-i must go on Sunday , and must return no more . Then [he]_0-i made [his]_0-i little farewell speech , which [he]_0-i could not deliver without some awkward stuttering . [He]_0-i would think of [her]_7199-her on the day of [her]_7199-her marriage , and pray that [she]_7199-her might be happy . And [he]_0-i would send [her]_7199-her a little trifle before [he]_0-i went , which [he]_0-i hoped [she]_7199-her would wear in remembrance of [their]_12909-their old friendship . "_[7199-her] [She]_7199-her shall wear it , whatever it is , or [I]_0-i 'll know the reason why , " said [Chiltern]_{463-lord chiltern} . "_[0-i] Hold [your]_0-i tongue , [you]_0-i rough bear ! " said [Violet]_351-violet . "_[0-i] Of course [I]_0-i 'll wear it . And of course [I]_0-i 'll think of [the giver]_{7200-the giver} . [I]_0-i shall have many presents , but few that [I]_0-i will think of so much . " Then [Phineas]_329-phineas left [the room]_{7501-the room} , with [his]_329-phineas throat so full that [he]_329-phineas could not speak another word . "_[7201-he] [He]_7201-he is still broken - hearted about [you]_0-i , " said [the favoured lover]_{12911-the favoured lover} as soon as [[his]_{12911-the favoured lover} rival]_{2074-his rival} had left [the room]_{7501-the room} . "_[7201-he] It is not that , " said [Violet]_351-violet . "_[7201-he] [He]_7201-he is broken - hearted about everything . [The whole world]_{8828-the whole world} is vanishing away from [him]_7201-he . [I]_0-i wish [he]_7201-he could have made up [his]_7201-he mind to marry [that German woman]_{7203-that german woman} with all the money . " It must be understood , however , that [Phineas]_329-phineas had never spoken a word to [any one]_{7313-any one} as to the offer which [the German woman]_{12915-the german woman} had made to [him]_329-phineas . It was on the morning of the Sunday on which [he]_329-phineas was to leave [London]_6-london that [he]_329-phineas saw [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} . [He]_329-phineas had asked that it might be so , in order that [he]_329-phineas might then have nothing more upon [his]_329-phineas mind . [He]_329-phineas found [her]_{344-lady laura} quite alone , and [he]_329-phineas could see by [her]_{344-lady laura} eyes that [she]_{344-lady laura} had been weeping . As [he]_329-phineas looked at [her]_{344-lady laura} , remembering that it was not yet six years since [he]_329-phineas had first been allowed to enter [that room]_{2494-that room} , [he]_329-phineas could not but perceive how very much [she]_{344-lady laura} was altered in appearance . Then [she]_{344-lady laura} had been three - and - twenty , and had not looked to be a day older . Now [she]_{344-lady laura} might have been taken to be nearly forty , so much had [her]_{344-lady laura} troubles preyed upon [her]_{344-lady laura} spirit , and eaten into the vitality of [her]_{344-lady laura} youth . "_{[7203-that german woman]} So [you]_7204-you have come to say good - bye , " [she]_{344-lady laura} said , smiling as [she]_{344-lady laura} rose to meet [him]_329-phineas . "_[7204-you] Yes , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} ; - to say good - bye . Not for ever , [I]_0-i hope , but probably for long . " "_[0-i] No , not for ever . At any rate , [we]_7205-we will not think so . " Then [she]_{344-lady laura} paused ; but [he]_329-phineas was silent , sitting with [his]_329-phineas hat dangling in [his]_329-phineas two hands , and [his]_329-phineas eyes fixed upon the floor . "_[7204-you] Do [you]_7204-you know , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , " [she]_{344-lady laura} continued , "_[7204-you] that sometimes [I]_0-i am very angry with [myself]_0-i about [you]_7204-you . " "_[0-i] Then it must be because [you]_7204-you have been too kind to [me]_0-i . " "_[7204-you] It is because [I]_0-i fear that [I]_0-i have done much to injure [you]_7204-you . From the first day that [I]_0-i knew [you]_7204-you , - do [you]_7204-you remember , when [we]_7205-we were talking here , in [this very room]_{7206-this very room} , about the beginning of the Reform Bill ; - from that day [I]_0-i wished that [you]_7204-you should come among [us]_7205-we and be [one of [us]_7205-we]_{7207-one of us} . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i have been with [you]_7204-you , to [my]_0-i infinite satisfaction , - while it lasted . " "_[0-i] But it has not lasted , and now [I]_0-i fear that it has done [you]_7204-you harm . " "_[0-i] Who can say whether it has been for good or evil ? But of this [I]_0-i am sure [you]_7204-you will be certain , - that [I]_0-i am very grateful to [you]_7204-you for all the goodness [you]_7204-you have shown [me]_0-i . " Then again [he]_7204-you was silent . [She]_7204-you did not know what it was that [she]_7204-you wanted , but [she]_7204-you did desire some expression from [his]_7204-you lips that should be warmer than an expression of gratitude . An expression of love , - of existing love , - [she]_7204-you would have felt to be an insult , and would have treated it as such . Indeed , [she]_7204-you knew that from [him]_7204-you no such insult could come . But [she]_7204-you was in that morbid , melancholy state of mind which requires the excitement of more than ordinary sympathy , even though that sympathy be all painful ; and [I]_7208-you think that [she]_7204-you would have been pleased had [he]_7204-you referred to the passion for [herself]_7204-you which [he]_7204-you had once expressed . If [he]_7204-you would have spoken of [his]_7204-you love , and of [her]_7204-you mistake , and have made some half - suggestion as to what might have been [their]_12917-their lives had things gone differently , - though [she]_7204-you would have rebuked [him]_7204-you even for that , - still it would have comforted [her]_7204-you . But at this moment , though [he]_7204-you remembered much that had passed between [them]_12917-their , [he]_7204-you was not even thinking of the Braes of [Linter]_{132-the linter} . All that had taken place four years ago ; - and there had been so many other things since which had moved [him]_7204-you even more than that ! "_[7208-you] [You]_7208-you have heard what [I]_0-i have arranged for [myself]_0-i ? " [she]_7204-you said at last . "_[0-i] [[Your]_7208-you father]_{1238-your father} has told [me]_0-i that [you]_7208-you are going to [Dresden]_317-dresden . " "_{[1238-your father]} Yes ; - [he]_{1238-your father} will accompany [me]_0-i , - coming [home]_754-home of course for [Parliament]_{49-parliament} . It is a sad break - up , is it not ? But [the lawyer]_{12831-the lawyer} says that if [I]_0-i remain [here]_1224-here [I]_0-i may be subject to very disagreeable attempts from [Mr. Kennedy]_{343-mr. kennedy} to force [me]_0-i to go back again . It is odd , is it not , that [he]_{1238-your father} should not understand how impossible it is ? " "_{[1238-your father]} [He]_{1238-your father} means to do [his]_{1238-your father} duty . " "_{[1238-your father]} [I]_0-i believe so . But [he]_{1238-your father} becomes more stern every day to those who are with [him]_{1238-your father} . And then , why should [I]_0-i remain [here]_1224-here ? What is there to tempt [me]_0-i ? As [a woman separated from [[her]_{7214-a woman separated from her husband} husband]_{968-her husband}]_{7214-a woman separated from her husband} [I]_0-i can not take an interest in those things which used to charm [me]_0-i . [I]_0-i feel that [I]_0-i am crushed and quelled by [my]_0-i position , even though there is no disgrace in it . " "_{[1350-nobody]} No disgrace , certainly , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[1350-nobody]} But [I]_0-i am [nobody]_1350-nobody , - or worse than [nobody]_1350-nobody . " "_{[1350-nobody]} And [I]_0-i also am going to be [a nobody]_{10978-a nobody} , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , laughing . "_[0-i] Ah ; [you]_0-i are [a man]_{749-a man} and will get over it , and [you]_0-i have many years before [you]_0-i will begin to be growing old . [I]_0-i am growing old already . Yes , [I]_0-i am . [I]_0-i feel it , and know it , and see it . [A woman]_{1381-a woman} has a fine game to play ; but then [she]_{1381-a woman} is so easily bowled out , and the term allowed to [her]_{1381-a woman} is so short . " "_{[1381-a woman]} [A man]_{749-a man} 's allowance of time may be short too , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_{[1381-a woman]} But [he]_{749-a man} can try [his]_{749-a man} hand again . " Then there was another pause . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i had thought , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , that [you]_329-phineas would have married , " [she]_{348-madame goesler} said in [her]_{348-madame goesler} very lowest voice . "_{[329-phineas]} [You]_329-phineas knew all [my]_0-i hopes and fears about that . " "_{[329-phineas]} [I]_0-i mean that [you]_329-phineas would have married [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} . " "_{[348-madame goesler]} What made [you]_329-phineas think that , [Lady Laura]_{344-lady laura} ? " "_{[329-phineas]} Because [I]_0-i saw that [she]_{348-madame goesler} liked [you]_329-phineas , and because such a marriage would have been so suitable . [She]_{348-madame goesler} has all that [you]_329-phineas want . [You]_329-phineas know what [they]_7222-they say of [her]_{348-madame goesler} now ? " "_[7222-they] What do [they]_7222-they say ? " "_[7222-they] That [the Duke of [Omnium]_259-omnium]_{5274-the duke of omnium} offered to make [her]_{348-madame goesler} [[his]_{5274-the duke of omnium} wife]_{947-his wife} , and that [she]_{348-madame goesler} refused [him]_{5274-the duke of omnium} for [your]_329-phineas sake . " "_{[348-madame goesler]} There is nothing that [people]_1124-people wo n't say ; - nothing on [earth]_10459-earth , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . Then [he]_329-phineas got up and took [his]_329-phineas leave of [her]_{348-madame goesler} . [He]_329-phineas also wanted to part from [her]_{348-madame goesler} with some special expression of affection , but [he]_329-phineas did not know how to choose [his]_329-phineas words . [He]_329-phineas had wished that some allusion should be made , not to [the Braes of [Linter]_{132-the linter}]_{12918-the braes of linter} , but to the close confidence which had so long existed between [them]_12919-them ; but [he]_329-phineas found that the language to do this properly was wanting to [him]_329-phineas . Had the opportunity arisen [he]_329-phineas would have told [her]_{348-madame goesler} now the whole story of [Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary ; but the opportunity did not come , and [he]_329-phineas left [her]_{348-madame goesler} , never having mentioned the name of [[his]_329-phineas [Mary]_382-mary]_{12442-his mary} or having hinted at [his]_329-phineas engagement to [any one of [[his]_329-phineas friends]_{750-his friends} in [London]_6-london]_{12921-any one of his friends in london} . "_{[1124-people]} It is better so , " [he]_329-phineas said to [himself]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] [My]_0-i life in [Ireland]_25-ireland is to be a new life , and why should [I]_0-i mix two things together that will be so different ? " [He]_329-phineas was to dine at [[his]_329-phineas lodgings]_{7887-his lodgings} , and then leave them for good at eight o'clock . [He]_329-phineas had packed up everything before [he]_329-phineas went to [Portman Square]_{63-portman square} , and [he]_329-phineas returned [home]_754-home only just in time to sit down to [his]_329-phineas solitary mutton chop . But as [he]_329-phineas sat down [he]_329-phineas saw a small note addressed to [himself]_329-phineas lying on the table among the crowd of books , letters , and papers , of which [he]_329-phineas had still to make disposal . It was a very small note in an envelope of a peculiar tint of pink , and [he]_329-phineas knew the handwriting well . The blood mounted all over [his]_329-phineas face as [he]_329-phineas took it up , and [he]_329-phineas hesitated for a moment before [he]_329-phineas opened it . It could not be that the offer should be repeated to [him]_329-phineas . Slowly , hardly venturing at first to look at [the enclosure]_{6848-the enclosure} , [he]_329-phineas opened it , and the words which it contained were as follows : - [I]_329-phineas learn that [you]_12926-you are going to - day , and [I]_329-phineas write a word which [you]_12926-you will receive just as [you]_12926-you are departing . It is to say merely this , - that when [I]_329-phineas left [you]_12926-you the other day [I]_329-phineas was angry , not with [you]_12926-you , but with [myself]_329-phineas . Let [me]_329-phineas wish [you]_12926-you all good wishes and that prosperity which [I]_329-phineas know [you]_12926-you will deserve , and which [I]_329-phineas think [you]_12926-you will win . [Yours]_12926-you very truly , M. M. G. Sunday morning . Should [he]_329-phineas put off [his]_329-phineas journey and go to [her]_12926-you this very evening and claim [her]_12926-you as [[his]_329-phineas friend]_{857-his friend} ? The question was asked and answered in a moment . Of course [he]_329-phineas would not go to [her]_12926-you . Were [he]_329-phineas to do so there would be only one possible word for [him]_329-phineas to say , and that word should certainly never be spoken . But [he]_329-phineas wrote to [her]_12926-you a reply , shorter even than [her]_12926-you own short note . Thanks , [dear friend]_{12928-dear friend} . [I]_329-phineas do not doubt but that [you]_12926-you and [I]_329-phineas understand [each other]_{7264-each other} thoroughly , and that each trusts [the other]_{7702-the other} for good wishes and honest intentions . Always [yours]_12926-you , P. F. [I]_329-phineas write these as [I]_329-phineas am starting . When [he]_329-phineas had written this , [he]_329-phineas kept it till the last moment in [his]_329-phineas hand , thinking that [he]_329-phineas would not send it . But as [he]_329-phineas slipped into [the cab]_{7899-the cab} , [he]_329-phineas gave the note to [[his]_329-phineas late landlady]_{12932-his late landlady} to post . At [the station]_{2089-the station} [Bunce]_{425-mr. bunce} came to [him]_329-phineas to say a word of farewell , and [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} was on [his]_329-phineas arm . "_{[329-phineas]} Well done , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , well done , " said [Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} . "_{[329-phineas]} [I]_0-i always knew there was a good drop in [you]_329-phineas . " "_[7227-you] [You]_7227-you always told [me]_0-i [I]_0-i should ruin [myself]_0-i in [Parliament]_{49-parliament} , and so [I]_0-i have , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] Not at all . It takes a deal to ruin [a man]_{749-a man} if [he]_{749-a man} 's got the right sperrit . [I]_0-i 've better hopes of [you]_329-phineas now than ever [I]_0-i had in the old days when [you]_329-phineas used to be looking out for [Government place]_{7229-government place} ; - and [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} has tried that too . [I]_0-i thought [he]_{346-mr. monk} would find the iron too heavy for [him]_{346-mr. monk} . " "_{[346-mr. monk]} God bless [you]_329-phineas , [Mr. Finn]_329-phineas , " said [Mrs. Bunce]_{333-mrs. bunce} with [her]_{333-mrs. bunce} handkerchief up to [her]_{333-mrs. bunce} eyes . "_{[329-phineas]} There 's not one of 'em [I]_0-i ever had as [lodgers]_7846-lodgers [I]_0-i 've cared about half as much as [I]_0-i did for [you]_329-phineas . " Then [they]_12934-they shook hands with [him]_329-phineas through the window , and [the train]_{12935-the train} was off . CHAPTER LXXVI Conclusion [We]_12936-we are told that it is a bitter moment with [the Lord Mayor]_{725-the lord mayor} when [he]_{725-the lord mayor} leaves [the Mansion House]_{12937-the mansion house} and becomes once more [Alderman Jones]_{726-alderman jones} , of No . 75 , [Bucklersbury]_{324-bucklersbury} . [Lord Chancellors]_{12938-lord chancellors} going out of office have a great fall though [they]_{12938-lord chancellors} take pensions with [them]_{12938-lord chancellors} for [their]_{12938-lord chancellors} consolation . And [the President of [the United States]_{12940-the united states}]_{12939-the president of the united states} when [he]_{12939-the president of the united states} leaves the glory of [the White House]_{325-the white house} and once more becomes [a simple citizen]_{12941-a simple citizen} must feel the change severely . But [[our]_12936-we hero]_{1068-our hero} , [Phineas Finn]_329-phineas , as [he]_329-phineas turned [his]_329-phineas back upon the scene of [his]_329-phineas many successes , and prepared [himself]_329-phineas for permanent residence in [[his]_329-phineas own country]_{12943-his own country} , was , [I]_0-i think , in a worse plight than any of [the reduced divinities to whom [I]_0-i have alluded]_{12944-the reduced divinities to whom i have alluded} . [They]_12945-they at any rate had known that [their]_12945-they fall would come . [He]_329-phineas , like [Icarus]_727-icarus , had flown up towards the sun , hoping that [his]_329-phineas wings of wax would bear [him]_329-phineas steadily aloft among [the gods]_{12946-the gods} . Seeing that [his]_329-phineas wings were wings of wax , [we]_12936-we must acknowledge that they were very good . But the celestial lights had been too strong for [them]_12945-they , and now , having lived for five years with [lords]_7881-lords and [countesses]_{5455-countesses} , with [Ministers]_{2450-ministers} and [orators]_3001-orators , with [beautiful women]_{9700-beautiful women} and [men of fashion]_{12952-men of fashion} , [he]_329-phineas must start again in [a little lodging in [Dublin]_29-dublin]_{12953-a little lodging in dublin} , and hope that the attorneys of [that litigious city]_{12954-that litigious city} might be good to [him]_329-phineas . On [his]_329-phineas journey [home]_754-home [he]_329-phineas made but one resolution . [He]_329-phineas would make the change , or attempt to make it , with manly strength . During [his]_329-phineas last month in [London]_6-london [he]_329-phineas had allowed [himself]_329-phineas to be sad , depressed , and melancholy . There should be an end of all that now . [[Nobody]_1350-nobody at [home]_754-home]_{12957-nobody at home} should see that [he]_329-phineas was depressed . And [Mary]_382-mary , [[his]_329-phineas own [Mary]_382-mary]_{12662-his own mary} , should at any rate have no cause to think that [her]_382-mary love and [his]_329-phineas own engagement had ever been the cause to [him]_329-phineas of depression . Did [he]_329-phineas not value [her]_382-mary love more than anything in [the world]_{756-the world} ? A thousand times [he]_329-phineas told [himself]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas did . [She]_382-mary was there in [the old house at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe]_{8470-the old house at killaloe} to greet [him]_329-phineas . [Her]_382-mary engagement was an affair known to all [the county]_{1004-the county} , and [she]_382-mary had no idea that it would become [her]_382-mary to be coy in [her]_382-mary love . [She]_382-mary was in [his]_329-phineas arms before [he]_329-phineas had spoken to [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} and [mother]_4322-mother , and had made [her]_382-mary little speech to [him]_329-phineas , - very inaudibly indeed , - while [he]_329-phineas was covering [her]_382-mary sweet face with kisses . "_[0-i] Oh , [Phineas]_329-phineas , [I]_0-i am so proud of [you]_329-phineas ; and [I]_0-i think [you]_329-phineas are so right , and [I]_0-i am so glad [you]_329-phineas have done it . " Again [he]_329-phineas covered [her]_382-mary face with kisses . Could [he]_329-phineas ever have had such satisfaction as this had [he]_329-phineas allowed [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} 's hand to remain in [his]_329-phineas ? On the first night of [his]_329-phineas arrival [he]_329-phineas sat for an hour [downstairs]_{12555-downstairs} with [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} talking over [his]_329-phineas plans . [He]_329-phineas felt , - [he]_329-phineas could not but feel , - that [he]_329-phineas was not [the hero]_{3863-the hero} now that [he]_329-phineas had been when [he]_329-phineas was last at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe , - when [he]_329-phineas had come thither with [a Cabinet Minister under [his]_329-phineas wing]_{12968-a cabinet minister under his wing} . And yet [[his]_329-phineas father]_{784-his father} did [his]_{784-his father} best to prevent the growth of any such feeling . [The old doctor]_{827-the old doctor} was not quite as well off as [he]_{827-the old doctor} had been when [Phineas]_329-phineas first started with [his]_329-phineas high hopes for [London]_6-london . Since that day [he]_329-phineas had abandoned [his]_329-phineas profession and was now living on the fruits of [his]_329-phineas life 's labour . For the last two years [he]_329-phineas had been absolved from the necessity of providing an income for [[his]_329-phineas son]_{775-his son} , and had probably allowed [himself]_329-phineas to feel that no such demand upon [him]_329-phineas would again be made . Now , however , it was necessary that [he]_329-phineas should do so . Could [[his]_329-phineas son]_{775-his son} manage to live on two hundred a - year ? There would then be four hundred a - year left for the wants of [the family]_{3996-the family} at [home]_754-home . [Phineas]_329-phineas swore that [he]_329-phineas could fight [his]_329-phineas battle on a hundred and fifty , and [they]_12975-they ended the argument by splitting the difference . [He]_329-phineas had been paying exactly the same sum of money for [the rooms [he]_329-phineas had just left in [London]_6-london]_{12976-the rooms he had just left in london} ; but then , while [he]_329-phineas held [those rooms]_{12977-those rooms} , [his]_329-phineas income had been two thousand a - year . Tenant - right was a very fine thing , but could it be worth such a fall as this ? "_{[329-phineas]} And about [dear Mary]_382-mary ? " said [the father]_{8247-the father} . "_[382-mary] [I]_0-i hope it may not be very long , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i have not spoken to [her]_382-mary about it , but [[your]_382-mary mother]_{10516-your mother} says that [Mrs. Flood Jones]_{379-mrs. flood jones} is very averse to a long engagement . " "_{[379-mrs. flood jones]} What can [I]_0-i do ? [She]_{379-mrs. flood jones} would not wish [me]_0-i to marry [[her]_{379-mrs. flood jones} daughter]_{8271-her daughter} with no other income than an allowance made by [you]_382-mary . " "_{[10516-your mother]} [[Your]_382-mary mother]_{10516-your mother} says that [she]_{10516-your mother} has some idea that [you]_382-mary and [she]_{10516-your mother} might live together ; - that if [they]_7234-they let [Floodborough]_{50-floodborough} [you]_382-mary might take [a small house in [Dublin]_29-dublin]_{7235-a small house in dublin} . Remember , [Phineas]_329-phineas , [I]_0-i am not proposing it [myself]_0-i . " Then [Phineas]_329-phineas bethought [himself]_329-phineas that [he]_329-phineas was not even yet so low in [the world]_{756-the world} that [he]_329-phineas need submit [himself]_329-phineas to terms dictated to [him]_329-phineas by [Mrs. Flood Jones]_{379-mrs. flood jones} . "_[0-i] [I]_0-i am glad that [you]_382-mary do not propose it , [sir]_8579-sir . " "_[382-mary] Why so , [Phineas]_329-phineas ? " "_{[329-phineas]} Because [I]_0-i should have been obliged to oppose the plan even if it had come from [you]_382-mary . [Mothers - in - law]_{7237-mothers - in - law} are never a comfort in [a house]_{1587-a house} . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i never tried it [myself]_0-i , " said [the doctor]_{741-the doctor} . "_[0-i] And [I]_0-i never will try it . [I]_0-i am quite sure that [Mary]_382-mary does not expect any such thing , and that [she]_382-mary is willing to wait . If [I]_0-i can shorten the term of waiting by hard work , [I]_0-i will do so . " The decision to which [Phineas]_329-phineas had come on this matter was probably made known to [Mrs. Flood Jones]_{379-mrs. flood jones} after some mild fashion by [old Mrs. Finn]_{357-mrs. finn} . Nothing more was said to [Phineas]_329-phineas about [a joint household]_{12981-a joint household} ; but [he]_329-phineas was quite able to perceive from the manner of [the lady]_{7484-the lady} towards [him]_329-phineas that [[his]_329-phineas proposed mother - in - law]_{12983-his proposed mother - in - law} wished [him]_329-phineas to understand that [he]_329-phineas was treating [[her]_{12983-his proposed mother - in - law} daughter]_{8271-her daughter} very badly . What did it signify ? [None of [them]_12986-them]_{12985-none of them} knew the story of [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , and of course [none of [them]_12986-them]_{12985-none of them} would know it . [None of [them]_12986-them]_{12985-none of them} would ever hear how well [he]_329-phineas had behaved to [[his]_329-phineas little [Mary]_382-mary]_{12989-his little mary} . But [Mary]_382-mary did know it all before [he]_329-phineas left [her]_382-mary to go up to [Dublin]_29-dublin . [The two lovers]_{12906-the two lovers} allowed [themselves]_{12906-the two lovers} , - or were allowed by [[their]_{12906-the two lovers} elders]_{12991-their elders} , one week of exquisite bliss together ; and during this week , [Phineas]_329-phineas told [her]_382-mary , [I]_7239-i think , everything . [He]_329-phineas told [her]_382-mary everything as far as [he]_329-phineas could do so without seeming to boast of [his]_329-phineas own successes . How is [a man]_{749-a man} not to tell such tales when [he]_{749-a man} has on [his]_{749-a man} arm , close to [him]_{749-a man} , [a girl who tells [him]_{749-a man} [her]_382-mary little everything of life , and only asks for [his]_{749-a man} confidence in return]_{12993-a girl who tells him her little everything of life , and only asks for his confidence in return} ? And then [his]_{749-a man} secrets are so precious to [her]_382-mary and so sacred , that [he]_{749-a man} feels as sure of [her]_382-mary fidelity as though [she]_382-mary were [a very goddess of faith and trust]_{12994-a very goddess of faith and trust} . And the temptation to tell is so great . For all that [he]_{749-a man} has to tell [she]_382-mary loves [him]_{749-a man} the better and still the better . [A man]_{749-a man} desires to win a virgin heart , and is happy to know , - or at least to believe , - that [he]_{749-a man} has won it . With [a woman]_{1381-a woman} [every former rival]_{12997-every former rival} is an added victim to the wheels of [the triumphant chariot in which [she]_{1381-a woman} is sitting]_{12998-the triumphant chariot in which she is sitting} . "_[7239-i] All these has [he]_7239-i known and loved , culling sweets from each of [them]_7240-them . But now [he]_7239-i has come to [me]_0-i , and [I]_0-i am the sweetest of [them]_7240-them all . " And so [Mary]_382-mary was taught to believe of [Laura]_{344-lady laura} and of [Violet]_351-violet and of [Madame Goesler]_{348-madame goesler} , - that though [they]_7240-them had had charms to please , [[her]_382-mary lover]_{2262-her lover} had never been so charmed as [he]_{2262-her lover} was now while [she]_382-mary was hanging to [his]_{2262-her lover} breast . And [I]_7239-i think that [she]_382-mary was right in [her]_382-mary belief . During those lovely summer evening walks along [the shores of [Lough Derg]_{326-lough derg}]_{13000-the shores of lough derg} , [Phineas]_329-phineas was as happy as [he]_329-phineas had ever been at any moment of [his]_329-phineas life . "_[7239-i] [I]_0-i shall never be impatient , - never , " [she]_382-mary said to [him]_329-phineas on the last evening . "_[0-i] All [I]_0-i want is that [you]_7241-you should write to [me]_0-i . " "_[7241-you] [I]_0-i shall want more than that , [Mary]_382-mary . " "_[382-mary] Then [you]_382-mary must come down and see [me]_0-i . When [you]_382-mary do come [they]_7242-they will be happy , happy days for [me]_0-i . But of course [we]_7243-we can not be married for the next twenty years . " "_[382-mary] Say forty , [Mary]_382-mary . " "_[382-mary] [I]_0-i will say anything that [you]_382-mary like ; - [you]_382-mary will know what [I]_0-i mean just as well . And , [Phineas]_329-phineas , [I]_0-i must tell [you]_329-phineas one thing , - though it makes [me]_0-i sad to think of it , and will make [me]_0-i sad to speak of it . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i will not have [you]_382-mary sad on [our]_7243-we last night , [Mary]_382-mary . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i must say it . [I]_0-i am beginning to understand how much [you]_329-phineas have given up for [me]_0-i . " "_[0-i] [I]_0-i have given up nothing for [you]_329-phineas . " "_[0-i] If [I]_0-i had not been at [Killaloe]_5-killaloe when [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} was [here]_1224-here , and if [we]_7243-we had not , - had not , - oh dear , if [I]_0-i had not loved [you]_329-phineas so very much , [you]_329-phineas might have remained in [London]_6-london , and [that lady]_{5336-that lady} would have been [[your]_329-phineas wife]_{8754-your wife} . " "_{[8754-your wife]} Never ! " said [Phineas]_329-phineas stoutly . "_{[5336-that lady]} Would [she]_{5336-that lady} not ? [She]_{5336-that lady} must not be [[your]_329-phineas wife]_{8754-your wife} now , [Phineas]_329-phineas . [I]_0-i am not going to pretend that [I]_0-i will give [you]_329-phineas up . " "_[0-i] That is unkind , [Mary]_382-mary . " "_[382-mary] Oh , well ; [you]_329-phineas may say what [you]_329-phineas please . If that is unkind , [I]_0-i am unkind . It would kill [me]_0-i to lose [you]_329-phineas . " Had [he]_329-phineas done right ? How could there be a doubt about it ? How could there be a question about it ? Which of [them]_13001-them had loved [him]_329-phineas , or was capable of loving [him]_329-phineas as [Mary]_382-mary loved [him]_329-phineas ? [What girl]_{13002-what girl} was ever so sweet , so gracious , so angelic , as [his]_329-phineas own [Mary]_382-mary ? [He]_329-phineas swore to [her]_382-mary that [he]_329-phineas was prouder of winning [her]_382-mary than of anything [he]_329-phineas had ever done in all [his]_329-phineas life , and that of all the treasures that had ever come in [his]_329-phineas way [she]_382-mary was the most precious . [She]_382-mary went to bed that night [the happiest girl in all Connaught]_{13003-the happiest girl in all connaught} , although when [she]_382-mary parted from [him]_329-phineas [she]_382-mary understood that [she]_382-mary was not to see [him]_329-phineas again till Christmas - Eve . But [she]_382-mary did see [him]_329-phineas again before the summer was over , and the manner of [their]_13004-their meeting was in this wise . Immediately after the passing of that scrambled Irish Reform Bill , [Parliament]_{912-parliament} , as [the reader]_{1125-the reader} knows , was dissolved . This was in the early days of [June]_697-june , and before the end of July [the new members]_{13007-the new members} were again assembled at [Westminster]_{60-westminster} . This session , late in summer , was very terrible ; but it was not very long , and then it was essentially necessary . There was something of the year 's business which must yet be done , and [the country]_{839-the country} would require to know who were to be [the Ministers of [the Government]_{7691-the government}]_{13009-the ministers of the government} . It is not needed that [the reader]_{1125-the reader} should be troubled any further with the strategy of [one political leader or of another]_{13012-one political leader or of another} , or that more should be said of [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} and [his]_{346-mr. monk} tenant - right . [The House of Commons]_{55-the house of commons} had offended [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} by voting in a majority against [him]_329-phineas , and [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} had punished [the House of Commons]_{1033-the house of commons} by subjecting [it]_{1033-the house of commons} to the expense and nuisance of a new election . All this is constitutional , and rational enough to [Englishmen]_{1021-englishmen} , though it may be unintelligible to [strangers]_{7996-strangers} . The upshot on the present occasion was that [the Ministers]_{1188-the ministers} remained in [their]_{1188-the ministers} places and that [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} 's bill , though it had received the substantial honour of a second reading , passed away for the present into the limbo of abortive legislation . All this would not concern [us]_13017-we at all , nor [[our]_13017-we poor hero]_{13018-our poor hero} much , were it not that [the great men with whom [he]_{13018-our poor hero} had been for two years so pleasant [a colleague]_{13020-a colleague}]_{13019-the great men with whom he had been for two years so pleasant a colleague} , remembered [him]_{13018-our poor hero} with something of affectionate regret . Whether it began with [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} or with [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} , [I]_0-i will not say ; - or whether [Mr. Monk]_{346-mr. monk} , though now [a political enemy]_{13021-a political enemy} , may have said a word that brought about the good deed . Be that as it may , just before the summer session was brought to a close [Phineas]_329-phineas received the following letter from [Lord Cantrip]_{552-lord cantrip} : - [Downing Street]_{94-downing street} , August 4 , 186 - . [MY]_0-i DEAR [MR . FINN]_329-phineas , - [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} has been talking to [me]_0-i , and [we]_13017-we both think that possibly a permanent Government appointment may be acceptable to [you]_329-phineas . [We]_13017-we have no doubt , that should this be the case , [your]_329-phineas services would be very valuable to [the country]_{839-the country} . There is a vacancy for [a poor - law inspector at present in [Ireland]_25-ireland , whose residence [I]_0-i believe should be in [Cork]_327-cork]_{13023-a poor - law inspector at present in ireland , whose residence i believe should be in cork} . The salary is a thousand a - year . Should the appointment suit [you]_329-phineas , [Mr. Gresham]_{431-mr. gresham} will be most happy to nominate [you]_329-phineas to the office . Let [me]_0-i have a line at [your]_329-phineas early convenience . Believe [me]_0-i , Most sincerely [yours]_329-phineas , [CANTRIP]_{552-lord cantrip} . [He]_{552-lord cantrip} received the letter one morning in [Dublin]_29-dublin , and within three hours [he]_{552-lord cantrip} was on [his]_{552-lord cantrip} route to [Killaloe]_5-killaloe . Of course [he]_{552-lord cantrip} would accept the appointment , but [he]_{552-lord cantrip} would not even do that without telling [Mary]_382-mary of [his]_{552-lord cantrip} new prospect . Of course [he]_{552-lord cantrip} would accept the appointment . Though [he]_{552-lord cantrip} had been as yet barely two months in [Dublin]_29-dublin , though [he]_{552-lord cantrip} had hardly been long enough settled to [his]_{552-lord cantrip} work to have hoped to be able to see in which way there might be a vista open leading to success , still [he]_{552-lord cantrip} had fancied that [he]_{552-lord cantrip} had seen that success was impossible . [He]_{552-lord cantrip} did not know how to begin , - and [men]_1025-men were afraid of [him]_{552-lord cantrip} , thinking that [he]_{552-lord cantrip} was unsteady , arrogant , and prone to failure . [He]_{552-lord cantrip} had not seen [his]_{552-lord cantrip} way to the possibility of a guinea . "_[0-i] A thousand a - year ! " said [Mary Flood Jones]_382-mary , opening [her]_382-mary eyes wide with wonder at the golden future before [them]_7248-we . "_[0-i] It is nothing very great for a perpetuity , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . "_[0-i] Oh , [Phineas]_329-phineas ; surely a thousand a - year will be very nice . " "_{[329-phineas]} It will be certain , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas , "_{[329-phineas]} and then [we]_7248-we can be married to - morrow . " "_{[329-phineas]} But [I]_0-i have been making up [my]_0-i mind to wait ever so long , " said [Mary]_382-mary . "_[0-i] Then [your]_7249-your mind must be unmade , " said [Phineas]_329-phineas . What was the nature of the reply to [Lord]_7250-lord Cantrip [the reader]_{1125-the reader} may imagine , and thus [we]_7248-we will leave [[our]_7248-we hero]_{1068-our hero} [an Inspector of [Poor Houses in [the County of]_{7255-the county of} [Cork]_327-cork]_{7254-poor houses in the county of cork}]_{7253-an inspector of poor houses in the county of cork} .